[meteorite-list] Shirokovsky..Answer

[JKGwilliam]

At 03:53 AM 7/18/2005, Meteoryt.net wrote:
>After this photos I think noone can have any doubts if this is natural or
>man-made product.

Thanks for the pictures of this mysterious material, I had somehow 
forgotten about the etched slices.  Look at the last picture, which is a 
close-up,  and take a close look at the top left piece of this white 
material.  It is a consistent thickness along it's length and appears to be 
a cross section of a piece of sheet metal.  Like most of you, I'd sure like 
to know how this stuff was made.  With the price of a new pallasite 
starting at around $25.00/gram, someone with the right equipment and proper 
knowledge could get quite motivated to produce a convincing  counterfeit.

Best,
JKGwilliam