Dear Peter, invoking the name "Steve Curry"--inferring that he was a "victim" and even the slightest hint that you might be being "Curry-boated", speaks volumes-- all in the negative. Unless this thread gets into some substantial technical detail, I agree with John that it is fruitless to continue it. I am including some of that technical discussion.
As to an Actulab finding of granite--I concede granite is nearing "obsolescence" as a rock fabric/texture descriptive mineralogy term, as there are dozens of garanitoid rock textures now that science is more sophisticated in describing plutonic rocks. "Granite" works for general class discussion but does lack definition when discussing specific rock histories. I assume however that your lab result included a "normative mineralogy" adjustment such that there is a substantial amount of silica/quartz/SiO4 reflected in the result. All the "red herring"/tangent arguments won't change that. Your unwillingness to post the lab findings furthers the righteous suspicions that this is not meteoritic. I also observe that the fact that you have posted your specimen's photo in lack-luster detail, along with a host of animal carvings doesn't lend to your meteorite assertion as being credible. Granite meteorites are highly improbable. They would have to come from a deeply excavated crater upon else a tectonically active-at-some-time, large rocky planet with thick crust. There are are 2 candidates remaining in the solar system and neither of those bodies have confirmed meteorites in our samplings. Regards, Elton ________________________________ From: John Lutzon via Meteorite-list <[email protected]> To: Peter Richards <[email protected]> Cc: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, June 7, 2015 2:28 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Accepting Inquiries From Accredited Scientific or Educational Institutions... This thread needs to end. ______________________________________________ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
