[meteorite-list] CALIFORNIA-REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGISTFINDS HOBBY WITH EBAY

From: Mark <mafer_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 12:27:23 -0400
Message-ID: <023501c76e31$4ddc6210$01fea8c0_at_maf>

Thanks Norm

I wasn't sure how to word it. I just have the 4 yr degree. The meteorites I
was exposed to were the collection of the department our department
technician had on display at school and I learned from him that we had the
books in our library.
That was before I found the list.

Mark Ferguson


----- Original Message -----
From: "Norm Lehrman" <nlehrman at nvbell.net>
To: "ken newton" <magellon at earthlink.net>;
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 24, 2007 12:17 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] CALIFORNIA-REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL
GEOLOGISTFINDS HOBBY WITH EBAY


> Ken and all,
>
> How embarassing for geologists everywhere and another
> general downer for serious meteorite people. This
> stuff is frustrating and sad. I hate seeing people
> ripped off.
>
> My bristles go up everytime someone says: "I know it's
> real 'cause I had a geologist look at it---"
>
> As a career practicing geologist with over 10-years
> college-level teaching on the side, I can assure you
> that most geology curricula do not include ANY
> significant training or information regarding
> meteorites, much less, their identification.
>
> It is true that we geologists see a lot of earth rocks
> and are in a generally advantageous position to
> recognize something out of the ordinary when we see
> it, but I have described to this list before that in
> well-intentioned nievete, I used to pass around some
> fine SLAG pieces as examples of meteorites.
>
> Everyone, please be advised that, in general,
> professional geologists and geological academicians
> know less about meteorites than list members! Anyone
> reading this has been exposed to more meteorite
> information on this list than any geologist gets in
> multi-degree training unless they are involved in a
> course of study specifically involving meteorites!
>
> Cheers,
> Norm
> (http://tektitesource.com)
>
> --- ken newton <magellon at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>> Check out this professional geologist's 'Ureilite
>> meteorite with diamonds.'
>>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300094532355
>> (see question at bottom also, the 'professional
>> geologist' info is found
>> on his 'me' page)
>>
>> Does the cut face of this 'non magnetic meteorite'
>> look like ordinary
>> hematite to anyone else?
>>
>> As far as the "obvious entry FUSION coating",
>> remember this?
>>
> http://home.earthlink.net/~wrongs/auctions/2255992757.htm
>>
>> Follow-up:
>>
> http://home.earthlink.net/~meteorwrong/auctions/2260392588.htm
>>
>> Continuously amazed,
>> Ken Newton
>> http://home.earthlink.net/~magellon/updates.html
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