meteorite-identification.htmlmeteorite-testing. For their sake I hope that the specimen is a meteorite. However, if the rock youve found isnt at all close to black or brown in color, then it is not a meteorite. I would like to thank the Williams family for sharing their story. Through my friend, Steve, I sent a link to the meteorite ID website and suggested that they send photos of the specimen in for examination by experts. We tried a magnet which didn't seem to stick to the rock, but we didn't use a high quality magnet sot his test was not conclusive. It does have some of the "thumbprint" depressions on the surface and does have the orange/red color. But who knows - maybe this specimen is an unusual rocky meteorite. You can see from the pictures of the Williams family specimen that it does have vesicles. The last paragraph above suggests that meteorites are not hot when they land. If this is true, then there would not have been steam coming from the bottom of the crater. The web page also says that meteorites never have vesicle hole openings. The fusion coating may be black or brown, dull or shiny on a recently fallen meteorite. So despite the compelling story told by the Williams family, I am not sure if this is a meteorite.
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