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Post by snowmom on Feb 21, 2015 5:52:13 GMT -5
this photo was taken at a for sale table in tuscon, posted on another board. It is from Morocco. Look at the melt flow lines! I have never seen anything like it.
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Post by snowmom on Feb 22, 2015 11:33:53 GMT -5
I thought it looked too good to be real- it is known that tektites (especially the clear green Egyptian melt glass) are being heavily forged and sold on the internet and in other places, there is big money in meteorites and when there is big money, fraud will follow closely. I just am not sure how this could have been forged. wish I could have seen it in real life, and I wonder what the dollar amount that was attached to it was/is?
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RocknCritter
spending too much on rocks
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Post by RocknCritter on Feb 22, 2015 12:17:32 GMT -5
This year in Tucson there was a Moroccan dealer with four large fossil plates. Each one of them was identical to to the others. What an amazing coincidence in nature!
I regret not taking a photo of this charade. If you need more info, a good laugh or an insight into the shadier side of the fossil/mineral business, do an internet search for "Moroccan Fossil Fakes" or something similar.
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Post by jakesrocks on Feb 22, 2015 12:48:48 GMT -5
While there are tons of genuine fossils and meteorites coming out of Morocco, there are many times more fakes coming from the same country. It's a shame really. The fake factories that have been set up over there are killing the Moroccan sellers of genuine articles. Serious collectors are afraid to buy anything coming from there.
Most Chinese fossils are suspect as well.
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Feb 22, 2015 19:58:44 GMT -5
Damn look at that!!!
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Post by snowmom on Feb 25, 2015 7:33:06 GMT -5
I did an ebay search for meteorites and tektites, etc with the word "morocco" in it. Probably a fake, just more ambitious. The basic rock looks like pink granite, doesn't it? Well in the meteorites for sale there are a number of "meteorites" that look a lot like this rock, only spread with melted metal (solder or something) and no melt streamers. That was an interesting search. Looks like fakes abound- fossils, mineral specimens, meteorites. You have to wonder what would happen if all that creativity was directed to legitimate enterprises instead of fraud.
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Post by jakesrocks on Feb 25, 2015 10:24:14 GMT -5
The problem is that there are tons of the real thing coming out of Morocco, but due to the high number of fakers over there collectors are afraid to buy. The sellers of genuine minerals, fossils & meteorites are slowly being put out of business by those scumbag fakers.
I'm going to spend a couple of days searching out the legitimate sellers from Morocco. Once I have a list, I'll post it on RTH.
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Post by jakesrocks on Feb 25, 2015 11:01:09 GMT -5
Here's a lengthy but interesting read mainly dealing with fake fossils, generally aimed at trilobites, but is valuable in identifying fake fossils in general. www.paleodirect.com/faketrilobites1.htm
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Post by jakesrocks on Feb 25, 2015 11:05:39 GMT -5
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Post by jakesrocks on Feb 25, 2015 11:15:47 GMT -5
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Post by snowmom on Feb 25, 2015 15:20:11 GMT -5
Don, (jakesrocks) thanks for the links, I appreciate the education and it looks like we all need to be wary out there.
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Post by Pat on Feb 25, 2015 17:22:11 GMT -5
It is a pretty piece. If the price were about $5.00, I would buy it as a copy. However, if advertised as the real thing, even at that price, I wouldn't buy it. Don't like dealing with liars.
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