[meteorite-list] I Thought this was Funny

From: JASON PHILLIPS <jnbran_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:34:52 -0500
Message-ID: <01c601ca21de$0de61800$4001a8c0_at_yourlk4rlmsu41>

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" <gmhupe at htn.net>
To: "Gary Fujihara" <fujmon at mac.com>; "MeteorList"
<meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
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
>
> ====================
> Greg Hupe
> The Hupe Collection
> NaturesVault (eBay)
> gmhupe at htn.net
> www.LunarRock.com
> IMCA 3163
> ====================
> Click here for my current eBay auctions:
> http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Gary Fujihara" <fujmon at mac.com>
> To: "MeteorList" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> 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.
>>>
>>> ====================
>>> Greg Hupe
>>> The Hupe Collection
>>> NaturesVault (eBay)
>>> gmhupe at htn.net
>>> www.LunarRock.com
>>> IMCA 3163
>>> ====================
>>> Click here for my current eBay auctions:
>>> http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZnaturesvault
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Stanley"
>>> <stanleygregr at hotmail.com
>>> >
>>> To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
>>> 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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