[meteorite-list] Cut pallasite gemstones on ebay

[Anne Black]

Yellowish, yes it can be Libyan Desert Glass, but that big! and eye clean!!???
And red?  Blue??????

My guess would also be manmade glass.
Not that Ebay would care.

Anne M. Black
IMPACTIKA.com


-----Original Message-----
From: Mendy Ouzillou via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
To: 'tracy latimer' <daistiho at hotmail.com>; meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Thu, Nov 3, 2016 2:21 pm
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Cut pallasite gemstones on ebay

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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