[meteorite-list] Fw: Interesting item on eBay web site item#2171794657: Park Forest Meteorite Fragment w/Crust 2.8g

From: Steve Schoner <steve_schoner_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:13:09 2004
Message-ID: <20030424154223.20878.qmail_at_web12705.mail.yahoo.com>

 "meteorWRONG!"

(sound the gong)

Proof positive that some cannot recognize a true
meteorite, freshly fallen even if it falls in their
laps.

Expect a lot of these showing up in the years
following the event.

Steve Schoner
http://www.geocities.com/american_meteorite_survey
http://www.geocities.com/meteorite_identification





--- Tom aka James Knudson <knudson911_at_frontiernet.net>
wrote:
> Is this real?
> Thanks, Tom
> The proudest member of the IMCA 6168
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <knudson911_at_frontiernet.net>
> To: <knudson911_at_frontiernet.net>
> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 8:12 AM
> Subject: Interesting item on eBay web site
> item#2171794657: Park Forest
> Meteorite Fragment w/Crust 2.8g
>
>
> > Does this look like PF?
> >
> > Title of item: Park Forest Meteorite Fragment
> w/Crust 2.8g
> > Seller: vergoin
> > Starts: Apr-23-03 20:00:54 PDT
> > Ends: Apr-28-03 20:00:54 PDT
> > Price: Starts at $0.01
> > To bid on the item, go to:
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2171794657
> >
> >
> > Item Description:
> > This meteorite fell on March 26th, 2003 at 11:50
> p.m. in a suburb of
> Chicago called Park Forest. Preliminary lab results
> are showing this to be
> an L5 with two lithologies. One lithology consisting
> of a so-called "black
> Chondrite" (heavily shocked) and the other
> lithologie containing shock
> veins. What makes this meteorite so interesting is
> not its classification
> but rather its history. It is not very often that a
> meteoroid breaks up into
> thousands of meteorites over a well-populated area
> causing substantial
> damage. Payment Options: I accept Paypal, Money
> Orders, and Cashier Checks.
> No COD. FREE SHIPPING by USPS in the lower 48 only
> and $5 shipping for
> Canada. Contact me within 72 hours after the end of
> the auction or anytime
> if you have questions. Payment within 10 days or I
> will relist. Good luck
> and thanks for bidding.
> >
> > Visit eBay, The World's Online Marketplace TM at
> http://www.ebay.com
> >
> >
>
>
>
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Received on Thu 24 Apr 2003 11:42:23 AM PDT