[meteorite-list] Bogus indochinites?

From: Michael Gilmer <michael_w_gilmer_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 2009 14:34:47 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <618023.28690.qm_at_web58403.mail.re3.yahoo.com>

Hi Norbert,

I don't have any photos yet, but I will snap some as soon as the
specimens arrive.

Here is a link to the auction. It has a photo, but you can't tell
much by looking at it. I am inclined to believe they are real
because what motive would someone have to fake something as common
as indochinites? But, as an aspiring dealer, my reputation is
important to me, so I am not going to sell anything I am unsure of.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190281828566

A few people emailed me about this - most share the opinion that
indochinites are too common and cheap to be worth faking. Moldavite
can be expensive, so there is good motive there for a scammer to
fake it. Indochinites I am not so sure about. Heck, if I was a
scammer and wanted to make bogus tektites, I'd find some way to
manufacture fake Australite buttons - at least those sell for
good money.

Regards and clear skies,

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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Received on Sat 31 Jan 2009 05:34:47 PM PST