[meteorite-list] Essexite Gabbro - Not Mars Meteorite

[MexicoDoug]

Dear Steve and Gary, Listees,

I had forgotten about Steve S.'s  involvement in this case.  I just wanted 
to express my appreciation to Gary for sharing this project with the list 
and having the iniciative to persevere to a gold standard collaborative 
conclusion.  Steve Schoner's contributions to meteoritics are legendary and 
rightfully worthy of great respect.

I to also make an extra plug for Gary.  It's not every day a Newbee (at that 
time, anyway) on the list becomes so enthusiastic and does such a bang-up 
job, in the appropriate channels (earning him a thank you from an enthused 
geologist) while weathering met-list critical group-think.  Congratulations, 
Gary, and thanks for sticking to your guns and letting many of us learn 
about this together with you.  IMO this is science at its very best in a 
nutshell.  The chase is over and the fact that the seller seemes delusional 
doesn't tarnish in the slightest the success and enjoyment from your 
Galilean project.  As Steve points out, you just helped debunk a $33,000,000 
apparent fraud!  I'm thoroughly impressed by both of you and the page you 
put up was great.  You might consider offering to the IMCA (via Ken Newton) 
a link to you, or cover your and Steve's great story.

Best wishes, Doug



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Schoner" <schoner at mybluelight.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 6:42 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Essexite Gabbro - Not Mars Meteorite


> To all,
>
> Before this guy posted his "mars meteorite" on eBay, he sent me a
> fragment of it (sometime in 2002).  Upon looking at it I came up with
> exactly the same conclusion that Gary posted in his extensive tests.
>
> The only exception was I did not know the exact location from which
> this erratic was transported from.  But I was very clear with this
> person that the rock in question was not a meteorite and was instead an
> erratic which was transported by glaciers during the Ice Age.
>
> He was adamant that God had revealed in a vision that my assessment was
> wrong-- he then went ahead and listed this thing for $33,000,000.00 on
> eBay.  (He has since dropped the asking price a bit)
>
> So, with "faith" on his side I doubt that anyone on earth can convince
> him otherwise-- even if one took him to the mountain from which this
> rock was transported and revealed to him the exact rock from which his
> boulder originated.
>
> Steve Schoner/ AMS
> IMCA #4470
>
>
>
> [meteorite-list] Essexite Gabbro - Not Mars Meteorite
>
> Gary K. Foote
> Thu, 30 Nov 2006 04:06:26 -0800
>
> Seems I posted the wrong URL for that 'mars meteorite' you keep seeing
> on eBay.
> Here's
> the right one.
>
> http://www.meteorite-dealers.com/essexite/
>
> Gary
>
>
>
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