[meteorite-list] Planetary Body Odors

From: almitt2 at localnet.com <almitt2_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2010 05:22:09 -0400
Message-ID: <20100911052209.xwhc5dodyzk08g44_at_webmail.localnet.com>

Melanie and all,

Don't know who you bought your Allende from but.....I don't know how to
say this, but I have sold off some Allende recently. Had some sitting
on the counter where I make my margaritas and there is a possibility
that I got some lime on some specimens by accident. I usually keep them
away from the food prep area but this one time was the exception. It
may be that is what you smell, I am sorry to say. All my best!

--AL

Quoting Melanie Matthews <miss_meteorite at yahoo.ca>:

> Interesting indeed! I like smelling fresh pieces of meteorites in the morning
> and getting high off the aromas! (j/k though whenever I get my hands on
> particularly an unweathered meteorite, I have to take some sniffs of it)
>
>
> Imagine having a sizable broken chunk of Allende (smells something like lime
> (the fruit) IMO), Murchison or NWA 096 (bubble gum chondrite) in your room?
> Could make for an nice air freshener!
>
>
> -----------
> -Melanie
> IMCA: 2975
> eBay: metmel2775
> Known on SkyRock Cafe as SpaceCollector09
>
> I eat, sleep and breath meteorites 24/7.
Received on Sat 11 Sep 2010 05:22:09 AM PDT