Meteorite? Y/N, Maybe

[Anonymous]

Hello all found this little chunk of something.
It's sort of purple/Black, with a redish brown mixed with it...Could it be a meteorite? How would you tell? <img src="/metal/html/confused.gif" border=0 width=15 height=22 alt=":?">
<img src="http://beta.hometown.aol.com/fullcyc/Meteor1.JPG" alt="" />
<img src="http://beta.hometown.aol.com/fullcyc/Meteor2.JPG" alt="" />
<img src="http://beta.hometown.aol.com/fullcyc/MeteorQ.JPG" alt="" />
Found in a Park, Here in Indy...It registerd about half scale on the detector
Happy Hunting~ <img src="/metal/html/grin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":grin">

 

[Anonymous]

More likely a cinder/clinker. Here are some sites with tips for identification:
http://www.alaska.net/~meteor/metid1.htm
http://epsc.wustl.edu/admin/resources/meteorites/meteorwrongs/meteorwrongs.htm
http://epswww.unm.edu/iom/Howto.htm
http://meteorites.pdx.edu/meteoriteid.htm
Best of luck,
Buckram

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for the info Buckram.
The first site you had listed had a test you could go through to determine if what you had was a meteorite or not. I got to about the 3rd or 4th test before I run into a bug,,, They say" Meteorites almost never have air bubbles", this one does. So, your probably right, never hurts to ask though. I am new to the hobby, and have a lot to learn,,, I looked for about an hour last night for some sort of site like that, but all I could find was the sites trying to sell meteorites...
Again, Thankyou for your help
Happy Hunting~