may be space rock older than anything on Earth

The rock, found in Russia's Koryak mountains, is a mysterious 'quasicrystal' - a kind of crystal discovered in synthetic materials in 1982. Until now, it was believed quasicrystals did not occur in nature - and all were man made

The rock, found in Russia's Koryak mountains, is a mysterious 'quasicrystal' - a kind of crystal discovered in synthetic materials in 1982.

Until now, it was believed quasicrystals did not occur in nature - and all were man made.

The mysterious rock fragment in Russia is only known natural quasicrystal on our planet.

The fragile crystalised fragment - known as a quasicrystal - is believed to be the remains of a meteorite that formed during the formation of the early solar system.
If correct, it is it older than any rock found so far on Earth's surface.

Researcher Paul Steinhardt of Princeton University said: 'Analysis of the oxygen isotope in the rock indicate it is a fragment of a meteorite formed at the formation of the solar system over 4.5 billion years ago.'

http://thebeerbarrel.net/showthread.php?11125-Impossible-Crystal-Found-in-Russia

Paypal misgivings

Dear Helen Killer, I love your site and was thrilled to hear of your “win” against PayPal. I recently had a heartbreaking experience of my own with them. I sold an old French violin to a buyer in Canada, and the buyer disputed the label. This is not uncommon. In the violin market, labels often mean little and there is often disagreement over them. Some of the most expensive violins in the world have disputed labels, but they are works of art nonetheless. Rather than have the violin returned to me, PayPal made the buyer DESTROY the violin in order to get his money back. They somehow deemed the violin as “counterfeit” even though there is no such thing in the violin world.

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