How to Identify a Meteorite ☄️ External Features Explained - What to look for & how formed! Asteroid

0:00 Welcome to the highest quality weekly meteorite education. Today we learn all about the external features of meteorites. After watching, you will know how to ID and explain these features found on the outside of meteorites. I advise that you watch the entire show - It is just full of informative Show and Tell and loads education as always.
1:30 Our three goals for you
3:00 Videos: numerous examples (from Germany & Croatia)
31:00 Slickensides
35:30 Earth’s effects on meteorites
37:25 Fusion crust on Aubrites & Carbonaceous
41:49 Raised shock veins
45:00 Fluted / elongated regmaglypts
50:20 Meteorite 101 (deep dive)
1:10:00 Vesicles, Primary vs secondary fusion crust
1:13:30 Examples of weathering, Contraction cracks
1:16:40 Desert varnish
1:18:24 Testing time! (Did we accomplish our goals?)
1:23:30 Ten seconds of the 4 billion years!
1. Flow lines
2. Radial flow lines
3. Oriented / orientation
4. Spawling
5. Regmaglypts
6. Fluted / elongated regmaglypts
7. Hitchhikers
8. Primary fusion crust
9. Secondary fusion crust
10. Desert varnish
11. Caliche
12. Rollover lipping
13. Weathering
14. Slickensides
15. Different colored fusion crusts
16. Iridescent fusion crust
17. Metal blebs
18. Blowouts
19. Contraction cracks
20. Frothy /Pooling fusion crust
21. Vesicles
22. Vugs
23. Raised shock veins
24. High Iron fusion crust (bluing)
25. Impactors on fusion crust
26. Impact scuffs / marks
27. Weathered Widmanstätten patterns
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When I was 10 in St . Louis I had a fist sized 38 lb. Meteorite with bubbling on the rounded side and rainbow golden Pyrite looking rusted area on the exploded nugget looking dimples on the rugged side , it was lost while Moving during my Parents Divorce . This episode brought back those Memories :) QC

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Thank you so much for posting this! There are a lot of people out there in the position of being an experts who are just not aware of all that's been discovered with meteorites in recent years. It is heartening to see that features I've been noticing, may indeed be things that make a rock more worthy of examination. Yes, I could still be misinterpreting what I'm seeing, but the features are there -- with actual accepted words, that I didn't make up -- to describe them. Moreover, realizing that if there are enough different features, then I should be able to get an answer for, "what makes this not rollover lipping; these tiny rivulets in the surface, not flow lines?" If someone just says, "That can't be it because that is very rare, you would never find one" and they refuse to look further, then they may have PhDs, but they are not real scientists. Time to just thank them (politely) for their time, and walk away. They're suffering an incapacity for comprehending variety and change. They're promoting self-fulfilling prophesy, and this is not productive for you -- or Science. Looking out in the garage and knowing now that my city has had 3 Meteor close encounters in the last 150 years, I do so wish I had taken better care of my rejects. ....A space with less temperature variation, more desicant packs, and investment in O2 absorbers, glass jars... Gloves... Anything you keep is worth keeping properly. If you toss it, you might just wonder later. But if you keep it, and haven't taken care of it? That's going to sting a while. Especially since now, it's not just that somebody ELSE was an idiot.

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Relatively new subscriber here. Great info in this video. I’m from the Pittsburgh, PA area. And I have something I’ve been sitting on for a few years now. I’m curious if you or anyone in the comments could possibly recommend somewhere (locally🤞) where I could get it checked out. The main reason why I think it could be a meteorite is where I found it. I originally took pictures of where, and the conditions I found it in. But they’re on a phone that ended up getting crushed, so I’d have to spend a few hrs trying to find the pictures on a backup. The photos would verify my story and provide more validity. But I found this quite large rock in someone’s yard that I’ve been doing work for, for years now. And I found it in the transition period from winter to spring. I was doing a walk around their 3+ acre property and came across a line of deep ruts in the grass with a large rock sitting in the last rut of the line. And it was somewhere that it would’ve been run over by a lawnmower had it been there prior to the winter season. And the way it was sitting, you could tell that it wasn’t from the freeze/thaw that occurs over winter. I sent pictures of the sample, and gave the backstory to a local rock/gem shop. But I could tell that they weren’t taking me seriously, and said that it would cost a couple hundred to have it sent out and tested at a lab. Any tips or advice would be greatly appreciate 🙏

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Thanks for your kind comments. Please spread the word about our channel. We (I) work really hard on it and need to get the word out there. Hard to answer your question as there are a bunch of variables. Some tumble during the entire entry. Some will achieve oriented flight for just some of the ablated flight, some show signs that orientation happened more than once. The rare ones remain oriented the entire time producing 'nose cones'.

