How To Identify a Meteorite

Think you've found a meteorite? Professor Chris Herd in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences is also curator of the University of Alberta Meteorite Collection. Learn from an expert how to tell whether a rock is a meteorite!

[@philipcallicoat3147]

If a very hard and hot rock hits you on the head, it's probably a meteor 🤕.....

[@deannekliene2673]

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[@honghong3153]

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[@RashidAli-dc4yy]

Sir after seeing this video i have loved the way of your teaching...Really Hats Off for your teaching style..💓👍

[@istanbullu88]

👈Hello💎👌

[@kims2206]

Sir I have a stone , thunder stone looks like axe one side was lage and Sharp and another side was small in cmtre and also have shrap , magnet stalk on that stone just like you show ,can't you please tell me what kind of this is?

[@kennysmith2275]

Hey my name is Kenny Smith. I believe I may have two meteorites. I found one while excavating to build my home in upstate SC in a township called Lake Wylie. This sample was for about 3 feet deep in red clay. My equipment hit it and I was concerned it was a pipe or some underground utility component. The other sample was picked up from a home that I was appraising for the bank. Both attract a magnet both are heavy for their size and both have nickel.

[@digital6string1]

I found one here in Canada.It's quite heavy,attracted to magnetism,looks like a lump of nickel.This was on a road that had been closed off for many year's.There are very small rust looking markings on it.Thanks for helping me with identifying it.Fascinates me.Perhaps I can photograph it and send you a copy.

[@MeteoricStoneofShatteredSouls]

That's awesome!

[@savahiribrahim2233]

Me too mine is dark black and looks rusty

[@Earning_Stragies]

I have a meteorite sir

[@richardland9668]

I checked out your video this morning because 15 minutes ago I spotted an extremely unusual rock which I thought might be Bassant but it looks like it’s been burnt to a point that the surface has melted. It’s also magnetic and where this crust is lifted there’s rust and small microbubbles…

[@deannekliene2673]

Sounds like a meteorite....

[@rogeliodiamante8060]

How can I contact you Mr.,The Last stone you are holding before your vedio end are the same as I keep on my Drawer.

[@vanessainman2921]

How do you send pics to you guys? I have two and one is 11 lbs, one is 22 and I would like some help with knowing what kind of meteors these are? Not magnetic, but has the crust like you showed and it looks like Damascus steel and is heavy.

[@fredrikfarkas]

Great vid, thanx!✨ Question: where should i grind a window to best preserve the value of the meteorite?

[@jacobdickson4839]

A corner or any area that protrudes more than the others

[@cagrtv8097]

Merhaba bende ay taşı var lunar var satmak için yardımcı olur musunuz

[@sternbergkhan4139]

How can i send u the picture that i have..

[@nuke291]

visit the website...

[@milad1373]

‏‪2:14‬‏

[@genevievegauthier7266]

Merci.. Comment vérifier une pierre au Québec ? Gigi

[@olaalvarez1024]

Good day sir I'm curious my father have found kind of stone just magnetic in a daimond u have suggested sir what kind of this stone found father.

[@ThresholdGaming]

All lunar meteorites have holes...called vesicular. Also some meteorites are weakly or even non-magnetic at att.

[@eggmapping7848]

True

[@patrickpobeda8876]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/enXLcmtomMmph8U i found this one

[@ernestotanada3490]

Sir I have a meteorite would you like to see it

[@brieannanorwood1294]

Hello there. I've been hunting meteorites since a child with my Uncle who was a gemologist...how can I send you a couple of pics?? I have found 1 that was tested and determined to be one and is now in a museum. However I am unsure of the one i have now....

[@rhanzmandeguzman7103]

hai im from philippines can u teach me how to send ah pics to this channel because i think that the that i have is meteorites..i want to sell..because im poor..

[@dontoondontol1933]

No body answer wow

[@jamesparker6078]

Acheteur potentiel de Météorite vous avez des pierres, Lonsdaleite, Météorite, Monolite, et autres à vendre appelé moi au numéro suivant ([phone].

[@rickyponting8483]

I have meteorite if you are interested

[@Wigglebutt]

I just found 1 and I have pictures of it.

[@aant190]

Do yiu have a fb to link with to ask you?

[@TheGeekTechZone]

Besides that could there be any special material not found in earth on it?

