[meteorite-list] China Now Hosts The World's Largest Gem and Mineral Show

From: J Sinclair <john_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 09:31:24 -0500
Message-ID: <CAAeS-uuEFZBOyGr4UMfTmk2zxy+yqfcUt1uyZnC8f=XU+pkhrg_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi All,

Tucson is the greatest gem and mineral show in the world.
There are so many reasons why.

The problem is non disclosure of an imitation or "fake", not selling one.
Only when something is sold to deceive does it become a problem.
Meteorites have been sold as rare falls when they are not. Sapphires
have been sold as "Kashmir" when they are not.
Pure deception.

Lab grown emeralds make beautiful jewelry. Lab grown crystals can be
astonishing.
Making a reproduction meteorite or dinosaur as a cast is an accepted
and valued practice.
Making green glass in your kitchen and selling it as a tektite is deception.
None are the real deal from nature and some are made in dishonest greed.
The other is sold to show wonder and amazement.

Know the product
Know your source
Examine closely
Ask questions
Buy wisely

If one doesn't know what they are looking at, they can be tricked.
It's happened to the best.

"knowledge is power"

John


On Sat, Jan 23, 2016 at 1:38 PM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks via
Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
> Hi Adam and List,
>
> Biggest? Maybe. Best? No. From what I have heard about Chinese
> rock shows - many of the specimens are bogus. Fake Moldavite. Fake
> fossils. Fake meteorites. I realize this problem is not restricted to
> Chinese shows, but China has made an art-form out of specimen forgery.
> I'd have to drag a team of experts with me and have them test any
> piece I was thinking about buying.
>
> Best regards,
>
> MikeG
>
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> On 1/23/16, Raremeteorites via Meteorite-list
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>> Dear List Members,
>>
>> I was shocked to hear that the Tucson Gem and Mineral show is no longer the
>>
>> world's largest. It looks like China is in first place with attendance
>> figures of over 380,000 for a four day event in 2015 compared to less than
>> 40,000 for Tucson.
>>
>> http://www.friendsofmineralogy.org/newsletters/2015_Jul.pdf
>>
>> Maybe I should attend this year to add support for this American show that
>> has been running since 1955 while the Chinese show has only existed for a
>> mere 3 years.
>>
>> Adam
>>
>>
>>
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