Layers, stripes, and parallel linear features

If a rock has layers or stripes, then it is not a meteorite

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Meteorites do not have layers. Parallel layers can only be formed on planetary bodies that have gravity plus standing water or wind. Meteorites come from places with little gravity and water. Meteorites do not have stripes. They do not have any parallel linear features.

None of these rocks are meteorites.
None of these rocks are meteorites.
None of these rocks are meteorites.
None of these rocks are meteorites.
None of these rocks are meteorites. None of these rocks has a fusion crust.
None of these rocks are meteorites.
This rock was offered for sale in December, 2022, on an internet sell-buy website with the following words: “Lunar Breccia Meteorite Unslice From NEA 1225 gr – Rare Moon Rock Meteorite.” Quiz – How do we know that this is not a meteorite? Three possible answers: (1) It has stripes! (2) The seller does not know what a breccia is. (3) In December 2022 there were only 3 lunar meteorites from NEA (Northeast Africa) and this isn’t one of them. 001 | 003 | 014

Here is the only exception of which I am aware.

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