[meteorite-list] Meteorite unclassified

Sat Jul 27 18:46:17 EDT 2024

I think this whole argument boils down to trying to be as rigorous as
possible given the issue of practicality.  The idea of having every
meteorite formally classified before it is sold by an NWA dealer simply
wouldn't work, as would the idea of having NWA dealers simply say something
is a "meteorite" without giving any idea as to what he thinks it is. So the
real issue is how best to broach the subject of stating what you think an
unclassified meteorite is, and (probably more importantly) the expectation
of what the end buyer will do with that information.  I think we can all
agree that we don't want someone buying an unclassified meteorite and then
cutting it up and selling unclassified slices using that same class
designation without being sure.   Generally, when I buy meteorites it is
with the understanding that I am going to have it classified.   Whether or
not he used the word "likely" when speaking to me about it, it is assumed
that there is a possibility that he will be wrong about the classification,
but him being wrong doesn't have huge consequences because the meteorite
will go through analysis.  However, when dealers are selling directly to
collectors this may not be the case, so I think at the very least when
doing a public advertisements words like "likely" should be used, and I
also believe that the end collector should not really buy meteorites as a
certain class unless they plan on it being analysed.  If a collector is
just buying a meteorite for the aesthetic value, that is fine, but the idea
of having a meteorite being passed from hand to hand to hand as a certain
class, without sufficient reason to believe it is that class, can be
problematic especially if someone is going to be subdividing that
meteorite.  So, if a collector is purchasing an unclassified, unanalysed
meteorite as being a certain class, unless it is very clearly obviously
that class, it should be his responsibility to get it analysed/classified
if he is going to be referring to it as that class of meteorite.  The
responsibility of an NWA dealer would be to make it clear that until that
analysis happens the best he can say is that it is "likely" that class.

On Sat, Jul 27, 2024 at 3:29 PM Swan Valley Bushcraft via Meteorite-list <
meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:

> I’m pretty good with sugar donuts too. I can tell a sugar donut from a
> muffin from a scone at a distance. And I can tell a red wine from a white
> by smell alone. But those are the same rough physical characteristics we
> used 150 years ago. They worked well for telling the difference between
> stones and irons but things got complicated quickly. Many of us have bought
> unclassified meteorites without hesitation feeling confident that the rock
> was in fact a meteorite. But while I have strong suspicions about a further
> or deeper classification, I feel it would be irresponsible to suggest
> anything more specific if selling the piece especially if mentioning a
> classification outside ordinary chondrite. That said, the trust issues that
> the meteorite collecting community faces are certainly far beyond informed
> guesses about unclassified material.
>
> Best
> Martin
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 27, 2024 at 2:53 AM Ineed Moresleep via Meteorite-list <
> meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Hello there meteorite list-serve members!
>>
>> This may seem like an oddball offering, but I’ve got a box of sugar
>> donuts for sale if anyone’s interested. At least, I think they’re sugar
>> donuts. I haven’t actually opened the box to check, but based on my own
>> donut experience, I can  tell you with fairly reasonable certainty that
>> these are most likely sugar donuts. They smell like sugar donuts and some
>> of the crumbly crumbs that have fallen out of the box look like the sugary
>> sprinkles that sugar donuts always have. Plus, I got them from a guy who
>> buys his donuts on this street that has a bunch of Lamar’s donuts shops
>> that run sugar donuts specials on Saturdays, and he almost always gets the
>> special on that street.
>>
>> I know that there’s a number of you who’d rather know for certain what
>> kind of donut you’re buying, so this box probably isn’t for you. But there
>> are also lots of people who’d just be happy to have a donut. That’s the
>> market I’m looking to sell this box to. And they’ll just take my word that
>> this is a box of sugar donuts unless they actually want to open the box and
>> find out for sure themselves after they buy it.
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>> Stephanie Copeland
>>
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>>   1. Re: Meteorite unclassified (Anne Black)
>>   2. Re: Meteorite unclassified (Graham Ensor)
>>   3. Meteorite Picture of the Day (paul at tucsonmeteorites.com)
>>   4. Re: Meteorite unclassified (Anne Black)
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>> Message: 1
>> Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 01:21:54 +0000 (UTC)
>> From: Anne Black <impactika at aol.com>
>> To: Rhett Bourland <rhett.bourland at gmail.com>,  Graham Ensor
>>    <graham.ensor at gmail.com>
>> Cc: Meteorite List <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite unclassified
>> Message-ID: <1555549355.2141845.1721870514727 at mail.yahoo.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>>
>> Sorry Graham, I do have provenance for all of mine.
