David. Sorry but I do mineral shows in china. Everyone has a nice stamped paper from one Chinese government source or another. Actually your piece certainly looks like Nantan meteorite. Sadly Nantan is nearly worthless.
Michael Farmer > On Sep 6, 2017, at 11:55 AM, David Tann <dbt...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Thanks, Mike & Adam, for your valuable comments which I fully understand and > much appreciate. Fake meteorites and scandalous traders were indeed > acknowledged as a big problem in China, much like elsewhere. > > I do however have reasonable confidence in the authenticity of the meteorites > as they were from no ordinary tom dick and harry but a trusted and reliable > source with high level connections in China; and they had been assessed by > professionals and academic experts from the Chinese Academy of Sciences as > genuine. > > However, I'd like to have these and a great deal more independently tested > and verified in the UK. Could you advise on how to go about that please? > > Thank you in advance, your help is much appreciated. > > David > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 6 Sep 2017, at 16:52, Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list >> <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: >> >> People are suckers and if they want to buy crap then let them. In china most >> people want cheap. Well real good meteorites aren't cheap. So they buy fakes >> and are happy with low prices. >> Michael Farmer >> >>> On Sep 6, 2017, at 9:46 AM, Adam Hupe via Meteorite-list >>> <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: >>> >>> It reminds me of the China Syndrome when hundreds of terrestrial stones >>> were sold to collectors as meteorites on eBay. Anything that was dark and >>> rounded including iron ore was sold to unsuspecting collectors as >>> meteorites fleecing them out of thousands of dollars. Some of them even >>> included old looking collection ID cards. >>> >>> Link to China Syndrome: >>> http://imca.cc/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=26&Itemid=114 >>> >>> It was just a matter of time before fraud spread into all sectors of >>> meteorite collecting. First it affected irons, then Pallasites, then >>> falls, then Martians and now Lunar material. The worst part is some dealers >>> are using the IMCA's good name to distribute untested, unproven and in some >>> cases fake material completely bypassing protections put in place by >>> following Meteoritical Society protocols which IMCA members are supposed to >>> adhere to. >>> >>> Adam >>> >>> >>> >>>> On 9/6/2017 7:03 AM, Michael Farmer wrote: >>>> That's worth about $50 >>>> Michael Farmer >>>>> On Sep 6, 2017, at 1:36 AM, David Tann <dbt...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Gents, >>>>> <image1.JPG> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> This 2800g IAB Nantan Meteorite was discovered in 1958 in Nantan, Guanxi, >>>>> Southwest China. The fall was observed and clearly recorded in Chinese >>>>> historical literature, it happened on 7 June 1516 over an 8 km length of >>>>> area. Anyone interested please get in touch. >>>>> >>>>> David >>>>> 07771888566 >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>>> On 5 Sep 2017, at 17:54, Michael Farmer via Meteorite-list >>>>>> <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I agree fully. Great time to buy. >>>>>> >>>>>> Michael Farmer >>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sep 5, 2017, at 10:31 AM, Adam Hupe via Meteorite-list >>>>>>> <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> 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. 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