[meteorite-list] Palmer rock

2009-03-26 Thread Horace Heffner
I am new to this list and rock collecting in general. This is my first experience trying to pin down whether a rock is a meteor or not. I must say, the experience is quite engrossing! I realize my find is not likely a meteorite, but it is large enough that it seemed worthwhile to spend

Re: [meteorite-list] Palmer rock

2009-03-26 Thread Göran Axelsson
I would guess a metamorph diabase heavily weathered. It could also be a sedimentary rock of some kind, hard to tell without having a piece of it in my hand. Nothing interesting, put it in the garden. If it was laying on top of the snow it couldn't have come from the sky. I would have either