[meteorite-list] eBay meteorite, meteorwrong, or....?

From: Ken Newton <magellon.ken_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:29:05 -0400
Message-ID: <c626e3e80810151829s879fbbbgf8426be867f3eac0_at_mail.gmail.com>

Sorry if this is a duplicate
Hi,
In my opinion, this is Cumberlandite. The guy is from Woonsocket RI
and THAT IS the source of Cumberlandite. If you go to his web site
(http://www.newmeteor.com/)one of his photos clearly shows tiny white
plagioclase crystals.
For more info see http://tinyurl.com/4gcsaf
Best,
ken

On Wed, Oct 15, 2008 at 10:48 AM, Michael Gilmer
<michael_w_gilmer at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hi folks!
>
> I've seen this "meteorite" up for auction several times in the last few months, and I am wondering if this
> is real, fake, or someone who doesn't know what they have?
>
> Does anyone have an opinion on this?
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260300858270
>
> Regards,
>
> MikeG
>
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Received on Wed 15 Oct 2008 09:29:05 PM PDT