Hunting north of St Johns, MI in a marsh area a few years back. I arrowed my first buck hunting at ground level at less than 12 yards..what a rush. I spent the morning looking for it as the hit was a little high, but a pass through and he ran down a creek before heading into a thick grassy end of the woods. On my way out to get my sons to help track the deer I found this unique rock (looks to be a meteorite). I left it because it weighed about 15 pounds and didn't want to carry it. Yes we found the buck on our first pass and the next spring I went back and picked up the rock..
(http://i516.photobucket.com/albums/u322/0710point/1220736969.jpg)
sorry that was to be under the coolest things seen while bow hunting thread..Roy
If it is a meteorite, it could be worth quite a bit of money.
I hope it's not cryptonite! You might loose all your strength.
Roy, Cool find to say the least.
As always great picture too!
i lost that along the maple river.... ;)
I would have someone check it that is familiar with the composition of meteorites. It doesn't look like one to me, but it could be weathered over a long period of time. And if it is weathered, it should show some rust as they contain nickle iron and will show rust spots after awhile.
Yeah I think i would have it checked out...you might be sitting on a gold mine. Nice find :thumbsup:
Indian love stone, maybe?
I bet steve h can tell us what it is. I had some picture of fossiles that he identified.
Leaverite.
Charlie that what my Dad used to tell me alot :biglaugh: :biglaugh: :biglaugh:
Nope, certainly not Leaverite. Otherwise it would have stayed put. Leaverite is usually tossed into the woods by a sarcastic geologist.
Nor is it Fornicite, for the same reason as above.
Looks good on the doily, though! :)
Don't use it as a "Joe Dirt" condiment bowl it may not be a meteorite.
I think I see the face of Elvis when the light hits it just rite. ( just messin with ya )
If it is meteroite a magnet will stick to it. See if a magnet will stick to it.
Check for peanuts.
That looks like uranium. :rolleyes:
Looks like real nice door stop to me.
FerretWYO, I just about spit coffee on my computer on that one! :biglaugh:
Looks like a blob of concrete that got dumped in water and then set up...
I agree about the meteorite and checking it with a magnet but I think that while I've heard most meteorites do have metal, I think I've heard that some do not. May not be a 100% reliable test.
I have a couple of them and the magnet does stick to most of the ones I have seen. That would be a good find if it is really a meteorite.
Leaverite! LMAO...that's a first for me.
Dad always called them JAFR.
Chupacabra coprophite.
Killdeer :thumbsup:
Fossilized dinosaur scat---you are going to need to increase the FOC on your arras
Well the magnet does not stick...pretty neat heavy rock though,,maybe I need to have someone at MSU check it out..Roy
Does it float? :p
This thread reminds me of something... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrwCUvuzldU
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Well...I see the image of the Virgin Mary in there!
HA!!!
Leverite!!
Love it Lamb!
I learned that one from Ferret!! Ha!!
If it's a meteor, Very cool!
If not Lie to everyone! drop it onto your car from a place high up!
that makes it official ya' know!!
I would be tempted to forge it into broadheads with special powers, sort of like Jim Bowie's meteorite knife in "The Iron Mistress" movie.
Looks like a bowling bomb.(a big ol frozen chunk of poopie)Dang!! Are there airports nearby? Just kidding had to join in on the Joe Dirt bandwagon.
I sent the pic to my Pop, he's a rock hound.
I'll let you know if he can determine anything from the picture.
Can you scratch it with a knife blade> For this type of test you should have a fresh surface so you aren't just scratching the deteriorated surface.
looks a lot like the tibiotarsus (probably left side) from an ornithopod corythosaurus circa 75 million years ago; habitat north america.
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or maybe it's just leaverite.
I did'nt find anything as enteresting as that but about 20 years ago.While following an 8 point one night I found a high country and 8 arrows with 4 blade rocky mountains.Beat to peices bent arrows and all.Olny thing any good was the sight and and it had been steped on.
"Hunting north of St Johns, MI in a marsh area a few years back. "
I love that area...turkeys.... ;)
Meteorite or not - it's a sweet stone.
Nice rock. Did you get in the maple river flats?
Looks like a sex rock to me...PR
A few miles south of the Maple River off North Lowell Rd about 3 miles west of US-27