How to ID / Identify a Meteorite - Stone

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In 3 simple steps, you can identify if a stone is a meteorite or meteorwrong. All done in the field while hunting, only requires a magnet, a file, and the knowledge in this video.
Far too many people think they have meteorites but don't know for sure. Here is the video to find out. And don't be afraid of bad news, only 1 in a 500 have a meteorite.

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@chrisjones3901 2 года назад

I actually saw a meteorite land in some woody area at the back of my house late one night.super bright light it exploded just before it hit the ground.it had whizzed through the air fairly quick making a fizzing kind of sound.i actually felt honoured to of witness it,this is the first time I have relayed this story as I thought no one would beleive me in my family.

@coreybiggs8626 2 года назад

I know someone with a similar story, except he was on a tractor and saw the piece of stone glow from heat

@johnphantom 2 года назад

Well it is much more common than alien sightings, and it is known to be real. I believe you, I see no reason why you would be lying. Did you go get the meteor? If you had and made a million bucks off it I would suspect your story, but probably still believe you and ask for lunch.

@chrisjones3901 2 года назад

@@johnphantom no I didnt get it as it's in a wooded area that used to be a plum orchard filled with bramble,private property and would be difficult to get to as a neighbours garden crosses at the end of my garden a bit.im sure it will be found one day.i am left with knowing I saw a amazing sight.

@IsaiahRogers380 Год назад

Witnessed the same thing happen! I was checking the mail and as I turned around to go back to the house, something landed or would’ve landed if it didn’t burn up maybe 30 yards away from my backyard

@GrumpyOwl13 Год назад

A friend and my dog saw one that was a bright whitish green color and it crashed into Keho lake in Southern Alberta. I was told my dog growled as the light appeared while they were driving. I'm not sure what to make of people who wouldn't believe anyone that witnessed a meteorite, it's like saying science is gobbledegook lol

@scuzzy5005 10 лет назад

I was using a 100 lbs strength neodymium magnet in the lake to find random stuff and I found a smooth, black, magnetic rock. 99% chance it wasn't a meteorite but I am glad I found this video, now I can perform extra tests for the future.

@AlphaChimpEnergy 5 лет назад

I metal detect and always study weird rocks and never bothered educating myself on a meteorites characteristics. Thanks for the lesson.

@alexkaragiannis7078 Год назад

This is exactly how I found 2 stones that where calling like metal on the detector 😂

@americanvalorpatriot3689 4 года назад

A number of years ago,I was walking along a river bank ( In Vermont ,U.S.A ) and found a small ( three x one x two inch) chunk of weird metallic stone . It was very magnetic and was not sharp yet did look like it was a small fragment of a larger body of iron rich material . As I recall on one surface it looked like a smooth, metallic , thin veneer of shiny iron formed a "skin" on said surface . This smooth surface looked like it had been heated to very high temperatures .The rest of the specimen looked like it had a very light patina of deep rust on all the other surfaces . This small rock was also unusually heavy for its size. Honestly, I believe that this iron rich stone was a meteor fragment . Unfortunately I had a house fire and lost my rather extensive rock/mineral collection . I am slowly building up my collection but have yet to find a rock like the one mentioned . I am hopeful .

@daveman5860 2 года назад

Sounds like magnetite. Very heavy, very hard, very magnetic. Is dark black usually with a rainbow Sheen held in the light just so. Can have smooth or sharp edges depending where it's been. I tried to polish sharp edge and it took forever to get it to be smooth, and I have extensive experience and polishing Stone and metal etc.. there are other iron ore type Stones you will find, that also May resemble what you have described.

@jakobbentley8650 2 года назад

Good luck, I foresee you finding one the very next time you go for a simple stroll or hounding period 👌

@Thappadmaarpahalwan5544 2 года назад

House fire? Must be aliens are searching for their precious stone piece.

@palokgongo6257 2 года назад

Sir today I found same stone

@bleepbleep1961 2 года назад

@@Thappadmaarpahalwan5544 You would think that Rocks and Meteorites would survive a House Fire ....

@cheripotter6428 5 лет назад

One of the most accurate videos on meteorites . Thanks for the knowledge.

@ant-1382 2 года назад

Friend of mine owns a large acerage, that has been in his family for 3 generations. Every year when the fields are plowed, he walks them looking for arrow heads, as their was a native summer camp there in the past. Finds a strange looking stone,and takes it home. Went to see him one afternoon, the stone is on the steps of his front porch. I was imediately drawn to it, knowing a little about meteorites. It was black, sculpted, covered with shallow dimples, and very heavy for it's size. Have to try some of your sugestions to verify, but I'm pretty sure it's a meteorite.

@user-el2po9og7x 2 года назад

@isabellavalencia8026 Год назад

I hope it is!

@ant-1382 Год назад

@@isabellavalencia8026 I am pretty certain that it is. Now just to convince my friend of it's potential value. Not that he would likely sell it, but just appreciate it for what it is. It's not that big smaller than my fist, but!! It is heavy. By comparison I have a chunk of rich ore - ( gold, platinum, copper, silver, etc. ) from a local mine about the same size, the one he has is noticeably heavier.

