adammark2015 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 my friend find this old ball in midle east , in very old tombbut , this ball cant crush , i try many tools but no benfits , last time i try mrble cutter no benfitsso any body can i dentfiy what the matirals thats made from or it is coming like this from natural4.bmp5.bmp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LipCa Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 First of all, if it came out of a "very old tomb", why in the world would you try to crush it?? If you can't crush it or flatten it with a sledge hammer, it's not from this world.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Au Seeker Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 When you say you tried cutting it with a marble cutter, are you saying you tried a diamond edged blade?I ask this because marble it not all that hard compared to some other types of rock/stone, marble is only around 3 in the Mohs hardness scale, it can be easily scratched by mild steel, a carbide tip saw blade if kept from overheating can cut marble if necessary, and most abrasive blades also will cut marble, so what did you use?More info on exactly what was used to test the hardness of this ball is needed to help try and give you a possible guess of what the ball is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adammark2015 Posted February 8, 2015 Author Share Posted February 8, 2015 yes brother i try many method but noo benfits ,, also i try steel cuter , becuse steel tools not do any things,,, i think the hardness is equal to diamondor it is Boron Carbideso im confuse becuse this is the first time i see like this matirals ,,, and like this shapeso im asking here if any body did see like this before or what thats containso i need your help to identify Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Au Seeker Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 I don't know of anything other than metal that would be that hard so it cannot be crushed and or even scratched, you best bet is to take it to a qualified mineral and or metal testing lab to have it expertly tested. they would have the proper equipment to be able to test it for known earthly materials, if they can't tell you what it is, it could very well be from out of this world!!! You have just posted this here today, give it several days for other members to give their opinions as well. Also if you do eventually have it tested by a lab please post the results here for us to see, we love to read about new and usual items such as this!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-2 Charlie Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 (edited) Rock hard scale goes like this ...Diamond , granite then marbles then limestone . Any stone that can be highly polished with vains is marble . Very interesting rock you have . Edited February 8, 2015 by H-2 Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garimpo Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 AM2015 why are you trying to cut the ball? You may have something that is very valuable and could make you a lot of money. I would take it to a university that has a big Geology department. They have the equipment to testit and give you an answer to what it is.Also go to a library do some research on the country that the ball came from. Do you know the country where it came from? Any idea how old the tomb was? Any grave markers on it? How long have you had it in your possession? Like Skip says please keep us posted what you find out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adammark2015 Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 the country im living on it, not allowed to sell or buy archeological pices so thats why im looking to your form can i ask this type of pices allow to trade it in yours country Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimshot Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 My guess is they used those balls to move heavy objects into the tomb. But what it's made of, haven't a clue. Interesting find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Au Seeker Posted February 9, 2015 Share Posted February 9, 2015 the country im living on it, not allowed to sell or buy archeological pices so thats why im looking to your formcan i ask this type of pices allow to trade it in yours country You can sell something like that here if found on private property and if is was found on public property it depends on what kind of public property, also if found on public property as long as it wasn't considered to be over 100 years old, e.g. an ancient/old artifact you could sell it.But from what you're saying, that it was found in a old tomb, here in out country unless the tomb is on private property that would make it an ancient artifact and it couldn't be removed, collected, buy or sell.For items such as this from other countries, our government honors the laws of other countries concerning artifacts, so if it is against the law to buy or sell such items in the country of origin, it would be against our laws to bring it here and sell it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleomanjim Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 What size is it? I have one I found in the Great Basin, perfectly round and made from hard limestone. Others have found similar stone balls and they are generally called game balls, although no one really knows what they were used for. Central America has hundreds of large perfectly round stone balls, some the size of a VW! They are also a mystery. I suspect the ball you have does not have a hardness greater than 7, around the hardness of flint or iron and should be able to be scratched with a diamond scribe. I would not take a hammer to it, what would be the point? It is an artifact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulder dash Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 For your benefit it looks like the moon to me. Lunarharderstrike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adammark2015 Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 thanks for your replythe size of ball 1cm to 2 cm diameter approxamtly ,, i try to crush 1 by hummar becasue i have extra two ball ,,and i thank thats mix from many matirals and im waiting your experiance to help me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newriverblake Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 It could be a ball bearing out of the chariot or a catapult wheel hub. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boulder dash Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 It could be a ball bearing out of the chariot or a catapult wheel hub. ? ha ha ha ha good one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank c Posted February 10, 2015 Share Posted February 10, 2015 Yes Bolderdash is CORRECT !!!!You've heard of "mini me" before right ??Well that's a mini moon !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dorado Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 I just saw boxes of these at the Tucson gem show, $1-2 each, they called them "cave balls"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimshot Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 El D i did a seach on cave balls and found nothing. Did they look like limestone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
homefire Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Jolly Green Giaents Kidny Stone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Dorado Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 They were dusty white looking, the bigger ones were about the size of an ols Shooter marble and the smaller ones were the size of regular marbles. I did not pick any up. I googled them to and came up with nothing. Might not be the same thing but sure looked lie it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimshot Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Thank's El D!I think i know what it is now. A piece of bubble gum. The round ball kind. With the hard candy melted away. Gum can get pretty darn hard when aired out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H-2 Charlie Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Take a Q tip with acid and see if it does fizz , if so its marble if it dont it could be granite . Does it go off on a metal detector ? Maybe if its that hard its some Iron calcium of some sort Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adammark2015 Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 where i can found acid and whats the name of acid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adammark2015 Posted March 1, 2015 Author Share Posted March 1, 2015 finaly i crush one of them i heated the ball with wildeng fire 10 min than i beat that with a large hummar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caliche Chris Posted March 1, 2015 Share Posted March 1, 2015 (edited) Well that's awesome you finally destroyed it! Now let's try and find out what it was, and what it was worth. Edited March 1, 2015 by Caliche Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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