[meteorite-list] Moldavite Update

[Norm Lehrman]

List,

A final note on this auction:  I contacted the seller,
Gao Fu Development Ltd,  (who had several other fakes
listed in his ebay store).  He was glad for the
heads-up and has removed all the items.  He said he
had purchased them from a "new" dealer in Hong Kong,
and was already suspicious that they might not be
authentic.

It's always nice to find an honest seller.  Not
everyone responds so graciously.  This guy is okay.

Cheers,
Norm 
(http://TektiteSource.com)

--- Jeff Kuyken <info at meteorites.com.au> wrote:

> G'day Folks,
> 
> Some of you will remember the questionable Moldavite
> auction mentioned
> earlier in the week. Well after speaking with
> mineral dealer today I
> discovered that it may be what is being termed as
> "1st Generation" Moldavite
> fakes coming mainly from China. The scary thing is
> that there is now
> apparently a "Gen 2" which are very difficult to
> pick from the real thing
> (although someone with a lot of Moldavite experience
> may not have so much
> trouble.)
> 
> And to top it all off, the Gen 2's are now also
> being faceted into stones
> which are virtually impossible to tell from the real
> thing. Caveat Emptor.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Jeff
> 
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