Have I found a meteorite?

Since meteorites are rare and there are several materials that are often mistaken for meteorites, please explore the meteorite identification links below before contacting the museum with this request.

New England Meteoritical Services http://www.meteorlab.com/
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History http://mineralsciences.si.edu/collections/meteorites.htm
American Museum of Natural History- New York http://www.amnh.org/exhibitions/permanent/meteorites/what/looklike.php
The Field Museum http://meteorites.fieldmuseum.org/node/34
Natural History Museum, London http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online/space/meteorites-dust/collecting-identifying-meteorites/identifying-meteorites/index.html
See also: FAQ