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Some Meteorite Information

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Too colorful

Meteorites are not colorful

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Most meteorites are shades of grays and browns. Some may be reddish on the outside. If it is colorful, then it is not a meteorite.

All of these photos below were sent to me by people who questioned whether the rocks might be meteorites. None are meteorites. Besides being too colorful, none of them has a fusion crust.

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Too green
Too red

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Prepared by: Randy L. Korotev

Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences
Washington University in St. Louis

e-mail: korotev@wustl.edu

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