Good Evening List, I have an 80 gram Murchison specimen that I keep under a bell jar. When I lift the jar it contains the aroma of a fine whisky. With 98 identified amino acids and 13% water by volume perhaps this explains this wonderful smell. I never tire of it.
All the best, Greg Greg Redfern NASA JPL Solar System Ambassador http://www2.jpl.nasa.gov/ambassador/index.ht ml WHAT'S UP?: THE SPACE PLACE http://www.wtopnews.com/?sid=600113&nid=421 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 20, 2006 2:01 PM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Re: Odour of meteorites Hi, I have a piece of the famous bubble-gum smelling meteorite NWA 096, which to me smelled more like perfume. That was a few years ago; sadly the smell is gone. Irons, especially if they are rusting, have a pungent, acidic odor. Chondrites generally smell "dusty" to me with a shades of earthiness like rocks under hot sun. Occasionally you can smell the metal in them too, again especially if there is significant rusting. A slice of Allende I got from Bob Haag years back still smells like a strange mix of gunpowder and car exhaust. My two nosefuls (yuck, sorry ;-) Bob -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ . ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list