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Some Meteorite Information

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If it is shiny like metal on the outside but does not attract a magnet, then it is not a meteorite

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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.


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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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