[meteorite-list] A question about crust.

[STARSANDSCOPES at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/10/2007 11:46:41 P.M.  Central Standard Time, 
h3chondrite at cox.net writes:
I agree.  Any chips  that are deep enough to show matrix should be 
listed, at best, as 99%, and  drop in value from there.  Like so many 
other terms in the business of  meteorites ( e.g. fusion crust, 
oriented ) the claim of 100% crusted if  often misused.


Best,
John

Hi John and list,  There has  been a trend to call everything crusted on 
eBay.  Search meteorite and  crusted in eBay and you will have some fun looking at 
stones that are hardly  dark color fragments let alone crusted at all (even a 
spot).  All the  descriptive terms of meteorites are being diluted to the 
point of becoming  meaningless on the one of the largest sales platforms of 
meteorites.

Tom  Phillips  




************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com