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If the crust cracks or breaks off, are there still contraction cracks on the surface of the rest of the stone? Or is it smooth and unbothered?

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Out of curiosity, is the pic of the chocolate fudge rock in the top left corner? Is that by chance 535 Ataxite? Looks exactly like one I found and unofficially hope I'm on the right track..

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Not at all. Sorry. The one on the left on the thumbnail is a witnessed L4 (stoney) named: El Hassan Ould Hamed 002

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i have a very heavy red stone,which looks just like the meteorite you keep showing in the seperate viewer ,which is on the upper right . do you know who i should talk to about this red stone? thanks David

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I don't offer free services to help ID stones. I am not a trained Geologist. Do you believe that you really have a meteorite? Submit pictures to: facebook.com/groups/isitameteorite or facebook.com/groups/meteorite.or.meteorwrong. The power of the Facebook Groups I recommend is that there are a bunch of knowledgeable geologists and meteorite people in there.

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Hello Juan! Welcome to the fascinating world of meteorites! I'm thrilled to hear that you're enjoying the program and finding it helpful in your meteorite journey. Identifying meteorites can be both exciting and challenging, especially for newcomers. I recommend watching this new video that describes how to get your pictures looked at by knowledgeable people. kzbin.info/www/bejne/iqDdnaCOhcmIlas Thanks! -Topher

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On 10-19-22 at 11:00 to 12:00pm I seen a big light in shy it was close to where I was so the next day I went to where I seen go out , I was looking all around the area, I believe I found it . What is the best way to get it looked at. It was in South San Francisco Ca.

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Trying not to bust your bubble ... But, I hear this story a lot. After the meteor stops burning, it is still going thousands of miles an hour and will travel way farther or happen way more distant than you believe. Do you believe that you really have a meteorite? Submit pictures to: facebook.com/groups/isitameteorite or facebook.com/groups/meteorite.or.meteorwrong. The power of the Facebook Groups I recommend is that there are a bunch of knowledgeable geologists and meteorite people in there. Good luck & thanks for subscribing!!!

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I found special rocks with thumb prints about the size of two soft balls side by side and for that small size they are very heavy. Some are black , some are a very light light green almost white. Some gray, yellow looking. I think they are meteorites. They were in the Spokane River; I fished them out, some were burned in the river bank and some up the hill from the river. Maybe a metiorite slammed into the river in the early 1900’s but many are like claws.

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Hello I watched a meteorite come across the town and watched it fall in the town. My question is as it crossed town it was traveling northeast and soon as it crossed the town it fall down lighting up 3 times green before it hit it was over 1 .5 yr ago and I just started searching for it again today. What can you tell me about the issue of change of direction before it hit

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While metal detecting, I kept targeting something and it turned out to be a large rock (approx. 14" wide, 17" long and about 7" thick) oval shaped and looks as if the outside has been melted and dragged towards the "tail"... it has what look like "thumbprints", it is metallic, as it set my metal off... it is magnetic... the outside is severely oxidized (rusted), it has like a ridge around the whole thing and is about 60lbs. I cut a window on one side and polished it the best I could... the interior is a very dark green to almost black matrix with veins of orange / copper straw like fingers running through it. That's about the best I can do to describe it. I would very much like to take some photos and have your crew evaluate it. Looking forward to hearing from you.

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Save yourself the trouble of asking for anything from this guy. Unless it's already been "certified" & "classified" he doesn't care. It could be authentic and as big as a volkswagon, however unless someone in a lab says it is a meteorite... in their opinion (except maybe pat) we are delusional to think we have found a chunk of space without buying it!

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Thanks for being such a huge fan and watching all my videos! I hope you continue to find all my educational videos enjoyable. Yes I will always trust a lab over a guy who says he found the Volkswagen from space.

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@@TopherspinMeteorites not a fan, sort of a student. I don't care about your opinion, merely expanding my knowledge. Funny thing is my find is much bigger than a volkswagon. Definitely was a bollide!..

