[meteorite-list] Artifacts made from meteorites?

From: MARK BOSTICK <thebigcollector_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:10:08 2004
Message-ID: <BAY4-DAV64q1WnxPuqP00025d42_at_hotmail.com>

Hello Ken, Charlie and list,

I learned a neat trick from Blaine Reed a couple years ago at the Denver
show. Everyone has a tile handy for streak testing. The bottom side of the
toliet cover. (No toliet streak jokes now..:-)

Mark Bostick
www.MeteoriteArticles.com




----- Original Message -----
From: "magellon" <magellon_at_earthlink.net>
To: "Charlie Devine" <moonrock25_at_webtv.net>;
<meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2003 4:38 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Artifacts made from meteorites?


> Hi Charlie and LIST,
> This guy is very slippery.
> The seller 'silkarrow' also sells under the name 'asianartifacts888'.
> He has sold many of the Adzes on Ebay.
> I contacted him (Patrick McMakin) in July of last year and asked him to do
> the magnet and streak test on a Adzes.
> He said it was positive to the magnet and then he asked what the streak
> colors meant.
> I told him and never heard from him again until today.
> I again asked him to do a streak test with the Adzes.
> This was his answer:
>
> Hi Ken: I am interested in your proposed test. What do the particular
> colors indicate? I do not have a tile on
> hand, but will see what I can do with the final lots next week--I have two
> more lots which I will list before all are
> gone. I cannot test this week's lots without a tile on hand, so please do
> not bid if you have incomplete
> knowledge. Thanks for your fine interest. Patrick
>
> I think I am the 'expert' he refers to in his description. (who told him
> about meteorites being magnetic.)
> If the Adzes had passed the streak test, I'm sure that would be in the
> description also.
> I have a feeling that I will not hear from him as long as these are
selling
> well.( the last batch sold for $228.00)
> However, if he does reply, I will let you know.
> Best,
> Ken
> http://home.earthlink.net/~magellon/updates.html (half way down page)
>
>
>
> Charlie Devine wrote:
>
> > Dear list-members,
> >
> > I have no doubt that these are genuine artifacts, but are they fashioned
> > from meteorites?
> > The seller seems to think so, but I think not.
> > Over the years, I've heard of these meteoritic celts and always
> > wondered:
> > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2519814210
> >
> > Best wishes,
> > Charlie
> >
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Received on Sun 13 Apr 2003 05:57:37 PM PDT