[meteorite-list] Hajar al-Aswad/ "black stone of Mecca"

[Norman Lehrman]

Darren & list,

There may be an indirect means to get a look at a
piece of the black stone.  Years ago I visited the
Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul.  In the forecourt of
the mosque are some tombs.  Over the door to the
Sultan Suleyman tomb (I think that was the one--),
readily accessible, is what is purported to be a piece
of the black stone, built into the stonework.  I knew
essentially nothing about meteorites at the time, but
this has always haunted me.  If any list members make
it to Istanbul, remember this and check it out for
us---

Cheers,
Norm
(http://TektiteSource.com)

--- Darren Garrison <cynapse at charter.net> wrote:

> Anyone know of any decent photos of the supposed
> meteorite called Hajar al-Aswad that is on the Hajj
> route?  Or know if anyone qualified to judge
> meteorites has been able to examine it?  (I would
> suspect that if most any of the readers of this list
> happened to get near it, he would be in risk of
> an unplanned head-removal surgery).
> 
> The only photos I've found via Google have been
> small and poorly shot.
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