[meteorite-list] Stinky Meteorite

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Hey Greg, (H)

So you've had "pee stones" before? Did you ever find out what caused it 
or is it just a guess that something relieved themselves on the stone?

Anyone ever do any chemical analysis of any of the "pee stones" or fart 
stones? ;) lol

Eric


Greg Hupe wrote:

> 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" 

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> Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 7:58 PM

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>

>>

>> 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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