Yellowish, yes it can be Libyan Desert Glass, but that big! and eye clean!!??? And red? Blue??????
My guess would also be manmade glass. Not that Ebay would care. Anne M. Black IMPACTIKA.com -----Original Message----- From: Mendy Ouzillou via Meteorite-list <[email protected]> To: 'tracy latimer' <[email protected]>; meteorite-list <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, Nov 3, 2016 2:21 pm Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Cut pallasite gemstones on ebay At best, I would say this is Libyan Desert Glass, at worst it is just manmade glass. Either way, it is a scam and eBay won't do anything to stop it. In order to be able to facet an over 5 carat stone, I have to imagine that the rough would have to have been at least 10 carats (not a faceting expert, just a guesstimate on my part). Well, then there is the part of a flawless meteoritic olivine of that size ... Mendy Ouzillou -----Original Message----- From: Meteorite-list [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of tracy latimer via Meteorite-list Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2016 2:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [meteorite-list] Cut pallasite gemstones on ebay There is someone selling faceted gemstones they claim to have cut from pallasites. I looked through their current and past offerings, and I have never seen such a rainbow of colors; AFAIK, olivine doesn't come in red and blue! Anyone know anything about this seller? or is he just trying to cash in on meteorite lust? http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-69-Carat-Faceted-oval-brilliant-cut-PALLASITE-Gems tone-from-meteorite-/182339823105?hash=item2a744ce601:g:6DMAAOSwkl5XexNU Incidentally, I asked if he knew what pallasite this offering had been cut from and he didn't know. It's a bigger than usual chunk of peridot, for a meteorite (if that's what it is). Best! Tracy Latimer ______________________________________________ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/meteoritecentral and the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] https://pairlist3.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
