[meteorite-list] Bogus indochinites? Are they or aren't they?

From: Michael Gilmer <michael_w_gilmer_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 16:43:05 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <744624.37940.qm_at_web58406.mail.re3.yahoo.com>

Hi Mark,

After discussion with several list members, I agreed that the
motivation to offer fake moldavite is much different than
fake indochinites. Given that either could be faked with about
the same effort, why would anyone manufacture a fake indochinite
that sells cheaply to start with? If I was buying perfect
australite buttons, I'd be alot more weary.

When I received these, I examined them closely using every method
at my limited disposal - using criteria I learned on a few websites
pointed out to me by list members. I'm confident it's the real
thing because I have a real one I bought from a trusted source
and it's identical in character. If you want, I can mail you
one of the ones I got from the Hong Kong moldavite faker. I'd
be interested to hear another opinion on it besides my own.
Contact me offlist if you want a piece of it. FWIW, I won't
be purchasing any more tektites from this particular vendor -
because of the moldavite issue, which I was unaware of at the time
of the original purchase.

Best regards,

MikeG




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Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA)
Member of the Meteoritical Society.
Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network.
Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and http://www.glassthrower.com
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--- On Thu, 2/12/09, Mark Crawford <mark at meteorites.cc> wrote:

> From: Mark Crawford <mark at meteorites.cc>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Bogus indochinites? Are they or aren't they?
> To: michael_w_gilmer at yahoo.com
> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Thursday, February 12, 2009, 6:36 PM
> Michael Gilmer wrote:
> > I posted about some indochinites that I bought from a
> vendor in Hong Kong. After doing some research on
> > the seller, I discovered that he had been red-flagged
> in the past for selling fake moldavite. Well, they arrived.
> And they are real.
> I don't want to sound over-cynical here, but you sound
> like you're saying you bought material from a
> known-faker, but you're now happy that what you bought
> was genuine.
>
> Surely either the known-faker statement is inaccurate, or
> the now-known-genuine claim is at best dubious?
>
> ?
>
> -- Mark's Meteorite Pages: http://meteorites.cc


      
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