[meteorite-list] Fake Moldavites

From: bernd.pauli at paulinet.de <bernd.pauli_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: 20 Dec 2007 20:01:02 UT
Message-ID: <DIIE.00000094000023F3_at_paulinet.de>

Mike wrote:

They were mostly set in wire as pendants, and when put side by side, you could clearly
see them as identical, made in a mold. I have found one of the same on ebay, at a very
high price.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Czech-Moldavite-200-5-Carat-Green-Meteorite-Tektite_
W0QQitemZ200179801535QQihZ010QQcategoryZ3239QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

You can clearly recognize this one is an artifact (a fake) because the greenish
color is way too "monotonous" and the grooves too "regular" !!!

Bernd
Received on Thu 20 Dec 2007 03:01:02 PM PST