[meteorite-list] Hodges Sylacauga Stone ( was What makes a hammer ahammer?

From: Michael L Blood <mlblood_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:43:12 -0800
Message-ID: <C5868990.1DAD9%mlblood_at_cox.net>

I had almost half a wafer cut from the core.
        Then I bought a full slice (very thin) of the core in the Al Lang
Auction for $3,250. Unfortunately, all the larger pieces of the half
Slice are sold now and only "sand grain" sizes remain. This is THE
Hammer.
        Ironically, VALERA (which killed a cow and is highly
Documented as having done so) sold for a couple years for under
$10 per gram. It has been going "up" slowly, but steadily.
        Until/unless another person is struck and it is well documented
Sylacauga will remain THE HAMMER.
        Best wishes, Michael

on 1/4/09 10:36 AM, Dave Gheesling at dave at fallingrocks.com wrote:

> Robert & All,
> I'll run over there sometime soon (from next door in Georgia) and take a few
> photos. Anita Westlake, another www.meteoriteassociationofgeorgia.org
> member (the president, in fact), has a nice specimen that looks to have come
> from the core Steve described, and I'll bet she can be talked into a little
> road trip...
> All best,
> Dave
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces at meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Robert
> Woolard
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> Subject: [meteorite-list] Hodges Sylacauga Stone ( was What makes a hammer
> ahammer?
>
> Steve, Michael and all,
>
> Thanks for the additional information, Steve. Dr. King's quote does seem
> to put a different light on things.
>
> Just out of curiosity, has ANY member here ever seen THE stone (the "Holy
> Grail" of hammers I guess) in person? (Perhaps you, Martin with your
> exceptional interest in historical specimens?? ... I did see your Met. Times
> article where you discuss your Top 10 Smithsonian meteorites and you listed
> a slice of their Sylacauga specimen). Does any member live close enough to
> it at the Alabama Museum of Natural History to give us a report and/or some
> photos? There doesn't seem to be very many listed anywhere on the
> Internet.... at least that I can find. I'm sure a lot of us would love to
> see some high quality photos of it!
>
> Best,
> Robert Woolard
> )
>
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