[meteorite-list] odour

From: David Hardy <mdavidhardy_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Apr 21 11:53:10 2006
Message-ID: <20060420205711.91210.qmail_at_web50214.mail.yahoo.com>

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 <armandoafonso_at_oniduo.pt> 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.
>
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Received on Thu 20 Apr 2006 04:57:11 PM PDT