I found this stone in the chickens. I think it looks interesting and I would like to know if it is a meteorite.
Asker: Jason, 14 years old
Answer
Dear Jason
You made a good observation and you suggest an interesting possibility, but I have to disappoint you: you did not find a meteorite but a lump of basaltic lava rock between the chickens. The lava cooled down so quickly on the earth’s surface that the released gases from the magma could no longer escape and now still form cavities in the rock.
Answered by
Prof. dr. Robert Speijer
Geology – Paleontology – Paleoclimatology. You study geology in Leuven!
Catholic University of Leuven
Old Market 13 3000 Leuven
https://www.kuleuven.be/
Old Market 13 3000 Leuven
https://www.kuleuven.be/
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