However, there are some tools and hints to help those who are just ordinary people with a hunger for meteorites. Since meteorites are scarce, you will find a ready market for them if you find one. If you do, you'll be hooked. This is a dark surface sometimes with flow lines. It is caused by the heat of the friction when the meteorite enters Earth's atmosphere.
ALL meteorites contain metal.
The nickel-iron ones are mostly metal, and the stony ones have a high metal content, although it may be ground up too fine and mixed in the silicate material to be seen. As such, Magnets will be attracted to meteorites . The stronger the magnet, the more it will attract even a stony meteorite. Since meteorites contain metal, look for smooth, rusty rocks. A metal detector is invaluable for the serious meteorite hunter.