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Thanks doe subscribing!! I appreciate the enthusiasm and the efforts of hunting. I really hope you have something too. As you can imagine I get TONS of these requests. My company does offer a paid service complete with geologist summary. But, there is a free option that is quicker. If you read ANY description to ANY of my KZbin videos, you will see my advice with links to load QUALITY pictures of a SINGLE sample at a time. Best of luck!

[@HoboMinerals]

I wonder how many meteorites have been passed over because they have a different color crust?!?!? Or the achondrites, because they’re so similar to earth rocks..

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I agree. The nomads and tribal hunters in Africa are getting much better at recovering non-magnetically responsive meteorites like achondrites. It takes a very trained eye. People: please stop looking for meteorite near rivers, lakes, and other bodies of water.

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Thanks for watching.

[@lassoatrain]

Hi great video with some real experts sharing information .what more could you hope to find . I don't want to get ahead of the video but right now I am at 19:14 on the video and you are discussing fusion crust and the subject of a meteorite titled, ordinary chondrite Chelyabinsk. I have watched several how to identify a meteorite videos and I think everyone I have ever seen says meteorites don't have holes and they don't contain quartz. If I were to have found this meteorite I would had looked at very carefully having noticed what appears to be a fusion crust . Untill I turned it over and noticed what appears to be quartz . What am I missing . If it appears to be quartz and I visually can see crystals if it is not quartz then what is it ?

[@HuntfishtrapWhitefishriver]

I have a report from Activation Laboratories. My rock has 54 metal elements in it. What’s my next step? You had a young man from the north west on your show that mentioned he would further look into a Act Lab report. Great show! please help.

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

What was the Nickel and Iron composition percentages? Are you subscribed?

[@HuntfishtrapWhitefishriver]

@@TopherspinMeteorites 12.87 iron, nickel is 20 ppm and yes I subscribed 2 years ago.

[@robertrodriguez5271]

Yes I was wondering what kind of meteorite is it that is featured on the front of this video. The one on the right. I watched the video and you never showed that one.

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

It is a semi-witnessed L4 named El Hassan Ould Hamed 002. They are about $6 per gram and listed on my inventory www.tinyurl.com/topherspin Also, I made a "3 Min Meteorite" episode on it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iIeTYZV5mNeHraM

[@deannekliene2673]

Finally something about stonys...

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

I hope you enjoy it.

[@ehedrick6475]

So nice to you all having so much fun.

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Glad you enjoyed it. Are you subscribed to my KZbin channel?

[@Mariosergio-fj2kq]

Brasil

[@URL734]

تحياتي ❤

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Thanks

[@URL734]

شكرا لك

[@duanedietz7472]

It does look like secondary fusion Crust that the first thing I thought of when the camera viewed this area.

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Thanks for watching! I would need a timestamp to know exactly what you are talking about.

[@gabrieltodd5430]

A few nights ago watched a fireball fall out of the sky, it stayed on fire for about 100 ft from the ground before going dark. I could see a hill side in the background and the fireball still on fire in the forground. It landed less than a mile away. It look like it was going to hit us for a minute.I know they say this can't happen or dosnt happen but I watched it fall very clearly between me and a hill side. They also say meteorites don't have crystals or vehicles but look some do.I reported the fireball but i dont think anyone will take it sirously because it was still on fire so close to the ground.Ive found what I think are small particles and little pieces so far but the main mass looked alot bigger like a basketball.i know it's probably smaller than this. I know it's unlikely but I'm trying to find it. I been using a magnet stick to find what i have so far. thank you for the info. If there's any good advice I would be open to ideas. If i don't look I won't find anything. I'm determined to find somthing bigger than a grains of rice. Every day the pieces I find get bigger so I think I'm getting closer. Some are tiny round looking balls and others are bigger and have weird shapes. I was on a straight line trail and it fell almost straight on with the trail. Id be happy to find a marble size piece I'm happy to find what I have so I won't be disappointed.i live in oregon and not many meteorites have been found in my state, id love to add one to the list. Any info is welcome.

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Even though that is too low to still be ablating and not be in dark flight, (for the size described) I have to wish you the best of luck and I hope this video helps: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nKDZYmuoqbaEqbM

[@gabrieltodd5430]

Thank you. I appreciate the help. Every day the pieces i find get bigger. Thank you

[@mahnel0303]

Hello Sir...I want to send the pictures of my stone that I've got but i don't know how to send it to you...

