Looking like meteorite?

Good question Sasha, will a nail stick to it?

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Sasha, If nails don't stick to it is probably not Magnetite (load stone) an ore of iron which is easily confused with the iron nickel type of meteor.

Next try placing a magnetic compass near it. If it attracts the compass needle it is magnetic. it could be a iron nickel meteor. No other iron ore is magnetic besides magnetite.

If it is not magnetic it could still be a meteor or iron ore.

I suggest you wash it good with soap and water and a strong bristled brush and look at the surface for signs of melting. Indentations called "thumb prints" occur on the surface of some meteors due to melting when they enter the atmosphere.
That is about all I know about meteors. I am a mineral man.

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Sasha, terrestrial iron does exists only as extremely rare tiny crystals but you won't dig it out of the bottom of a stream. If a magnet sticks to it it is a meteor or man made. The one place I have found man made iron that resembled a meteor was on a iron smelter slag heap.

Do you see any signs of melting?, Thumb print shaped shallow indentations. rounded corners, hollow pits that look like gas bubbles? Is there rock on one side and iron on the other?,


It is looking more and more like a meteor. If it is one it should bring A LOT of money. Don't scratch, break or saw into it you will decrease the value. You will have to have a expert certify it to be sure. There lots of hobby resources on the internet. If you want me to help just ask.

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Sasha, nice fossils, I would not hazard a guess. I see a bracheopod that suggests 400 million years ago but then they could be cretaceous 125 million. There is lots of Cretaceous limestone south of . Have you found any Trilobites?

We have silicified coral here. When I was a boy I collected arrow heads the native americans made from the coral. I found points you could see through. The native americans placed a high value on the coral and traded it
. I found it in Texas and South Carolina. Some craftsmen still make jewelry out of it when they can find it. There is only one place it comes from and that is the bottom of Tampa bay. Most of it is covered with silt now and you can't collect it. You have a good hobby with your lapidary but If I lived in  Armenia I would be studying History and looking for treasure. How strict are the laws for hunting treasure in Armenia?

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	Sasha, terrestrial iron does exists only as extremely rare tiny crystals but you won't dig it out of the bottom of a stream. If a magnet sticks to it it is a meteor or man made. The one place I have found man made iron that resembled a meteor was on a iron smelter slag heap.

This is incorrect. Iron based magnetite exists in nature and can be plentiful in some areas. The sample of the OP does not look like a meteorite, but rather a  You are not allowed to view links.
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