[meteorite-list] Opinions on this...

From: Randy Korotev <korotev_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 03 May 2010 12:35:18 -0500
Message-ID: <201005031735.o43HZ7R10178_at_levee.wustl.edu>

This guy contacted me back in February. Initially, he just sent the
photo and an "analysis report" from an unnamed lab.
==========================================
Analysis Report
C =2.1156% Si =1.6442% Mn =0.4490 % P=0.0556% S=0.0270% Cr=0.0067%
Mo=0.0005% Ni=8.4981% Al=0.0035% Co=4.1850% Cu=0.0151%
Nb=0.0003% Ti=0.0181% V=0.0070% W=0.0047% Pb=0.0002%
Sn=0.0123% B=0.0013% N=0.0034% Fe=82.95%
==========================================

This is a strange composition. Ni is OK for an iron meteorite but Co
is a factor of 10 too high and Mn is 100x too high.

I asked for the story, and got this: "I will tell you the story,my
brother had it by change item with shot gun from Kalieng hill type
[Kalieng are people no nation,they brough many oxes from Burmar
border walking through forest and sold in Thailand no tax to pay]this
was happened 35 years ago when my brother had done mine buisness in
the forest of north Thailand near border of Burmar,my brother died
with cancell so I had it.





At 14:48 01-05-10 Saturday, you wrote:

>Here is the story that came with it:
>"I will tell you about the stone,late 35 years ago my brother worked
>as a mine buisness up north on the border of Thailand and Burmar in
>the forest,one day Kalieng hill tribe [Kalieng hill tribe are some
>small people lived on the border]came to my brother office in the
>forest and changed the stone with my brother shot gun and walked
>away,now my brother dead with cancer already,so I have the stone.
>when you see the analysis do you think what it was?Have you been to Bangkok."
>
>The owner is not willing to provide a sample to be testing or
>inspected first hand, that always worries me.
>
>Also, its almost like the classic "x died and left me with billions
>and I want to give it to you if you send me x amount to help"
>
>Greg Catterton
>www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com
>IMCA member 4682
>On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites

Randy Korotev
Saint Louis, MO
korotev at wustl.edu
Received on Mon 03 May 2010 01:35:18 PM PDT