Onyma Report This Comment
Date: June 04, 2007 12:59PM

A cross section of a naturally occurring metal containing chunks of fragmented amber?

fossil_digger Report This Comment
Date: June 04, 2007 01:54PM

natural occuring metal? well..yes with a little help
amber? no, but a good first guess overall.

Anonymous Report This Comment
Date: June 04, 2007 02:52PM

The result of me trying to cook something

Anonymous Report This Comment
Date: June 04, 2007 05:46PM

it's a meteorite

Anonymous Report This Comment
Date: June 04, 2007 07:38PM

A fine-grained metamorphic rock that splits into thin, smooth-surfaced layers.
Slate.
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fossil_digger Report This Comment
Date: June 04, 2007 09:27PM

WOW!!
one of you no-name M.F.'s got it!! it is a meteorite! I am thoroughly impressed!

The Imilac strewn field was first discovered by Westerners in 1822, and is located in the Atacama Desert of Chile. The Atacama is said to be the second driest region in the world (Antarctica being the driest), and is extremely desolate, being located on the leeward side of Chile's coastal mountain range. The rain gauge at Calama has reportedly never received any measurable precipitation. The Atacama is a high desert with many regions over 8000 feet in elevation. This makes it unlike many other deserts in that it is a cold desert, with average temperatures ranging from 0° to 25° Celsius (32° to 75° F).

anon Report This Comment
Date: June 04, 2007 11:43PM

and the metal is nickel or iridium or something else?

whatever it is it looks cool

what the amber colored mineral?

Onyma Report This Comment
Date: June 04, 2007 11:55PM

I'd guess the metal is Iron

fossil_digger Report This Comment
Date: June 05, 2007 12:42AM

inclusions are olivine/peridot.

hey anonymous, are you a collector? i have several that i would like to trade for some of these (unsliced, i like to slice 'em myself).