[meteorite-list] Is Fake Trinitite Being Sold on the Open Market?

[Michael Blood]

Hi Paul,
        Wikipedia is such an unreliable source of information I will
Not allow students to cite it in any papers. Wikipedia is nothing
More that a compendium of information (or misinformation)
Submitted by its own readers. It therefore has zero credibility as
an academic resource.
        You or your 10 year old nephew or demented brother in law
(not that YOU have a demented b.i.l) can submit "information."
Therefore, how can one rely on any of the "information" being
Accurate? That does not mean I do not ever look at Wikipedia,
but would never assume accuracy aside from supportive sources
far more reliable.
        Best wishes, Michael


On 5/8/10 5:52 PM, "Paul" <oxytropidoceras at cox.net> wrote:

> Dear Friends,
> 
> While looking at Wikipedia, I looked at the
> Wikipedia page about Trinitite at:
> 
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinitite
> 
> This page stated:
> 
> " There are many known fakes in circulation among
> collectors. [citation needed] These fakes use a variety
> of means to achieve the glassy green silica look as
> well as mild radioactivity"
> 
> Is this statement true?  Are people producing fake
> trinitite? If so does anyone have any citations to
> either a published article or paper that documents
> this claim?
> 
> The idea that people would go to extent of adding
> radioactive material to fake trinitite does not
> sound plausiable
> 
> Yours,
> 
> Paul H.
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