[Rockhounds] Emailing: METEORITE ? FOUND IN FIELD IN ALPAUGH, CA

[Pmodreski at aol.com]

I'm sure you'll get lots of advice from the list about this rock and  whether 
it could be a meteorite, Veva!
 
Do you have a picture you can post somewhere for us to look at?
 
If it's a meteorite, it is most likely it will be magnetic (a magnet will  
stick to it).  Of course, there are ordinary magnetic rocks (iron ore)  too.
 
If it has bubble-like holes in it,  it's probably NOT a  meteor--some kind of 
slag or glass or lava.
 
If it has recognizable crystals of any kind (especially quartz or mica),  
it's probably not a meteorite.
 
One could ask more questions, but that's a start!
 
Good luck,
Pete
 
 
 
In a message dated 11/30/2008 5:44:58 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,  
VevaBailey at aol.com writes:

Hello  List!
My husbands cousin, Jerry, found this "rock" in Alpaugh, CA  while  plowing 
up 
a field. He said it was just laying on top of the  soil, not buried. 
There aren't very many rocks that are natural in that  area. 
Alpaugh is or was a lake bed many thousands of years ago and is  completely  
flat. This field is used to grow cotton and other  crops.
I don't know how to tell if the "rock" is a meteorite or what, so  could  
some 
of you give me some input?

Veva B.  





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