[meteorite-list] Another fake name, serious business

[Michael Farmer]

Anyone out there got any opinions on this?
Here is another example of false name given to unclassified meteorite.
http://www.polandmet.com/_nwa1906.htm
This is POLANDMET, who has a page selling NWA 1906, a Rumuruti.

Now, here is my page, of NWA 1906, the only stone classified and given this 
number:
http://www.meteoriteguy.com/nwa1906.htm

The problem, that is my meteorite, one stone, no pairings ever announced. 
Take a look at the two pages, the meteorites are not even similar in any 
way.
Mine is NWA 1906, since I had it classified, Polandmet's does not even come 
close to mine. It doesn't look the same, it has much larger chondrules, 
multicolored, and is just totally different. Not to mention that there are 
clearly two different meteorites on that same page. Note the slices at top, 
very nice clear multicolored chondrules, then the slices are the bottom, 
smaller chondrules, more weathered, clearly brecciated.
These meteorites are totally different.

I am publicly demanding from Polandmet to answer this.
What makes you think that you can sell a meteorite under the number that my 
stone received? What makes you think they are paired? Why are you doing 
this?

Edwin Thompson is the one who is using a whole host of my numbers, I have 
not spoken with him yet, but there is no justification for it other than 
trying to pawn off unclassified meteorites as names pieces.

This has the potential to collapse the entire meteorite market.
We are only as good as our name, and I have worked very hard to do things 
right. I would NEVER sell someone a meteorite that is not what it is claimed 
to be.
But this is what these dealers are doing, making visual pairings to keep 
from having to do their own work.
Buyer beware, it seems that the only way to get official material is to buy 
from the dealer who made the official classification.
Michael Farmer
Awaiting  a response from Polandmet and Edwin Thompson.

http://www.meteoriteguy.com/nwa1906.htm