[meteorite-list] Is Shirokovsky a meteorite?
From: Sharkkb8_at_aol.com <Sharkkb8_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:25:46 2004 Message-ID: <16e.1f3430cb.2c07dea6_at_aol.com> --part1_16e.1f3430cb.2c07dea6_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > the seller was running an > ebay auction for the same 0.64g slice. He replied that he would "look > into it" and ended the auction. When I saw that he had relisted the > slice last night, I first checked to see if he was still an IMCA member, > as he had stated that he was the first time the slice was listed, but > did not state as much in his current listing. He may have "looked into it" at <A HREF="www.shirokovskymeteorite.com">www.shirokovskymeteorite.com</A> and decided that was all he needed. It does seem curious though, that there is no mention of the IMCA in this latest offering, especially if there was one before. By the way, when this story first arose and I mentioned the above Shirokovsky website on the list, I don't recall there being any website-sale links on it. Just looking at it now, the sales link is most prominent and specimens are being offered at $25/gram. As to the "ethics" of selling, this situation isn't completely unprecedented - a substance known as "Putorana" (sp?) came onto the market not so long ago, and had lots of meteorite-savvy folks convinced it was a meso or a silicated iron of some sort. Turned out to be terrestrial. It can still be found for sale on some meteorite dealer's sites, but at least it's listed truthfully - a terrestrial substance that looks astonishingly meteoritic. Seems like Shirokovsky and Putorana can still be legitimately sold, as long as they're accurately described. (And at sub-meteoritic prices!) Gregory --part1_16e.1f3430cb.2c07dea6_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> <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=3DCITE style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT= : 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">the seller was running an<BR> ebay auction for the same 0.64g slice. He replied that he would "look<= BR> into it" and ended the auction. When I saw that he had relisted the<BR= > slice last night, I first checked to see if he was still an IMCA member,<BR> as he had stated that he was the first time the slice was listed, but<BR> did not state as much in his current listing. </BLOCKQUOTE><BR> <BR> He may have "looked into it" at <A HREF=3D"www.shirokovskymeteorite.com">www= .shirokovskymeteorite.com</A> and decided that was all he needed. It d= oes seem curious though, that there is no mention of the IMCA in this latest= offering, especially if there was one before. By the way, when this s= tory first arose and I mentioned the above Shirokovsky website on the list,=20= I don't recall there being any website-<U>sale</U> links on it. =20= Just looking at it now, the sales link is most prominent and specimens are b= eing offered at $25/gram.<BR> <BR> As to the "ethics" of selling, this situation isn't completely unprecedented= - a substance known as "Putorana" (sp?) came onto the market no= t so long ago, and had lots of meteorite-savvy folks convinced it was a meso= or a silicated iron of some sort. Turned out to be terrestrial. = It can still be found for sale on some meteorite dealer's sites, but=20= at least it's listed truthfully - a terrestrial substance that looks astonis= hingly meteoritic. Seems like Shirokovsky and Putorana can still be le= gitimately sold, as long as they're accurately described. (And at sub-= meteoritic prices!)<BR> <BR> Gregory<BR> <BR> </FONT></HTML> --part1_16e.1f3430cb.2c07dea6_boundary-- Received on Thu 29 May 2003 06:07:34 PM PDT |
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