[meteorite-list] Cut pallasite gemstones on ebay

[Mendy Ouzillou]

At best, I would say this is Libyan Desert Glass, at worst it is just
manmade glass. Either way, it is a scam and eBay won't do anything to stop
it. In order to be able to facet an over 5 carat stone, I have to imagine
that the rough would have to have been at least 10 carats (not a faceting
expert, just a guesstimate on my part). Well, then there is the part of a
flawless meteoritic olivine of that size ...

Mendy Ouzillou

-----Original Message-----
From: Meteorite-list [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On
Behalf Of tracy latimer via Meteorite-list
Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2016 2:20 PM
To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Subject: [meteorite-list] Cut pallasite gemstones on ebay

There is someone selling faceted gemstones they claim to have cut from
pallasites.  I looked through their current and past offerings, and I have
never seen such a rainbow of colors; AFAIK, olivine doesn't come in red and
blue!  Anyone know anything about this seller? or is he just trying to cash
in on meteorite lust?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-69-Carat-Faceted-oval-brilliant-cut-PALLASITE-Gems
tone-from-meteorite-/182339823105?hash=item2a744ce601:g:6DMAAOSwkl5XexNU
Incidentally, I asked if he knew what pallasite this offering had been cut
from and he didn't know.  It's a bigger than usual chunk of peridot, for a
meteorite (if that's what it is).

Best!
Tracy Latimer


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