[meteorite-list] Accepting Inquiries From Accredited Scientific or Educational Institutions...

From: Michael Farmer <mike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2015 21:08:34 -0700
Message-ID: <D067D52F-088F-4AF3-B455-29CF3E2AEA94_at_meteoriteguy.com>

What kind of Nigerian scam attempt is this email? Trying to sell garbage trinkets?
A,asking what makes it on the list these days.

Sent from my iPad

> On Jun 6, 2015, at 8:48 PM, Peter Richards via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>
> To whom it may concern, I am offering this link, for the benefit of
> representatives of accredited educational and scientific institutions,
> displaying a stone which an Actlabs (of Lancaster, Ontario) report has
> identified to me as a granite, which, is almost definitely meteoritic,
> which I say due to the distinct coating, and its shape, given that I
> have not shaped or coated this stone and that these traits appear in
> no way artificial. I can only guess what value to anyone denying that
> this could be a meteorite is, but I will have to preclude such
> proclamations by reminding people that, unless I have truly missed
> something, there is less evidence to support such a claim than there
> is to support my above-made claim.
> Here is a link to a photo album, please see first photo (sculptures
> are for scale reference, btw):
> http://www.ipernity.com/doc/312101/album/793480
> I am gauging interest alone here, I do not suppose this counts as an
> ad, for the purposes are less than commercial although I, of course,
> would like to determine if it is legal for any grants, or such things,
> to be given by any willing recipients of any material I make
> available, to me, as a token of gratitude, to compensate for my
> exertions while acquiring this, and to help me better conserve what I
> have collected, in case there is indeed scientific value belonging to
> this collection of mine, and, it is ultimately up to Art whether or
> not this counts as an advertisement technically speaking.
> Promptness will be much appreciated and rewarded where possible.
> Once more, this is for accredited educational or scientific
> institutions. I will hear of interest from outside the U.S., but the
> state department's approval will be needed before anything is provided
> to such institutions, as according to law.
> Thank you and kindest regards to all,
> Peter E. D. Richards
> currently of Chicago, IL
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Received on Sun 07 Jun 2015 12:08:34 AM PDT