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. . . Not at all sure, just what, it is.
My youngest son gave it to me many years ago. He had been to a beach with his sister (Tracy), so I'm not even sure of the exact location at the moment.
Anyway, he had brought it home to give to me as it was 'coffee bean' shaped (and I am pretty partial to the odd cup [not as much as Bedrock though]!) so he knew I'd like it.
Now this 'rock/pebble/whatever', is quite heavy for it's size (as Tracy found out apparently, whilst they where on the beach - my son had dropped it on her toe)!
Shortly after he had given it to me, I spray painted it with gold paint and it became an ornament (it still is now) and sits quite happily on a cupboard in the living room of my house.
Well, for the past few months, I have been wondering about it; ever since I watched a documentary about 'meteor' landings on Earth.
For the life of me, I cannot recall the name or the series it was on. It may have been a 'one off'.
The man who has devoted his self to finding these bits of meteor is American, he began collecting them way back in the '60/'70's. He has a vast collection by all accounts. The way to tell if you find a piece, is by the 'weight' of the object, he said.
If you picked something up - expecting it to be fairly light and it surprises you by being in fact, far heavier, it may, be a bit of meteor!
(By the way, I do know it may be called something else - I just can't remember if an asteroid turns into a meteor or visa versa, when it enters our atmosphere . . . doh!)lol!
OK, the 'rock/pebble/whatever's description and dimensions . . . as I have said, it looks like a 'coffee bean' in shape, at the highest point it measures (bearing in mind, that because of it's shape, this accounts for the 'curved shape' of the underbelly) = two and a half inches, length = four and a quarter inches, depth (at it's widest point) = three and a half inches, and it's weight = two pounds and seven ounces.
Now to me, that is a little heavy . . . I may be wrong (probably am!) but, isn't that a bit too heavy for the 'norm'?
I'd love to find out, perhaps the next step would be to take it to a museum or somewhere to find out . . .
T.T.F.N. xx
