Hi Michael,
There's another way to look at it too. The two falls you mentioned were
massive and there were thousands of individual stones. In my opinion it's
only a "hammer" if the individual stone actually hit something. For example
you can't really say that the whole Allende fall was a hammer if only a
couple of stones hit things. I guess it comes down to provenance too. Many
of the good dealer/hunters these days get proof of where particular stones
hit when chasing a fresh fall. In my opinion Thuathe was one of the best
cataloged falls with MANY individual stones precisely recorded by both
researchers and hunters alike.
Cheers,
Jeff
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Gilmer" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 11:32 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] What makes a hammer a hammer?
Hi Listees,
I have a quick question for the group - why are some falls not referred
to as "hammers" ?
For example, Allende and Holbrook are rarely referred to as hammers,
but there are reports that both hit rooftops and other manmade
structures. Both falls are generally referred to as "historical" but
rarely as hammers. Is there a reason? Is it because the historical
element outweighs the hammer element in these cases? Claxton is
well known as a hammer, but historically-speaking it's otherwise
unremarkable. Is this simply semantics at play, or is there some
kind of formula at work?
Regards and clear skies,
MikeG
PS - Michael Blood, please email me offlist.
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Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA)
Member of the Meteoritical Society.
Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network.
Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and http://www.glassthrower.com
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