QUOTE (badeskov @ Mar 22 2008, 09:40 PM)

Hi Rapid,
Thanks a lot, that was an interesting read!!!

While they make no conclusions, it at least tells us that if the composition isn't a common one, then it isn't
extra-ordinarily uncommon as that would most likely have been noted in the analysis log

But this is the kind of analysis that is actually helpful and can tell us something.
Cheers,
Badeskov
Hi,
It's a step in the right the direction. I haven't made up my mind about Dr Lier.. I think he's sincere.. but.. you're right, there is an 'over-sensationalist' aspect to his work. I'm not sure this can be avoided especially a subject so controversial such as Alien Abductions- but it appears he's making the right steps while at the same time, capitalizing upon a market. But we live in a capitalist society and research costs money (alot.) So I reserving my judgment or to put it another way- he hasn't made it on the
ufo hall of shame yet
Although I'm not sure that'll be the case after his feature film is made...
lolAnyway back on the sample testing. I'm not sure whether an Isotopic test was included?
Isotope ratio mass spectrometry?
I don't think it has and if it hasn't I'd be interested it the reason why this test wasn't carried out.
According to Dr Roger Leir "But there has been such a public clammer for information that we gave New Mexico Tech. permission to release something ... and that's all that's been released!"
So at the moment, all we have is The NIDS report and this opinion letter-
New Mexico Tech
Letter of Opinion (Samples T1,2 and T3)The first theory on the origin of these samples was initiated due to the relatively high hardness value obtained for the iron core of sample T1,2.
It is well known that very hard iron alloys can be found naturally in meteorite samples.
In fact, several characteristics of the specimens are similar to certain meteorite-type materials.
Meteorites can be a complex combination of many different elements (see for example, McSween, 1987).
This is the case particularly for sample T3, which contains at the very least 11 elements: Na, Al, Si, P, Cl, Ca, Fe, Ni, Cu, Mo & Sn.
Typical of iron and stony-iron meteorites is the classic "Widmanstatten structure", consisting of lamelae (plate or needle-shaped crystals) of kamacite (alpha-iron) and/or taenite (gamma-iron), formed during the slow cooling of meteoroids [McSween, 1987; Budka et al., 1996].
Interspersed with the metal grains are other minerals rich in iron and/or nickel such as troilite, FeS, and schreibersite, (Fe,Ni)_3P.
Based on my examination, the samples in question could possibly fit into this framework.
Elemental analysis done by X-ray Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) indicated iron and phosphorus as major constituents of the cladding material surrounding the iron core.
The (EDS) patterns resemble those recently reported for iron dendrites found in pockets and veins of the Yanshuang H6 meteorite [Brooks, et. al., 1995]. In addition, I identified a calcium phosphate mineral as a possible phase within the cladding of both samples.
Interestingly, chlorapatite, Ca_5(PO_4)_3Cl is among the more common meteorite minerals [Wasson, 1974]. This would account for the presence of a substantial amount of calcium and smaller amount of chlorine detected. A problem with this theory, however, is that no nickel was detected in T1,2 and only a minute amount in T3. It has been stated that "most meteorites contain between 6 and 10 percent nickel"...and "no iron meteorites contain less than five percent nickel" [McSween, 1987]. This may not be a problem after all, since the specimens could be just a small fragment of a larger meteorite body.
An altogether different hypothesis can be formulated based on the fact that these specimens were extracted from an human body. An iron sliver, embedded in human tissue could possibly cause a calcification reaction. This would explain the presence of calcium and phosphorous on the surface of the samples. Chlorapatite and other calcium phosphate minerals are the major component of hard tissue (bones, teeth) along with collagen.
In fact, calcium phosphate-based ceramics have been used in medicine and dentistry for nearly 20 years due to their bioactive nature [Hench, 1993]. In light of this, even if the cladding was not formed inside the body, but rather entered the tissue in its entirety as a sliver from a stone, it is not surprising that the body had no adverse reaction to the foreign object.
It must be stressed, these are only theories as to the origin of the specimens in question based on preliminary data and information. More in-depth studies would be required to prove either one.
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