@josephrodelli426 3 года назад

This guy's voice can turn a thriller into a romantic bedtime story 🥱

@kennethhaines3229 Год назад

Luckily my rock came threw my roof and ruined my hardwood floor but at lease we know it came from space (weighs about 2lbs) :)

@robertlennihan3113 Месяц назад

What.? That’s crazy. Was it burning hot?

@peacebrain4471 Месяц назад

@@robertlennihan3113 Now that would freak yall out right?

@universemythologymitologia4397 4 дня назад

Luvly though.

@karylkidd1232 5 лет назад

Thank you. Enjoy the basic tests. Adds some fun to my fossil hunting in the rare case I see a meteorite.

@brianbrewster6532 7 лет назад

Thank you very much for this informative video. I may be going to Arizona soon and I now feel confident I'll be able to successfully identify a space rock from a terrestrial rock.

@rocksland1 Год назад

Me too

@russellgagne1266 2 года назад

I had a pet rock in the 70s that looked just like that. Old folks will know what I mean.

@notadaytrader 2 года назад

I own a piece of the Sikote-Alin meteor! How these fragments from a debris field end up in the hands of collectors all around the world amazes me.

@ScottWConvid19 7 лет назад

Thanx for doing the video. My son found one on my roof. Just seeing where it was found was enough for me, but it passes every test except the "window." I really didn't want to grind it.

@wavescrashinginside Год назад

Fantastic clear concise instructions how to identify a meteorite in the field, thank you so much

@mysticnomad3577 Год назад

They are actually called lodestones. They are not meteorites coming from outer space. This video is a fallacy.

@richardeverett7124 2 года назад

My son an I walked through the fields that are covered mostly in white sand in the bare areas. The next day cutting through there again we found a black rock by our footprints from the day before. I ran the metal detector over it an it went off . I threw it in my pocket. A few days later I dumped all the little things that were found in a vase where it sat for a couple years. I was cleaning out the stuff an came across it again. I used a hacksaw an cut it open an polished one piece. It cut as part metal an part stone. The metal in it has never rusted even after handlingit with sweaty hands. There's also small round lighter colored areas also. It sticks very well to magnets. Everyone always says its not a meteor but well always say they would like first dibs on looking at it. The rocks in our area are limestone, those iron nodules, chert and that pure clear silica rock that one can see through. We don't have anything around here that even remotely looks like basalt on the outside. There aren't any railroads nearby nor is it old slag. I really don't know what it is I just like it. It just sits in the cabinet with other stuff I find interesting When I took geology in college we handled a lot of meteors that were cool. They had a lot of stuff in storage they had collected including several closed up crates of uranium ore they didn't even know was there. I do know where a rock hit while I was sitting an watching my goats graze. A streak came straight down over there in the clay an grass. I heard it hit hard with a thud The grass was at the time waist high an the clay was soft from lots of rain. I spent weeks looking around for it. I didn't have a metal detector at the time an had to just dig around in the grass. There's a dip in that field that made it difficult to locate the place it hit. Never could find what it was . My thoughts on it was it could have been an airline part. Right above my head at 30 + thousand feet are all the planes going north out of Florida .Later the property was sold an the owners that dumped the contents of their new shed over the area. Now the grass an dog fennel keeps growing up every year an it 6 feet tall with young pines mixed in.

@erijaqrab5480 2 года назад

A very good video, please watch it several times to understand the details. I am a geologist, and I have learned a few important points.

@rocksland1 Год назад

M not a geologist but learn too much

@stanleybest8833 2 года назад

Fourth test: it fell from the sky, glowing yellow. It took 20 minutes to cool down. It has a bubbly surface and sharp fractures from breaking off a bigger rock. Don't touch it hot. It can severely incinerate your fingers .

@pressaltf4forfreevbucks179 11 месяцев назад

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@doc2help 7 лет назад

Thank you for doing this! At least I have a place to start.

@MrMic-kp3ww 2 года назад

The best video on this topic I saw so far. Thank you!

@poolbear2160 3 года назад

I found one in the Arivaca Desert of Arizona about 5 years ago. It weighs 32 grams. I just bought a geode kit for my 4 and 5 year old grandsons. get 'em started early.

@2HighNoon 2 года назад

That’s so crazy.. I know I’ve left meteorites in the field thinking they were ordinary rocks. I know less than 1% really were but still, I’ve seen that exact thing more than once and disregarded it. Now I know what to do when I see something like it in the future. Thank you, hopefully one day one will be a good one and I’ll know it. 😊

@SpotTheOdd123 2 года назад

good luck on your find 👍

@stolearovigor281 2 года назад

😂😂😂😂🙉

@byrongreen2167 Год назад

I have found several of them too ,friend and didn’t know what they were and left them…(I’m in south-central ohio)…at least two of them were baseball sized rocks….very heavy and iron based….

@missmamtube 10 лет назад

I always wanted to know just how to tell if a rock was just a rock or a meteorite. Thank you for sharing with us all. Blessings !

@sherryneels8940 4 года назад

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@Larrymarx Год назад

Thank you for taking the time to make and post this excellent video in identify a *Meteorite*

@user-gd6hi8rh8t 5 месяцев назад

I am praying that everyone who takes this picture will help them in whatever way they can

@rodneycaupp5962 7 лет назад

Thanks a trillion Nano Diamonds for this gem of a video. I subscribed. I look at Impact rocks all day long now, from an impact in my Town. "Perfect information in this video, I'll use all my life". I taught a 5 year old and a 7 year old, how to hunt Chondral Meteorites, with rare earth magnets. They have found dozens and dozens of the grain sized Chondrals. I have found many rocks with Chondral Iron in them, confirmed by magnet, and cutting windows in the rocks. WE were slammed hard enough, by Comet fragments, that lava rose to the surface in this Cratonic area of the Midwest.