>>
>> Anne Black
>> IMPACTIKA.comimpactika at aol.com
>>
>>
>>    On Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 04:27:21 PM MDT, Graham Ensor via
>> Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>>
>> just an addition...an example.
>> Would people buy one of these Allende meteorites or similar from other
>> dealers pages which I think we are all pretty confident are Allende's...but
>> I'm pretty sure these were just fond in the same strewnfield and have not
>> been analysed to make sure.
>> https://impactika.com/product/allende-carbonaceous/
>> Graham
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 23, 2024 at 4:46?PM Rhett Bourland <rhett.bourland at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Honestly, just because a meteorite is found in a known strewn field
>> doesn't automatically make it part of the same fall.? Twink Monrad found
>> Golden Rule and Golden Mile in the Gold Basin strewn field.? Calcalong
>> Creek was originally sold as part of the Camel Donga strew field.? NWA482
>> was originally thought to be a eucrite.? The folks who go to Antarctica
>> each year go back to the same areas to find more because of the way
>> glaciers move.
>> When talking about how not getting everything classified is bad for
>> science, that isn't just about common material being sold as something much
>> rarer.? The real danger is rare and scientifically important pieces being
>> sold as something more common.
>> On Tue, Jul 23, 2024, 10:22?AM Graham Ensor <graham.ensor at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I see no problem in anybody saying a probable meteorite is unclassified
>> but is likely to be a certain type. It is no different on line or throught
>> the met list than traveling through Morocco or visiting a show, looking at
>> hundreds of unclassified probable meteorites, and discussing the likelyhood
>> of that or what type they may be with the seller. That's the way many
>> dealers work to find unusual types that then get taken further to be
>> officially classified. I see no fault with a NWA seller working in this
>> way. The The fault comes if buyer does not then get it analysed or
>> classified and tries to sell it on as an authentic classified meteorite.
>> There are also thousands of meteorites amongst the hundreds of collections
>> that came through NWA dealers from established large strewnfields which sit
>> there as examples of a variety of falls/finds and have never been cut and
>> classified. Just found as part of a new fall/find as it's impossible for
>> every piece to be classified....examples are Chelya
>> binsk, Ribbeck, Erg Chech 002, Tissint, Holbrook,...the list is endless.
>> I suspect very few collections consist of specimens where each individual
>> has been classified and most have individuals of those I've mentioned (or
>> others) that have never seen a scientist. If you are new to meteorites or
>> have very little experience then this is probably not the avenue for you to
>> buy for a collection unless you are happy to go to the trouble of getting
>> analysis done.
>> G
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 23, 2024 at 2:32?PM Rhett Bourland via Meteorite-list <
>> meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>>
>> Educated guesses aren't classifications.? Nobody can do that.? I've got
>> close to a couple hundred pieces in my collection that I've built up over
>> the past 25 years.? I own classes of meteorites that most museums don't
>> even have because the museums that I got them from told me where the other
>> pieces were.? I can safely say that I have handled and seen even more in
>> that time.? The IMCA got started in my living room. I wouldn't even call
>> something a meteorite unless it got tested.? As Anne Black recently said,
>> people guessing what they have and presenting it as such is nothing but
>> harmful for the science and commercial trade of these rocks and that woman
>> has seen and handled stuff that I can only dream of.
>> On Mon, Jul 22, 2024, 3:37?PM <mendy.ouzillou at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Rhett,
>>
>> ?
>>
>> Our North African meteorite family has earned the right to make educated
>> guesses, especially after they have proven themselves to be reputable
>> dealers AND have examined the specimen. They have handled far more
>> meteorites than most dealers and collectors. There is no surprise that
>> they, and Mohamed in particular, can tell the difference between a CO and
>> another type of meteorite. Mohamed was fully transparent and clearly stated
>> that it is unclassified. There is nothing inauthentic about the posting.
>>
>> ?
>>
>> I have no ulterior motive in responding to this post other than desiring
>> respectful discourse.
>>
>> ?
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> ?
>>
>> Mendy
>>
>> ?
>>
>> From: Meteorite-list <meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com> On
>> Behalf Of Rhett Bourland via Meteorite-list
>> Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2024 9:53 AM
>> To: Benzaki Mohamed <kemkemexpedition at gmail.com>
>> Cc: Meteorite List <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite unclassified
>>
>> ?
>>
>> It's unclassified and yet you're calling it a CO?? That doesn't sound
>> very authentic to me.
