SCIENTISTS have discovered “alien” minerals at the site of a prehistoric meteor strike on Scotland’s remote Isle of Skye http://www.news.com.au/technology/s...s/news-story/99e0492793117e191428c7021ad97285 Nibbler strikes again Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Very interesting! If it is the blue colored mineral in the photo, I wonder what the spidery formation is that appears on the larger samples? Are they just cracks or is it growth of something that "likes" this mineral? It definitely looks like a growth pattern to me, but.......?
Sorry no idea. Looking for more information. No luck so far I'm going to call it UBO (Unidentified Buried Object) Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Apparently it is called osbornite, which would be the yellow appearing mineral, and seems to have been found in several other places on earth, thus my question is moot. https://www.mindat.org/min-3035.html
And I'll rename it IMO. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Or how does IBM sound? Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!
Possibly, but I discovered that the blue objects are not the rare element. It is the yellow object and it is not unique as it has been found elsewhere on earth, just never in Scotland. It is called Osbornite; Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Chemical Formula:TiN Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Composition: Molecular Weight = 61.89 gm Titanium 77.37 % Ti Nitrogen 22.63 % N ____________ 100.00 %
Yes Titanium nitride. A mineral not found on Earth due to the oxidative conditions that prevail here.