@ahmedmostafa843 Год назад

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@gregoryodom9300 5 лет назад

Great video and info. Short and sweet and to the point.

@rocksland1 Год назад

Exactly

@misterchristopher8857 2 года назад

Excellent first, basic overview. Thank you.

@cherilynnfisher5658 Год назад

Thank you! I'll be looking for them. Where I live it should be fairly easy to find many candidates for testing.

@tanlain4381 2 года назад

Meteorite was known as the axes of thunderstorm in Asian. People were buying from Villagers. No more than $100 (US) they are heavy but not too big the same size of Axe.

@rictrexell2118 7 лет назад

My uncle was a rock hound and one time I found a rock and he said it was a leverite. He said I should 'leave her rite' where it laid.

@williamlugo448 6 лет назад

Ric Trexell ,sir why would he tell you that, and is that particular rock a rock that was worth anything.

@egreenie3819 6 лет назад

Ric Trexell Wish someone would have told me that about the ex wife. Leave 'er right where I found 'er....lol

@diwahara8730 6 лет назад

lol

@holysmokeDC 5 лет назад

lol...Sounds like good advice👌 from experience.

@bbqbob5128 5 лет назад

And there's another rock named a "Goofer". Goo' fer nothing at all.

@VTPSTTU 3 года назад

Someone once showed me a meteorite that had been polished and etched. This one was almost entirely metal and showed tremendous twinning of the microstructure.

@sarahstrong7174 4 года назад

Thankyou for sharing this interesting information. I will look at rocks more carefully now.

@racheldrey8610 8 лет назад

I live in Needles, cali, we live in the desert Me and my 2 kids, like to rock collect, and this video helped me teach my kids that we were now searching for treasure. thanks so much, we have a lot of stones that pass all three tests...... Now what????

@plzjustcallme_light7063 3 года назад

Now what? You put them in your ears, mouth and nose and you become extraterrestrial.

@stonemason4902 7 лет назад

Dead Kidney Thief, walked past a stone, later wondered about it, went back, picked it up, washed it today, put a magnet next to it a rare earth one, nothing happened, set it aside. Disappointment. Watched the first couple of minutes of this vid. Cut piece of string - sandwiched two rare earth magnet at end of string, dangled it near rock, string moved and magnets attached to rock !! This would not have happened without this video. Have used this vid already and am very grateful to time effort spent by Blue Sky presenting it Have now got a rock weighing a kilo or more which needs further testing.

@WALLACE7084 5 лет назад

he's wrong anyway not all meteorites are magnetic.

@blackopal3138 5 лет назад

And hopefully a firm grasp of the concept of 'Friction' too!

@MikeBanks2003 4 месяца назад

I knew a place where there were literally hundreds of them--but they were all small and were pretty much metallic fragments. Magnets pick them up, and erosion leaves them on the surface. They are almost 100% iron. Some of them are a mixture of iron and contain phenolic compounds--we called them carbonaceous chondrites.

@mmnnra55 2 года назад

Thanks for that good information it could be very useful I come across crazy looking rocks all the time. But I never gave them much thought

@freqeist 7 лет назад

I collect Iron Pyrite nodules I really like them, their shape etc not magnetic though unless my magnet is poor but presumably there is iron in the Pyrites or the name, well you know.

@lunageologist 11 лет назад

There are meteorites that have very little to no iron (mars and moon meteorites), however, they are very rare, and very hard to differentiate from other more common meteorites. If you have a fusion crust, but it is not magnetic, this does not mean its a meteor-wrong, just that its 99% possible not a meteorite.

@webofspiders917 5 месяцев назад

Could I send you some pictures of what I have I would like other people's views and opinions Thankyou

@michaeltshuma8847 Год назад

Thank you for the video, I have a stone like that, did the magnet test and it attracted the magnet, didn't know how else to test it but your video just helped me. Who buys them ?

@eduardohowcomedf6971 Год назад

Great teacher . I love how you get straight to the point, please if possible create and upload how to spot gold fools gold how to do simple test on diamonds fools diamonds thx greetings from southern California ( Hemet ..

@foerdie 6 лет назад

This actually helped me find a real meteorite Thank you

@christopherwright9457 7 лет назад

I have a question; Do some meteorites have alloy metals that are not magnetic? For example, nickel and other high alloys are not magnetic at all.

@OkalaborationO 2 года назад

I know a giant one passed by earth a few years ago that was mostly platinum. It actually incited a commercial interest in mining extra terrestrial meteorites

@isabellavalencia8026 Год назад

Alloys are made by man arnt they?

@whitewolf2907 3 года назад

Hey I found something on a Beach in New England what has a lot of the features of a meteorite but could also be a slag. Would you be able to take a peek on some pics?

@kylec4708 3 года назад

May I ask have you used the Moh's Test against a regular diamond? What type environment and country were they found. I'm a big fan and an enthusiast. I'd love to see more of your findings. And possibly get your take on a few of mine.

