[meteorite-list] AD - some great deals on my ebay auctions

2016-11-03 Thread Pelé Pierre-Marie via Meteorite-list
Hello I have many ebay offers still running, at good prices and for every budget. - lunar meteorites : NWA 8687 - martian meteorites : NWA 10450, NWA 7397, NWA 6963, NWA 10153 (Nakhlite !) - rare historical falls : Draveil (France), Chitenay (France), Almahata Sitta (Sudan), Tatahouine (Tu

[meteorite-list] AD: Steinbach specimens available

2016-11-03 Thread Paul Swartz via Meteorite-list
Hello Listees. I recently added 9 Steinbach (Iron, IVA-an) specimens to my web site. They range from .63 to 20.2 grams. Check them out at www.tucsonmeteorites.com/tma.asp?mn=Steinbach Thanks for looking. Paul Swartz IMCA 5204 Meteorite Picture of the Day Web Master ad 6 of 12

Re: [meteorite-list] Cut pallasite gemstones on ebay

2016-11-03 Thread Anne Black via Meteorite-list
Yellowish, yes it can be Libyan Desert Glass, but that big! and eye clean!!??? And red? Blue?? My guess would also be manmade glass. Not that Ebay would care. Anne M. Black IMPACTIKA.com -Original Message- From: Mendy Ouzillou via Meteorite-list To: 'tracy latimer' ; meteorite-lis

Re: [meteorite-list] Cut pallasite gemstones on ebay

2016-11-03 Thread Mendy Ouzillou via Meteorite-list
At best, I would say this is Libyan Desert Glass, at worst it is just manmade glass. Either way, it is a scam and eBay won't do anything to stop it. In order to be able to facet an over 5 carat stone, I have to imagine that the rough would have to have been at least 10 carats (not a faceting expert

[meteorite-list] Cut pallasite gemstones on ebay

2016-11-03 Thread tracy latimer via Meteorite-list
There is someone selling faceted gemstones they claim to have cut from pallasites.  I looked through their current and past offerings, and I have never seen such a rainbow of colors; AFAIK, olivine doesn't come in red and blue!  Anyone know anything about this seller? or is he just trying to cas

[meteorite-list] Excavating a Previous Discussion- 1490 Ch'ing-Yang China Meteor Event May Have Killed 10, 000 People

2016-11-03 Thread drtanuki via Meteorite-list
List, Since this was discussed years ago and many of you have joined since I have decided to excavated this topic. Sterling Webb wrote about this event on-list and his account can be found in the archives. 1490慶陽 隕石事殺死10,000人 / 1490 Ch'ing-Yang China Meteor Event May Have Killed 10,000 People

[meteorite-list] Meteorite Picture of the Day

2016-11-03 Thread Paul Swartz via Meteorite-list
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