Doesn't surprise me at all. Counterfeit medications placed on the American
market and baby food filled with sawdust are a few examples that come to
mine. I had a Chinese made hydrologic floor jack disintegrate while I was
under a car and spray what smelt like rancid fish-oil all over my coveralls.
I think they recycled expired fish oil by finding another use for it.
Luckily, the safety stands held up. I had a friend throw a beer bottle into
a brand-new Chinese made cooler and it punched a hole through the inner
layer exposing shredded Chinese newspapers used for insulation. This all
sounds funny but my mother-in-law almost died due to counterfeit medications
placed on the American market.
Needless to say, I only purchase heavy duty products manufactured by firms
in reputable countries. It is amazing what greed can do to product quality
and authenticity.
I will keep on eye for casting marks on iron meteorites. Never buy
electronics that say, "Genuine Chrome Plated Plastic Knobs" or furniture
made from "Genuine Pleather."
Adam
----- Original Message -----
From: "Galactic Stone & Ironworks" <meteoritem...@gmail.com>
To: "Raremeteorites" <raremeteori...@centurylink.net>
Cc: <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2016 10:38 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] China Now Hosts The World's Largest Gem and
Mineral Show
Hi Adam and List,
Biggest? Maybe. Best? No. From what I have heard about Chinese
rock shows - many of the specimens are bogus. Fake Moldavite. Fake
fossils. Fake meteorites. I realize this problem is not restricted to
Chinese shows, but China has made an art-form out of specimen forgery.
I'd have to drag a team of experts with me and have them test any
piece I was thinking about buying.
Best regards,
MikeG
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On 1/23/16, Raremeteorites via Meteorite-list
<meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
Dear List Members,
I was shocked to hear that the Tucson Gem and Mineral show is no longer
the
world's largest. It looks like China is in first place with attendance
figures of over 380,000 for a four day event in 2015 compared to less
than
40,000 for Tucson.
http://www.friendsofmineralogy.org/newsletters/2015_Jul.pdf
Maybe I should attend this year to add support for this American show
that
has been running since 1955 while the Chinese show has only existed for a
mere 3 years.
Adam
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