Hi I have to say that is a nice looking fake moldavite and as a piece of artwork I want one! I can see how one could be fooled by it though and it is dangerous. Simply the size and very flat shape with square edges give it away as being a fake though. One can see that if this fake was refined it could become tricky to distinguish fakes from the genuine article.
I have a fakes page at http://www.tektites.co.uk/fake-frauds.html, but not updated for a while. Also check out Milan's known fake from China - This is a very similar piece and I bet this came from the same place - again too large and flat. See page http://www.tektites.co.uk/european-tektite-forum-2011.html and then go to the powerpoint presentation 'Milan Trnka's Collection Part 2 of 3' and look at slide 126. You'll also see what genuine large moldavites look like in this powerpoint presentation. I would be interested to find out how this was made. Looks like a piece of bottle glass that has been carved. The radiating pattern is not natural and therefore HF would not bring this out. I think before buying anything of value you have to know your subject area well and I always recommend buying from the source (or a known reliable dealer/collector). Regards, Aubrey www.tektites.co.uk > > From: [email protected] > > Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2011 12:15:01 -0500 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [meteorite-list] New type of fake moldavite > coming soon? > > > > 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
