[meteorite-list] Brahin - legit?
From: Pekka Savolainen <pekka.savolainen_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:21:09 2004 Message-ID: <3F249EF1.6030608_at_dlc.fi> --------------080708020702060903010801 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Hello to all, at the moment IŽd buy Brahins from a reliable seller, usually all IMCA members are that...;- Also Finmet on eBay have sure pure and fresh pieces. (Not an AD.) The point of view is, there is still 150 kg:s of Shirokovsky pseudo left, and if you are not familiar with Brahin and the seller is unknown, it seems to me, there is a possibility to have a piece of this stuff, not a big one, but anyway. Just my thoughts, but if I had 150 kg:s Shirokovsky in my garage...well, before to build a nice statue with that material, I sure may had some other thoughts too...;- take care, pekka Sharkkb8_at_aol.com wrote: > > 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 -- Pekka Savolainen Jokiharjuntie 4 FIN-71330 Rasala FINLAND + 358 400 818 912 Group Home Page: http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/eurocoin Group Email Address: eurocoin_at_smartgroups.com --------------080708020702060903010801 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit <html> <head> </head> <body> <br> Hello to all,<br> <br> at the moment I´d buy Brahins from a reliable seller,<br> usually all IMCA members are that...;- Also Finmet on<br> eBay have sure pure and fresh pieces. (Not an AD.)<br> <br> The point of view is, there is still 150 kg:s of Shirokovsky<br> pseudo left, and if you are not familiar with Brahin and the<br> seller is unknown, it seems to me, there is a possibility to<br> have a piece of this stuff, not a big one, but anyway.<br> <br> Just my thoughts, but if I had 150 kg:s Shirokovsky in my<br> garage...well, before to build a nice statue with that material,<br> I sure may had some other thoughts too...;-<br> <br> take care,<br> <br> pekka<br> <br> <br> <br> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Sharkkb8_at_aol.com">Sharkkb8@aol.com</a> wrote:<br> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid:157.221b07ab.2c55f330_at_aol.com"><font face="arial,helvetica"><font size="2" family="SANSSERIF" face="Arial" lang="0"><br> jediwebdude:<br> <br> <blockquote type="CITE" style="border-left-width: 2px; border-left-style: solid; border-left-color: rgb(0,0,255); 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 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).<br> <br> 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.<br> <br> Gregory</font></font></blockquote> <br> <pre class="moz-signature" cols="$mailwrapcol">-- Pekka Savolainen Jokiharjuntie 4 FIN-71330 Rasala FINLAND + 358 400 818 912 Group Home Page: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/eurocoin">http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/eurocoin</a> Group Email Address: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:eurocoin_at_smartgroups.com">eurocoin@smartgroups.com</a> </pre> <br> </body> </html> --------------080708020702060903010801--Received on Sun 27 Jul 2003 11:56:33 PM PDT |
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