[meteorite-list] sharp protrusion from an iron meteorite

[Adam Hupe]

Isn't Baygorria another meteorite with a fake provenance?  Basically a cleaned up Campo with a delaminated section protruding after a not-so-careful makeover.  I would just tell him to seek first aid so he doesn't catch the dreaded Lawrencite disease.

Adam
  



----- Original Message -----
From: Randy Korotev <korotev at wustl.edu>
To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
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Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 2:41 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] sharp protrusion from an iron meteorite

I recieved a well prepared letter from a fellow with a question that I can't begin to answer.  Maybe someone on the list has seen this kind of thing before.

He bought a Baygorria (Iron, IAB complex) from a dealer 3 years ago. He picked it up recently to find a metal protrusion sticking out of the thing that was sharp enough to prick his thumb.

Here's a jpg of his scanned photo.

http://meteorites.wustl.edu/baygorria.jpg

What's happened here?

Randy Korotev
St. Louis

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