Furnace slag is sometimes confused for stony-iron meteorite material, since it often has a residue of iron along with the melted rock component. So ‘Solid’ and ‘Not Crystalline’ and ‘Not layered’ are phrases to remember. "I am familiar with stony iron meteorites from rock shops and gem and mineral shows. Meteorites are not porous like lava rocks. Yes, the article did help me out. Here is where practice and persistence come in. To find out if a rock is a meteorite, look for the rock to be black or rusty brown, which shows that the meteorite has either just fallen or has been on Earth for some time. If you think it is fusion crusted and looks like it has flight marking from traveling through the atmosphere while melting on the outside, send it to be examined. The Meteorite Exchange, Inc. was born in 1996 with meteorite.com and Meteorite Times Magazine in 2002. Go a bit deeper, perhaps do a cross section to view the interior; otherwise, a slice-by-slice scan may be necessary. Many people have been to the desert, or river, or perhaps even their own backyard and found a rock that is unusual. Jetzt registrieren und sich Top Mark Meteorites und anderen Verkäufern bei Catawiki anschließen. This website uses cookies - The cookie settings on this website are adjusted to allow all cookies so that you have the very best experience.. You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings. For an unglazed ceramic tile, you can use the unfinished bottom of a bathroom or kitchen tile, the unglazed bottom of a ceramic coffee mug, or the inside of a toilet tank cover. They will be very heavy and a magnet will stick strongly to them since they are metal. Meteorites do have bubbles and they are called vesicles. One of the common “hot rock” types is gneiss with magnetite seen in layers of black running through the stone. 2. He sent me a nice post card back saying you have a plain old piece of lava rock. {"smallUrl":"https:\/\/www.wikihow.com\/images\/thumb\/c\/c5\/Tell-if-the-Rock-You-Found-Might-Be-a-Meteorite-Step-1-Version-2.jpg\/v4-460px-Tell-if-the-Rock-You-Found-Might-Be-a-Meteorite-Step-1-Version-2.jpg","bigUrl":"\/images\/thumb\/c\/c5\/Tell-if-the-Rock-You-Found-Might-Be-a-Meteorite-Step-1-Version-2.jpg\/aid2669706-v4-728px-Tell-if-the-Rock-You-Found-Might-Be-a-Meteorite-Step-1-Version-2.jpg","smallWidth":460,"smallHeight":345,"bigWidth":728,"bigHeight":546,"licensing":"