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Please read the descriptions to any of the videos on KZbin for information of how to submit pictures to experts.

[@socsem1196]

Sir i have here a stone I would like to check it with you if this is a meteorite stone very old stone from my grandfather before i keep it many years.. pls jelp ke sir... Thank you...

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Please read the descriptions to any of the videos on KZbin for information of how to submit pictures to experts.

[@saharasahara2248]

جميل

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Thanks. Please subscribe.

[@nemoemo6834]

umm...mr topher facebook just closed as i know all facebook accounts in my country! i dont know why! but anyway we cant reach your facebook for sing in or request for meteor id group !! is there any other ways to nontact ? tnx.

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

What country are you in?

[@nemoemo6834]

@@TopherspinMeteorites NO IT RESOLVED ! SOMEHOW! MY BAD! NOW I CAN REQUEST AGAIN! LOVE UR HANG OUTS MAN!

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Awesome

[@kcmullins6179]

Hey I found a very dense metal rock here in lureal North Carolina "Madison County North Carolina" I was metal detecting and found it. My metal detector goes absolutely nuts when near it. It's still dirty I haven't cleaned it yet but it's black with some white on it. It's not super heavy but you can definitely feel the weight in it. And it attracts magnets my metal detector says Nickel and iron it keeps bouncing back n forth.. I'm pretty sure this is a meteorite from all the videos

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

I appreciate the enthusiasm and the efforts of hunting. I really hope you have something too. As you can imagine I get TONS of these requests. My company does offer a paid service complete with geologist summary. But, there is a free option that is quicker. If you read ANY description to ANY of my KZbin videos, you will see my advice with links to load QUALITY pictures of a SINGLE sample at a time. Best of luck!

[@genevabusiness1212]

Hj have you tried to break them ? They easily break ?

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

No, meteorites do not easily break up. You usually use a diamond saw blade to cut them.

[@laramahinay6356]

im very interested..to look at this video..that is why..im very hapi too..cause i have stone..its look like very semilarity sign of metiorite rock..i have..thank u ..i learned more..about metiorite..

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Thanks for sharing

[@PrairieGirlRocks]

Wow Marco! ☆ The photography is stunning and the live presentation was interesting and full of information!

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Glad it was helpful! I love when Marco can join us live from Germany. You did a fantastic job helping out this week too!

[@richardlowrey796]

Cranfield is the white part chalky?

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Nope.

[@salemliman2912]

❤

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Thanks

[@SandraSilva-sd6ff]

Is there terrestrial rock. That contain iron and nickel? Or just meteorites?

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Very very rarely in Earth rocks.

[@SandraSilva-sd6ff]

@@TopherspinMeteorites the reason I'm asking is because I took a rock to check. To a friend that had a xrf. I believe is called that analizer. The results show : Fe si zn. Pb sc ni no mo. Could you determine if is an earth rock. Or not with that info?

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Not enough info. Percentages would help. But, this is not my strength.

[@patrickvalencia5535]

does a meteorite can be a sphere? because I have one. and it's really heavy.

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Meteorites are not spheres naturally. They are cut and shaped like spheres with a high amount of lost material.

[@ferdiemenina1602]

I have 3 meteorites having the same circular/flatten shape, any explantion, all are magnetics

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Cool beans. Collecting is a fun hobby. Thanks.Did you learn anything from the video?

[@jackofalltrades1263]

Sir if we have meteorite where can we dispose?

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

They would need to be confirmed as real by an expert first. Facebook Groups can help.

[@erlindalampera6197]

How i send picture of this rock?

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

As a paid Patreon supporter only. Full instructions are there.

[@colinwescott5004]

Have an open mind , not every sample is a typical example .

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Thanks for your comment.

[@user-nz6im7wv8k]

Valeu

[@elianawatanabe3558]

Sou aqui do Brasil e gostaria de confirmar com vocês se realmente tenho um meteorito. É uma pedra negra cheia de buracos e por dentro ela é clara. Pega o ímã em uma parte. Posso enviar fotos?

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Sorry I don't do that. Please watch the video I just put up called "Advice advice for rockhounders who think they found a meteorite".

