Adam, Don't forget the big one. NWA 5400. In this case even with the word of a real Scientist, people had to wait for Oxygen Isotope comparisons. Luckily, The science proved pairings but, a self pairing is never a good idea.
Carl meteoritemax Cheers ---- Adam Hupe <raremeteori...@yahoo.com> wrote: > I cannot believe in this day and age there are dealers self-proclaiming > pairings on planetary material? I found that most collectors expect dealers > to have each and every planetary stone in a pairing series examined by a > competent scientist at the bare minimum. > > My brother and I go as far as depositingthe customary 20% even though we may > suspect a pairing. We do not make the judgment call ourselves. NWA 1110, > 4880 and others come to mind. We always get a unique number and claim the > weight of the entire batch when multiples are found. We submit every piece > for examination and claim all of the weight at once. In the case of NWA > 2999, a thin-section was taken from every pebble. > > Self-pairing a planetary piece is equivalent to a coin or artifact dealer > grading their own inventory. > > Come on, get a number and make the pieces official so as to avoid confusion > later on! > > It is disrespectful to collectors and dealers who follow the rules to take > shortcuts in order to save 20% and some lab fees. > > > Adam > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