@kylec4708 3 года назад

Apologies I didn't know it was a meteorite.

@marks6663 6 лет назад

6:04 holy shit. A sleeve an inch away from being sucked in by the belt sander and the frame.

@andicantu6490 3 года назад

Without water the dust is airborne. Andromeda strain?

@jeffhooper3447 3 года назад

it's spinning the other way.

@thewisemanwalks 10 лет назад

Ok, I went through all the techniques shown and the last, when sanded.....bright metal flecks, it even sparked. Found this fist sized baby in a stream bed along with several other possible meteorite pieces and I'd say that the iron content is extreme. Probably even greater than 30% as it pulls a regular magnet from over 3 inches away from it and a strong magnet from nearly 4-5 inches. After old Wormouth Brothers Foundry went out of business I obtained the conveyor belt nose magnets for separating iron from the black sand and they can easily lock on to over 50 pound objects so we drag the streams and dried beds for them before but we'll be going out more often now to find even more of these goodies :) My thanks for these easy to grasp techniques,, will take a pic and post on your FB for your opinion.

@joeboyer7180 5 лет назад

Stream beds are the best place. Some come in on old comets, so it won't have the entry burn. This guy is a newbie.

@blackopal3138 5 лет назад

@@joeboyer7180 - Actually, she was never heard from again. Turned out to be a boulder of uranium, go figure

@rob864guy 4 года назад

If you're going to use a super strong magnet, you may want to have a sheet of rubber on the surface, otherwise you could cause your target to fracture upon impact with the magnet.

@jerryfacts9749 Год назад

It is interesting to find an actual meteorite. From what I was told there are instances where a meteorites that do not contain iron. Most do contain some iron. There has been property damage from meteorites. Some have hit and damaged cars, injured and killed people, and damaged buildings.

@antientdude1100 5 лет назад

Good info, thank you for sharing.

@ValorWarrior5258 3 года назад

I found a rock that was black, and rusted. It had Iron bubbles on it. The top and two sodes were smooth. The underside was like bumpy thumbprints all over it. It was a rock between the size of a small-medium watermelon. It weighed about 15-20 pounds. It was a beautiful rock. I suspected it to be lava rock, because of the ripples underneath. It had alot of iron in it. The fact I found it in the woods in Southern Tennessee, made me curious how a “ lava raovk would be that far away from the nearest active volcanoes( mexico and Hawaii). I left the rock there and have wished a thousand times I would have drilled into it to see what the inside looks like!!!!

@danpollard6648 Год назад

Don't forget the volcanoes in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, California, Oregon and Washington. Never cared that much to go back east and look at the geology.

@jadenvlotman7750 10 лет назад

Meteorites don't have holes you said. But they can have small pin-sized holes that looks like they have been poked by a needle or something

@wiekvanvenetie3797 6 лет назад

JadenVlotman no

@bhupainderpathania1252 5 лет назад

well said

@bhupainderpathania1252 5 лет назад

sir I have one metriod ,500 grams in round shaped and one round ring of brown colour is apear in one size. I want to sale this metriod plz help me 09805697481

@cerulean22b69 5 лет назад

the rock i found has some characteristics of a meteorite but then it doesn't pass every test exactly, but its still an odd rock to me. it does not attract a magnet, it is a dark Grey color that if you look really closely you can see that its actually a mixture of grey and brown (but this is hard to see, you need good lighting and a magnifying glass) it has no holes, some very slight sharp edges on one side but they aren't really noticeable unless you run your finger over it. the rest of the rock is very smooth, slightly wavy surface one one side, flat on the other and has a waxy shine to it. under a magnifying glass you can see tiny little pits all over it and even smaller little shiny specks. there are some larger pits in it too and some small long indentations on one side. i probably shouldn't have but going by what i have read about making a "window" i did grind down a little bit of one end, the dust that came off of it was white, it had a metallic sheen when the dust was on the stone. i washed the dust off of it and at first the inside of the stone looked like the outside, it has the exact same dark grey color, but if you shift it in the light there is a light grey metallic shine to it. i put it in direct sunlight and i could see there was kind of an iridescent sheen in the metallic part i had ground down. i wonder, could this still be a meteorite? even if it doesn't pass every test?

@MostPowerfulPMofIndia 4 года назад

Cool channel I love it. Fascination with meteors. I have never seen one. I am so a passionate about space.

@Wedigar 11 лет назад

I have a rock, found at the Bloody Creek Structure in Nova Scotia, Canada, a known multiple impact site. It is heavy for it's size, and has what appears to be a burnt crust on the outside. It is always incredibly magnetic.

@noeldennisajero2162 2 года назад

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@battalion151R 2 года назад

As a paperboy, I always looked for weird rocks in my customer's driveways. One guy got his gravel from someplace that had a ton of iron pyrite. Anyhow, I found a small rock ( 1.5" x 4"), that checked all the boxes. When I left home, I left it at my parent's, and have no idea where it went.

@donnavorce8856 Год назад

Probably sitting in the front or back yard after your dad tossed it out there. ; )

@jellis270 4 года назад

OMG!! This is almost as good as "Neature Walk"!!

