It's all completely black; some parts of it are matte black and some parts are shiny black.
The surface looks like it has been fused together.
It looks very much like charcoal, except that it is in parts shiny and not at all powdery and has no smell to it.
From what I know of meteorites, they are apparently magnetic and very heavy; I have no magnet to test the rock with, but I can tell you that the rock is not heavy at all. In fact, it's unusually lightweight.
Can you identify this rock?
Thank you.
The surface looks like it has been fused together.
It looks very much like charcoal, except that it is in parts shiny and not at all powdery and has no smell to it.
From what I know of meteorites, they are apparently magnetic and very heavy; I have no magnet to test the rock with, but I can tell you that the rock is not heavy at all. In fact, it's unusually lightweight.
Can you identify this rock?
Thank you.
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From your description it resembles a rock called obsidian. It is pitch black and extremely fine grained, dull on external surfaces but shiny like glass on broken surfaces and usually shows curved fracture lines (concoidal). It forms under water from lava that cools so quickly it has no crystals.
It is unlikely to be extraterrestrial.
It is unlikely to be extraterrestrial.
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Hard to say without a photo. Maybe obsidian, basalt or anthracite coal.