Another quick "tell" for fake amber is the body of the insect, frog, etc. is usually laid out perfectly and centered. Things don't die that way. Anita
________________________________ From: Michael Gilmer <[email protected]> To: Yinan Wang <[email protected]> Cc: METEORITE LIST <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, August 1, 2011 2:04:13 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] New type of fake moldavite coming soon? Thanks Yinan for the heads-up. I frequent the Vug, but haven't been there in a while and missed this article. :) Yes, that is an impressive forgery. If they can fake such a large piece, then they can also fake a much smaller piece. Their greed and ambition betray them, because such large pieces are fantastically rare, especially in perfect condition. Most of us will never have access to such a large and impressive Moldavite specimen, and it would cost a king's ransom to acquire and would surely come with museum or institution provenance. Buyer beware. The same thing has been happening with amber. There is a ton of fake and misrepresented amber on eBay that has frogs, big spiders, scorpions, even bats in it. Many of these are fakes, but some of them are well-done and can be tricky to spot. They might look real, but the red flag is rarity. Invertebrates like large frogs are astronomically rare and cost a fortune if they can be acquired at all. Seeing such a piece for sale on eBay for less than wheel-barrow full of money is suspect at best to begin with. The same would hold true for large spectacular moldavites. Best regards, MikeG --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Galactic Stone & Ironworks - Meteorites & Amber (Michael Gilmer) Website - http://www.galactic-stone.com Facebook - http://tinyurl.com/42h79my News Feed - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 Twitter - http://twitter.com/galacticstone EOM - http://www.encyclopedia-of-meteorites.com/collection.aspx?id=1564 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On 8/1/11, Yinan Wang <[email protected]> wrote: > My buddy Justin at The-Vug just put out a new article on > Fakeminerals.com about a new type of fake moldavite that has been > recently spotted in China: > > http://www.fakeminerals.com/?p=146 > > I'm not sure if this is the material people are already familiar with, > or if it is indeed a new type, but it's impressive looking. > > - Yinan > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > -- ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
