Some tests to find out the meteorite
Some tests to find out the meteorite
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| Some tests to find out the meteorite |
Some tests to find out the meteorite
Some tests to know the meteorite may sometimes confuse the
ordinary man to differentiate between the meteorite that descended from the sky and the ordinary stone that is from Earth. However, there are some tests that can be performed on any stone that is suspected of being a meteorite
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With reference to the need to carry out these tests in full, until the final examination and the decision is made. The shape of the stone and its appearance: There are meteoroids with a stone appearance, meteorites with an iron appearance, and also found meteorites known as mixed, where we find iron stone at the same time, and it is recognized that the meteorites by weight are usually heavier than rocks and ordinary stones, and affect the weather on Meteorites that fell more ancient than newly fallen; the old and has changed its outer shell due to the erosion suffered by time. Checking the impact of the stone magnetism: It is known that the meteorites in total in the composition of iron, so we have to pass the magnet on them, and if the attraction to him is evidence that it is not ordinary stone, but may be meteorite, but if not attracted to magnets are mostly stone ground
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Checking the impact of stone by friction: We can conduct this friction test by rubbing the piece of stone suspected of being a meteorite, with a piece of ceramics such as those found in the floors of the houses, left a semi-black color as a pencil lead, this stone is a kind of magnetite, which is a normal stone but attracted to magnets, This stone is a hematite, a stone that is also ordinary and attracted to the magnet. If this stone does not leave any trace, it may be a meteorite, but some meteorites may leave a light gray effect on the ceramic. . Check the stone through the coolant: We lightly rub the piece of stone by cooled, by dissolving a light surface layer of this stone, and we work to monitor it in all its aspects, if we appear to the result of friction some shiny and metal fragments in the stone, it is likely to be a meteor. Nickel stone testing: Meteorites are known to be of any kind, whether stone or iron, as containing nickel. Dimethylglyoxime is therefore found. If the stone is meteorite, the nickel in it is transformed into a pink color, being affected and reacting
MOHAMED NAJIB SAAAD
A Moroccan blogger from the outskirts of Ouarzazate, a lover of photography and everything related to informatics...
