The Geology Faculty offer free rock, mineral, and fossil identification once a month during the academic school year (August - April). Please see our social media pages on Facebook (UTC Geology) and Instagram (@geologyUTC) for the announcements of those dates and times. 

• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GeologyatUTC
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geologyutc/

We often receive requests to identify or confirm meteorites. Here  is a helpful page from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) on the steps to identification: https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/i-think-i-found-a-meteorite-how-can-i-tell-sure.  

Clemson University also has an excellent site with information to walk you through determining if you might have a meteorite: https://www.clemson.edu/public/geomuseum/meteorites.html.

At UTC, we do not have the capabilities to confirm a specimen as a meteorite.  We hope this information linked above can help you you to determine what you might have.

Happy Rock Hunting!