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Mysteries1908 Tunguska eventArtifactsJohn's Stone, a quartzite boulder on Stoykovich MountainJohn's Stone, a quartzite boulder on Stoykovich Mountain: picture
CPY0D4ECWTT117S·Copy · object

John's Stone, a quartzite boulder on Stoykovich Mountain: picture

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

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

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PictureCmbrenneisen58 · commons.wikimedia.org · 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: picture [Copy CPY0D4ECWTT117S]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/CPY0D4ECWTT117S
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