[meteorite-list] "Hammers"

[Galactic Stone & Ironworks]

Hi Dave and List,

Although historical details are often subject to interpretation, I
consider Michael Blood's Hammer pages to be authoritative.  I'm keenly
interested in hammers as well - I have 16 of them in my collection,
including Sylacauga - which I acquired from Michael.   Over time, I
have scoured the web for any collected information about hammers that
I could find - and every time I landed on Michael's pages.  There just
isn't much information about hammers collected and organized in one
place - there are few stray pages here and there with a list of hammer
falls - but none have the level of detail that Michael's pages have.
Like many others, I am anxiously awaiting his eventual book on the
subject. :)

Best regards and watch for falling rocks!

MikeG




On 5/23/09, Dave Gheesling <dave at fallingrocks.com> wrote:

> Hi, All,

> Hope the weekend is treating everyone well!  Below are the link to and text

> from Michael Blood's website, specifically relating to his HAMMERS pages.

> On the heels of some, let's say, heated debate a few months back, I wanted

> to pass this along and add, for whatever its worth, that this seems to be a

> very fair description of the term that Michael coined in the meteorite

> field.  It's great to see this posted along with the sales pages themselves,

> as all of these stories are a wonderful part of the world of meteorites.

> Thanks, Michael!

> All best,

> Dave

> www.fallingrocks.com

>

> http://www.michaelbloodmeteorites.com/

>

> DEFINITIONS:

> 1) "Hammer" - any individual which is part of a hammer fall in which one or

> more of the

> individuals struck an artifact, animal or human.

> 2)"Hammer Stone(s)" - the specific individual(s) that struck the artifact,

> animal or human.

> 3) NOTE: Collectors obviously value a "Hammer Stone" more than other

> individuals in a

> hammer fall. However, in the case of many hammers, the specific "hammer

> stone(s) is/are

> not available.

> Examples inlude, but are not limited to: Chiang-Khan in which many stones

> "rained down"

> on a fisherman'sboat. (one of only 2 hammers known to hit a boat). The

> fisherman considered

> the black rocks "evil" and threw them ALL into the river! Still, many of

> us"hammer heads"

> value having an individual or part of an individual from thatfall. Another

> example is Barwell,

> which included an individual that came through an apartment window, bounced

> off the floor

> and landed in a lady's tea cup! Of course the individual "hammer stone"

> involved is not available

> (I haven't even been able to trace whom was the specific lady), nor is the

> small Mbale stone that

> struck the boy known - but we do enjoy having representatives of these

> falls. ON the other hand,

> many hammers consist of a single stone, so, everyone that collects said

> hammer falls has a piece

> of THE hammer stone. Examples include but are in no way limited to Peekskill

> and Claxton (two

> of the more famous hammers ever).

> I have always felt it was clear on these pages when specific hammer stones

> were offered (see Park

> Forest) and assumed that everyone realized that other stones offered, while

> hammers, were not,

> specific "hammer stones." The story of Chiang-Khan, Holbrook and many

> others, I thought, made

> that point quite clear.

> ---

> Some people may value only Hammers from which they can get or a piece of the

> actual hammer stone(s). That is fine. Most of us hammer heads, however, will

> collect

> what is available from any hammer fall, though, of course, hammer stones,

> themselves,

> will be most valued.

>

> Dave Gheesling

> IMCA #5967

> www.fallingrocks.com

>

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Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA)
Member of the Meteoritical Society.
Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network.
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