[meteorite-list] New type of fake moldavite coming soon?

From: Michael Gilmer <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 14:04:13 -0400
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Thanks Yinan for the heads-up. I frequent the Vug, but haven't been
there in a while and missed this article. :)

Yes, that is an impressive forgery. If they can fake such a large
piece, then they can also fake a much smaller piece. Their greed and
ambition betray them, because such large pieces are fantastically
rare, especially in perfect condition. Most of us will never have
access to such a large and impressive Moldavite specimen, and it would
cost a king's ransom to acquire and would surely come with museum or
institution provenance.

Buyer beware.

The same thing has been happening with amber. There is a ton of fake
and misrepresented amber on eBay that has frogs, big spiders,
scorpions, even bats in it. Many of these are fakes, but some of them
are well-done and can be tricky to spot. They might look real, but
the red flag is rarity. Invertebrates like large frogs are
astronomically rare and cost a fortune if they can be acquired at all.
 Seeing such a piece for sale on eBay for less than wheel-barrow full
of money is suspect at best to begin with.

The same would hold true for large spectacular moldavites.

Best regards,

MikeG


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On 8/1/11, Yinan Wang <veomega at gmail.com> wrote:
> My buddy Justin at The-Vug just put out a new article on
> Fakeminerals.com about a new type of fake moldavite that has been
> recently spotted in China:
>
> http://www.fakeminerals.com/?p=146
>
> I'm not sure if this is the material people are already familiar with,
> or if it is indeed a new type, but it's impressive looking.
>
> - Yinan
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