Marcinhio Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Hello everyone, I have a question, what do you think about this mysterious space stone? is it a meteor? greetings to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 if it is a space stone, then it is a meteorite. Why do you call it a space stone. And what do all the graphs mean? Best to explain rather than confuse us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 Looks like you've produced several spectra from electron spectroscopy, from several areas on the stone (that's why they're different)? Ideally you want to cut/grind a window in the stone to avoid any oxide or surface contamination, which I don't see here, so these spectra may not be an accurate reflection of the composition. However, I see iron and nickel as significant components, which is promising. Visually, it also resembles an iron meteorite. Do you have more information, where was it found? "Argumentation cannot suffice for the discovery of new work, since the subtlety of Nature is greater many times than the subtlety of argument." - Carl Sagan "I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there." - Richard Feynman Collections: Hell Creek Microsite | Hell Creek/Lance | Dinosaurs | Sharks | Squamates | Post Oak Creek | North Sulphur River | Lee Creek | Aguja | Permian | Devonian | Triassic | Harding Sandstone Instagram: @thephysicist_tff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcinhio Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 Hello The Physicist was found in Poland, Czestochowa area. Before in this area was found a Kuźnica meteoryt and also in old grave was found a bracelet made from meteorite (Raków 1 i Raków 2) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 At >12% of chromium this is likely not a meteorite (the name for a meteor once it lands on Earth). It does have a large amount of iron and a bit of nickel but does not really match the general chemical composition of a meteorite. See here for a chemical reference for meteorites for comparison: https://sites.wustl.edu/meteoritesite/items/metal-iron-nickel/ With the larger amount of chromium it might be a terrestrial mineral like Chromite: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromite Wonder if those on the forum with more knowledge of (earthy) minerals might have a comment? @ynot Cheers. -Ken 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 16 minutes ago, digit said: At >12% of chromium this is likely not a meteorite Good point, I don't see that much coming from surface contaminants? Thanks for the link. "Argumentation cannot suffice for the discovery of new work, since the subtlety of Nature is greater many times than the subtlety of argument." - Carl Sagan "I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there." - Richard Feynman Collections: Hell Creek Microsite | Hell Creek/Lance | Dinosaurs | Sharks | Squamates | Post Oak Creek | North Sulphur River | Lee Creek | Aguja | Permian | Devonian | Triassic | Harding Sandstone Instagram: @thephysicist_tff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocket Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 On 3/23/2024 at 10:02 PM, Marcinhio said: Hello The Physicist was found in Poland, Czestochowa area. Before in this area was found a Kuźnica meteoryt and also in old grave was found a bracelet made from meteorite (Raków 1 i Raków 2) Kuznica is a chondrite-type, the Rakow are Iron-niccel could you please explain who took the sample for analyzing, was it taken at the surface of the stone or did someone drill a hole in it? I do not really think it is a meteorite, but... thanks for explaining Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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