Definitely no meteorite. Just compare the size with the weight. It is
too light to be solid iron, it's just a bit of iron oxide and iron
hydroxide concretion at best.
1x0.9x0.4 dm = 0.36 dm3
1.160/0.36 = 3.2 kg/dm3
Iron nickel meteorites have a density close to 8 so it's way off in density.
/Göran
Dan Furlan skrev 2011-07-13 08:05:
I'm not 100% sure but i don't think this item on ebay is a meteorite
120738890611
link to item:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/2-6LB-Original-Iron-Meteorite-Specimen-China-/120738890611?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c1c994373
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