[meteorite-list] good faith trade

From: Tomasz Jakubowski <illaenus_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2006 16:27:28 +0100
Message-ID: <458561e0a7b26_at_wp.pl>

Hi there,
My name is Tomasz Jakubowski, I am a geologist and an IMCA member #2321. About 2 weeks ago I swapped my Sikhote Alin specimen for Steve's howardite. Yesterday Steve asked me whether it was a real Sikhote Alin or Campo del Cielo. I believe the answer is obvious, especially when you see the specimen in person. Not only is it covered with remnants of fusion crust (which is unheard of as far as Campos are concerned), it has visible kamacite crystals (an evident proof that it is actually a coarsest
octahedrite), and contains schreibersite (typical for Sikhote Alins, often visible on the surface of a specimen). It is beyond doubt that the mentioned specimen is nothing but a new find of the well-known Sikhote Alin meteorite which has been cleaned (the rust has been removed). Should you have any questions regarding its authenticity, please refer to Sergey Affanasiev, who is the one I bought this specimen from. Here is a link to other Cometshop's auction, it is a Sikhote Alin specimen in a
very similar condition to that of Steve's:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130033060766

Kind regards,
Tomasz Jakubowski





Dnia 17-12-2006 o godz. 15:52 Dave Carothers napisa?(a):
> Marcin,
>
> It was..... "all the pitting looked like classic sa"
>
> Dave
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "??PolandMET??" <marcin at polandmet.com>
> To: "Dave Carothers" <david.carothers at verizon.net>; "steve arnold"
> <stevenarnold60120 at yahoo.com>; <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 9:46 AM
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] good faith trade
>
>
> > >> Good morning list.It seems I have made in error in a
> > >> trade I made.I am the one whose picture of the
> > >> sikote-alin,that was put out by Jim strope.I made a
> > >> trade for that sikote-alin,that everyone is saying is
> > >> a campo.I admit I have never seen a an sikote like
> > >> this,but all the pitting looked like classic sa.But in
> > >> a possible trade with mike Johnson,he mentioned that
> > >> it looked like a campo,but I assured him it was from
> > >> pieces that were recently found in the last 2
> > >> months.This trade was made with IMCA member
> > >> #2321,TOMAZ JAKUBOWSKI.He said he bought it from
> > >> sergey from new comet shop 2 months ago.So it got me
> > >> wondering after mike made me wonder about it.So I
> > >> emailed him back and he said,undeniably,it is from a
> > >> new source of sa's found in the last 2 months.Well I
> > >> decided to ask a guy whi is an EXPERT on sa's,jim
> > >> strope.He said there is no way that this is an sa.So I
> > >> asked to send pics around to all on the list to get
> > >> reaction as to what it is.It is gorgeous piece.But if
> > >> it is a campo,and not a sikote,I WANT MY HOWARDITE
> > >> BACK.This now becomes and IMCA issue.I did make this
> > >> trade in good faith.Please help!!
> > >>
> >
> > Im confused !
> > So You must have best shaped Campo ever seen or most ugly Sikhote. I
> cand
> > imagine how its possible to mistake Campo with Sikhite-Alin ???
> >
> > -----[ MARCIN CIMALA ]-----[ I.M.C.A.#3667 ]-----
> > http://www.Meteoryt.net marcin at meteoryt.net
> > http://www.PolandMET.com marcin at polandmet.com
> > http://www.Gao-Guenie.com GSM +48(607)535 195
> > --------[ Member of Polish Meteoritical Society ]--------
> >
> >
>
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