[@Rufus-iu7dz]

yes I have a rock like that and it has alligator skin on one side of it and has different looking crust on it like it weathered in different phases

[@bethanypederson105]

Got a picture of it cuz I to have one

[@impactindia6268]

I am from India and I saw the light hitting on earth and I run towards the spot and found the hot heated rock .. it's almost 1.780 grams. How do I sell this and whom do I contact

[@mrdidovets]

ill give you $50 email me mrdidovets @ gmail

[@akashdhotre3604]

I'll give you $51

[@belminpiskavica9820]

55$

[@akashdhotre3604]

$56

[@rasoolmohaideen7704]

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[@reynaldolagrimas8725]

I have one here sir.where can i send the photos of the stone. Thanks

[@gallyseloza4790]

can you help me identify my stone, it's too heavy, withoit bubbles, i broke it and have crystals like inside. i'll check again if it attracks with magnets,. looking for a magnet

[@TheCerberusInferno]

What you said is not true : Most meteorites contain a significant amount of Fe-Ni metal, and are attracted to a magnet. But there are many exceptions of stony meteorites that contain no metal and are not attracted to a magnet , i have myself lot of meteorites who are not attracted by magnets .

[@dans4270]

Yeah but he's the " expert " 😉

[@TheCerberusInferno]

@@dans4270 one more reason to be precise

[@maricelolano37]

I have stone like what you hold.

[@mrallmighty8104]

@@dans4270 he is still wrong regardless

[@erroltorres7993]

I found a meteorite how can I send u some pictures

[@joyfuldiamonds33]

I have gathered meteorite which I believe were Graphite in original form before hitting the Cordilleran Ice Shelf which caused the Younger Dryas Period catastrophe event around 12,800 years ago. These meteorites turned into what I call Nano Impact Diamonds Roughs. So when it comes to the magnet test it won't work on non iron variety meteorites. Thank you for a great video.

[@mosabour4479]

It’s normal not all meteorite magnetic

[@Spacepeanut80]

It won’t work on small % of some non iron I think this was to give others a general idea

[@pameladiaz5618]

I believe i have one it a magnet sticks to and i see the egg shelling on it can u tell me what it is

[@MarchieVlogFM]

I have magnetic rocks collections. Where to bring them for laboratory examination?

[@krodkrod8132]

I do blacksmithing and have a very high end oven for melting metals. I wanted to see if i could make a fake meteorite that could be tested and passed off as a real one. Not for Fraud reasons but to see if it could be done. I did it, and it passed a professional examination. It was surprisingly easy.

[@Spacepeanut80]

I would highly doubt that It would pass testing How would you go about the widmanstatten pattern Regardless of the nickel iron ratio or exterior characteristics

[@krodkrod8132]

@@Spacepeanut80 Like i said it was easy. If you drop it 1 degree a minute it allows for individual crystallization for each metal. The exterior characteristics were made using a high temp ceramic mold. All the ingredients i used were a mix of granular/powder. The whole process took a couple days. The exterior crust was flash heating the outside and dunking it in water several times.

[@Spacepeanut80]

@@krodkrod8132 That would be awesome I’d like to see that

[@user-hf5lc8ki2x]

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[@ytdarklegends9839]

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[@samuelmartensson1472]

Wait , you say that if stone have a holes on it isnt meteorite? Are you sure? I see many meteorites with holes.

[@mohamedyusuf687]

I have meteorite stone, in Somalia. Please How i can identify these.

[@lighttheoryllc4337]

I agree, he is Incorrect

[@beasantos9]

I agree 101% I think they're just fooling us!!! Most meteorite has holes it

[@captainp.2721]

@@mohamedyusuf687 try selling it to the pirates.

[@arrivingsausage7044]

Me too

[@caposavage6769]

Where do i take them to sale them if i do find one

[@macrameohemaa6610]

Thanks sir...I have a meteorite but I tired the website still not getting access.

[@LivingBGLegend]

Mine has passed all of the tests... just found it yesterday while looking for agates

[@kurothecarspotter667]

Actually? You can sell that for some money depending on its size, if it isn't big then just keep it.

[@annedd5390]

My friend had a big meteorites... how much that is cost? Maybe half of a basketball....

