I have been fortunate to have seen, photographed, and chemically
analyzed practically every lunar meteorite that has ever been
found. I still can't identify a lunar meteorite "just by looking" at
it, however, and I believe that no one else can, either.
I know that some terrestrial rocks from northwest Africa have been
sold as lunar meteorites:
http://meteorites.wustl.edu/meteorwrongs/m237.htm
I myself bought an alleged lunar meteorite from an experienced and
respected European dealer who must, I assume, have obtained it from a
"local" dealer or finder. The sample turned out to be a howardite.
I'm willing to believe that the local dealers perhaps believed these
various stones were lunar meteorites. Nevertheless, they clearly
didn't do the obvious, as Greg suggests, and submit a type specimen
for an expert to verify first. For what it's worth, I have never
been sent a sample of a lunar meteorite by a northwest African dealer
with a request to verify its authenticity.
caveat emptor,
Randy Korotev
At 21:49 26-12-07 Wednesday, Greg Hupe wrote:
Hi Tim,
My point is that Aziz is advertising a "90g Lodranite Breccia" for
sale. I asked simple questions that had nothing to do with the broad
NWA unclassified market. How does he know it is a "Lodranite"? What
lab classified it? Did he (Aziz) submit the proper type sample (18
grams in this case)?
Respectfully,
Greg
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