The slice Jim has is the non Mifflin stone. Jim, sorry, I have tons of emails, just got to yours and sent you an email as you must have been posting this. I am reclaiming the material and will be sending a sample soon to be tested to try to confirm when this fell and just what it is.
Greg Catterton www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com IMCA member 4682 On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WanderingStarMeteorites --- On Sun, 5/8/11, michael cottingham <mikew...@gilanet.com> wrote: > From: michael cottingham <mikew...@gilanet.com> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Mifflin Update... and Real Mifflin Photos... > To: jimsk...@aol.com > Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Date: Sunday, May 8, 2011, 6:21 PM > Hello, > > I think the one you mentioned...is really hard to tell. > Catterton did a part trade/cash deal with me and some of the > trade material was REAL Mifflin that I personally found, > even though you purchased it from him it might be the real > deal, at least on that piece. The time frame would have to > be after July 10th, because he did not have my real Mifflin > until after then. > > Best Wishes > > Michael > On May 8, 2011, at 4:17 PM, jimsk...@aol.com > wrote: > > > Hi Michael and list, > > > > Not all of the Mifflin photo's on the Met. Bulletin > (IMCA Encyclopedia of > > Meteorites) are of the real thing. I have three photos > there. One is a > > slice from Joe's main mass, another is a complete > individual that I found > > during my five day hunt and the fake is the slice that > I purchased from Greg > > Catterton. I contacted Greg C this morning to get my > refund and have not > > received a response. I'll remove the photo later. If > you have one that looks > > like this, you've been duped. > > > > Best Wishes, > > Jim K > > > > > > > > In a message dated 5/8/2011 3:47:13 P.M. Central > Daylight Time, > > mikew...@gilanet.com > writes: > > Hello, > > > > Since Jason posted his discovery, 2 more pieces > of "fake" Mifflin have > > been recovered. Taking into account cut loss, I > think I am almost certain that > > I have recovered 95% of the stone that I was > duped into buying. I will > > not be 100% certain until all of the pieces are > returned to me. Even though, > > I have not been 100% refunded for my purchase, I > feel it is important to > > refund people's money immediately or as fast as > possible and to get this > > fake crap off the market and into the trash > can... or maybe into a lawyer's > > hand! > > > > PLEASE NOTE: If you have any doubt > about a Mifflin specimen you obtained > > from me ...PLEASE send me a photo so I can > confirm one way or the other. > > Especially ,if it does not look like anything in > the Met Bulletin below. Even > > if you did not get it from me, but just want a > second opinion... send me > > the photo. > > > > Here is also a link to photos of Real Mifflin. > Everything posted in the > > Meteoritical Bulletin entry is indeed REAL > Mifflin. > > > > http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=52090 > > > > > > Best Wishes > > > > Michael Cottingham > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at > > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list