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A Photo Gallery of Meteorwrongs
Why this rock is probably not a meteorite:
1) No
fusion crust
.
2) Too red. Meteorites aren't this red
What is it?
The rock is denser than most rocks and gives a reddish
streak
. Like
024
and
046
, it is another piece of hematite.
See also
:
Some Meteorite Realities
Prepared by
:
Randy L. Korotev
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Washington University in St. Louis
Please don't contact me about the meteorite you think you’ve found until you read
this
and
this
.
e-mail
:
korotev@wustl.edu