@mydiscover3874 3 года назад

Hello, very interesting as a video. Please, I have a question about your magnet: Can you tell me the strength capacity of your magnet that you used in the test? Is it: N35, N4 or the strongest N52? As I will be referring to your test, it will be better to use the same magnet that you have used. Thank you in advance.

@ronaldvankuijk6604 Год назад

Any magnet works yunis

@indridcold8433 5 лет назад

I was digging when a very ordinary looking, smoother, dark, rock stuck to my shovel. It was actually quite a powerful magnetic stone. I still have it because I thought it to be a meteorite.

@rocksland1 Год назад

Wow

@BottleBri 8 месяцев назад

I think it’s called a ‘lode stone’?

@indridcold8433 8 месяцев назад

@@BottleBri I believe it could be lode stone. But there was no magnatite around. It may still be lode stone. It just would seem there would be more magnetite and lode stone than just one round fragment.

@DS-kn4bs 8 лет назад

How do you test the nonmagnetic meteorites ? There are some very rare meteorites that have no metal at all.

@ReneeNme 7 лет назад

Meteorites that won't attract a magnet are called Chondrites. Identifying whether or not you are in possession of a Chondrite can be tricky business. It takes quite a bit of traversing online blogs on the subject.

@DS-kn4bs 7 лет назад

***** Thanks.

@ReneeNme 7 лет назад

Dan Swan Actually, I should have been clearer. There are 4 groups of Chondrites. 3 groups that will attract a magnet to varying degrees ( Groups 1~3 ) and 1 group that will weakly attract magnets, if at all. The latter being the " LL Group ". The subtype class of the LL Group that won't attract a magnet at all are very rare, btw. Courtesy of the net: LL Group " This group represents the least common class of ordinary chondrites since it includes just about 1,100 members (again, including probable pairings). The "LL" stands for "low iron" and "low metal" reflecting that LL chondrites usually contain a weight percentage of 19 to 22% total iron, but only 1 to 3% free metal. Hence, they are only weakly attracted to a magnet. Like the other ordinary chondrites, the LL chondrites show petrologic types from 1 - 7, but the distribution of types shows no distinct peak. The most common LL chondrites are LL6 and LL5 with about 400 members each. More unequilibrated types such as LL4 and LL3 are much more rare with just about 70 members each. The olivine in LL chondrites is more iron-rich than in the other ordinary chondrites, and this implies that the LL chondrites must have formed under more oxidizing conditions than the H or L chondrites. Older literature lists the LL chondrites often as "amphoterites" since they were thought to be a connecting link between chondrites and achondrites, but this name is misleading and no longer in use. Scientists are still searching for a probable parent body for the LL group. One small main belt asteroid, 3628 Boznemcová, has been spotted which exhibits a similar reflectance spectrum to the spectra of the LL chondrites, but with a diameter of just 7 km it seems to be too small to be regarded as the original parent body of the LL members. Maybe it's just a fragment of a common ancestor which links the LL chondrites to 3628 Boznemcová, and further research will still have to find the real source of the LL chondrites within the dense population of NEOs crossing Earth's orbit ". I found all this out through research after during a rock hunt, I found what I suspected might be a meteorite a few weeks ago. I excitedly took it home after the find and put a powerful magnet to it ... nothing. I felt dejected at first ( because like a dummy I thought that everything meteoric that fell to Earth would always attract a magnet ...WRONG !!! ), but as I rolled the thing around in my hands and studied its appearance it told me I had something worth following up on. After my research, then contacting a meteor specialist online and providing him with pictures of my find, it turned out I was right. I had found a LL Group~Chondrite. Found a large fossilized tooth that day also.

@chadsimmons6347 7 лет назад

Hey Dan Swan , do you ever use or have access to a spectrometer ? Even though almost all (weird) rocks or minerals ARE-NOT meteorites , some of them are so cool we still want to know what they are ,or what they are made of & thank you for your very good comment (sir)

@DS-kn4bs 7 лет назад

Chad Simmons I don't know what that is lol. I have a small rock that I picked up when metal detecting. It set the detector off but when I put a magnate on it, it doesn't stick. It's kind of silver gray in color with a crystal look to it. Just thought it'd be nice to know hat it was. Probably some kind of raw ore.

@Chelsea123Chii 2 года назад

I found one in a stream bed, it was the only one of its kind within a few acres (I was looking for specific stones) it has a bluish tint almost like peacock ore. I read online that it may have water and organic compounds. I’m not sure what to do with it. Any suggestions?

@naturalbeauty7045 2 года назад

Thank you for sharing information. I think I found this stone but firstly I may have to test this stone.

@lessopinion9707 7 лет назад

Dont let this be the only info that you get on the subject.

@davidblocker3303 3 года назад

Yeah lunar and Martian meteorites aren’t magnetic

@oobeeman 2 года назад

Yeah, im not too sure about meteorites having no holes either...watch the 10 most expensive meteorites....

@ConcretorumAzoth 2 года назад

hes wrong about moldavite/agnimanitite

@debbiemitchell6055 6 лет назад

What about rocks that push away a rare earth magnet(neodymium)? Have found some odd very heavy rocks that make my old compass go crazy and deflect my rare earth magnet. Confused as to what the rock is????

