If it is shiny like metal on the outside but does not attract a magnet, then it is not a meteorite
Meteorites are not shiny on the exterior. All of the photos below were sent to me by persons asking if the objects in the photo was a meteorite. None of them are meteorites. None has a fusion crust.
![](https://sites.wustl.edu/meteoritesite/files/2020/09/z_too_shiny0.jpg)
![](https://sites.wustl.edu/meteoritesite/files/2020/09/z_too_shiny2.jpg)
![](https://sites.wustl.edu/meteoritesite/files/2023/01/z_too_shiny3.jpg)