[meteorite-list] Fake meteorite

From: m.mackintosh <m.mackintosh_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 16:21:27 +0100
Message-ID: <001701c7194a$32e5be20$981f4b54_at_syrius1>

Dear Meteorite list,

First of all I would like to thank the three people who very kindly sent me
advice about E-Bay and possible fake emails.

I now have another problem, which perhaps someone could give me advice
about:

I recently bought a Sikhote Aline Meteorite with quote- '' typicl fresh
blue-black fusion crust ''

However the so-called blue-black fusion crust rubs off with only a finger
nail pressure revealing shiny metal underneath !!!

Could someone tell me if this is a common and normal accurance ?

The seller from Florida issued me with a very nice 'Certificate of
Authenticity', and the meteorite was not cheap !

With best wishes,

Moray
Received on Wed 06 Dec 2006 10:21:27 AM PST