This mourning I was running on the beach like I do every mourning and stumbled upon a strange piece of rock. It is very light but metalic. How do I
found out if it is space rock . 
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Where's the picture? I would compare to any others that are typically found already. I found an iron nugget that looked like a nut at first, but on
closer inspection, realized it was iron, even though it wasn't heavy. I'm assuminng that it's hollow. Some volcanic rock looks like a meteor and I
guess in some way could have been. These I've found smell like sulfer and are a bluish gray. I also have some I would like to have a geologist or
whomever look at.
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Can you take a picture of it and post it here 
Second Line ....
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rock
here are some pics sorry some of them arent the best
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reply to post by ironjello
This is NOT a meteorite. Get the book "Rocks from space" by Norton. There is a list of real labs in the book. I can tell you that it's not a
meteorite.
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reply to post by ironjello
I'm placing my bets on obsidian, actually. The growth is wrong but the fracture might be right.
Here, check out the ID key in the middle of this webpage:
www.rockhounds.com...
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I've seen similar formations like this leftover from campfires. Parts of it remind me of clay or fired clay or a brick. I think it's earth based
materials. Maybe it was from someones campfire on the beach.
99% are not according to a couple of sites. Checking with a magnet and heavy for it's size is another clue.
meteorite-identification.com...
[edit on 13-1-2009 by aleon1018]
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Check this website out mate, its a checklist and may be interesting.
Meteorite
Also try to contact NASA and see if they will send an anaylizer out to investigate. I do not see why they wouldn't so you can get an accurate
assessement.
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It's unlikely to be a meteorite, and I would not count on anyone coming out to look at it, but if you check the following links, there is a collector
who might analyze it for you if you send him a sample:
www.meteoritemarket.com...
meteorites.wustl.edu...
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