[meteorite-list] Stinky Meteorite

From: Greg Hupe <gmhupe_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:44:45 -0400
Message-ID: <40A87956EA7B4370BA458EE87EC912AC_at_Gregor>

Hello Joe, and Members of the, "Cut One Club" (aka, ran into a smelly
meteorite),

As Michael mentioned before, we have run into stones, when cut, smelt just
like that, a fart! We have had our share of "pee stones" and lets not forget
the infamous multi-kilo, "Camel Stone", which had only rusted on one side,
we found out later that this El Hammami stone had been transported by a
camel, with the one side resting against the camels side the entire distance
(didn't stink, but the influence upon the stone was noticeable).

Funny thread! Anyone who has been to Morocco will know what we are saying,
you never know what you will find on these stones!! I remember a batch of
stones one clever Moroccan applied Coca~Cola to some ugly old chondrites in
order to make the "crust" look fresher (wasn't Coke's phrase,
"Freshen-up"...).

Greg



----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Kerchner" <skyrockmeteorites at yahoo.com>
To: "meteorite list" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 7:58 PM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Stinky Meteorite


>
> Eric,
>
> Does the matrix look normal or could it be a carb chondrite? I have
> heard of some CC's that have unusual smells. could you post a link to a
> photo?
> Thanks,
> Joe Kerchner
> http://skyrockcafe.com
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Meteorites USA <eric at meteoritesusa.com>
> To: "meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com"
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 6:49:31 PM
> Subject: [meteorite-list] Stinky Meteorite
>
> Hi List,
>
> Don't laugh! This is weird...
>
> While slicing some unclassified chondrite meteorites I noticed one
> meteorite that was particularly odoriferous. I don't really want to say
> "what" this piece smells like as I don't know if it's appropriate list
> content. Let's just say that dogs lift their leg to fire hydrants, and
> maybe, sometime in the past, this stone just happened to be in the wrong
> place at the wrong time.
>
> The smell was super intense while cutting. At first I didn't know where it
> was coming from, then when I finished the cut, I actually smelled the
> stone to see if that's where the odor was originating. Sure enough! Yuck!
>
> I've cleaned the stone throughly. No amount of cleaning will remove the
> smell. It's definitely coming from within the meteorite itself.
>
> Has anyone else had any of their NWA stone meteorites that smell really
> bad?
>
> -- Regards,
> Eric Wichman
> Meteorites USA
> http://www.meteoritesusa.com
> 904-236-5394
>
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