This is NOT true at all!!!
I was approached by Mitch Minor quite some time ago to purchase some of his
pieces. I knew they were clearly not meteorites but he insisted Ted had said
they were. On chatting to Ted he said this was not the case at all and that
all the specimens he'd been sent were terrestrial which Mitch was told and
then told again after contacting me.
This guys indiscretions go back years and is well known to us. Remember the
"planetary" specimens on ebay for hundreds of thousands? Same person! Have a
look at Ken's page here:
http://meteorite-identification.com/ebay/minor.html
http://meteorite-identification.com/ebay/m_minor.html
Ohh... and here's a page of Randy Korotev's that mentions Mitch's pieces:
http://meteorites.wustl.edu/meteorwrongs/m239.htm
Cheers,
Jeff Kuyken
Meteorites Australia
www.meteorites.com.au
Director - I.M.C.A. Inc.
www.imca.cc
----- Original Message -----
From: "Patricia Harris" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Ted Bunch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2008 11:17 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Unusual new lunar or hokum?
Back in 2005 Ted Bunch confirmed this specimen as a 100% meteorite, and he
was suppose to classify this meteorite, and publish it. I waited 9 months
for classification but Ted never completed it. Since then many tests have
been completed to support my classification for this Lunar meteorite
specimen. All tests completed offer facts and support for my
classification. The Mineral Chemistry End Members, and Isotopic
measurements Oxygen Isotopes are all within Lunar Mineralogy, and Lunar
Isotopic fields. Geochemists, and Scientists have studied this Lunar
Specimen , and they are in agreement with my classification. If you have
other questions please feel free to contact me. Mitch Minor office
(815)740-3834 cell(815)545-5803
--- On Mon, 11/3/08, Ted Bunch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Ted Bunch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Unusual new lunar or hokum?
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected]
Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 4:06 PM
Hi Mike - I concur, the whole picture looks strange to me. A
5 ton lunar
meteorite in one piece? Where were the O2 analyses done?
There are only a
few trustworthy labs that can do O2 analyses. In any case,
I don't think the
reported O2 data are that discriminating between lunar and
terrestrial.
Some of the mineralogy looks OK, some does not. The plotted
major oxide
compositional data look impressive for lunar origin, but
there are
terrestrial mafic compositions that are just as
lunar-looking. The hand
sample surface is very irregular and looks more like a
weathered terrestrial
surface than fusion crust.
Looks like a duck, walks like a duck, but it doesn't
quack like a duck. My
advice is to wait until it has been officially classified
and/or Randy
Korotev has looked it over before buying a piece. I also
suggest that the
Starchaser group do FeO/MnO ratios on olivine and pyroxene.
These ratios are
discriminating and can save everyone a lot of trouble. My
guess is that this
"lunar" is a glacial erratic from Canada.
Buyer beware,
Ted Bunch
On 11/3/08 7:06 AM, "Michael Gilmer"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi Group!
>
> I ran across this one on eBay today :
>
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350119620351
>
> Something about it doesn't ring true.
>
> There is a lot of quasi-scientific mumbo jumbo in the
listing.
>
> Is this for real or some highly-misinformed
individual?
>
> Regards,
>
> MikeG
>
>
>
.........................................................
> Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA)
> Member of the Meteoritical Society.
> Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network.
> Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and
http://www.glassthrower.com
> MySpace -
http://www.myspace.com/fine_meteorites_4_sale
>
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