If it is electrically conductive it may be carbon fibre.

If it looks like it came from a tube up to 10mm diameter it may be part of =
an arrow shaft fibreglass or carbon fibre.

May be strapping from around a parcel/box.

Trevor


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> Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2019 10:09:11 +1100
> From: James Cameron <quozl@laptop.org>
> Subject: [OT] What's this material?
> To: piclist@mit.edu
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> Found in small quantities on the ground on an outback farm, this
> material looks to be manufactured, black, and fibrous.
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> http://dev.laptop.org/~quozl/shot0173.png (2 MB)
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> Background is a 0.8mm BGA footprint and a mm steel rule
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> Pieces are between 7 and 13cm long, 3mm to 4mm wide.
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> Any tests to try?
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