[@BlitzZ_7043]

I wish i found 1 its rare and i want to keep 1 because i like to study the cosmos ive been learning it since i was 9

[@rolex3427]

I found one but lost it after sometime😭

[@TheNuclearBolton]

I found an Interesting rock on my old playground that looked similar to the second to last rock that he threw out... If is in middle Tennessee, but the weird thing is that there is volcanic glass that is scattered all over the playground... small fragments and I was in trouble and was sitting on a bench and I’d figure that I would find something if I dug a small hole beneath me with my hands and I had found a rock like this. :3 idk I lost it

[@peterviezik2602]

I'm almost 100% Shure I found one on the beach it is black and shiny I sand papers a edge of it and saw something that looked like gold probably iron or steel

[@cj1467]

I also found mine on the beach

[@Alyy1689]

Those are MeteorWrong

[@peterviezik2602]

It was dark gray inside with metallic dots inside

[@Spacepeanut80]

Join a group on Facebook to share pictures and get better help before investing in testing

[@geosychronouslaboratories7545]

@@Alyy1689 no they aren't

[@WithHeroes]

Uploaded it on your website thank you

[@steviedias]

Hello I have a couple of meteorites that me your requirements to be a meteor right and how do I send you photos I believe they are rhodium

[@chengtvvlog1400]

Wow i have In my countrt as same Rock,,,Its turnd to Black diamond if you used Flashlight and spark the stone like Diamond,,,

[@abdullahirfan8310]

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[@internationalmasterspeaker1879]

Hi my meteorite

[@kynjimelmaglente723]

Sir I have stone fond I think is a mateorite I want send a picture to you.

[@willbergevin4218]

I've got one but not sure how to contact him

[@joshuaalbayrak7631]

send it to my messenger, Cil Albayrak

[@waltrook1165]

@@joshuaalbayrak7631 Pictures

[@c..s.gamestone571]

You are from

[@tomestandarte1217]

I have also like that how can i contac you.i send the picture

[@user-uh6bx4hf6h]

Hi sir I have a unique stone I don't know what kind of stone.. Is it meteorites or not. Please do help me identify it. Thank you

[@teofilomogot8124]

I have here sir in Philippines this is meteorites how could I reach you

[@chriskorhummel]

I have one a want to sell

[@douglastaylor638]

I found one in a very large stone collection after months of investigation I took it to the local museum and they had it certified by a university gemologist I was offered a small amount but held on to it and after 20 years I still have it

[@janelleisbored]

Interesting! Do you maybe have a picture?

[@douglastaylor638]

@@janelleisbored I will go out to my shop and take one give me a few

[@douglastaylor638]

@@janelleisbored ok now how do I send the pic to you

[@douglastaylor638]

@@janelleisbored do you have a regular email address I can send the pictures to? I couldn’t get the photos to your iTunes channel. Thanks

[@douglastaylor638]

Sooty meant you tube channel

[@ahmedgureyismail9440]

I got stones which has all the instructions you said were can I send you photos and more info about my stones thanks

[@waynechristie]

Hi, can it have dark crystal in it? very heavy, hand size, and also has dark crystals inside. magnet sticks like glue :) I just tried a small window with a diamond wheel on my dremel but its super hard material and my good eye really isnt. I will email you some pics if you like. Im in southern Alberta

[@ismaelclemeno779]

I have a rock that was very like of your rock I'm from the Philippines..and it's measure like 17 -15 -10.centimeters.. And when I grab it to pick it up with my one hand it's very heavy

[@dontoondontol1933]

How much you need and where are you at manila or somewhere else?

[@1taleend31]

@@dontoondontol1933 hai i have meteriod [e-mail]

[@asdfghjkl2501]

@ismael gedeon kamensa you should sell or keep it, it will worth a hundred millions

[@zamankhan10656]

@@dontoondontol1933 i have metroride

[@robromine9680]

Having little knowledge of meteorites, Im almost certain I have found one. Its description is that of a dark colored (blackish) heavy stone that has a darker colored thin exterior "eggshell" lining. There are identions on the bottom that are a darker brown color. Its shaped almost as if the corner of a square cakepan was used for a mold. Then was poured in as a liquid then hardened .After it cooled, a corner piece was broken off. There are several small "airpockets" on the inside, and the remains of an insect of some sort rests inside of a larger "airpocket". I have gotten all information by watching Utube videos,. Its really an interesting piece of ???.Ancient Outer Space???

