[meteorite-list] Artifacts made from meteorites?

From: Charlie Devine <moonrock25_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:10:08 2004
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Hello Ken and list,

Thanks Ken. I did suspect you were the expert mentioned in the item
description, but didn't think to check your ebay meteorwrong page.
You don't miss a beat where questionable items are concerned! I used
various search engines but could find nothing concerning tools from
Tibet or Nepal fashioned from meteoritic iron.
I imagine if there were such, they would have had to be fashioned by
cold hammering. I believe such tools were fashioned by the Hopewellian
culture of the Ohio Valley during Middle Woodland times (c. 200 B.C. to
AD 400)
Meteoritic iron matching the Brenham pallasite has been found at some
Hopewellian sites.

The seller listed these adzes under Asian artifacts as well as
meteorites. They would have some value as artifacts. There are many
fakes listed in ebay's Native American artifact category. In this
instance the buyers are getting genuine artifacts, but not the whole
truth regarding their material composition. So, I imagine the seller is
earning a premium on the mis-information, and the buyers are overpaying
for what may be relatively common artifacts.
Best wishes,
Charlie


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Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Artifacts made from meteorites?
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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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