Mineralogist needed

6 years 10 months ago #11171 by Smittysmit

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There is a stepped pyramid with a small chimney on the front page of Will's video "Manufactured Items From Previous Civilizations". This is one item that has me totally intrigued. I wonder if this is some sort of metal crystal. Bismuth makes some beautiful crystals but not shaped like the pyramid. While bismuth crystals are stepped, they are very rectangular which I have made a few times.

Is there anyone familiar in mineralogy that could explain the pyramid? I think it could be manufactured but want to rule out the scientific explanation.

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6 years 10 months ago - 6 years 10 months ago #11173 by Glitch_Neo

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Its on odd formation / fabrication .. I think I found another such object in my latest Gigapan

www.gigapan.com/gigapans/205251

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6 years 10 months ago #11179 by Todd

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That is a left Mastcam image from Sol 1373. Here is an updated version.

1373ML0067250050601226E01_DRCX(chs.1,2,3).png

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NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS original

www.whatsupinthesky.com/index.php/forum/the-planet-mars/3415-curiosity-sol-1373-composite-martian-artifacts#7139

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6 years 10 months ago #11181 by RocketDawg

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One of the most intriguing images, to me, is in the second picture. I can't imagine what the square cone in the middle is, but it certainly does not look natural. Strange looking to say the least.

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6 years 10 months ago #11182 by ??

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Me too.

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6 years 10 months ago #11183 by Todd

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One of the most intriguing images, to me, is in the second picture.

The top picture is the full size image. The image below it, an enlarged crop of the object.

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6 years 10 months ago #11184 by dude

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mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/msss/00509/mcam/0509MR0020050050303168E01_DXXX.jpg
here is another pyramid that has similar proportions to Todd's but does not have the sphere on top. these look manmade to me because of their square corners & their symmetry. wind erosion tends to make smooth rounded corners. could these be property corner markers or permanent benchmark elevation monuments?

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