[@pedrovasquez3277]

Oh and its also magnetic

[@brandonn5371]

Sounds more like a lava rock to me

[@Spacepeanut80]

Sounds like slag or vascular basalt Join a face book group to share pics and get a better idea before you invest in testing Good luck

[@jcjustin923]

I live in Iowa who should I contact to find out if I have found a meteor right

[@user-nl1pp4gt4j]

Sir good morning one day i was hunting gold by gold Dector i hunt meteorite stone its weight is app 2kg and colle is light green and it is very hard

[@howhow864]

I lost one of my meteorites

[@thetelescopeyard9760]

How do you want me to send a pic of the “meteor” to you? Mine seems like it could be one

[@1taleend31]

I have meteriod how i sell it [e-mail]

[@bobby6290]

Ihave a stone from a river and ive try tomgnet its ok as ametal then iput an acid result of color is green what kind of stone is this

[@chrisantoalvarezchrisantoa5336]

What kind this stone

[@TEDavis]

I have rocks with the crust like formations.

[@BackcountryLumberjack]

I found one jsut today with my metal detector and I want to sell it

[@comedine4759]

Good money made of gold I believe right?

[@sankarsaha437]

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[@BackcountryLumberjack]

@@AdventureSeeker12 why ???

[@BackcountryLumberjack]

@@AdventureSeeker12 meh i would rather get 5k

[@sportsevents9095]

Hi i have a lot of these stones. How could i send it to you

[@Psilocybnguy]

Yo man my dad has found a meteorite I believe how would you be able to tell if it is? We have done a intensity x ray deam and it says we have a bunch of types of metal would you be interested in checking it out?

[@tameravogel8569]

I have a usual amount of meteorites on my property in Texas. Moon meteorites, sun meteorite, mars too. If you're interested in viewing some let me know.

[@sandhyashivaram6275]

Yes

[@gunners6034]

But what if that meteorite was laying on ground let's say -for about 100 years? Could that crust come off leving just weird looking rusty stone surface?

[@lighttheoryllc4337]

and Weathering and Erosion too

[@jameslavoie6924]

Can you tell me if I found a metro

[@alarikepler8738]

To find real expert is same rear then to found meteorit.

[@dylandropps9139]

I’m wondering the same thing. I found one in my back yard, and I’m almost certain that it is a meteorite, yet it looks nothing like the one he has.

[@sobraine123]

Or if it has been rolling around in the sea or on a beach, surely it would loose the black crust

[@crisuriarte8125]

Hi how can I send photos ofy stones because it's looks the same in your video thank you

[@arjundasa.h2201]

Sir how do I contact you

[@vijaykumarthudi7641]

We have a coconut plantation and I found a few rusty, heavy stones when compared to stones of their similar size. I am not sure what these stones are

[@venugopalchakilam9096]

You can forward the pics to me 8284866622 for opinion

[@mosabour4479]

@@venugopalchakilam9096 please can do it too for you just give me a full number

[@razonmateo4907]

Here in phillipines i kinda found a meateorite its same like a bondoc same on inside also but its not metal has a rounded end

[@spacewarriors5175]

Translate in tagalog, please.

[@eagleeyes7423]

Hi sir how I contact you because I have that big

[@rotisumbuErikAgate]

Mantap bosku 👍

[@lilvazha]

After watching this we’re gonna throw the 30-40 year old stone that we thought was a meteiorite

[@mamaoffour1128]

Sent you email, please check. 😊

[@orientholidayz]

hi which email u sent and did u get an answer back? please let me know

[@joshuaalbayrak7631]

can you send me the photo in messenger, Cil Albayrak

[@mostafamousa7662]

I have interested one how can i contact u??

[@joeizerep3626]

i have two stone, please help me how to identify the stone. the of each stone is 12kls 22kls.

[@cheezybutteredbitcorns9647]

WHAT ABOUT THE LITTLE METEORITES THAT YOU CAN BUY ONLINE ARE THOSE REAL? I BOUGHT ONE SIZE OF MAYBE A THUMBNAIL AND IT HAS A CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY. IT LOOKS LIKE ABOUT PEACE OF ALUMINUM POSSIBLY MAYBE LEAD AND A LITTLE BIT TOGETHER. MORE METAL THAN ROCK FOR SURE. DO YOU THINK I GOT DUPED???

[@jasminangeles7851]

I found today with my friends

[@atoms3751]

Can i have it

[@mohammadne2220]

Can you sale yet ?

[@lobgelek]

Today I have a found

[@ERStheWhite]

Unfortunately the website link you have in the video is not working properly. Wont allow you to send in the form.. Bummer. Ive got a great specimen but cant write you. Help?

