[meteorite-list] Shirokovsky authenticity questions?
From: Adam Hupe <adamhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:13:10 2004 Message-ID: <0bcf01c30c57$740cf480$b4dbe60c_at_attbi.com> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0BCC_01C30C1C.C7389E60 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Gregory, Hello List, This demonstrates the importance of O-isotope testing. In our travels = we recovered several unknowns and only through O-isotopes could we = determine if they were manmade, terrestrial or meteorites. We recovered a stone with native iron in it and thought for sure it was = a meteorite. Since it would have been fantastic we held off announcing = it until the O-isotopes were completed. Luckily we did because it saved = us the embarrassment of presenting a meteorite to the public only to = have it turn out to be terrestrial. =20 On another occasion we thought we had recovered an extremely rare = primitive achondrite. Further study proved it to be a recrystallized = chondrite from the LL parent body. If we had sold any of this material = before waiting for the O-isotope results as a primitive achondrite we = would have owed a lot of people money. =20 On more than one occasion we were fooled by manmade objects with = beautiful fusion crusts and textures. Through proper scientific study = we were able to expose these fake meteorites and shared our findings = with several dealers to make sure they were not burned. One dealer = thought we were trying to prevent him from buying the material so that = we could have it all to ourselves and bought some anyway. Needless to = say he wasted several thousand dollars. Sometimes the pressure is great to sell material before it is completely = tested or a proper scientific abstract is submitted. If something turns = out to be manmade or terrestrial and is sold to collectors as meteorites = I feel the purchasers should be refunded in full. =20 By the way, we have heard some of this talk about Shirokovsky from well = informed sources, as well. That is why we are being patient about = purchasing any of it. We will wait for the O-isotope tests to be = completed.=20 All the best, Adam and Greg Hupe IMCA 2185 =20 ------=_NextPart_000_0BCC_01C30C1C.C7389E60 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 5.00.2919.6307" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi Gregory, Hello List,</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>This demonstrates the importance of = O-isotope=20 testing. In our travels we recovered several unknowns = and only=20 through O-isotopes could we determine if they were manmade, = terrestrial or=20 meteorites.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>We recovered a stone with native iron = in it and=20 thought for sure it was a meteorite. Since it would have been = fantastic we held off announcing it until the O-isotopes were = completed.=20 Luckily we did because it saved us the embarrassment of presenting a = meteorite=20 to the public only to have it turn out to be=20 terrestrial. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>On another occasion we thought we had = recovered an=20 extremely rare primitive achondrite. Further study proved it to be = a=20 recrystallized chondrite from the LL parent body. If we had sold = any of=20 this material before waiting for the O-isotope results as a primitive = achondrite=20 we would have owed a lot of people money. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>On more than one occasion we were = fooled by manmade=20 objects with beautiful fusion crusts and textures. Through proper=20 scientific study we were able to expose these fake meteorites and shared = our=20 findings with several dealers to make sure they were not = burned. One=20 dealer thought we were trying to prevent him from buying the material so = that we=20 could have it all to ourselves and bought some anyway. Needless to = say he=20 wasted several thousand dollars.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Sometimes the pressure is great to sell = material=20 before it is completely tested or a proper scientific abstract is=20 submitted. If something turns out to be manmade or terrestrial and = is sold=20 to collectors as meteorites I feel the purchasers should be = refunded in=20 full. </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>By the way, we have heard some of this = talk about=20 Shirokovsky from well informed sources, as well. That is why we = are being=20 patient about purchasing any of it. We will wait for the O-isotope = tests=20 to be completed. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>All the best,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Adam and Greg Hupe</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>IMCA 2185 = </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0BCC_01C30C1C.C7389E60-- Received on Sat 26 Apr 2003 08:53:43 PM PDT |
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