Why this rock is probably not a meteorite:
It is a meteorite, an iron. Notice the regmaglypts.
Iron meteorites may sometimes be reddish from rust. Iron meteorites
often have shapes that are more bizarre than those of stony meteorites.
They may also have more edges and protuberances because metal conducts
heat better than silicate rock, so the exterior of the meteoroid doesn't
get as hot as does that of a stony meteoroid during atmospheric entry.
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What is it?
Someone brought this into my office saying that his father, a lapidary,
had obtained it years ago. There was an illegible number on the
other
side written in the style of a museum collection. Unfortunately,
there was no identification or documentation.
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