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King Tut's iron dagger of extraterrestrial origin

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Re: Isn't, like everything on Earth, including Earth..

Iron alloys in the Earth did come from the solar disk, yes, but since that time they have been heavily affected by terrestrial processes, altering their isotope ratios. Meteoric alloys have not been so processed and retain their primordial makeup.

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