It is funny that you mention Moroccans selling "lunar" material for
about the same price as Eucrites. The total weight of all Eucrites can
be measured in metric tons while real lunar meteorites can be measured
at less than 200 kilograms. Eucrites and terrestrial rocks are
definitely in mix of these so-called lunar meteorites being dumped on
eBay. I remember Mohamed Sbai, at the Tucson Show, in 2008 claiming
that he had an 18 kilogram paring to NWA 5000 which turned out to be a
Eucrite.
Without laboratory confirmation and some dealers refusal to follow
Meteoritical Society protocol, you could end up with a toilet seat.
Adam
9/5/2017 9:54 AM, Michael Farmer wrote:
I agree fully. Great time to buy.
Michael Farmer
On Sep 5, 2017, at 10:31 AM, Adam Hupe via Meteorite-list
<[email protected]> wrote:
Just like Martians were a few years ago when the self-pairing and piggy-backing
reached an all time high at around 2012/NWA 7000. And before that, it was
falls when some less than honest dealers were substituting NWA material in
place of the real thing. I remember Claxton, which I acquired from Michael
Blood later selling for less than a $100.00 gram due to a lack in collector
confidence.
No meteorite is immune from less than honest business practices. Many
collectors will not touch anything that post dates 2012 and are very leery of
falls.
On the bright side. There is no better time to purchase genuine lunar material
with good provenance and laboratory confirmation since the price is sure to go
up just like the Martians that were dumped a few years ago.
Adam
On 9/5/2017 8:30 AM, Michael Farmer wrote:
You are pissing in the wind. Lunars are about worthless now. Moroccans have
dropped the price to less than that of eucrites. I want just in Morocco. I saw
kilos and kilos is lunar.
Michael Farmer
On Sep 5, 2017, at 9:22 AM, Adam Hupe via Meteorite-list
<[email protected]> wrote:
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