@swirling5418 6 лет назад

Deb mitchell interesting

@SuperDave-vj9en 6 лет назад

Deb mitchell That's what you get for using Chinese rare earth magnets! They are always looking to pull (or push) a fast one on you!

@christianbuczko1481 6 лет назад

That's not possible to always push a magnet away. It sounds like the rock is magnetic itself, rotating the magnet 180degrees should make them attract. To be strongly magnetic in that way means it was formed in a hot environment with a strong magnetic field present, so is most likely not a meteor. It could be magnatite. But an expert should look if your not certain.

@muddsmugglers 6 лет назад

You have a very rare Stone there. You should contact me

@Flashbackjacko 6 лет назад

It's a unipole.

@OSRS_KQs 4 года назад

Are these valuable if you find them? Does size/type change the value? Who do I contact to sell/appraise/validate them? Thanks.

@Kazlauskas8 2 года назад

Very informative! Thank you!

@gachaghost171 10 лет назад

What if u found a meteorite on a beach would the surface area be different to a one found on land?

@angelacheveyo1727 6 лет назад

@dyslexiusmaximus 6 лет назад

meteorites can be weathered so the texture test only apply's to them if they are not too badly weathered. my dad knew nothing about meteorites except that they were rocks that fell from space and burnt up in the atmosphere when he saw a dark rock half sticking out of the ground in the Gibson desert he told me that he instantly knew it had fallen from space. he rekons it was just obvious for what ever reason. he dug it up and carried it in his back pack 5 km to his car. the fucking thing weighed 14kg hahaha. me and my sister where young and had done a shorter walk with my mum so we missed out. it was still one of the coolest days of my life. my dad and i have been obsessed with meteorites ever since. despite looking we haven't found any since hahaha. we donated it to the Australian Museum in sydney and are eagerly weighting to hear what information they can tell us about it. some sit in plane sight and are easy to identify and others blend in with terrestrial rocks its all just luck.

@osamabinladen824 5 лет назад

@@dyslexiusmaximus Hey. Any updates? Can I see a picture?

@blackopal3138 5 лет назад

No, but it would have a better tan

@filipvalov 4 года назад

I need to show some pictures somewhere..?

@Thebald1 6 лет назад

I found 2 about 3 years ago and I even seen it when it was falling from the sky.. the bigger one is about the size of a golf ball and the other one is about an 1 1/4 and it comes to somewhat of a point .. but the cool thing about it is that they interlock with one another like a puzzle piece.. and very dense and heavy

@jakekostinec4634 5 лет назад

u actually watch it fall?

@jameswhite8968 3 года назад

@@jakekostinec4634 if stars fell on Alabama in 1833. we sure have rocks like them!

@chrisblack8464 2 года назад

We found 1 in a 10ft round crater in Nevada county CA. It was 3 pieces . It filled a 5 gal. Bucket over half way. He put it in storage.

@jonssi1374 Год назад

i found today a 30-35kg metallic stone that looks exactly like a meteorite and it has a strong magnetic field. We took a small part out of it and grinded it and it was so shiny inside

@rocksland1 Год назад

You become a millionaire than

@jonssi1374 Год назад

@@rocksland1 hope so😂

@rudolphhohnenberg2809 4 года назад

Well, i can tell you here in Chile, in a Small Town called German Village, i found on my Mother's backyard a very heavy chunk of Black rock. I ve always believed it is a meteorite. We dont Know how that rock came or fell DOWN, neither when. One Day it just appeared on The ground. This rock is black, very smooth, holeless, and extraordinarily heavy. We always joke with visitors, we give the rock for them to see, without saying how heavy it is, and we laugh when we see their hands fall to the ground.

@unique2dou964 8 месяцев назад

What if you pull it out of Lake Michigan where it was worn by waves for many years? How will you know then? Looks like iron, is magnetic, has stone within, abnormaly heavy for its size.

@ruhsexperimentsgliesperimentid 3 года назад

Nice, useful tutorial, thanks!

@jonabaker 8 лет назад

You need to correct 3:52. Not all meteorites have iron in them.

@barackoli5930 8 лет назад

100 percent true I found a 20gram non ferrous meteorite a couple of years ago

@bongjamesbong3245 8 лет назад

very true ! not all meteorites have meteorites in them and also not all meteorites have dimples that are visible.

@heritageimpex2046 6 лет назад

yes, I have collected meteorites from a a forest area in Delhi ,India ,they are meteorites and none of them show magnetic property.

@terryryan9772 6 лет назад

Your right

@nickmuffin1722 6 лет назад

heritageimpex how did you verified them?!

@randybeard6040 4 года назад

I watched a Meteorite fall in my front yard years ago and found it, it had a very sulphurous smell and was magnetic...

@chetogan2087 4 года назад

pyrite

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@yunuslengeranli6807 2 года назад

Thanks for the detail information.

@martinmallasch2814 3 года назад

I found a 500 plus pound plus meteorite in a creek, had no iron. Had definite signs of heating and hydraulic plucking from entry into the atmosphere. Too big to carry out and definitely solid stone. No other stones in the creek has the same shape

@getAMCIVideos 10 лет назад

Nice info video, I've learned a lot from this.

