Pamor Material Anyone ?

BSMStar · 13th November 2005, 05:23 AM

This meteorite is a Pallasite... having olivine crystals in a nickel iron matrix. It is also a Stony Iron... an in between state of the Stony and the Iron meteorites. One would have to remove the olivine before the meteorite would be usable to make a keris. It may be possible to do... but would require a lot of effort. Judging by the pictures of this meteorite. it is badly weathered (oxidized). Oxidized iron will not make a keris. There may be a good ole Iron type laying around some where... they are a bit on the rare side to find.

You can always buy one on Ebay... the SIKHOTE-ALIN meteorite from the Russian Maritime Territory (a Coarse Octahedrite IIB) is fairly common since is was a large (estimated at 70 tons) and resent fall (1947). I am not sure how well it will out for keris making.

The Namibia Gibeon Iron meteorite (a Fine Octahedrite IVA) has been manufactured in to iron weapons for hundreds of years, but are a bit more pricey.

As we know, the Prambanan meteorite (an ungrouped iron) historically has been used in keris making.

Alam Shah · 13th November 2005, 04:49 PM

BMStar,

The Nantan is an iron meteorite with the following information...(unless I'm mistaken). If I'm wrong, please enlighten me.

Research The research on the Nantan meteorites is done mainly by the researchers from the Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences. In the late 1970s, some professors from the University of Tokyo and Gakusuin University, Japan, took part in a joint research project. The summary here is based on the Chinese publications.

Shapes and Sizes Nantan meteorites have different shapes: spherical, triangle, flat-iron shaped, elliptical, semi-sheered, tongue-shaped, irregular, and so on. Fresh meteorite surfaces are black, and commonly characterized with angular or round melted pits. The ones deeply weathered are brown and lack of melted surface.The size of Nantan meteorites collected ranges from 10 grams to 2,000 kg. Total weight is estimated to be 9,500 kg.

Mineralogical Composition and Texture More than ten minerals have been found in the Nantan meteorites, dominantly kamacite and taenite. Secondary are plessite, scheribersite, triolite, graphite, spherlite, sideroferrite, dyslytite, cliftonite, and lawrencite. Coarse octohedrite. Kamacite lamina are 1 - 3.1 mm wide. Widmanstattern pattern is obvious in polished pieces.

Chemical Compositions The average Chemical composition in the Nantan meteorites are: Fe 92.35%, Ni 6.96%, belonging to IIICD type of iron meteorite based on the taxonomy of Wasson and others (1980). The following trace elements have been detected: C, Cu, Co, S, P, Cr, Ga, Ge, As, Sb, W, Re, Ir, Au, Ru, Pd, Os, Pr, and Mn. Ag, Cd, and Pb isotopes have been analyzed by Prof. Wang Daode and others (1993).

13th November 2005, 05:23 AM	#1
BSMStar Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Kansas City, MO USA Posts: 312	Its a Stony Iron This meteorite is a Pallasite... having olivine crystals in a nickel iron matrix. It is also a Stony Iron... an in between state of the Stony and the Iron meteorites. One would have to remove the olivine before the meteorite would be usable to make a keris. It may be possible to do... but would require a lot of effort. Judging by the pictures of this meteorite. it is badly weathered (oxidized). Oxidized iron will not make a keris. There may be a good ole Iron type laying around some where... they are a bit on the rare side to find. You can always buy one on Ebay... the SIKHOTE-ALIN meteorite from the Russian Maritime Territory (a Coarse Octahedrite IIB) is fairly common since is was a large (estimated at 70 tons) and resent fall (1947). I am not sure how well it will out for keris making. The Namibia Gibeon Iron meteorite (a Fine Octahedrite IVA) has been manufactured in to iron weapons for hundreds of years, but are a bit more pricey. As we know, the Prambanan meteorite (an ungrouped iron) historically has been used in keris making.

13th November 2005, 04:49 PM	#2
Alam Shah Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,248	Nantan iron/nickel meteorite... BMStar, The Nantan is an iron meteorite with the following information...(unless I'm mistaken). If I'm wrong, please enlighten me. Research The research on the Nantan meteorites is done mainly by the researchers from the Institute of Geochemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences. In the late 1970s, some professors from the University of Tokyo and Gakusuin University, Japan, took part in a joint research project. The summary here is based on the Chinese publications. Shapes and Sizes Nantan meteorites have different shapes: spherical, triangle, flat-iron shaped, elliptical, semi-sheered, tongue-shaped, irregular, and so on. Fresh meteorite surfaces are black, and commonly characterized with angular or round melted pits. The ones deeply weathered are brown and lack of melted surface.The size of Nantan meteorites collected ranges from 10 grams to 2,000 kg. Total weight is estimated to be 9,500 kg. Mineralogical Composition and Texture More than ten minerals have been found in the Nantan meteorites, dominantly kamacite and taenite. Secondary are plessite, scheribersite, triolite, graphite, spherlite, sideroferrite, dyslytite, cliftonite, and lawrencite. Coarse octohedrite. Kamacite lamina are 1 - 3.1 mm wide. Widmanstattern pattern is obvious in polished pieces. Chemical Compositions The average Chemical composition in the Nantan meteorites are: Fe 92.35%, Ni 6.96%, belonging to IIICD type of iron meteorite based on the taxonomy of Wasson and others (1980). The following trace elements have been detected: C, Cu, Co, S, P, Cr, Ga, Ge, As, Sb, W, Re, Ir, Au, Ru, Pd, Os, Pr, and Mn. Ag, Cd, and Pb isotopes have been analyzed by Prof. Wang Daode and others (1993).