>>
>> ?
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 20, 2024, 10:17?AM Benzaki Mohamed via Meteorite-list <
>> meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi all members hop have a good day.
>>
>> ?Everyone interested will be interested by a largeste co carbonaceous
>> unclassified please contacte? me.all beste.?
>>
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>> Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 08:16:04 +0100
>> From: Graham Ensor <graham.ensor at gmail.com>
>> To: Anne Black <impactika at aol.com>
>> Cc: Rhett Bourland <rhett.bourland at gmail.com>,  Meteorite List
>>    <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite unclassified
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>>
>> Yes, sorry Anne if you thought I was being critical...I'm not....that's
>> what I was saying...you have individuals that can be traced back to the
>> finder in that strewnfield most likely..I'm not doubting the provenances
>> you have but have all those individuals have been analysed? Much the same
>> as some of the very trustworthy educated and experienced Moroccan dealers
>> and many other dealers and collectors selling individuals....so then
>> buyers
>> are happy to buy those individuals. Unless I am wrong and somehow all
>> those
>> individuals have each been analysed scientifically without cutting them? I
>> have a wonderful David New individual Allende but I doubt it has ever been
>> analysed properly to confirm that....I also have a wonderful uncut,
>> individual Millbillilie from you which I'm confident is what it is without
>> analysis.
>>
>> G
>>
>> Graham
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 25, 2024 at 2:21?AM Anne Black <impactika at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Sorry Graham, I do have provenance for all of mine.
>> >
>> >
>> > Anne Black
>> >
>> > IMPACTIKA.com
>> > impactika at aol.com
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 04:27:21 PM MDT, Graham Ensor via
>> > Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > just an addition...an example.
>> >
>> > Would people buy one of these Allende meteorites or similar from other
>> > dealers pages which I think we are all pretty confident are
>> Allende's...but
>> > I'm pretty sure these were just fond in the same strewnfield and have
>> not
>> > been analysed to make sure.
>> >
>> > https://impactika.com/product/allende-carbonaceous/
>> >
>> > Graham
>> >
>> > On Tue, Jul 23, 2024 at 4:46?PM Rhett Bourland <
>> rhett.bourland at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > Honestly, just because a meteorite is found in a known strewn field
>> > doesn't automatically make it part of the same fall.  Twink Monrad found
>> > Golden Rule and Golden Mile in the Gold Basin strewn field.  Calcalong
>> > Creek was originally sold as part of the Camel Donga strew field.
>> NWA482
>> > was originally thought to be a eucrite.  The folks who go to Antarctica
>> > each year go back to the same areas to find more because of the way
>> > glaciers move.
>> >
>> > When talking about how not getting everything classified is bad for
>> > science, that isn't just about common material being sold as something
>> much
>> > rarer.  The real danger is rare and scientifically important pieces
>> being
>> > sold as something more common.
>> >
>> > On Tue, Jul 23, 2024, 10:22?AM Graham Ensor <graham.ensor at gmail.com>
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> > I see no problem in anybody saying a probable meteorite is unclassified
>> > but is likely to be a certain type. It is no different on line or
>> throught
>> > the met list than traveling through Morocco or visiting a show, looking
>> at
>> > hundreds of unclassified probable meteorites, and discussing the
>> likelyhood
>> > of that or what type they may be with the seller. That's the way many
>> > dealers work to find unusual types that then get taken further to be
>> > officially classified. I see no fault with a NWA seller working in this
>> > way. The The fault comes if buyer does not then get it analysed or
>> > classified and tries to sell it on as an authentic classified meteorite.
>> > There are also thousands of meteorites amongst the hundreds of
>> collections
>> > that came through NWA dealers from established large strewnfields which
>> sit
>> > there as examples of a variety of falls/finds and have never been cut
>> and
>> > classified. Just found as part of a new fall/find as it's impossible for
>> > every piece to be classified....examples are Chelyabinsk, Ribbeck, Erg
>> > Chech 002, Tissint, Holbrook,...the list is endless. I suspect very few
>> > collections consist of specimens where each individual has been
>> classified
>> > and most have individuals of those I've mentioned (or others) that have
>> > never seen a scientist. If you are new to meteorites or have very little
>> > experience then this is probably not the avenue for you to buy for a
>> > collection unless you are happy to go to the trouble of getting analysis
>> > done.