@haseinelsharkawy8672 5 лет назад

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@audreypfeifer9194 2 года назад

I read everything I can find on the subject of meteorites. One article stated that using a magnet on a meteorite destroys any scientific value that the meteorite would have had. That was about ten years ago. Since then I have never been able to find anything in print that would give more information on this; whether it is true or not. I have asked two authors of articles on meteorites if this is true. That is if they invited comments. No response. I wonder if this indicates that no one knows, or if it is known to most likely be true but since it is the most convenient and widely used way to ID meteorites no one wants to upset the Apple cart, so to speak. So I’m putting it out there: Is it true that exposing a meteorite to a magnet irrevocably changes the meteorite’s structure in some way? If so, are most collectors’ meteorites useless except as something to simply possess - to handle and to look at or maybe to sell - but nothing else?

@deenanthekemoni5567 2 года назад

The Government blind steals and seals any meteorite identification information constantly. It ties into the 'born poor' theory, where they intentionally remove ANY possibility of low income people striking it rich. Just like how they simply removed the value of bearer bonds, they made them worthless overnight, intentionally, because too many poor people were finding/inheriting them and recieving substantial payouts in return, it infuriated the Government because nobody is supposed to have any money but the Elites. Look it up, bearer bonds are worthless in 2022, and people should have LOST it when they first did that, but hardly anyone knew. I feel as though this Meteorite info debacle is directly related in context, "keep them poor." 🙄

@dvnobles Год назад

@Protista protista What information is it going to destroy? The alien hard drive inside?

@dannobles8028 Год назад

@Protista protista What's wrong Protista, can't comprehend a joke?

@hurakan.7x7-canal88 7 месяцев назад

I walked one day over rocks moved by a Digger. There was a strangely Smooth 5" rock among the other sharp edged ones. I picked it up & was like Baby Skin. I carried it home. Now I must find it & do the Magnet Test. Thank You!

@u2ooberboober 3 года назад

I found a small magnetic rock that looks like a meteorite. Very strange looking with some shiny raised edges. When I get it wet it smells like a mix between wet concrete and metal. Its a unique smell that lingers in the nose for a while.

@rodrigoappendino 7 лет назад

But how do you know meteorites always have iron?

@arizwebfoot 5 лет назад

Not all do, but 99.5% have iron and nickle in them.

@alroybarrow 7 лет назад

I just attended an 8:5 minute geology class on meteorites now im ready to conquer the universe (:

@mikescott8533 3 года назад

Almost got hit by a big rock falling from the sky that was like a fire ball is this a meteor

@garymingy8671 5 лет назад

Bravo , ok I brought one home , what secondary tests can I try , preferably for cheap .free or with borrowed tools. Also what are the last ten tests to do , ?

@kennethlauer4735 4 года назад

As a truck driver I see them all the time. Saw 3 in one shift driving in Nebraska and Wyoming.

@linuxbrad 4 года назад

It's strange to me that every meteor is ferrous or sticks to a magnet. Arent there other types of (non ferrous) rocks out there that can re-enter the atmosphere?

@edschissel9109 2 года назад

Yes

@adt83live 2 года назад

Achondrites

@Dabber422 7 лет назад

Can somebody help me out? My cottage is in Parry Sound Ontario and was built over huge rocks. Rock every where. I have a spot where I can park a car any car and after two three days the car will be hard to start and dead battery every time? Is the cottage sitting on $$$ lol just asking. Also the spot parked on is over earth not visible stone.

@SuperDave-vj9en 6 лет назад

Heads Up Buy a new battery and quit leaving your interior lights on!

@katzperson2089 6 лет назад

could u buy large rubber mats and drive car onto mats?

@vonbuzz9009 6 лет назад

Parked under a power line ?

@kgrgr8970 5 лет назад

katz person aren't cars on rubber tires?

@georgeboyer8158 5 лет назад

If you drop something made of iron or steel, is it difficult to pick up? If not, go to WalMart Auto Center, they will test your battery for no cost.

@sparkynm156 4 года назад

Any idea of what type of rock has parallel Lines, I will call these A,B,C.. and reference them perceptual as running flat from left to right, just as a playing card laying on a table "_" ( roughly 1/4 thick flat that passes through the Length and Width of the rock). The A.. "//////" Lines appear to be evenly spaced running parallel to each other at about a 45° angle. Then there is another set of lines, B.. "\\\\\\", running parallel to each other, at a constant angle to the set of A.. Lines at roughly 45° . Then there is another set, C.."===="(stacked" Lines that are running parallel to each other at 0° to the A.. and B.. Line sets.. Finally running Vertically there are another set of Lines that run top to bottom , side to side as if a playing card standing on its side to the initial flat card , "■■(each is one solid vertical piece running the full Height and Width of the Rock, spaced about 2 inches from each other with A,B,C, pathing through them. Easier .. Criss Cross Pieces fused together at equal angles making lots of little triangles and Horizontal pieces running top to bottom and side to side parallel to their partners , spaced about two inches apart front to back through the whole rock. Then there is what looks like a catastrophic damage that has broken, bent, twisted, sheared, etc the Rock .. Though one side is Flat while the rest of the perimeter is mangled in multiple ways .. The rock is roughly just over a foot by a foot by 10inches .. Comparable to if Bees made there Honey Combes in Triangles instead of Hexagon. While my description should be rewritten or rethought.. Take it as it is please, if you wish to Mock it.. please do it in as Entertainingly and creative as possible, no Systematic Troll hotkey replies" Please. Another I have questions about is a small boulder that I also liberated as a teenager from a place that doesn't exist so it couldn't matter.. But it was the smallest one of 28 Boulders brought back by the .... from an area about a hundred miles from Mt. McKinley. The thing that made this Boulder interesting is the drill hole in it, drilled perfectly only six or so inches but on a far from level surface. The hole and drill marks are identical to the ones in Egypt. I also have another piece from that area that looks like a piece of Jade with a gold nugget in the center. I've wanted to have someone tell me what this rock is for awhile now. Probably just a rock and rocks but I really liked their appearance. There's more to it all but probably just good for the campfire stories.. Any help or point in the right direction would be appreciated..

