Why this rock is probably not a meteorite:
There's no fusion crust and the surface
is too rough. When we sawed this rock in two, the water lubricating
the saw turned bright rusty red. That never happens with a meteorite.
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What is it?
This is a big hematite nodule or concretion
- a piece of iron ore. It was found here in Missouri. Material like
this was once mined in the Ozarks. The nodules weather out of the
limestone
rocks.
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