Composition Analysis of the Brazil Magnesium

Some of the surviving fragments of the Brazil magnesium that purportedly had their origin in the explosion of a UFO have been subjected to surface, internal and isotopic analyses. The surface composition of four of the specimens has been determined to better than 1 part per million (ppm). There are some similarities, but also significant differences, so it is clear that the specimens were subjected to different influences. Some of the impurities (such as sodium and calcium) may be due to seawater or sand, but many of the impurities are incompatible with such contamination. Some of the impurities (titanium, chromium, iron, cobalt, selenium, strontium, yttrium, niobium, palladium and barium) may point toward an origin in a technological device or devices. Two specimens of Brazil magnesium, together with four comparison specimens, have been subjected to internal analysis by a laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrograph (ICP-MS) instrument. This analysis shows that the Brazil specimens contain calcium at a few thousand ppm and (as found by the Colorado Project) both strontium and barium at a few hundred ppm. One specimen also contains titanium at a few hundred ppm. This analysis indicates that the existing Brazil samples are not as pure as magnesium specimens readily available in the 1950s. Some of the specimens have been subjected to isotopic analysis. The only departures from normal isotopic ratios are small differences that may be attributed to fractionation as a result of heat treatment. The origin of these fragments remains a mystery. There is no evidence that the specimens are of extraterrestrial origin.