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

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In a message dated 1/3/2009 7:56:11 P.M. Central  Standard Time, 
dave at fallingrocks.com writes:
Sylacauga is a wonderful  story,
but the material available to collectors didn't hit Mrs. Hodges on the  hip.

Dave,

In 1999 I brokered a couple of pieces of Sylacaga from  the King Collection 
that did indeed come from the stone that hit Mrs.  Hodges.  It came from a core 
sample taken from that very stone.   Somehow Dr. King talked them (the local 
library or museum)  into taking a  small core sample from it, maybe he traded 
them some Allende for it.

I  think most of what is on the market of Sylacaga came from the King piece, 
but  check the provenance.  If the slices are round, or partially round on one 
 edge, it is probably from that core piece.

Steve Arnold #1  

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