Meteorite? Thanks Guys ;)

[Megaladonna]

Not a fossil, sorry about that. I think I found a meteorite what do you think? Thanks guys

Megaladonna

[ZiggieCie]

I hope it's a meteorite for you. Is the lighter stone piece embedded in it? I don't think that meteorites are conglomerate's. BUT I am no expert in this.

[Megaladonna]

I just took the lighter stone off,,, no, not embedded, it's gorgeous what ever this it.

[abyssunder]

Coral, would be my guess.

[FLINTandBONE]

There are stony meteorites and they are harder to identify but generally the ones with fingerprinting and pock marks are nickel iron meteorites. Is it metallic? Try holding a magnet to it.

[ynot]

Looks more like a terrestrial iron- Hematite or maybe Magnetite.

Try a streak test on it, Hematite will leave a red streak and Magnetite should leave a dark grey one.

This is done by dragging the edge of the stone over an unglazed tile. The underside of a toilet lid will work.

Tony

PS Magnetite is magnetic and sometimes Hematite will also exhibit magnetism.

Edited September 20, 2015 by ynot

[Megaladonna]

Ynot,

Y-yes I think you are on to something. My stone left a red streak, so Hematite it is. I also have a very similar looking stone, that I found in Malaga Spain. This one left a grey streak assuming it is Magnetite. Wonderful, thank you for the tip

Megaladonna

[ynot]

There are a lot of minerals that will leave a grayish streak.

To further explore this -- is the stone "heavy" for its size?

If not then possibly a volcanic.

Does a magnet stick to it?

If not then I would guess that it is an iron oxide of some sort.

Tony

Edited September 20, 2015 by ynot

[Megaladonna]

So I did the magnet test... The smaller stone has no pull, but the big stone from Malaga has a strong pull. Also the stone from Malaga is heavy.

[ynot]

Then I would call it Magnetite!

Nice find!

To see what a Magnetite crystal looks like take a look at My string "Some rocks from My collection- not fossils" in "Rocks and Minerals"(bottom of TFF home page).

Tony