>> >
>> > G
>> >
>> > On Tue, Jul 23, 2024 at 2:32?PM Rhett Bourland via Meteorite-list <
>> > meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Educated guesses aren't classifications.  Nobody can do that.  I've got
>> > close to a couple hundred pieces in my collection that I've built up
>> over
>> > the past 25 years.  I own classes of meteorites that most museums don't
>> > even have because the museums that I got them from told me where the
>> other
>> > pieces were.  I can safely say that I have handled and seen even more in
>> > that time.  The IMCA got started in my living room. I wouldn't even call
>> > something a meteorite unless it got tested.  As Anne Black recently
>> said,
>> > people guessing what they have and presenting it as such is nothing but
>> > harmful for the science and commercial trade of these rocks and that
>> woman
>> > has seen and handled stuff that I can only dream of.
>> >
>> > On Mon, Jul 22, 2024, 3:37?PM <mendy.ouzillou at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Rhett,
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Our North African meteorite family has earned the right to make educated
>> > guesses, especially after they have proven themselves to be reputable
>> > dealers AND have examined the specimen. They have handled far more
>> > meteorites than most dealers and collectors. There is no surprise that
>> > they, and Mohamed in particular, can tell the difference between a CO
>> and
>> > another type of meteorite. Mohamed was fully transparent and clearly
>> stated
>> > that it is unclassified. There is nothing inauthentic about the posting.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > I have no ulterior motive in responding to this post other than desiring
>> > respectful discourse.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Sincerely,
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Mendy
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > *From:* Meteorite-list <meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com>
>> *On
>> > Behalf Of *Rhett Bourland via Meteorite-list
>> > *Sent:* Saturday, July 20, 2024 9:53 AM
>> > *To:* Benzaki Mohamed <kemkemexpedition at gmail.com>
>> > *Cc:* Meteorite List <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> > *Subject:* Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite unclassified
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > It's unclassified and yet you're calling it a CO?  That doesn't sound
>> very
>> > authentic to me.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Sat, Jul 20, 2024, 10:17?AM Benzaki Mohamed via Meteorite-list <
>> > meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hi all members hop have a good day.
>> >
>> > Everyone interested will be interested by a largeste co carbonaceous
>> > unclassified please contacte  me.all beste.
>> >
>> > ______________________________________________
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>> Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:49:18 +0000 (UTC)
>> From: Anne Black <impactika at aol.com>
>> To: Graham Ensor <graham.ensor at gmail.com>
>> Cc: Rhett Bourland <rhett.bourland at gmail.com>,  Meteorite List
>>    <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite unclassified
>> Message-ID: <1812802914.1566899.1721926158892 at mail.yahoo.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>>
>> Thank you Graham.As we both know it is extremely difficult to be
>> absolutely sure of what we have and our sources no matter how hard we try,
>> and I do wish that all meteorites were handled the way Almahata Sitta
>> (thank you Siegfried Haberer and Addi Bishop) and Twannberg (Thank you Marc
>> Jost and Beda Hoffman) are, verified and numbered. Time consuming but
>> certainly worth it.?
>> Also:Most of those new meteorites transit through Morocco. Hasna
>> Chennaoui-Aoudjehane, who is certainly an expert, is right there at the
>> University Hassan II in Casablanca, why isn't she asked to help and check
>> those meteorites???
>> Anne BlackIMPACTIKA.comimpactika at aol.com
>>
>>
>>    On Thursday, July 25, 2024 at 01:16:17 AM MDT, Graham Ensor <
>> graham.ensor at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Yes, sorry Anne if you thought I was being critical...I'm not....that's
>> what I was saying...you have individuals that can be traced back to the
>> finder in that strewnfield most likely..I'm not doubting the provenances
>> you have but have all those individuals have been analysed? Much the same
>> as some of the very trustworthy educated and experienced Moroccan dealers
>> and many other dealers and collectors selling individuals....so then buyers
>> are happy to buy those individuals. Unless I am wrong and somehow all those
>> individuals have each been analysed scientifically without cutting them? I
>> have a wonderful David New individual Allende but I doubt it has ever been
>> analysed properly to confirm that....I also have a wonderful uncut,
>> individual Millbillilie from you which I'm confident is what it is without
>> analysis.
>> G
>>
>> Graham
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 25, 2024 at 2:21?AM Anne Black <impactika at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>> Sorry Graham, I do have provenance for all of mine.
>>
>> Anne Black
>> IMPACTIKA.comimpactika at aol.com
>>
>>
>>    On Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at 04:27:21 PM MDT, Graham Ensor via
>> Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>>
>> just an addition...an example.
