[meteorite-list] Dam Hammer

[Ruben Garcia]

Hi all,
I agree completely with Darren! For the most part, I don't use the term "Hammer" when I sell one of my finds anyway. I'll use a description instead - This meteorite was found on a grave or hit a tree or yard. 

For those who've asked, my West meteorite found on a grave is not for sale as it was my very first West find. 



Ruben Garcia
Phoenix, Arizona
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--- On Wed, 3/18/09, Darren Garrison <cynapse at charter.net> wrote:

> From: Darren Garrison <cynapse at charter.net>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Dam Hammer
> To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> Date: Wednesday, March 18, 2009, 3:33 PM
> On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:24:45 -0700,
> you wrote:
> 
> >Suppose a meteorite fragment struck the Hoover Dam and
> was recovered? 
> >Would that be considered a hammer or no? 
> 
> See, that's the problem with a nebulous term.  There
> are lots of ways to build a
> dam-- pile up dirt, use field stones (with some sort of
> sealant/mortar in the
> gaps), use sand bags, use bricks, use logs (again, with a
> sealant), use poured
> concrete...
> 
> Let's say, for the sake of argument, hitting a poured
> concrete dam (like the
> Hoover) DOES make a hammer-- but hitting an earthen dam
> DOES NOT make a hammer.
> Okay, that has established upper and lower limits of
> hammerdom-- but at what
> point in the grade from dirt to concrete does the
> artificially-built dam become
> "artificial enough" to be concidered a hammerable
> object?  When does the bloom
> become Michael's tomato?
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