Hey Greg and List,
The 1.6 kg El Hammami that I have been offering for sale has such camel
sweat stains on it and I think that adds great character to the stone and
the whole story behind this witnessed fall. If any one wants to see
pictures of this there is one on my collection page on my website. I also
have a few others that show the sweat stains well. Also, it is still for
sale, sorry for slipping that in.
Take Care,
Jason
Rocks from Heaven
www.rocksfromheaven.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Hupe" <[email protected]>
To: "Gary Fujihara" <[email protected]>; "MeteorList"
<[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 4:19 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] I Thought this was Funny
Hi Gary,
Now I remember one of the stones you inquired about. Here is part of the
description from our old eBay description of El Hammami:
"El Hammami, Very fresh H5/6 - from Mauritania, Africa, that fell August
10, 1997. This specimen came from the freshest example of this witnessed
fall I have seen in years. The nomads who found the stones broke most of
them looking for treasure inside not realizing they were holding the
actual treasure. Some others were broken into smaller pieces for easier
transport."
I remember one of my very earliest trips to the Sahara to purchase
meteorites from nomads. We were presented with a large ~7kg broken El
Hammami stone where the crust looked "weird". Turns out the fusion crust
was discolored by camel sweat and the orange dust of the sands from many
kilometers to transport this stone to the 'market' in Morocco! I probably
have some archived photos that I will share if I am able to find them
easily, still have unpacked boxes from moving two years ago (which are
still unpacked from moving to Florida five years ago!)
Best regards,
Greg
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary Fujihara" <[email protected]>
To: "MeteorList" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 4:51 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] I Thought this was Funny
Humor notwithstanding, wasn't there a fall where pieces of, or a
complete stone was ingested by villagers? Can't seem to recall which
fall it was ...
gary
On Aug 20, 2009, at 10:15 AM, Greg Hupe wrote:
Hi Greg S.,
Since I am on a 'low carb' diet, I will have to skip desert! :-/
Actually not on a particular diet, thought it sounded comical. However,
a shocked Mars Bar sounds good! Maybe even with an extra topping of a
few CAI sprinkles!! :-)
Best regards,
Greg H.
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Greg Hupe
The Hupe Collection
NaturesVault (eBay)
[email protected]
www.LunarRock.com
IMCA 3163
====================
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http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault
----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Stanley"
<[email protected]
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Sent: Thursday, August 20, 2009 4:03 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] I Thought this was Funny
I'm going to have an achondrite for my afternoon snack today. And
then a carbonaceous chondrite for desert tonight. Mmmm... tasty.
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/jpl/education/ediblerocks.html
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