[meteorite-list] The eBay "meteorite" dispute!
From: capricorn89 <capricorn89_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:44:14 2004 Message-ID: <002301c0fc51$75ea1700$df36b2d1_at_earthlink.net> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C0FC16.9ADC9000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable For Eric: cc: list Go to: http://www.meteoritecentral.com/ click on the links tab at the top of the screen by the logo. You will find a link to to testing laboratories. There are also lists of meteorite sellers with many pictures so that you = may see what different kinds of meteorites look like. Normally a lab will require a small piece, and a thin slice to make a = thin-section so that a suspected specimen can be studied under the = petrographic microscope and electronprobe analyzer. This is done by a = geochemist who specializes in meteoritics. Usually a large University = will have such a division. Once a specimen is authenticated its = description and analysis is given to the Meteoritical Society, an = international organization that is the official word on authenticating = meteorites. It is then given a name and its classification recognized. = The information is published in The Meteoritical Bulletin, which is = updated periodically. You can find links to this as well at = meteoritecentral. Until this process is complete a specimen is not = worth much, if anything. You will find links as well to many sources which will be of help to = you. The meteorite collecting and scientific community, however, takes = a dim view on unqualified people "guessing" they have a meteorite and = trying to sell it without knowing for sure. Again, assistance is there = for anyone who really wants to go the distance. Hope this will be of help to you. Ron Hartman www.meteorite1.com =20 ----- Original Message -----=20 From: EricSorenson_at_aol.com=20 To: capricorn89_at_earthlink.net=20 Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2001 4:34 PM Subject: Re: Question for seller -- Item #1159110432 No it hasn't.=20 If I have it checked-out, which I will probably have to do seeing that = there=20 are quite a few of you out , I will place it back on here with a = $5,000=20 minimum bid.=20 Please let me know who I can have authenticate this, seen as nobody = believes=20 that an unauthenticated meteoerite is NOT a meteorite...this is silly. = ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C0FC16.9ADC9000 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" = http-equiv=3DContent-Type> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2314.1000" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>For Eric:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>cc: list</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Go to:<BR><A=20 href=3D"http://www.meteoritecentral.com/">http://www.meteoritecentral.com= /</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>click on the links tab at the top of the screen by = the=20 logo.<BR>You will find a link to to testing laboratories.<BR>There are = also=20 lists of meteorite sellers with many pictures so that you may see what = different=20 kinds of meteorites look like.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Normally a lab will require a small piece, and a = thin slice to=20 make a thin-section so that a suspected specimen can be studied under = the=20 petrographic microscope and electronprobe analyzer. This is done = by a=20 geochemist who specializes in meteoritics. Usually a large = University will=20 have such a division. Once a specimen is authenticated its = description and=20 analysis is given to the Meteoritical Society, an international = organization=20 that is the official word on authenticating meteorites. It is then = given a=20 name and its classification recognized. The information is = published in=20 The Meteoritical Bulletin, which is updated periodically. You can = find=20 links to this as well at meteoritecentral. Until this process is = complete=20 a specimen is not worth much, if anything.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>You will find links as well to many sources which = will be of=20 help to you. The meteorite collecting and scientific community, = however,=20 takes a dim view on unqualified people "guessing" they have a meteorite = and=20 trying to sell it without knowing for sure. Again, assistance is = there for=20 anyone who really wants to go the distance.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hope this will be of help to you.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Ron Hartman</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2><A=20 href=3D"http://www.meteorite1.com">www.meteorite1.com</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3D2> </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE=20 style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV=20 style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B>=20 <A href=3D"mailto:EricSorenson_at_aol.com"=20 title=3DEricSorenson_at_aol.com>EricSorenson@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20 href=3D"mailto:capricorn89_at_earthlink.net"=20 title=3Dcapricorn89_at_earthlink.net>capricorn89@earthlink.net</A> </DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, June 23, 2001 = 4:34=20 PM</DIV> <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Question for = seller -- Item=20 #1159110432</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=3Darial,helvetica><FONT size=3D2>No it = hasn't.=20 <BR><BR>If I have it checked-out, which I will probably have to do = seeing that=20 there <BR>are quite a few of you out , I will place it back on here = with a=20 $5,000 <BR>minimum bid. <BR><BR>Please let me know who I can have = authenticate=20 this, seen as nobody believes <BR>that an unauthenticated meteoerite = is NOT a=20 meteorite...this is silly. = <BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></FONT></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_001D_01C0FC16.9ADC9000-- Received on Sat 23 Jun 2001 09:59:18 PM PDT |
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