[Rockhounds] Arkansas diamond hoax

[Carolyn & Steve Weinberger]

Those little sphericals you picked up were probably taconite pellets.
The taconite was ground to a fine powder and the iron ore separed out  
using magnets.  The powdered iron was then combined with bentonite  
clay and limestone and rolled into pellets which were transported in  
open rail cars.  What you picked up were probably some of the pellets  
that spilled off the trains.

C

On Mar 17, 2008, at 5:39 PM, Ted Kowalski wrote:

> Sure looks like the little sphericals I used to pick up under railroad
> trestles, melted train brakes or something.
>
> Ted Kowalski
> Fredericksburg VA USA
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Monday, March 17, 2008 5:20 PM
> To: gbrown at catspaw-minerals.com; rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com
> Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] Arkansas diamond hoax
>
>
>
>
> Huh??
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160219171290
>
> Well gee, what the heck, what do you want for only a 99-cent bid??
> Full-grown boji stones?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary Brown <gbrown at catspaw-minerals.com>
> To: gbrown at catspaw-minerals.com; 'Rockhounds at drizzle.com: A mailing  
> list for
> rock and gem collectors' <rockhounds at lists.drizzle.com>
> Sent: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:47 pm
> Subject: RE: [Rockhounds] Arkansas diamond hoax
>
>
>
> But wait... There's more!
>
> Rare Red Quartz!
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=30020663572
>
> Real Gold in Obsidian!
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330219707682
>
> Huh??
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160219171290
>
> And last but not least, in honor of Holy Week:
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140216460938
> Yours for a mere forty-five grand. But remember... Local Pickup Only!
>
> GcB
>
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