🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Papua New Guinea Finds

[Epicfind]

This was taken from a river bed in Papua New Guinea. Does anyone know what it might be?

 

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[Epicfind]

As big as a human head.

 

[crashbandicoot]

This was taken from a river bed in Papua New Guinea. Does anyone know what it might be?

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I don,t know,but Papua is a weird place,lots of unknowns and never before seen stuff there.Lots of creepy crawlies and sticky things too!

 

[traveller777]

This was taken from a river bed in Papua New Guinea. Does anyone know what it might be?

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Near a town? Remote location in river?

 

[Epicfind]

Near a town? Remote location in river?

Remote location, 6 or 7 hours outside the nearest town by 75 hp outboard motor boat.

 

[traveller777]

Remote location, 6 or 7 hours outside the nearest town by 75 hp outboard motor boat.

Very interesting. There are some really sharp folks on here with rocks and minerals. Give them a little time to get with you. Thanks for posting. Nice piece

 

[Epicfind]

 

[crashbandicoot]

I had a small introduction to Papua 50 years ago courtesy of a Australian Army jungle survival course.I was a U.S.Marine assigned to learn the skills needed to live there and bring that back to my mates. Was taken to Port Moresby and into the Owen Stanley Mountains. Very strange place,lots of strange doings there and many biting,stinging,sticky bugs,animals,insects and plants.I have no desire to go back though it was interesting at the time.

 

[traveller777]

I had a small introduction to Papua 50 years ago courtesy of a Australian Army jungle survival course.I was a U.S.Marine assigned to learn the skills needed to live there and bring that back to my mates. Was taken to Port Moresby and into the Owen Stanley Mountains. Very strange place,lots of strange doings there and many biting,stinging,sticky bugs,animals,insects and plants.I have no desire to go back though it was interesting at the time.

Thanks for sharing and thanks for your service.

 

[Kray Gelder]

All of your specimens look like melted bottle glass, randomly broken.

 

[UnderMiner]

Whatever it is I have deduced it to be worthless, I'll PM you my address so you can mail it to me so I can dispose of it properly for you. I kid, it looks pretty interesting, maybe some type of rare gemstone/mineral. That land is too exotic for me to know much about the local minerals. Hope you make bank! 😃

 

[Older The Better]

My first impression was glass too, with the bubbles and all the various colors and all have the same crystal habit. If they were various raw gems I would expect a variety of crystal shapes and maybe some parent material mixed in with the other

 

[CRUSADER]

My guess was glass, but I'm tagging this post to hear more. (hopefully)

 

[crashbandicoot]

My guess was glass, but I'm tagging this post to hear more. (hopefully)

Lots of weird stuff in New Guinea Rivers. I too would love to know what it is.Japs,Australians and Americans fought all over that part of Papua in WWII. Might have come from some sort of battle debris.

 

[CRUSADER]

Lots of weird stuff in New Guinea Rivers. I too would love to know what it is.Japs,Australians and Americans fought all over that part of Papua in WWII. Might have come from some sort of battle debris.

Its just so big, I wouldn't expect glass that big unless near a foundry but could be something melted in battle (maybe).

 

[traveller777]

Lots of weird stuff in New Guinea Rivers. I too would love to know what it is.Japs,Australians and Americans fought all over that part of Papua in WWII. Might have come from some sort of battle debris.

Great summation.

 

[crashbandicoot]

Great summation.

Just a guess,a random thought that blew through my head like a spring breeze.

 

[traveller777]

Just a guess,a random thought that blew through my head like a spring breeze.

Yes, nothing to slow it down I suppose.

 

[crashbandicoot]

Remote location, 6 or 7 hours outside the nearest town by 75 hp outboard motor boat.

What river and town? Which coast? it,s a big place!

 

[crashbandicoot]

Yes, nothing to slow it down I suppose.

That,s how I ended up in the Infantry,they shined a flashlight in one ear and when it shone out the other,the guy said,you,re perfect!