[meteorite-list] [meteorite_sale] Iron Meteorite for sale

From: Michael Farmer <meteoriteguy_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 17:42:42 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <643508.88339.qm_at_web33111.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

I have also concluded that it was a Chinga.
Buyer beware, as meteorites become more public with
numberous TV shows, the scams will grow.
Michael Farmer
--- Jason Utas <meteoritekid at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Bob, Lists,
> Beware of a seller calling himself Bob Frankline,
> who is attempting to
> pass off a Chinga (currently on the Labenne webside,
> weight 499g) as a
> Mauritanian/NWA iron of any weight (he stated that
> it weighed 1091g).
>
> I did some sleuthing; the picture that was sent to
> me sure looked like
> a Chinga, so I searched for Chinga meteorites on
> google and the third
> hit was, well, it showed me the very same picture
> that I'd been sent
> of his "1091g Mauritanian meteorite."
>
> See here for the picture that he sent to me:
>
>
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f306/JUtas/wals.jpg
>
> and here for the Labennes' site and the identical
> image:
>
>
http://www.meteorites.tv/index.html?lang=en-us&target=d428.html
>
> The seller stated that it had been "analysed in
> polytechnique de Vincent
> Bordeaux,in France when [he] was on transit to
> Cameroon from Mauritania."
> I tend to be trusting with such things, but this was
> an odd story, so
> I asked for more pictures/information, etc.
>
> He said that he would prefer to leave it uncut, but
> that it had aready
> been analysed with the following results:
>
> Chemically it contains 26.7%Ni,76%martensite and
> 24%taesite,0.072ppm Ge
> 0.177ppm Ga and finally it is 11.7ppm Ir.
>
> Load of crap, as you can see, both the data and the
> fact that it was
> analysed without being cut.
>
> So...beware of a 'Bob Frankline' or old material
> being passed off as a
> 'new NWA iron.' If the story's suspicious, or the
> irons doesn't look
> like a desert iron, just me mindful...
>
> Regards,
> Jason
>
>
> On 5/2/07, frankline bob <bobfrank2005 at gmail.com >
> wrote:
> > Hello Janson,
> > I would not want to temper with this whole
> fragment.
> > I want to sell it in it's natural form.
> > This meteorite was analysed in polytechnique de
> Vincent
> > Bordeaux,in France when i was on transit to
> Cameroon from Mauritania.
> > Thanks.
> > Frankline.
> >
> >
> >
> > On 5/1/07, Jason Utas <meteoritekid at gmail.com >
> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello Again Bob,
> > > Could you please send a picture of the cut
> surface? Doesn't have to show the micro-etch - I
> know that would be hard to capture, but just
> something to give a rough idea.
> > > Also, could you please send a little more on the
> history - such as where you had it analysed, etc?
> > > Thanks,
> > > Jason
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 5/1/07, frankline bob <bobfrank2005 at gmail.com
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hello Janson,
> > > > See picture attached.
> > > > Structurally it's microsrstucture is
> plessite-like,It
> > > > lacks the troilite crystals and very smooth.
> > > > It is highly attracted to a magnet also.
> > > > Chemically it contains 26.7%Ni,76%martensite
> and 24%taesite,0.072ppm Ge
> > > > 0.177ppm Ga and finally it is 11.7ppm Ir.
> > > > Thanks.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 4/30/07, Jason Utas <meteoritekid at gmail.com
> > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hello Bob,
> > > > > Pictures would be much appreciated - do you
> have any more information on it as well?
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > Jason
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On 4/24/07, bob_frank2005
> <bob_frank2005 at yahoo.co.uk > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > I'm Bob Frankline an American resident
> presently on a volunteer mission
> > > > > > at the Shisong Catholic Hospital(NW) of
> Cameroon.I have an iron
> > > > > > (ataxite) meteorite,very rich in Nikel(Ni)
> and weighs 1091gms.It was
> > > > > > found in 1997 in Mauritania and i happened
> to have bought it while i
> > > > > > was in that Country.It is very nice
> looking.I'm offering it at a
> > > > > > reasonable price of $800.If you're
> interested please do get contact
> > > > > > with me.contact me at
> bobfrank2005 at gmail.com for photo.
> > > > > > Thanks Frankline
> > > > > >
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Received on Thu 03 May 2007 08:42:42 PM PDT