Geological or Archeological or ???

[staterchaser]

I came across this object earlier this Spring on a rally in Wiltshire. The ground was ploughed and it was sitting on the surface. I swung my machine over it but it didnt give any signal. I picked it up and was amazed at how heavy it was.
I later gave it to Mark Lodwick FLO who took it away with him back to the museum, no joy! No one at the museum could explain what it was and was told it was neither archeolocical or geological ?? What's left?
Has anyone come across anything simular?
First of all I thought it could be a fossil, from a dinosaurs rear end but no, too heavy. Secondly I thought it could be a meteor but wouldnt it give a signal?
It is 7 inches in circumferance and weighs 14 ozs I would say it is heavier than lead but it does not give any signal.
Maybe its a case for Mulder and Scully?

[handyman [Alan}]

Hi Ceri

The formation looks very similar to the object i found a couple of weeks ago.

http://www.detectingwales.com/index.php?topic=11366.0

I showed it to the FLO, and when she ahd stopped laughing concluded that it was 'probably' a geological object.

nice find though, well spotted

[Chef Geoff]

Interesting one Ceri, Meteorites don't have to be iron there are other types which are rock of some type, also my first impression was a Geod. Unfortunately without having it sawn in half you'll probably never know.

[Techony]

I have to agree with Alan, it looks remarkably similar in composition to his 'fossil poo' a few weeks back.

This is starting to get interesting, anyone want to borrow the angle grinder 

[staterchaser]

Regarding it being a fossil, I cant see it somehow, it is far far too heavy, and Cardiff Museum have said it is deffinately not a fossil. I like the idea of the angle grinder, although will make more investigations first incase it's an alien pod full of eggs.

[The Doc]

They are nodules of iron pyrites. If you crack it open it should have that 'fool's gold' appearance inside. I believe fossils can sometimes be associated with them. I'm surprised no-one in the museum knew what it was.

[romano-brit]

wiltshires full of it