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Carolina meteorites

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Subject: Carolina meteorites
From: "John Sinclair" <skystone@worldnet.att.net>
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 1998 12:02:48 -0500
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Hi, my name is John Sinclair and I am a gem, mineral & meteorite dealer in
NC.  There is an area here in NC that is called "Iron Station" and it has
pieces of iron ore scattered over a several mile area, concentrated in some
places.  There has been several people that have sold these as "NC
meteorites".  They have no crystal structure and no trace of nickel.  They
have never had a name or location attached to them.  The dealers in
question that were selling these as meteorites were told at one show "to
stop selling them or pack up and leave the show " by the show chairman.
They have finally come to the conclusion that what they have been selling
as "NC meteorites" are a classic example of "meteowrongs", only after
selling bucketfuls to many collectors all over the Southeast for lots of
money. It was real nice for them to buy litttle rocks for a few dollars per
pound and then sell them for several hundred per pound, while it lasted.

John

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