The same I task of meteorites found in America, for me is all imported from the desert and strangely found in USA deserts, and strangely I am not the only one to think them but also persons of some laboratories.... that strange eh? However I will report several to the European dealers - all serious ones to 100% at the moment, while for the moment the only problems that I have had have been alone with Americans - about what some personages think about they.
Matteo --- David Freeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Half the meteorites I see posted from European > amatures are fraudulent. > I SUSPECT ALL with low credentials. Even here in the > United States. > Unless they are found by Marines... ;-) > Dave Freeman > > M come Meteorite Meteorites wrote: > > >why....is not possible find a iron meteorite in > Spain? > >Or is type the question italian meteorites, > impossible > >to find? If this is a Sikhote alin well, for me the > >Taza is all sikhote's find in desert see is many > many > >similar, or Etter for me is a NWA put in > USA....hard > >give a confirm.... > > > >Matteo > > > >--- "Jerry A. Wallace" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>Bernhard "Rendelius" Rems wrote: > >> > >http://cgi.ebay.at/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2219315732&category=3239 > > > ><http://cgi.ebay.at/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2219315732&category=3239> > > > >>>Kind regards, > >>> > >>>*Bernhard "/Rendelius"/ Rems* > >>> > >>Well, Bernhard, I had the same initial reaction to > >>the pictures that > >>Dave F. did; it sure > >>looked like some Sikhote Alin schrapnel. > >> > >>But aside from that, judging from their eBay ad > text > >>description, it > >>appears that there > >>are none of the standard descriptors nor expected > >>phrases present in the > >>ad that would > >>lend credibility to their claim of having found a > >>meteorite, with one > >>exception which I > >>will expand on below. > >> > >>Some descriptors and/or phrases that should be > >>present in an ad that > >>would help ensure > >>authenticity are: > >> > >>* ... burned down the barn, the store, the > outhouse, > >>etc. > >> > >>* ... frightened- Mama, the horse, the goat, the > >>pig, etc. > >> > >>* ... killed the cow, the dog, the mailman, etc. > >> > >>* ... too hot to touch for three days. > >> > >>* ... set the field, the woods, Charlie, etc., on > >>fire. > >> > >>* ... glowed real bright green, red, blue, etc., > all > >>night. > >> > >>* ... melted the shovel, pick, car, cat, etc. > >> > >>* ... picked that little sucker up out of the > bottom > >>of the ten foot > >>deep crater that it made. > >> > >>There are, of course, any number of other > >>descriptor/phrases that lend > >>virtually > >>infallible authenticity to what would otherwise be > >>'questionable > >>meteorites'. But > >>the ones above will give a good start to novices > >>unfamiliar with what to > >>look for > >>in the eBay ads. > >> > >>The one item in the eBay ad description that had a > >>ring of truth to it > >>was the > >>mention that it was found only twenty minutes > after > >>falling. > >> > >>I can easily imagine the following scenario > (you'll > >>have to excuse me > >>for not > >>illustrating this with people from the towns of > >>Palencia and León in > >>Spain; I > >>have to go with what I'm familiar with): > >> > >><Zeb and Luke are rocking on the front porch of > >>their shack high in the > >>Ozark > >>mountains, in the cool of the evening, imbibing > >>their nightly refreshment. > >>NOTE: Setting not important- same thing can and > does > >>happen anywhere in > >>the world.> > >> > >>ZEB: "Looky thar, Luke, a shootin' star!" > >> > >>LUKE: "Yep. Shore nuff, Zeb, 'nother one o' them > >>rascals." > >> > >>ZEB: "Looks like it landed jes' over that hill > >>yonder. Let's go git that > >>sucker." > >> > >>LUKE: "Alrighty. I'll jes' grab the jug to take > >>along. Nice night fer a > >>stroll ennyhow" > >> > >><Down the road and behind the hill twenty minutes > >>later.> > >> > >>ZEB: "Yep. Thar she lies, Luke. Rat thar in the > >>smack dab middle o' the > >>trail." > >> > >>LUKE: "Wal, whatcha wanna do with this one, Zeb?" > >> > >>ZEB: "Wal, I reckin we can do what we done with > all > >>them others, Luke. > >>Let's > >>take 'er back to the shack, take some o' them > >>deegital pichers of it and > >>git the little sucker listed on eBay as quick as > we > >>can." > >> > >>LUKE: "Sounds like a plan to me, Zeb. Can always > use > >>that extree money these > >>thangs bring in. Need 'nother snort?" > >> > >>ZEB: "Yup." > >> > >>[With apologies to Arkansas Steve Arnold and other > >>Southerners likely to > >>take offense.] > >> > >>West Texas Jerry > >> > >>>** > >>> > >> > >> > >>______________________________________________ > >>Meteorite-list mailing list > >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > > >===== > >M come Meteorite - Matteo Chinellato > >Via Triestina 126/A - 30030 - TESSERA, VENEZIA, > ITALY > >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sale Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.com Collection > Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.info > >International Meteorite Collectors Association > #2140 > >MSN Messanger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >EBAY.COM:http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/mcomemeteorite/ > > > >__________________________________ > >Do you Yahoo!? > >Yahoo! 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