[meteorite-list] Fake Moldavites

From: Michael Farmer <meteoriteguy_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:16:45 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <4340.55291.qm_at_web33113.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

Yes, these fake Chinese pieces are perfect, with great
color and no flaws. That lack of flaws should be the
first indication of authenticity.
They are melting glass and pouring molds.
Michael Farmer
--- Andreas Gren <info at meteoritenhaus.de> wrote:

> Not to forget, the small bubbles in the real
> Moldavites and the "Schlieren"
> in the real Moldavites, like the Schlierenbands in
> some Ataxites
>
> Bubbles: http://moldavit.de/foto/fsammlung3.htm
>
> Schlieren: http://moldavit.de/foto/fsammlung2.htm
>
> Best regards
> Andi
>
>
> 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_
>
W0QQitemZ200179801535QQihZ010QQcategoryZ3239QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZVie
> wItem
>
> 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
>
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