What is it? steel, iron, meteorite?

[watersteps]

I will ask this question here because I don't know where to go to find the answer. I found a heavy chunk of something that a magnet will stick to and is about 1.75 long, 1.25 wide and .75 thick. I tossed it back one time and found it again so I kept it. I was hunting at a swimming beach many years ago in south central Pa.
The rock or whatever was in my box of finds for years and I got it out about a week ago to look it over. It just so happens I ordered a book on Space Rocks written by O.R.Norton and it came in the mail last week.
This rock shows no signs of melting like most meteorites do, I found a picture of the same type of rock in the book but that one had specks of nickel all over the surface.
Well I washed the rock today and guess what, tiny specks of something that looks like nickel all over the thing. OK now I'm interested, where do I go to find out what this thing is??
I don' t want to take up space on this forum so can someone tell me what forum to go to or where to get this thing checked out?

Can anyone help?

 

[chuck ky]

why would you toss it back instead of throwing it in the trash can like we should always do?

 

[geoff]

A few links on youtube about identifying metiorites if it helps;


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C11zJIJrX-s&feature=related

 

[watersteps]

Why would I toss it back? because it looks like a rock, if I remove every rock I come across I will not be welcome in anyone swimming hole. Besides that I did find it again and took it with me because I thought it might be a pc of junk steel.

 

[wyohunter99]

You might could take it to a local rock shop or geologist and they could help...

 

[watersteps]

Thank you wyohunter, I sent some pictures to Aerolite Meteorites to check out. .Now I just have to wait

 

[wyohunter99]

You bet!!! No matter what the verdict still a neat find...