Origin of the Object
It was found in the middle of the nature on the ground
by native trackers during a hunting expedition in Sénégal near the Mali
border (next to Tombacounda locality). They considered it important
and brought it to the owner of the hunt concession, which leads to think
that this kind of stone must be very unusual in the area. (Every tracker
knows perfectly his environement). It's in 1992 I became the owner of
the object.
The object has an elongated cylindrical
shape (with protuberances) and is about 8 inches long (20cm) and 3
inches (7cm) large. It's surface
- very hard - is black and shining once cleaned, the inside is silvery
with yellow glints. It's very little magnetic, but very dense, it's
17lb (8kg) weight is surprising for it's volume and it emits a faint
ferrous smell.
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These characteristics, and especially the "vitrified"
look of it's surface remind us of a meteorite.
Discover the results of it's
analysis by the Laboratoire
des Matériaux, Surface et Procédés
pour la Catalyse of Strasbourg
(France).
