[meteorite-list] Hollow meteorites?

[chris aubeck]

Hi Bernd, list,

Thanks for your prompt response.

As a folklorist and historian I have been surprised by
the number of "weird meteorite" tales I have found in
18th-early 20th century newspapers and books. I have
received many of these during the research phase of a
Fortean/Folklore-related project we currently
conducting ("Magonia Exchange" - I want to stress that
it concerns folklore and Fortean beliefs, it is not
really UFO-oriented, and has serious objectives), and
some of them concern hollow meteorites, some
concealing objects or manuscripts. As this folkloric
motif has gone practically unexamined, I would first
like to establish whether the observation of hollow
meteorites could have helped produce the legends, but
also have a fairly good idea about how such objects
could be formed in nature.  

Therefore, to answer your entirely warranted technical
question, let me say: I don't know!

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Chris

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