[meteorite-list] Question about Jiddat al Harasis 073

[Jason Utas]

Hola Tracy, Ken, All,
Yes, the colour does look a bit off, but in this case I think it might
be due to odd photography - the specimens' textures actually look
meteoric and some of the pieces reflect light in a way that I would
expect from a weathered ordinary chondrite (oxidized metal appears to
be shining back in a few shots, etc).  What you take to be red flashes
I think could be colour-enhanced chondrules...
In general it's a good idea to be cautious, but I *think* those are
meteorites, and I've yet to be proven wrong on ebay.
That said, the seller is charging by the carat - it's a but much for
an ordinary chondrite...
Regards,
Jason

On Jan 28, 2008 11:04 AM, tracy latimer <daistiho at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> This seller is based in Thailand.  There are a bunch of good sellers operating out of Thailand, the gem capital of the world (at least for the moment), but there are MANY more bogus sellers of not-what-they-advertise.  Although this seller has a reasonable record, I have yet to see a meteorite with gemmy red flashes; anyone remember the notorious "Emerald" meteorite(s)?  I think they got some pretty rocks and slapped a "meteorite" label on them; either that, or they were told this was a meteorite and took it at face value.  Looks more like a ammolite, andesine, or other opalescent-type terrestrial rock to me
>
> Tracy Latimer
>
> > Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:11:02 -0500
> > From: magellon at earthlink.net
> > To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> > Subject: [meteorite-list] Question about Jiddat al Harasis 073
>
> >
> > List Members,
> > There is currently four eBay offerings of JaH 073 by seller
> > 'freakingcat_gems'.
> > http://tinyurl.com/25j4f6
> > I've not seen a 'meteorite' like this before, can anyone with a slice
> > confirm or debunk this?
> > And does anyone have a slice photo?
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Ken Newton
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