[meteorite-list] Terrestrial Breccia Being Offered Up As Lunar

[Adam Hupe]

Some more terrestrial breccia lacking any kind of fusion crust or 
flight-markings being added to the huge pile being sold as lunar:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lunar-Meteorite-Breccia-37g/263346210852?hash=item3d50a84824:g:zzwAAOSwEEBaGyPN

This demonstrates the need to have every piece tested and made official. 
To me it is obvious this is not a lunar specimen but it is close enough 
to fool many.  Remember, a COA is worthless without official scientific 
data to back it up.  A recent national auction demonstrated that there 
is simply no secondary market for undocumented, untested and unofficial 
material.

Material like this only undermines collector confidence which is at an 
all time low right now because of the amount of undocumented crap being 
dumped onto the market.  Fake Martian material is making a comeback as well.

Adam