[meteorite-list] Stinky Meteorite

[Meteorites USA]

Hi List,

Don't laugh! This is weird...

While slicing some unclassified chondrite meteorites I noticed one 
meteorite that was particularly odoriferous. I don't really want to say 
"what" this piece smells like as I don't know if it's appropriate list 
content. Let's just say that dogs lift their leg to fire hydrants, and 
maybe, sometime in the past, this stone just happened to be in the wrong 
place at the wrong time.

The smell was super intense while cutting. At first I didn't know where 
it was coming from, then when I finished the cut, I actually smelled the 
stone to see if that's where the odor was originating. Sure enough! Yuck!

I've cleaned the stone throughly. No amount of cleaning will remove the 
smell. It's definitely coming from within the meteorite itself.

Has anyone else had any of their NWA stone meteorites that smell really 
bad?

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Regards,
Eric Wichman
Meteorites USA
http://www.meteoritesusa.com
904-236-5394