[meteorite-list] What makes a hammer a hammer?

[Jeff Kuyken]

Hi Michael,

There's another way to look at it too. The two falls you mentioned were 
massive and there were thousands of individual stones. In my opinion it's 
only a "hammer" if the individual stone actually hit something. For example 
you can't really say that the whole Allende fall was a hammer if only a 
couple of stones hit things. I guess it comes down to provenance too. Many 
of the good dealer/hunters these days get proof of where particular stones 
hit when chasing a fresh fall. In my opinion Thuathe was one of the best 
cataloged falls with MANY individual stones precisely recorded by both 
researchers and hunters alike.

Cheers,

Jeff



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Gilmer" <michael_w_gilmer at yahoo.com>
To: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 04, 2009 11:32 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] What makes a hammer a hammer?


>
> Hi Listees,
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> I have a quick question for the group - why are some falls not referred
> to as "hammers" ?
>
> For example, Allende and Holbrook are rarely referred to as hammers,
> but there are reports that both hit rooftops and other manmade
> structures.  Both falls are generally referred to as "historical" but
> rarely as hammers.  Is there a reason?  Is it because the historical
> element outweighs the hammer element in these cases?  Claxton is
> well known as a hammer, but historically-speaking it's otherwise
> unremarkable.  Is this simply semantics at play, or is there some
> kind of formula at work?
>
> Regards and clear skies,
>
> MikeG
>
> PS - Michael Blood, please email me offlist.
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