[meteorite-list] Fake Lunar and new Pallasite

From: Göran Axelsson <axelsson_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue May 10 07:45:44 2005
Message-ID: <42809FD0.500_at_acc.umu.se>

A nice view of Dho 025 and it's pairings are at
http://epsc.wustl.edu/admin/resources/meteorites/dhofar025.html
There are links to pictures of slabs under the main picture.

Not that I have seen alot but it doesn't look like the rite stuff to me.

/G?ran

Martin Altmann wrote:

>With all carefullness and expressing only my personal opinion:
>I wouldn't buy this "Dho 025".
>I took a cheap fragment for curiosness (1.345g at 150$/g) and I'm convinced,
>that it isn't Dho 025 nor a lunaite at all. Much to vesicular.
>The story, the seller told me about the provenience can't be true neither
>(beside some unbelievable details):
>They told to have it acquired from ebay in Feb 2002.
>The finder of Dho025, who had that locality exclusevely, didn't sell it at
>that time on ebay, nor does he know those people.
>Furthermore he sold always thin slices only, but the piece I took is a fat
>fragment, obviously not token from a slice.
>The main mass, where it only could stem from, was in the possession of the
>finder until it was sold in Tucson in 2004 and not in 2002.
>
>The reason, why I couldn't warn yet (and care for getting my money back) is,
>that I'm careful in blaming others to sell fakes and I wanted to show my
>fragment to the finder first, who I'll met not before Ensisheim. (You may
>bring your specimens there too). I only asked a certain person not to spread
>this doubtful material in giveaways for free, until I'll have more cogent
>informations - obviously without success.
>
>Buckleboo!
>Martin
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "mark ford" <markf_at_ssl.gb.com>
>To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 11:23 AM
>Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Fake Lunar and new Pallasite
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>Well, looking at the sellers feedback, if it is fake DH025 then a lot of
>famous collectors/dealers have been burned....
>
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>-----Original Message-----
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>From: Meteoryt.net [mailto:marcin_at_meteoryt.net]
>Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 12:41 AM
>To: meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com
>Subject: [meteorite-list] Fake Lunar and new Pallasite
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>Hi
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3239&item=6531307
>234&rd=1
>Dhofar 025 :((
>For me its piece of slag.
>
>And looks like we have another Pallasite from Serge Afanasjev
>PALLASOVKA
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3239&item=6531312
>877&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW
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