Jak odróżnić oryginał od fałszywek: kopalny meteoryt z Lechówki

• Authors: Krzysztof Szopa , Łukasz Karwowski , Tomasz Krzykawski , Tomasz Brachaniec

Title variants

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How to distinguish the original from fakes: the fossil meteorite from Lechówka

• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

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Value of meteorites can be explained at least in two aspects. From the scientific point of view they are priceless objects, which can bring important information about the very beginning of the Universe. Because of their rarity anduniqueness, the meteorites often are extremely expensive in the term of a commercial value. This situation is used by dishonest sellers who offer fake meteorites. It has happened with the paleometeorite remnants, which were originallyfound in Cretaceous-Paleogene clay boundary in Lechówka, Poland. The so-called fake Lechówka remnants were offered by one seller on domestic online shops. All grains had certificate of authenticity that was included with the sold grains. In this paper we described the most common and diagnostic features, which can be easily applied to distinguish the original meteorite remnants from the fake ones.

Keywords

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Lechówka meteorite; fake meteorite; fossil meteorite

Discipline

• GEOLOGY: GEOLOGY

• Publisher: Polskie Towarzystwo Meteorytowe
• Journal: Acta Societatis Metheoriticae Polonorum
• Year: 2018
• Volume: 9
• Pages: 112-122

Contributors

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Krzysztof Szopa

• Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach, Wydział Nauk o Ziemi, Katedra Geochemii, Mineralogii i Petrografii

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Łukasz Karwowski

• Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach, Wydział Nauk o Ziemi, Katedra Geochemii, Mineralogii i Petrografii

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Tomasz Krzykawski

• Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach, Wydział Nauk o Ziemi, Katedra Geochemii, Mineralogii i Petrografii

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Tomasz Brachaniec

• Uniwersytet Śląski w Katowicach, Wydział Nauk o Ziemi, Katedra Geochemii, Mineralogii i Petrografii

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• Document Type: article