[meteorite-list] Suspect Seller?

From: Ken Newton <magellon_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 16 May 2007 00:57:47 -0400
Message-ID: <464A8F4B.5090400_at_earthlink.net>

Martin, Herman & All,
As Martin correctly indicates, according to Ameri's web page
(http://tinyurl.com/ytzz8z) the auction's description is based upon the
professor's honest but possibly flawed research. He concludes that
irons, 'carbonaceous chondrites', and 'tektites' fell on the Campo area.
The seller appears to refers to this by stating, "Most items from this
collection come from Campo del Cielo (South America) which is one of the
few places in the WORLD that according to Earth rotation has an angle
that allows gravity to attract what?s traveling at space."

While this does not change my opinion of the items offered, it answers
my question about the seller's motives. This is not an intentional scam
but specimen misidentification.

Thanks to Martin and All for your kind assistance and input,
Ken Newton
http://home.earthlink.net/~magellon/mepage.html




Martin Altmann wrote:
> Ken:
> Maybe the seller isn't intentionally fraudulent?
> That Prof. Ameri seems to be a real person, although he seems to have some
> idiosyncratic theories, if one tries to interpret that sketch:
> http://www.radiochaco.com.ar/meteorito.htm
>
> A "Berlin Astronomical Center" does exist in Berlin Potsdam at the
> Urania-Planetarium: http://www.radiochaco.com.ar/meteorito.htm
> The "Astronomische Zentrum Bruno H. Buergel",
> named after an astronomer and author of popular astronomy books.
>
> Certainly not the first address in Berlin for meteorites,
> that would be the Humboldt-University.
>
> Best!
> Martin
Received on Wed 16 May 2007 12:57:47 AM PDT