[meteorite-list] Meteorite found in Xinjiang
Adam Hupe
raremeteorites at yahoo.com
Tue Jul 19 11:03:03 EDT 2011
Hi Darryl and List,
You are correct but, to use your term, my disparagement comes from years of
seeing iron ore being offered on eBay as genuine meteorites. It was so
widespread that our thin market came up with the term "The China Syndrome."
Don't get me wrong, I have respect for anybody including the Chinese who conduct
themselves with integrity. My problem is watching greed get in the way of
ethics.
This is a sensitive subject for me since I almost lost a family member due to
the widespread distribution of bogus Chinese produced medications that were
placed on the American market.
Best Regards,
Adam
----- Original Message ----
From: Darryl Pitt <darryl at dof3.com>
To: Adam Hupe <raremeteorites at yahoo.com>
Cc: Adam <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Tue, July 19, 2011 7:32:49 AM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite found in Xinjiang
Hi Adam.....List......
Methinks you're going much too far in your disparagement of the Chinese.
As to specifics, I've exchanged words with a curator of meteorites in China
regarding said specimen and your conjecture is unfounded. This specimen is on
the radar.
All the best / Darryl
On Jul 19, 2011, at 10:14 AM, Adam Hupe wrote:
> It looks like the Fukang main mass has just been found! 25 tons of Pallasite!
>
> It will probably be chopped into little pieces, exported as iron ore to get
> around Chinese law and put on the market soon judging from how they have
>managed
>
> their resources in the past. Now, they will have real meteorite specimens to
> offer instead of magnetite. It will be interesting to see how they deal with it
>
> and its final disposition. In my opinion, it belongs in a museum but their
> new-found love for capitalism will probably dictate otherwise.
>
>
> Adam
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