Other answer from the seller: I have sent material to a scientist in the northwest, i will suspend any additional auctions on this material until i get more info. from him. One emailer tells me it's supposed to be a chondrite, i did polish 2 pieces and it appears to have a metallic inside surface, where did the carbonaceous rating come from? there is only limestone beaches in the area & limestone is made of carbon - i wonder if that affected the test? Bernie m-m
Now he sand a piece for analyzed, not when I have find the pieces.... Regards Matteo --- Charles Viau <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I had a very nice, polite conversation with this > dude Bernie. He is a > nice person, who hasn't a clue about how meteoritic > science works, does > not really care, and wants to make a buck selling > absolute crap using > material from a few books he recently read. Just > ignore it all. > > CharlyV > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Behalf Of fcressy > Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 3:32 PM > To: magellon; Dave Harris; > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Chicxulub Meteorite > > Hello all, > I believe that the Chicxulub crater is buried by a > couple thousand feet > of Tertiary sediments so wouldn't expect to find any > material in beach > sands in the Chicxulub area. I think the closest > area where K/T > impactite material is exposed is along the > Mexico/Belize border. I guess > the material offered still could be of meteoritic > origin but certainly > is not material from the K/T boundary, or as stated, > from "the Big One". > > My 2 cents, > Frank > ----- Original Message ----- > From: magellon <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Dave <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Harris ; > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2003 9:56 AM > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Chicxulub Meteorite > > Dave, > A better example is here: (more ridiculous excuses) > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem > <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2200664192> > &item=2200664192 > I wrote Mr. Shomin and asked how he got the > material. > he wrote: "I took a trip to cancun, then took a car > trip to Chicxulub -& > used > a magnet for final separation fron beach sand, then > did a nickel test at > home. > Magnification reveales more detail like shiny metal > flakes & metal balls > > from heat - most samples have native soil stuck to > it, my results are > open > to the jugdement of others with better equipment. > While i do have a > 2 week return policy if any customer would complain > i would refund at > any time. > Fair? If you can get a hold of better equipment i > would be willing to > send > you a free sample for evaluation. Bernie M-M" > I suggested (1) tell the truth to the bidders and > (2) send a sample to > NEMS > to first verify if was meteoritic. > He added the addendum but didn't send any to NEMS. > (He indicated it was because he had less than a > gram) > Sorry, he should have done this before putting any > up for sale. > So there is no meteoritic verification, much less an > actual Chicxulub > meteorite > as advertised. > Secondly, Steve Schoner found this article saying > that drill samplings > show that > the meteorite was probably a carbonaceous > chondrite. > Even this small sample was fossilized. There is no > proof that > any original meteorite still exits other than the > iridium layer. > http://www.nature.com/nsu/981126/981126-1.html > Best, > ken newton > #9632 > > > > Dave Harris wrote: > Hi folks, > I would be grateful for a bit of input re this eBAy > item below. > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem > <http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3239&item=220066 > 3512> &category=3239&item=2200663512 > What has impressed me is that there is no Frass > rant, or BCC rant or Mo > Yousef insistance. This is a good start for a > scientific discussion as > already we haven't got our backs up over this! > thoughts please!!! > very best > dave > IMCA #0092 > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ===== M come Meteorite - Matteo Chinellato Via Triestina 126/A - 30030 - TESSERA, VENEZIA, ITALY Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sale Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.com Collection Site: http://www.mcomemeteorite.info International Meteorite Collectors Association #2140 MSN Messanger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EBAY.COM:http://members.ebay.com/aboutme/mcomemeteorite/ __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
