Have I just touched a meteorite?

[ferretchucker]

My next door neighbor came knocking earlier to ask our opinion on something. He found a strange object in his allotment. To describe it, it was a black/grey rock of what felt a bit like Carbon. It had obviously been exposed to extreme heat, it's surface being so smooth and looking almost melted. There were also plenty of crystals in it, reminiscent of a piece of igneous rock, wherein the crystals are formed in the cooling of the lava.

He said it just caught his eye, whilst he was doing his gardening. It was a strange shape, with two large indents giving one side the appearance of a T. It was as though it was a part of a larger object which had been broken up, the indents being part of a "bubble" inside the object.

I know it sounds slightly crazy, and what are the odds, but after all, it does happen. They have to land somewhere. This thing didn't look man made at all, and I suppose the argument could be made that it was merely a piece of volcanic rock, but it didn't feel like it. Though there were crystals and bubbles, it was too smooth. Like I said, it almost felt like melted carbon. I took a few photos on my phone.

I struggled to get good lighting. The flash was too bright and the bulbs were too dark.


This picture shows the "T" shape.


If you can get passed the brightness, this shows the smooth, melted edge


This was the best picture I took of the object, once again showing the T shape. You can see the crystals quite clearly as well. It looks like it was broken on this side, naturally, not cut.


Don't know if any of you have any previous experience with this kind of thing, but whether you do or don't I want to get as many opinions on this as I can. Remember, this was found in the middle of an allotment (a garden not near your house. Usually used for growing vegetables and making compost heaps) in a small town in England. The allotment isn't a particularly rocky place, mainly just dirt and plants/ vegetables.

[Doc Faustus]

Judging by the hammer shaped, you have found the petrified genitals of the mighty Thor.

[Kemal]

Where was it found exactly?

I would ask a geologist, or maybe post the picture on a rockhound/geology web site. I'm sure someone out there can identify it.

[fuglystick]

Are you growing green fuzz on yer person? If not, it's not a meteorite.

The blob swallowed me before I could say anything proud.

[Elvis_Christ]

It might be some feces like in Joe Dirt :)

[cheebacheeba]

Looks like compressed/superheated carbon or slate.
Could like, have been buried for some time, exposed to different pressures/temps and all that.

[crabapple]

I say: Blob meteorite. Best to be safe. Put it in the freezer.