A strange artifact, which, according to experts, is about 300 million years old, was discovered in Vladivostok. It was "pressed" into the coal, which one of the local residents was going to use to heat his house. The intrigued owner did not dare to throw the strange piece into the stove and took it to the scientists.
Various artifacts have been found in coal before, according to some sources, since the 14th century. Versions of their origin were very different, including alien and paranormal.
While studying the mysterious object, which was dubbed the "alien cogwheel", scientists were puzzled by several points. The Voice of Russia radio station informs:
A metal detail recently found by a resident of Vladivostok baffled scientists. The coal into which this object was pressed was brought to Primorye from Khakassia. Knowing that the coal deposits in that region were formed about 300 million years ago, Russian scientists concluded that the age of the metal part should be about the same.
When scientists carefully cracked the coal, removed the part from it and began testing it with various chemicals, it turned out that it was made of an unusually light and soft metal. The mysterious object is about seven centimeters long and contains 98 percent aluminum and two percent magnesium.
This composition amazed scientists, because almost pure aluminum is extremely rare in nature. That is, we can say with almost 100 percent certainty that the object is of artificial origin.
On the other hand, when scientists determined the composition of the alloy, it became clear how the part could have survived so well throughout these millions of years. The researchers explained that the purer the aluminum, the higher its ability to oxidize, resulting in a surface layer that protects the metal from further corrosion. As a result, the part, which is 98 percent aluminum, can survive not only under high pressure, but also at high temperatures and in other harsh environmental conditions.
Here another important question arises - about the terrestrial or alien origin of the alloy. Scientists who have studied meteorites are aware of the existence of extraterrestrial aluminum-26, which subsequently decays into magnesium-26. The presence of two percent magnesium speaks in favor of the part's alien origin.
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Be that as it may, more research is needed to confirm (or refute) this hypothesis.
Sveta Gogol