[meteorite-list] Bogus indochinites? Are they or aren't they?

From: Mark Ford <mark.ford_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:09:47 -0000
Message-ID: <29A9DB45B84970458190D7D39BD42C494FB433_at_gamma.ssl.atw>

I don't think assuming 'no one would bother faking something' is the
same as meaning they never will, or that something else is consiquentaly
genuine because of the low likely hood.

This is like applying the same logic that some doctors use, when they
say 'you don't have X wrong with you because its 'very unlikely'

 The market for indochinites world wide is colossal there are thousands
and thousands of gem shops world wide to sell to, believe me they [do]
fake tektites, and I doubt most everyday people would even know the
difference, if they can make a ton of tektites for a few dollars then it
is worth it. Recycled glass is very cheap...

Anyway not wishing to cause panic here, I'm fairly confident 99%+ of
tektites are perfectly ok, just be careful buying from people you don't
know about is all.




Best
Mark





-----Original Message-----
From: meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com
[mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of
Michael Gilmer
Sent: 13 February 2009 00:43
To: Mark Crawford
Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Bogus indochinites? Are they or aren't
they?

Hi Mark,

After discussion with several list members, I agreed that the
motivation to offer fake moldavite is much different than
fake indochinites. Given that either could be faked with about
the same effort, why would anyone manufacture a fake indochinite
that sells cheaply to start with? If I was buying perfect
australite buttons, I'd be alot more weary.

When I received these, I examined them closely using every method
at my limited disposal - using criteria I learned on a few websites
pointed out to me by list members. I'm confident it's the real
thing because I have a real one I bought from a trusted source
and it's identical in character. If you want, I can mail you
one of the ones I got from the Hong Kong moldavite faker. I'd
be interested to hear another opinion on it besides my own.
Contact me offlist if you want a piece of it. FWIW, I won't
be purchasing any more tektites from this particular vendor -
because of the moldavite issue, which I was unaware of at the time
of the original purchase.

Best regards,

MikeG




.........................................................
Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA)
Member of the Meteoritical Society.
Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network.
Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and http://www.glassthrower.com
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--- On Thu, 2/12/09, Mark Crawford <mark at meteorites.cc> wrote:

> From: Mark Crawford <mark at meteorites.cc>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Bogus indochinites? Are they or aren't
they?
> To: michael_w_gilmer at yahoo.com
> Cc: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Thursday, February 12, 2009, 6:36 PM
> Michael Gilmer wrote:
> > I posted about some indochinites that I bought from a
> vendor in Hong Kong. After doing some research on
> > the seller, I discovered that he had been red-flagged
> in the past for selling fake moldavite. Well, they arrived.
> And they are real.
> I don't want to sound over-cynical here, but you sound
> like you're saying you bought material from a
> known-faker, but you're now happy that what you bought
> was genuine.
>
> Surely either the known-faker statement is inaccurate, or
> the now-known-genuine claim is at best dubious?
>
> ?
>
> -- Mark's Meteorite Pages: http://meteorites.cc


      
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