Ken , I think your making to big a deal out of this. Any serious person
will check them out before spending a sizable amount of money You spent
40.00 on a phony but, look what it got you your now an expert on the whole
subject You know what they say about guilt or innocence in the criminal
justice system " Its better that 100 guilty men go free than 1 innocent
man be found guilty " here's how that applies to meteorites Its better
that a 100 people buy a 40.00 fake than 1 real meteorite be discarded
Also even fake meteorites can make people curious and genuinely interested
which means your collection is worth more just by the amount of that interest
I am a licensed landscape contractor and guess what? I charge more because
a lot of times the unlicensed can't do the work therefor more work
is funneled to me more demand for a higher standard means more for $ me.
I think meteorites will naturally follow that same course and be found
out in the end only to the benefit of the legitimate collector
I really think the focus should be on quicker and more conclusive
testing Universities are not well equiped for real testing and I know by
thier methods they are probably overlooking the most rarest type the low
metals since they primarily test with a magnet Where are all the
private labs hiding where you can pay and find out EXACTLY what you have?
, they are out there but' their not set up for meteorite ID that well
Its not an easy process getting a straight answer on a rock sample in fact
its very difficult it needs to be streamlined Is their a machine
you can buy to test samples? shove it in like an oven turn a dial out comes
a print out of your samples enerts, if there is I'm going to get
one and start charging all those fakers 5$ each to conclusively absolutely,
undeniably certifiably identify their ? I think ther could be a big
demand What do you think? Also check this out,
this is what the universitiy called quartz let me know what you think
http://www.FINDALLTRADES.COM/projects/Snowwhite.htm
Thanks John
Here's my quote
"
leave them alone, and they'll
come home
wagging their tales behind them"
Little bo peep
magellon wrote:
Hi,
You have got to see this: METEOR
>From Deep Deep Outer Space
Lighten Picts Photo#1
Photo#2
Photo#3
This is THE CLASSIC M-wrong. In an email the guy even told me "I found
it the morning of the first night of the Band of meteorites passing
through Earth's path. We were pelted in this area for several
nights but I
am the only one that has reported recovering one." Also, "Just
in the short year that I have owned this I have answered questions, displayed,
and shipped this precious object to all parts of the planet for viewing."
Yet, I was the first person to ask if his find was attracted to a magnet.
(He did not know and does not have a magnet)
Everything from the description to the photos looks and sounds
fake. When I ask a seller of a m-wrong if I can use his photo and description
for my M-wrong Page, the dishonest ones (knowing their meteorite is a fake)
usually say no or agree under anonymity. This guy wanted publicity,
so I'm convinced that he actually believes all the unbelievable stuff he
is saying. That's incredible!
Ken Newton
#9632
me
