Hello Joe, and Members of the, "Cut One Club" (aka, ran into a smelly
meteorite),
As Michael mentioned before, we have run into stones, when cut, smelt just
like that, a fart! We have had our share of "pee stones" and lets not forget
the infamous multi-kilo, "Camel Stone", which had only rusted on one side,
we found out later that this El Hammami stone had been transported by a
camel, with the one side resting against the camels side the entire distance
(didn't stink, but the influence upon the stone was noticeable).
Funny thread! Anyone who has been to Morocco will know what we are saying,
you never know what you will find on these stones!! I remember a batch of
stones one clever Moroccan applied Coca~Cola to some ugly old chondrites in
order to make the "crust" look fresher (wasn't Coke's phrase,
"Freshen-up"...).
Greg
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Kerchner" <[email protected]>
To: "meteorite list" <[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 7:58 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Stinky Meteorite
Eric,
Does the matrix look normal or could it be a carb chondrite? I have
heard of some CC's that have unusual smells. could you post a link to a
photo?
Thanks,
Joe Kerchner
http://skyrockcafe.com
----- Original Message ----
From: Meteorites USA <[email protected]>
To: "[email protected]"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 6:49:31 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Stinky Meteorite
Hi List,
Don't laugh! This is weird...
While slicing some unclassified chondrite meteorites I noticed one
meteorite that was particularly odoriferous. I don't really want to say
"what" this piece smells like as I don't know if it's appropriate list
content. Let's just say that dogs lift their leg to fire hydrants, and
maybe, sometime in the past, this stone just happened to be in the wrong
place at the wrong time.
The smell was super intense while cutting. At first I didn't know where it
was coming from, then when I finished the cut, I actually smelled the
stone to see if that's where the odor was originating. Sure enough! Yuck!
I've cleaned the stone throughly. No amount of cleaning will remove the
smell. It's definitely coming from within the meteorite itself.
Has anyone else had any of their NWA stone meteorites that smell really
bad?
-- Regards,
Eric Wichman
Meteorites USA
http://www.meteoritesusa.com
904-236-5394
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