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Why this rock is probably not a meteorite:

There's no fusion crust. It's full of holes. Meteorites don't have holes.

What is it?

A vesicular volcanic rock.

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