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« Reply #15 on: July 28, 2011, 11:10:21 AM »
right then ill chop the corner off it using the same cut .
i better go get a couple of new cutting discs first then lol
ill post some pics when its done...
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« Reply #16 on: July 28, 2011, 11:14:22 AM »
Look forward to seeing the results. This has really caught my interest. And hey, if it turns out to be just a lump of iron, then at least we have all had good chat as well. Lol
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« Reply #17 on: July 28, 2011, 11:48:21 AM »
yeah jon its good chatting to everyone and ive found this site really helpfull and full of info already!
also this was my daughters first find so whatever it is she will be keeping it .
i managed to get hold of a proper good disc from my m8 down the road and only just made it lol
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was shocked that the part i was cutting didnt really get that hot.... but the rest of it got boiling?
and the red stuff surrounding it seemed to fall off when i put the mole grips in it revealing a black kinda gun metal outer finish?
most prob is a piece of old junk but hey ..you never know whats in them there hills lol
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« Reply #18 on: July 28, 2011, 11:56:33 AM »
OK now you need someone with a bench grinder Grin as you need a smooth surface to see the make up of it.
I personally think it is a meteorite.....and I'm a sceptic Shocked
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« Reply #19 on: July 28, 2011, 12:01:27 PM »
righty o geoff i will nip to my mates garage now to get it as smooth as possible..
will tyr to post more pics when its done but im finding it really difficult to get a good close up pic with my rubbish digi camera Angry
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« Reply #20 on: July 28, 2011, 12:01:43 PM »
I think it's a meteorite aswell. It's looks more like a meteorite than just a lump of iron.
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« Reply #21 on: July 28, 2011, 12:15:08 PM »
wow this cam up real nice and smooth fair play  Grin









kinda hard to get a real good close up shot but i can definatly see what seems like a coating to the darker outer?
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« Reply #22 on: July 28, 2011, 12:19:00 PM »
It really does look like a meteorite to me. I wander where or who you could ask to confirm?
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« Reply #23 on: July 28, 2011, 12:34:52 PM »
i have a m8 who workied in portsmouth uni up until a few weeks ago and he said they had a department up there that deals with stuff like this IF it is a meteorite?
might give cardiff uni a ring and find out if they would take a look.
or theres somewhere on the net that says to cut 20% off it and send it to them and they will check it for you Huh
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« Reply #24 on: July 28, 2011, 01:00:00 PM »
Well looking on the net it seems to tick all te right boxes as far as having a Mineral outer crust (brown) a line of crust (black) and the iron core. Fascinating it's like a miniature Earth Wink
Just goes to show what we miss by not digging iron.
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« Reply #25 on: July 28, 2011, 01:12:48 PM »
wow not a bad first find then , happy days Grin
thanks for all your help !
just imagine this has been floating about in space for years then...maybee its passed uranus lol
wouldnt mind finding out how old it could be though?
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« Reply #26 on: July 28, 2011, 01:18:28 PM »
If it's a meteorite we are probably talking millions if not billions of years old.
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« Reply #27 on: July 28, 2011, 01:27:15 PM »
This link might help with the identification. It's for the natural history museum.

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/research-curation/departments/mineralogy/contact-enquiries/index.html
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« Reply #28 on: July 28, 2011, 01:53:17 PM »
There you have website - how to recognize meteorite  Wink

http://www.meteoritemarket.com/metid1.htm
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« Reply #29 on: July 28, 2011, 02:06:01 PM »
looking at that site mick it does tick every box Wink
jon ive contacted the natural history museum and also the museum in cardiff so i wil see what they say.
i wonder if i get any super powers if i bath with it or something haha
thanks for the help guys and gals Grin
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