[meteorite-list] Mifflin Update... and Real Mifflin Photos...

From: Greg Stanley <stanleygregr_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 8 May 2011 18:21:16 -0700
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All:
I seriously doubt is from a new fall. If the person that found it thought so, why would they disappear? Why would they not try and find more? Why would all the deals from it's sale be untraceable?
Just too many red flags. But would be interesting to find out what it is.

Greg S

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On May 8, 2011, at 5:01 PM, Greg Catterton <star_wars_collector at yahoo.com> wrote:

> That is some of the speculation that it may be a new find, or a planted find. Once I get some of the material returned, I am sending samples to be tested to try to help determine what it is and how long its been on Earth.
>
>
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> --- On Sun, 5/8/11, Richard Montgomery <rickmont at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> From: Richard Montgomery <rickmont at earthlink.net>
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Mifflin Update... and Real Mifflin Photos...
>> To: "michael cottingham" <mikewren at gilanet.com>, meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
>> Date: Sunday, May 8, 2011, 7:49 PM
>> Hello List and Michael C.
>>
>> A huge compelling question is what the "fake" Mifflin
>> really is....Chergach and Bassikounou have been suggested,
>> or any popular H5 for that matter, and this relates to my
>> intermediate topic question I posted during this thread with
>> topic title "whole stone concerns" ...(I'm still interested
>> in a detailed perspective on that as well.)
>>
>> Michael, 'twould be good to get the "fakes" analyzed asap,
>> but I bet you're already well on your way for an
>> answer. How weird it would be to actually be a new
>> find?
>>
>> Richard Montgomery
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "michael cottingham"
>> <mikewren at gilanet.com>
>> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 1:19 PM
>> Subject: [meteorite-list] Mifflin Update... and Real
>> Mifflin Photos...
>>
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> Since Jason posted his discovery, 2 more pieces of
>> "fake" Mifflin have been recovered. Taking into account cut
>> loss, I think I am almost certain that I have recovered 95%
>> of the stone that I was duped into buying. I will not
>> be 100% certain until all of the pieces are returned to
>> me. Even though, I have not been 100% refunded for my
>> purchase, I feel it is important to refund people's money
>> immediately or as fast as possible and to get this fake crap
>> off the market and into the trash can... or maybe into a
>> lawyer's hand!
>>>
>>> PLEASE NOTE: If you have any doubt about a
>> Mifflin specimen you obtained from me ...PLEASE send me a
>> photo so I can confirm one way or the other. Especially ,if
>> it does not look like anything in the Met Bulletin below.
>> Even if you did not get it from me, but just want a second
>> opinion... send me the photo.
>>>
>>> Here is also a link to photos of Real Mifflin.
>> Everything posted in the Meteoritical Bulletin entry is
>> indeed REAL Mifflin.
>>>
>>> http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=52090
>>>
>>>
>>> Best Wishes
>>>
>>> Michael Cottingham
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