>> Would people buy one of these Allende meteorites or similar from other
>> dealers pages which I think we are all pretty confident are Allende's...but
>> I'm pretty sure these were just fond in the same strewnfield and have not
>> been analysed to make sure.
>> https://impactika.com/product/allende-carbonaceous/
>> Graham
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 23, 2024 at 4:46?PM Rhett Bourland <rhett.bourland at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> Honestly, just because a meteorite is found in a known strewn field
>> doesn't automatically make it part of the same fall.? Twink Monrad found
>> Golden Rule and Golden Mile in the Gold Basin strewn field.? Calcalong
>> Creek was originally sold as part of the Camel Donga strew field.? NWA482
>> was originally thought to be a eucrite.? The folks who go to Antarctica
>> each year go back to the same areas to find more because of the way
>> glaciers move.
>> When talking about how not getting everything classified is bad for
>> science, that isn't just about common material being sold as something much
>> rarer.? The real danger is rare and scientifically important pieces being
>> sold as something more common.
>> On Tue, Jul 23, 2024, 10:22?AM Graham Ensor <graham.ensor at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I see no problem in anybody saying a probable meteorite is unclassified
>> but is likely to be a certain type. It is no different on line or throught
>> the met list than traveling through Morocco or visiting a show, looking at
>> hundreds of unclassified probable meteorites, and discussing the likelyhood
>> of that or what type they may be with the seller. That's the way many
>> dealers work to find unusual types that then get taken further to be
>> officially classified. I see no fault with a NWA seller working in this
>> way. The The fault comes if buyer does not then get it analysed or
>> classified and tries to sell it on as an authentic classified meteorite.
>> There are also thousands of meteorites amongst the hundreds of collections
>> that came through NWA dealers from established large strewnfields which sit
>> there as examples of a variety of falls/finds and have never been cut and
>> classified. Just found as part of a new fall/find as it's impossible for
>> every piece to be classified....examples are Chelya
>> binsk, Ribbeck, Erg Chech 002, Tissint, Holbrook,...the list is endless.
>> I suspect very few collections consist of specimens where each individual
>> has been classified and most have individuals of those I've mentioned (or
>> others) that have never seen a scientist. If you are new to meteorites or
>> have very little experience then this is probably not the avenue for you to
>> buy for a collection unless you are happy to go to the trouble of getting
>> analysis done.
>> G
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 23, 2024 at 2:32?PM Rhett Bourland via Meteorite-list <
>> meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>>
>> Educated guesses aren't classifications.? Nobody can do that.? I've got
>> close to a couple hundred pieces in my collection that I've built up over
>> the past 25 years.? I own classes of meteorites that most museums don't
>> even have because the museums that I got them from told me where the other
>> pieces were.? I can safely say that I have handled and seen even more in
>> that time.? The IMCA got started in my living room. I wouldn't even call
>> something a meteorite unless it got tested.? As Anne Black recently said,
>> people guessing what they have and presenting it as such is nothing but
>> harmful for the science and commercial trade of these rocks and that woman
>> has seen and handled stuff that I can only dream of.
>> On Mon, Jul 22, 2024, 3:37?PM <mendy.ouzillou at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Rhett,
>>
>> ?
>>
>> Our North African meteorite family has earned the right to make educated
>> guesses, especially after they have proven themselves to be reputable
>> dealers AND have examined the specimen. They have handled far more
>> meteorites than most dealers and collectors. There is no surprise that
>> they, and Mohamed in particular, can tell the difference between a CO and
>> another type of meteorite. Mohamed was fully transparent and clearly stated
>> that it is unclassified. There is nothing inauthentic about the posting.
>>
>> ?
>>
>> I have no ulterior motive in responding to this post other than desiring
>> respectful discourse.
>>
>> ?
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> ?
>>
>> Mendy
>>
>> ?
>>
>> From: Meteorite-list <meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com> On
>> Behalf Of Rhett Bourland via Meteorite-list
>> Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2024 9:53 AM
>> To: Benzaki Mohamed <kemkemexpedition at gmail.com>
>> Cc: Meteorite List <Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Meteorite unclassified
>>
>> ?
>>
>> It's unclassified and yet you're calling it a CO?? That doesn't sound
>> very authentic to me.
>>
>> ?
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 20, 2024, 10:17?AM Benzaki Mohamed via Meteorite-list <
>> meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi all members hop have a good day.
>>
>> ?Everyone interested will be interested by a largeste co carbonaceous
>> unclassified please contacte? me.all beste.?
>>
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