[meteorite-list] Opinions on this...

From: Warren Sansoucie <warren3174_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 15:39:31 -0500
Message-ID: <BAY132-W26933235939C24CE5ACB8FD3F20_at_phx.gbl>

I hope I don't get cancell.
 
Warren Sansoucie
 
 

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> Date: Mon, 3 May 2010 12:35:18 -0500
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> From: korotev at wustl.edu
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Opinions on this...
>
> 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.
>
>
>
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>
> 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
>
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