[meteorite-list] Chixculub material testing

From: Adam Hupe <adamhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:27:48 2004
Message-ID: <036601c3aaf3$d5738b40$d2dbe60c_at_attbi.com>

Hi Mike and List,

I agree that a lot of these types of things are fraud. In no way did we
ever consider it was from the actual impact event 65 million years ago.
Since these particles are magnetic, pass the nickel test and people only
have two weeks to get a refund if they do not prove out we thought they
deserved testing. If nothing else, this will demonstrate the importance of
testing before releasing any material assumed to be new. Maybe some
valuable lessons will be learned about jumping the gun or maybe not as
Shirokovsky proved.

All the best,

Adam



----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Farmer" <meteoritehunter_at_comcast.net>
To: "Adam Hupe" <adamhupe_at_comcast.net>;
<meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 12:47 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Chixculub material testing


> Why are you wasting your time on an obvious fraud? It is impossible that
> metalic material would survive millions of years, end of story.
> Mike Farmer
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Adam Hupe" <adamhupe_at_comcast.net>
> To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 14, 2003 1:19 PM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Chixculub material testing
>
>
> > Dear List Members,
> >
> > We received some samples of the Chixculub material that is being
marketed
> on
> > eBay as being meteoritic. We submitted them to the University of
> Washington
> > for testing. In order to have this material tested in a timely matter
we
> > are personally picking up the expenses for the thin-section preparation,
> > microprobe lab testing and official study next Wednesday. We will let
> > everybody know the definitive results late Wednesday evening.
> >
> > It is our personal opinion that material should never be sold if there
is
> > any question about it being from an authentic meteorite and collectors
> > willing to bid on such material should expect to take a loss.
> >
> > All the best,
> >
> > Adam and Greg Hupe
> > The Hupe Collection
> > IMCA 2185
> >
> >
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Received on Fri 14 Nov 2003 04:11:12 PM PST