Meteorite Identification: Have you found a space rock?
One of the most frequently visited sections of the site is a detailed guide to meteorite identification. As a result of that guide we receive, almost daily, inquiries by letter and email from hopeful individuals …
How to Identify Meteorites With Pictures - Geology In
To tell if a rock is a meteorite, start by examining its physical features and characteristics. Many meteorites are magnetic due to their iron-nickel content, but there are non-magnetic meteorites as …
How to identify a meteorite - Ask An Earth and Space Scientist
You’ve found a dark rock that looks different from all the others nearby. You press on it; you smell it; you look closely at it. It is definitely… a rock. But could it be a meteorite? How can you tell? Here are …
I think I found a meteorite. How can I tell for sure?
These tips for identifying a meteorite were adapted from a guide by the University of New Mexico Meteorite Museum. Rocks and minerals--including potential meteorites--must be examined in person …
METEORITE IDENTIFICATION, HOW TO IDENTIFY A METEORITE ...
Unfortunately, out of all these suspected meteorites only few were actually real meteorites. How can one identify a suspected meteorite? We have developed this webpage as an introduction to meteorite …
Meteorite Identification - The Meteorite Exchange, Inc.
A good place to start is with helpful information and meteorite identification tests you can do to help answer your question “Is it a meteorite?”. And if it is a meteorite, the next thing people want to know …