PELHAM 10 Posted July 25, 2011 (edited) Science topic: Is this a meteorite? I raked over a seed bed and noticed this when I returned a day later. It was sitting on the surface and was not there when I first raked the soil. It is weakly attracted to a magnet and is heavy for it's size. It is 25mm x 15mm and seems to have a shiny fusion crust, small thumb prints and stippling that looks like molten flow patterns. It shows many of the signs - anyone know much about this? [/img] For comparison - a real one: http://www.meteorites-for-sale-meteorite-sales.com/Iron-Meteorites-For-Sale/Campo-del-Cielo-Meteorites-For-Sale/ Updated photos: Uploaded with ImageShack.us[/img] Edited July 25, 2011 by PELHAM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nicholas 5 Posted July 25, 2011 It's hard to tell as your pictures are not close enough and they are slightly blurry. Can you get closer/sharper pictures? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Big Dawg KS 6 Posted July 25, 2011 I have seen one of these before. It is actually a tiny planet inhabited by an advanced microscopic civilization. You better put it back where you found it before any harm comes to them (or you!). :bored: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
viper[cww] 14 Posted July 25, 2011 I have seen one of these before. It is actually a tiny planet inhabited by an advanced microscopic civilization. You better put it back where you found it before any harm comes to them (or you!). :bored: I'm sorry but that's absolute rubbish, it is in-fact kryptonite.... or the meteorite found in the documentary evolution.... try to crack a bit off and see if it bleeds.... :D Jokes aside, very interesting.... more then likely is a fragment of an meteorite... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jblackrupert 14 Posted July 25, 2011 I've seen the exact same thing tons of times in many places. Don't know what it is though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spokesperson 0 Posted July 25, 2011 Flintstone, but it can't be if it's magnetic? Check for radioactivity. Hold it to a fire alarm (of the radioactive type). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jblackrupert 14 Posted July 25, 2011 Looks vocanic. http://www.greatsouth.net/bytheflat/images_bytheflat/BTF-535.jpg There's even closer looking examples on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanic_glass All types of rock and glass gets spread all over the place. Used for constructing roads, caught in the treads of a cars, picked up and dropped by travelers...etc There are rocks from the Rocky mountains carried east across North American during the ice age. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PELHAM 10 Posted July 25, 2011 (edited) Ahhhhhh.......it got me!:D Edited July 25, 2011 by PELHAM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dmarkwick 261 Posted July 25, 2011 You have the first one, there are 9 more to collect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NoRailgunner 0 Posted July 25, 2011 Well Aliens do poop sometimes... :p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PELHAM 10 Posted July 25, 2011 (edited) Looks vocanic. http://www.greatsouth.net/bytheflat/images_bytheflat/BTF-535.jpgThere's even closer looking examples on Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanic_glass All types of rock and glass gets spread all over the place. Used for constructing roads, caught in the treads of a cars, picked up and dropped by travelers...etc There are rocks from the Rocky mountains carried east across North American during the ice age. It's not volcanic glass - it's metallic and just sticks to a magnet. I live in the UK BTW and around here it's clay and limestone. Things like this are very noticeable because they look so out of place. From the feint flow lines on it I'm guessing it's nickel-iron and it a fragment of something that broke up in the upper atmosphere. The depressions and flow lines that usually form extreme heat and aerodynamic forces are only on one side, the rest of it has only slight stippling but still has a shiny crust. I have updated the photos in the OP - hope they are better. If you look at this page of meteorites it looks more like this: http://www.meteorites-for-sale-meteorite-sales.com/Iron-Meteorites-For-Sale/Campo-del-Cielo-Meteorites-For-Sale/ ---------- Post added at 11:57 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:44 AM ---------- Well Aliens do poop sometimes... :p Alien poop!!? Hell what do they eat? :D Edited July 25, 2011 by PELHAM Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dmarkwick 261 Posted July 25, 2011 If your is pitted & shiny like that, then you most likely have a meteorite. