[meteorite-list] Opinions on this...

[Randy Korotev]

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