Magnet, magnet, magnet!
If one of those strong little shiny “rare earth” magnets doesn’t stick to it, it’s not a meteorite.
Also, if it is porous, or has gas holes like lava, then it isn’t a meteorite (and a magnet won’t stick.)
The exceptions to these simple rules (actually, just the magnet rule) are so rare that experienced meteorite finders never find a non-iron meteorite in their entire careers.
Yep. If they weed out everything that isn't magnetic, they will never "find"/recognize a carbonaceous chondrite...
I tried a magnet, didn’t stick but I have a larger round thing that the magnet did stick to.
I found the larger one on the Yorktown Virginia battle field so I am pretty sure it is a cannon ball..........
who knows...... :)