That is some of the speculation that it may be a new find, or a planted find. Once I get some of the material returned, I am sending samples to be tested to try to help determine what it is and how long its been on Earth.
Greg Catterton www.wanderingstarmeteorites.com IMCA member 4682 On Ebay: http://stores.shop.ebay.com/wanderingstarmeteorites On Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/WanderingStarMeteorites --- On Sun, 5/8/11, Richard Montgomery <rickm...@earthlink.net> wrote: > From: Richard Montgomery <rickm...@earthlink.net> > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Mifflin Update... and Real Mifflin Photos... > To: "michael cottingham" <mikew...@gilanet.com>, > meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Date: Sunday, May 8, 2011, 7:49 PM > Hello List and Michael C. > > A huge compelling question is what the "fake" Mifflin > really is....Chergach and Bassikounou have been suggested, > or any popular H5 for that matter, and this relates to my > intermediate topic question I posted during this thread with > topic title "whole stone concerns" ...(I'm still interested > in a detailed perspective on that as well.) > > Michael, 'twould be good to get the "fakes" analyzed asap, > but I bet you're already well on your way for an > answer. How weird it would be to actually be a new > find? > > Richard Montgomery > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "michael cottingham" > <mikew...@gilanet.com> > To: <meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com> > Sent: Sunday, May 08, 2011 1:19 PM > Subject: [meteorite-list] Mifflin Update... and Real > Mifflin Photos... > > > > Hello, > > > > Since Jason posted his discovery, 2 more pieces of > "fake" Mifflin have been recovered. Taking into account cut > loss, I think I am almost certain that I have recovered 95% > of the stone that I was duped into buying. I will not > be 100% certain until all of the pieces are returned to > me. Even though, I have not been 100% refunded for my > purchase, I feel it is important to refund people's money > immediately or as fast as possible and to get this fake crap > off the market and into the trash can... or maybe into a > lawyer's hand! > > > > PLEASE NOTE: If you have any doubt about a > Mifflin specimen you obtained from me ...PLEASE send me a > photo so I can confirm one way or the other. Especially ,if > it does not look like anything in the Met Bulletin below. > Even if you did not get it from me, but just want a second > opinion... send me the photo. > > > > Here is also a link to photos of Real Mifflin. > Everything posted in the Meteoritical Bulletin entry is > indeed REAL Mifflin. > > > > http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?code=52090 > > > > > > Best Wishes > > > > Michael Cottingham > > ______________________________________________ > > Visit the Archives at > > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list