I have a part slice of NWA 096 (H3.8) that when I first got it in Tucson a few years ago, smelled just like bubblegum! The odor has since gone away.
David H. --- Armando Afonso <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi. > I have been in contact with the persons who found the Ourique meteorite, and > all of them refered the initial strong sulfur smell of the stones, now > inexistent. > The specimens seam to be less magnetic now than when they were fresh, too. > I would say that this indicates the presence of an iron sulfur (Troilite?), > that progressively oxidated. > AA. > > > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
