Why this rock is probably not a meteorite:
1) The surface is too irregular.
2) The rock is reddish, like the mineral hematite. The streak
is blood red, indicating hematite or perhaps limonite. Neither mineral
occurs in massive amounts in meteorites.
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What is it?
A hematite concretion.
Hematite concretions are often bizarre appearing rocks that catch
people's attention. Along with industrial slags, they are common
meteorwrongs.
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