[@alaskatheakita7217]

Straight to the point

[@lighttheoryllc4337]

Meteorites can ABSOLUTELY have Vesicles, especially ones from LAVA Asteroids And not all Meteorites are magnetic, there are Venus Meteorites that have Iron and some Venus Meteorites with Zero Iron. There Meteorites attached to Gems from Space Either deep to light green, blues, purples. This guy just hasn't collected them yet and sounds a bit closed minded 🙄

[@patrickpobeda8876]

i found this one not magnetic kzbin.info/www/bejne/enXLcmtomMmph8U

[@mephistopheles7388]

he is an expert and you are not

[@lighttheoryllc4337]

@Dr. K Are you Aware, that your KZbin Profile Picture is a Picture and Symbolism of Evil Pharaohs Eye? Do you worship this enemy of mankind? it is the 2nd most powerful Jinn underneath Shaytan our #1 Enemy... I am Muslim, but i also follow Book of Deuteronomy and Book of Exodus (International Versions are more Authentic) and They warn us and command us to NOT worship Evil Eye or Dajjal or Shaytan

[@lighttheoryllc4337]

@@mephistopheles7388 That is an ambiguous statement, please be more specific

[@lighttheoryllc4337]

@Dr. K Spoken like a TRUE NON BELIEVER with a closed mind

[@amankumar-gi7so]

I have a one stone but I have no idea about this stone Can u plz give me the idea how I can test my stone

[@user-gs5rs8sd6m]

Looking for black diamond Meteorite. How much the possible cost?

[@lindaboone2051]

Very interesting information. Thank you for sharing this with me.

[@joborder1883]

Sir I have 1 like that kind of Rock, look like have a Shell cover, and I found it today and texture is rough

[@steviedias]

And how do I contact you

[@user-xr5nc5wx4c]

السلام عليكم كيفك اخي عندي نفس المواصفات كيف بدي تواصل معك بدي رقم لاهاتف

[@tesayobligar8532]

Hello I have One meteor stone pls help me how to identify what kind of meteor stone...from phillipens

[@vijaispi8983]

I have a stone which have every character of a metor u said but it does not attract magnet is that is a metor or not 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@NovalGina-ty8bg]

good evening ser how i contack you

[@rakeshgurung148]

I do pertain to posess a meteriorare ots abput half a kilp gram ,its yrigular inshPe attracts the magnet I want to sell,pl help

[@redhell4409]

How i send the picture to you sir?

[@tvall3980]

Good bless

[@user-nb9yv3ue2u]

Do all meteorite has a magnet attractive? Mine was not and I'm sure this is a meteorite please answer if all meteorite is magnetic?

[@ysacabiling4170]

I have a stone that stick to magnet...its dense...and have a fusion crust and its very shiny fill ofsilicon crystal..how can i call you sir?

[@Ki-Yall]

Great Video and info 👍

[@hermieferrero7676]

Sir maybe ots a metieites that i found in my place please help me identifying what really is this kind of stone

[@LIFEisETERNAL53]

We think we found meteorites. Where can i sent you the photo

[@liibaanqaran7995]

I found a 10KG of meteorite in East Africa,can I get the best price in the market?

[@EnduroJSSwe]

How do i contact you? i have found one, its around 700kg

[@annaliemasanguid566]

Good day sir? Sir I have a meteor rites, how can I contact u from Philippines..I send it to you sir? Please I need your help sir...

[@sunayansahani3576]

sir in our city we have a river and those rock have same texture attract to magnet and are in white colour .

[@jennifertalon9801]

I have meteorite rock magnetic almost 9kilos how sell it thanks

[@Mynotes17]

Hi, my dad found a rock that looks like a meteorite too. I am so curious about it if it's really a meteorite. I tried to visit the said website but the website is not available.

[@denisbarretto1370]

SIR i have a stone that you describe how can i show you the pic for you to see if it is a meteorites stone am from the phillipines

[@teodorayaneva323]

What is the last stone before the meteorite??

[@siriusleigh24]

Just because I rock, doesn't mean I'm made of stone. Not all meteorites are magnetic. They're not all super dense (heavier than they look) either.

[@robertbrown3709]

Hi I want to send piks of what I have found it def ticks all the boxes but how do I get piks to you thanks or is their an email adress I can use thanks

[@weedstv2684]

Sir i have a stone like that how to sell it.

[@GemstonesHouse]

Where to send you pictures

[@Iles_Johnson]

how i contact u ?

[@caadatubalindong7958]

How can I comunicate, with you I have a meteorite,