Good catch Paul, that is definitely not a Sikhote. These big auction houses usually have "experts" at their disposal to vet their lots and consignors. However, meteorites are still lagging far behind other collectibles when it comes to authentication. A convincing-looking piece of fake Tiffany would likely be spotted, but an obviously misidentified meteorite (or meteorwrong) will slip through the cracks because Heritage's experts cannot tell a lump of magnetite from a meteorite - just like how the media's experts cannot tell the difference between an impact crater and a pothole.
Buyer beware. -- ------------------------------------------------------------- Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone ------------------------------------------------------------- On 9/10/14, Paul Swartz via Meteorite-list <[email protected]> wrote: > Heritage will sell anything - all it needs is a buyer. They make no > guarantee of provenance and do not provide the information necessary to > search it out. > > Check out this meteorite from the auction catalog > > http://fineart.ha.com/itm/nature-and-science/sikhote-alin-excellent-large-individual-iron-coarse-octahedrite-iiab-maritime-territory-siberia-russia-46/a/5192-73285.s#Photo > > Funniest looking Sikhote I've ever seen. Looks more like a Gibeon. > > Paul Swartz > IMCA 5204 > MPOD Web Master > > >> From: Shawn Alan ([email protected]) >> >> That meteorite is an expensive door stop. I am surprised Heritage would >> try to sell that if it hasnnt be analyzed and put into the meteorite >> data base. >> >> S >> > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