@aidanmurray7453 8 лет назад

i found one in Massachusetts that is magnetic, has some textures of fusion crust in it, and i found in a place where a meteorite hit but it has holes in it. i found it on a beach so could that have caused the holes to emerge? it has the rust and everything but i know for a fact i don't have any volcanoes here. someone please help

@Jkstolz 7 лет назад

Aidan Murray Sounds like slag.

@Magicks 9 лет назад

"hematite is a common METEORWRONG." lol

@brendoncoss9589 4 года назад

This gentleman talking about meteorites I really appreciate it and show put together well, it was narrated well, very informative, and the content kept me interested from front to back, thank you sir for a very informative video.

@Roel922 4 года назад

Cool. if you are into Chemistry you could also determine the chemical composition. You need then to look for high amounts of metals that are rare on Earth. Metoerites with high amount of Iron should also have a specific cristal structure in them when you slice them. I'm a outdoor guy and I hope to one day stumble across a meteorite.

@phillhuddleston9445 7 лет назад

Will grinding the window devalue it any?

@mikesmith5778 6 лет назад

You need the window it will help you decide

@bengray5013 5 лет назад

Grinding a surface is essential if it’s scrutinised in a lab

@mikestevens8012 5 лет назад

Be careful move slow , plan ahead , it prolly wants to sit one way , get the best angle to display for sale , then Nick the bottom where nobody sees , with practice I can " see" the circles of chondrules needed to i.d. they are very round , and different materials so heating and cooling crack. Them perfect "0" every time , unless they blur down wind. ..fusion flow ..tear drops with long tails ..dots of rolling weilds...

@VondaInWonderland 5 лет назад

Thanks for the string idea ♥

@bootsmcgee2545 4 года назад

That's what I said about the tampon

@iLetStudio 4 года назад

S Drs a lot meteorites in the philippines..huge giant rock so whats the benefits? How much

@artcflowers Год назад

You're fun! I love your intro sound effects. 😉🤣🤣🤣

@1liltigerette 12 лет назад

Thank you for the information. Mine passed all the test. Woo hoo. now what! lol

@200_MXP 8 лет назад

always fun to acquire information you'll never use in your life

@cristianarcila473 8 лет назад

hahahahaha Right?

@richardmcginnis5344 8 лет назад

+Kidney Thief are you kidding me? university's buy those things. some for a few bucks, others for thousands of dollars

@200_MXP 8 лет назад

Richard Mcginnis I'll let you know when I find a meteorite in the middle of the city

@thegamingsith449 7 лет назад

+Kidney Thief good luck finding one! Wait, you can't. you don't know how to identify it. But its probably fine, you may encounter one worth thousands, and through your vast intelect you can magically know its a meteorite!! You truly are the chosen one. no need for stupid videos like this!

@richardmcginnis5344 7 лет назад

they look almost like rail road slag. and this isn't a useless video for those who have the time to go looking, i have never found one but i do live by the ocean and have found ambergris. though you can't sell it in america you can ship it to other countries that still have no laws against it

@kirkopperman2217 4 года назад

One large question I have had, Is I have a specimen that matches the colors to a Perfect T of a LUNAR Meteorite. I was told I was wrong, and it could be Slag. Although there is NO sign of stones of the same type anywhere in the area. The Grey to the Orange of the rusting match Similar “E-Bay” sale Verifiably Lunar Meteorites. The only thing it doesn’t pass is that it is more ferrous than most.

@jillellis62 Год назад

My rock passes all these tests! :)) Super exciting. & I found it in a small stream from a larger lake near my home. Very good info here. Thank you

@1337fraggzb00N 8 лет назад

Simple: Rock fall from sky - meteorite Rock not fall from sky - not meteorite FIN

@diegolemus1973 8 лет назад

what if t rock fall from sky but was blow in to sky from earth

@1337fraggzb00N 8 лет назад

grim reaper Rock blow from earth no rock from sky, which makes no meteorite. Is phony meterorite.

@TheMimetolithman 8 лет назад

+1337fraggzb00N it starts out as an asteroid then upon entering earth's atmosphere its then known as a meterite

@christopherwright9457 7 лет назад

KristaL Mac LeoD asteroids are space rocks coming into earth that are comprised of stone like material. Meteorites are comprised of metal.

@greyone308 6 лет назад

Christopher Wright sry chris. she is right. meteorites occur as both irons and stones.

@whisperaude8057 5 лет назад

I test mine and I can barley get the magnet off. Mine has like lots of finger prints dips and very heavy I've had this rocks since 1965 found them in backyard by the Mojave desert.