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Mysteries1908 Tunguska eventArtifactsJohn's Stone, a quartzite boulder on Stoykovich Mountain
ART0D4ECT4W0R4X·Artifact · object

John's Stone, a quartzite boulder on Stoykovich Mountain

PhotographCC BY 4.0Found 19 July 1972
John's Stone, a quartzite boulder on Stoykovich Mountain: picture
John's Stone, a quartzite boulder on Stoykovich Mountain: picture
John's Stone, a quartzite boulder on Stoykovich Mountain: pictureJohn's Stone, a quartzite boulder on Stoykovich Mountain: photo

About 2.0 × 1.5 × 1.0 m, 98.5% SiO2, roughly 10 tonnes; probably terrestrial, though proposed as an unusual meteorite.

Cmbrenneisen58, 1972. CC BY 4.0

Copies 2

PictureCmbrenneisen58 · commons.wikimedia.org · CC BY 4.02 steps from the original
PhotoCmbrenneisen58 (Wikimedia Commons) · commons.wikimedia.org · 2008-05-08 · CC BY 4.02 steps from the original

Where it was made

1Tunguska epicentre200 km1200 km

Sources 1

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Mysteries Department. (2026). John's Stone, a quartzite boulder on Stoykovich Mountain [Artifact ART0D4ECT4W0R4X]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ART0D4ECT4W0R4X
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