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-martin- 10 Posted July 25, 2011 Science topic: Is this a meteorite? I'm not an expert in this but I'm pretty sure that it is a meteorite, the first photos that you posted show a very dark rock, this happens because the meteorite has to travel trough the atmosphere and it gets burned up. I think that it’s only the outside of the meteorite that is black tough. You also said that "It is weakly attracted to a magnet and is heavy for it's size.". As I remember from school, meteorites contain iron, some contain less and some contain more iron therefore they will get attracted by magnets but not as strongly as other mineral on earth. The meteorites that make it to the earth trough the atmosphere without completely burning up are very dense and difficult to burn, that’s why they make it trough and are much heavier for their size. Meteorites that aren't very dense just burn up in the atmosphere. I also found a photo on Google that looks very close to the first photos you posted: http://www.disabilityartsonline.org.uk/public_scripts/resizer.php?file=http://www.disabilityartsonline.org.uk/domains/disabilityarts.org/local/media/images/medium/aaron_williamson_meteorite.jpg&width=600&height=0&proportional=true&fittodimensions=fill&outputdirectory=../domains/disabilityarts.org/local/media/images/cache What do you think? Hope this helped :smile: Alien poop!!? Hell what do they eat? Satellites and cosmonauts Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sudayev 27 Posted July 25, 2011 This could be tektite which is melt material from the larger meteor impact. Do some research on that. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tektite Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beagle 684 Posted July 25, 2011 If it contains iron go look for a blacksmith to forge a sword out of it, a sword that deserves a name and empowers it's bearer to rule the world. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PELHAM 10 Posted July 25, 2011 Thanks -Martin- - yes the features on it are just like that photo. From looking at a few sites myself the only way to tell for sure is to cut it in half with a band saw so you can see the outer crust and the contents. From the outside I'm almost sure, but can't be 100% certain. ---------- Post added at 12:50 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:49 PM ---------- If it contains iron go look for a blacksmith to forge a sword out of it, a sword that deserves a name and empwers it's bearer to rule the world. Lol it's so small I would only get a sword big enough to fight tiny aliens 1cm tall. ---------- Post added at 01:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:50 PM ---------- It could be a tektite, but the UK is not in a known tektite zone. Tektites are only found in four known zones around the world (to date anyway) - the nearest to me is eastern Germany or the Czech Republic. The iron content is also high for a tektite - they can contain iron but I doubt they could be moved with a magnet? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zeep 3 Posted July 28, 2011 Some say that Tektite has certain healing / protective aspects. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
-martin- 10 Posted July 28, 2011 Some say that Tektite has certain healing / protective aspects. What kind of healing aspects does it have and how does one go about using it to heal them self, do you just place it on the area that needs to be healed? I might try it out, there is green Tektite in my country (Czech Rep.) called VltavÃn because it can be found in the area around river Vltava. A Tektite that looks similar to PELHAM's rock is called Chinites and can be found in China. But from what I know Tektites aren't found just lying around on fields, they are found in areas where a meteorite hit the earth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jblackrupert 14 Posted July 28, 2011 Swallow some and report back here next week. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
zeep 3 Posted July 29, 2011 What kind of healing aspects does it have and how does one go about using it to heal them self, do you just place it on the area that needs to be healed?I might try it out, there is green Tektite in my country (Czech Rep.) called VltavÃn because it can be found in the area around river Vltava. A Tektite that looks similar to PELHAM's rock is called Chinites and can be found in China. But from what I know Tektites aren't found just lying around on fields, they are found in areas where a meteorite hit the earth. Martin i don't know enough of it to be honest. I've heard the protective / healing powers of (some) tektite rocks mentioned in one or two lectures. It can supposedly filter out some EMF/GSM radiation among other -positive- things. Not saying i believe all that. Anyway these lectures were about healty food, bio industry, overall wellbeing and the speakers weren't selling stuff. you should google for Tektite, necklaces, protection, self healing.. There's a lot of commercial stuff out there, see if you can find the good websites that explain it. If it doesn't do you any good in the end, well at least you have a nice rock. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PELHAM 10 Posted August 1, 2011 I think you guys need a couple of homeopathic lagers: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