[@sarisaringkalikottv9516]

good day sir..i think i have one of those lunar meteorite..i want to sell it but i have no idea where to..maybe u can help me..thank u very much if u notice my message..

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Are you subscribed to my KZbin channel?

[@MexicanJohnny]

10minutes watching and I might have 1. Its nice to hear it from an actual meteor or meteorite. Is Pat the meteor on the table? Jk .

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

I appreciate the enthusiasm and the efforts of hunting. I really hope you have something too. If you read ANY description to ANY of my KZbin videos, you will see my advice with links to load QUALITY pictures of a SINGLE sample at a time. Best of luck!

[@URL734]

🎉❤

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Thanks

[@AlexJones-rm4xx]

I got a 2 and a half pound meteorite looking deal..One side looks like nice iron with little rust..And other side it looks like it has green deals in the crust like a pimple in the crust..Idk if its stoney or lunar or something else...does look like maybe when it hit like it burned and cooled and crystallized from it with other rocks ...its strange..I had one person say lunar and one say stoney..Lol

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Thanks so much for checking out our KZbin channel and publicly subscribing. 😊 We receive a bunch of messages with requests for our help like this every day, so we have started to direct people to our Patreon. With our new Rockhound/Hunter Supporter" tier, you are entitled to one rock identification per month, in addition to other benefits. Unfortunately, if we took the time to provide free rock identifications to each and every person who contacted us, we would have gone out of business already. We work regular jobs, so all of the hundreds of hours of content we create for the channel is done during our free time. We recently just started the Patreon last month, so we are hoping that people who enjoy the work we do and would like access to our time support us so we can keep creating content. Thanks so much! www.patreon.com/user/membership?u=3089538 Sue & Topher

[@malcadiente8445]

I found and I'd seen with my two eyes during the metiorite falling down

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Cool

[@Crumbcat4life]

How to identify micro meteorites they ar realy tricky

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Yes, a microscope is needed. Search: Project Stardust (Jon Larson?)

[@erlindalampera6197]

I want send picture or vedeo. I don't have idea how ?

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Read the description to any of the 400 videos on my channel.

[@sopamarwah-gl1to]

I have a new meteor rock, how do I send the photo..

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

I don't offer free services to help ID stones. I am not a trained Geologist. Do you believe that you really have a meteorite? Submit pictures to: facebook.com/groups/isitameteorite or facebook.com/groups/meteorite.or.meteorwrong. The power of the Facebook Groups I recommend is that there are a bunch of knowledgeable geologists and meteorite people in there.

[@jamietippery6760]

Do you guys have a email I can send you pictures of a possible meteorite

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Please watch the last video I uploaded called Advice for Rockhounds..Have you subscribed yet?

[@routierabderrahim9694]

Salutations, bonne chance dans votre travail, j'ai deux météorites que je veux vendre du Maroc

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

English only please. Use translate.google.com

[@shaunessex3095]

Are you able to help me identify some meteorites please?

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Yes, join as a Rockhound Supporter of mine on Patreon.com

[@RaditFarizi-np3rt]

Saya turut hadir guru untuk menyimak penjelasan ini

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Please use Google Translate to comment in English.

[@stevenmidgley8689]

it narrowly missed my friends father and buried itself 12inches or so in the lawn any cue as to what metal it may be?

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Sounds very interesting. I do rock identification for my Patreon supporters at the $25 a month level. I have put in thousands of hours to create hundreds of hours of videos. I cannot spend time with everyone individually without getting compensated. The videos remain free.

[@UguysRnuts]

I believe I have found both a magnetic chromite meteorite and paleolithic knapped edge cutting tool. Can't find any info regarding the value of this infinitely more rare than just a meteorite or Stone Age tool artifact.

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Cool beans. I am the wrong person to put value on any stone age artifact. I only deal with meteorites. Please subscribe to see more great videos.

[@joelanthony4759]

I seen one today that was soft in the center

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Sounds like a caramel candy not a meteorite.

[@AlexJones-rm4xx]

I found a 21 pound iron meteorite its super nice ..Does anyone know what it could be worth...

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

I only offer rock IDs to my Patreon supporters (in addition to lots of other stuff).

[@mohamedamiinali2959]

Hi it's very interested iam from ethiopia I think I have meteorite and I don't now what is worth

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Sorry, I can't help you. Did you follow the advice I gave in this video?