[meteorite-list] Re: Odour of meteorites

From: lakewind_at_infionline.net <lakewind_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 20 16:20:42 2006
Message-ID: <380-22006442018119546_at_M2W142.mail2web.com>

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

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