If your specimen does not pass this test it is probably NOT a meteorite! (advanced); Note: Samples passing this test are not necessarily meteorites. ... Test Specimen - shiny metal flakes visible in 'window' ( a meteorite!)
meteorite-identification.com/streak.html meteorite-identification.com/streak.html
; Meteorite ID List of institutions that will examine your "suspect meteorite". ... (Note: to find out what the samples actually are, you have to go go through all test including completely rotating the item and checking its appearance at each turn.)
meteorite-identification.com/idweb.html meteorite-identification.com/idweb.html
Institute of Meteoritics ... The metal in a meteorite has the unusual characteristic of containing up to 7% nickel. This is a definitive test of a meteorite, but requires a chemical analysis or acid etching to detect. See more about metal objects below.
epswww.unm.edu/iom/ident/index.html
Take this quick and easy test; If even one or two of the answers to these questions are "YES", then you may have a meteorite. 1) Is the sample attracted by a strong magnet? 2) Does the sample appear to have a thin, DARK-colored crust, or a thin, RUSTY-colored crust, or a thin GLOSSY crust?
www.scn.org/~bh162/meteorite-send.html www.scn.org/~bh162/meteorite-send.html
The Vela Incident; Nuclear Test or Meteoroid? ... Included are several reports which concluded that a nuclear test was the most probable explanation of the Vela detection and/or specifically questioned the presidential panel's explanation.
www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB190/index.htm
There is no firm agreement among meteorite researchers on the definition of type 7 chondrites. Many meteorites previously described as type 7 are either type 6 or are impact melts. Impact melting is not considered a proper basis for type 7 classification.
www.meteoritemarket.com/type.htm www.meteoritemarket.com/type.htm
Who will test it? Review the meteorite testing labs listed below and choose one that you would like to have perform the work. ... How much will the test cost? Most labs will test a sample for free in return for the right to keep the sample for future reference if it should prove to be a meteorite, but inquire about...
www.meteoritestudies.com/protected_FOUND.HTM www.meteoritestudies.com/protected_FOUND.HTM
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New England Meteoritical Services offers a meteorite identification and authentication service to anyone who would like to know if they have found a meteorite**.
www.meteorlab.com/METEORLAB2001dev/identification.htm
A huge educational site about meteorites. An extension of New England Meteoritical Service's laboratory, this site offers the largest selection of meteorites and meteoritical materials on Earth to collectors, students, educators, universities, and museums ... New England Meteoritical...
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