[meteorite-list] Brahin - legit?
From: Sharkkb8_at_aol.com <Sharkkb8_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:21:09 2004 Message-ID: <157.221b07ab.2c55f330_at_aol.com> --part1_157.221b07ab.2c55f330_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit jediwebdude: > I see a > number of Brahin pieces on eBay and am wondering if > these are legitimately meteorite objects. Well, it's a little difficult to say "yes" to every possible specimen at any given moment, from so many different dealers, but I can't remember seeing an ebay Brahin offering recently, which appeared to be questionable. Pallasites are so unique in appearance that it would be prohibitively difficult to fabricate or substitute something (which makes the Shirokovsky situation all the more remarkable). Always a good idea to look for the "IMCA" logo in a meteorite dealer's auction - the International Meteorite Collector's Association is a largely-self-policing organization, and its members are dedicated to authenticity. Gregory --part1_157.221b07ab.2c55f330_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><FONT FACE=3Darial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=3D2 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE= =3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0"> <BR> jediwebdude:<BR> <BR> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=3DCITE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I see a<BR> number of Brahin pieces on eBay and am wondering if<BR> these are legitimately meteorite objects.</BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <BR> Well, it's a little difficult to say "yes" to every possible specimen at any= given moment, from so many different dealers, but I can't remember seeing a= n ebay Brahin offering recently, which appeared to be questionable. Pa= llasites are so unique in appearance that it would be prohibitively difficul= t to fabricate or substitute something (which makes the Shirokovsky situatio= n all the more remarkable).<BR> <BR> Always a good idea to look for the "IMCA" logo in a meteorite dealer's aucti= on - the International Meteorite Collector's Association is a la= rgely-self-policing organization, and its members are dedicated to authentic= ity.<BR> <BR> Gregory</FONT></HTML> --part1_157.221b07ab.2c55f330_boundary-- Received on Sun 27 Jul 2003 11:32:00 PM PDT |
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