[meteorite-list] Meteorites smell good ...mmm
From: sterling_k_webb_at_sbcglobal.net <sterling_k_webb_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri Jan 20 02:12:12 2006 Message-ID: <008801c61d90$d2fa4130$a17e4b44_at_ATARIENGINE> Bob, Fresh carbonaceous types are reputed to have a smell from their many organic compounds. Murchison is said to have smelled like "methylated spirits, bitumen or kerosene." And Bob Haag was shown one a local resident kept in a mason jar that smelled of Bubble Gum! Sterling ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob King" <lakewind_at_infionline.net> To: <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com> Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 11:34 PM Subject: [meteorite-list] Meteorites smell good ...mmm > Hello all, > A lot of us like to bring meteorites to classes we occasionally visit with > or teach. I had this opportunity earlier this week and just for fun > brought > a sheet of 220 grit sandpaper and a slice of NWA 869 for the kids to do > a scratch and sniff. I asked them to grind away a little bit on the > sandpaper and then take a whiff of meteorite. Most of them compared > the odor to sulfur or matches. One 6th grader was pretty excited: "It > smells like matches. I like the smell of matches." I explained that > sometimes freshly fallen meteorites have a sulfurous smell. > Though I wasn't positively certain, I'm assuming the odor is from the > sulfur in troilite? > Anyway, it was fun to do some "hands on" with the asteroid bits. > Happy sniffing! > Bob > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > Received on Fri 20 Jan 2006 02:12:07 AM PST |
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