At Pitt, only one person in 40 years has ever brought in something that turned out to be a meteorite, and this person was a geologist. In particular, check out his ' meteorwrongs' pages, for one of these not-meteorites is likely what you've got. Randy Korotev at Washington University in St Louis). To see if you have a meteorite, please first visit Identifying Meteorites written by meteorite expert Dr. Both iron-rich slag and iron ore can attract a magnet, which unfortunately is also a common test for meteorites.
In the Pittsburgh region, most finds are either slag from old blast furnaces, pieces of iron ore, or other artifacts of the regional metals industry. Nearly 100% of all finds brought in by the public turn out to not be meteorites.
