Hello! My name is Mike. Since this is my first group communication, I thought it would be best to give you background info, geology-wise.
I am a 61-year-old Ohio native, who first learned about rocks from those left behind in the moraines and outwash after the final Pleistocene ice regression. The land where I grew up (and which I now own), in rural Miami County, was scraped down to the Silurian bedrock by at least 3 major glaciations before being covered by the debris fallen from the melting ice and wind-blown deposits.
Over more than 50 years of walking hundreds of acres of this farmland, searching primarily for Native American artifacts, I've seen and collected many unusual specimens from this "second-hand" geology. Most of them, I've been able to identify used printed resources and knowledge learned in my college geology courses. For one, however, it has taken years of poking around websites before finding the right search terms to explain the surface features of this unusual, perhaps unique, specimen. (As for the internal composition, I have a hypothesis, but need lab proof.)
I offer the attached photos for your perusal, but would first like to quote from H.P. Lovecraft, one of my favorite authors: "I am disillusioned enough to know that no man's opinion on any subject is worth a damn unless backed up with enough genuine information to make him really know what he's talking about."
Therefore, I would like to ask you to do a little reading to refresh your memory about or introduce you to the topic by typing this phrase --"shield"-type oriented meteorite -- into your search engine. Alternatively, you can go directly to www.meteorites.com.au/odds&ends/oriented.html for a very clear explanation and examples of these rare rocks.
When you view my photos, keep in mind the fact that, if this is not a meteorite, then it had to have come from some hitherto unknown volcanic area between western Ohio and Hudson Bay, Canada, maintaining its integrity as it traveled hundreds of miles at the base of a glacier.
If you have any alternative suggestions, please keep in mind the Lovecraft quote above and be prepared to provide your support.
Thank you for your time.
Mike Swigart
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