Canyon Diablo meteorite ?

[JD1969]

This certainly has the same look as those meteorites. Any thoughts?

Edited April 26 by JD1969
Misspelling

[connorp]

Is this something you own, or are considering buying? Could be, but the pictures are not very good.

[JD1969]

2 hours ago, connorp said:

Is this something you own, or are considering buying? Could be, but the pictures are not very good.

I have this one.

[JD1969]

Just now, JD1969 said:

I have this one. Actually 3 or 4 pieces. I can try and post some better pics.

 

[JD1969]

The first 3 are of the original post pic. The last 3 are of other pieces I found like it in close proximity in northern Arizona.

[FranzBernhard]

Some of those could be ventifacts with desert varnish?

Unable to judge on the "base rock".

Franz Bernhard

Edited April 25 by FranzBernhard

[JD1969]

Really hard to get a good pic with that reflective surface. The first one I polished one side and it came out like a mirror almost. The others went through the tumbler. Definitely not desert varnish!

Edited April 25 by JD1969

[ThePhysicist]

IMO it looks to be unlikely that these are meteorites, but here are a couple of at-home tests that might tell us something:

 

1. Do these stick very strongly to a magnet? 

2. Scrape the rocks on unglazed ceramic, as on the underside of a plate or coffee mug. What is the color left behind?

[DPS Ammonite]

6 hours ago, JD1969 said:

This certainly has the same look as those meteorites. Any thoughts?

Please correct the spelling of meteorite in the title and tags. Otherwise, searching for meteorite is much less likely to bring up your post.

Edited April 25 by DPS Ammonite

[JD1969]

11 hours ago, ThePhysicist said:

IMO it looks to be unlikely that these are meteorites, but here are a couple of at-home tests that might tell us something:

 

1. Do these stick very strongly to a magnet? 

2. Scrape the rocks on unglazed ceramic, as on the underside of a plate or coffee mug. What is the color left behind?

I have done both of them and weak attraction and no mark on scratch test.

[JD1969]

12 hours ago, ThePhysicist said:

IMO it looks to be unlikely that these are meteorites, but here are a couple of at-home tests that might tell us something:

 

1. Do these stick very strongly to a magnet? 

2. Scrape the rocks on unglazed ceramic, as on the underside of a plate or coffee mug. What is the color left behind?

So I cut open one of the other ones and it gave off a rusty color of dust. I then wet sanded with 1500 and I’ll post a pic of sanded material and polished end of stone. Came out almost mirror like. Maybe all this will help?

[ThePhysicist]

9 hours ago, JD1969 said:

I have done both of them and weak attraction and no mark on scratch test.

My vote: not a meteorite. Iron meteorites as their name suggests are >90% iron, are extremely dense and will absolutely stick to a magnet. 

[DPS Ammonite]

@JD1969

 

Please correct the spelling of meteorite in the title and tags otherwise few will be able to search for your post in the future unless they also misspell meteorite. You have two days from the post creation to edit.

 

You can bring your rocks to the Mineralogical Society of Arizona meeting in Paradise Valley to get mineral experts to look at it.

 

https://www.msaaz.org