[meteorite-list] Juancheng - Hammer or No?

From: Michael Gilmer <michael_w_gilmer_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 11:56:16 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <814923.18676.qm_at_web58405.mail.re3.yahoo.com>

Hi List!

I have been following the recent discussion on hammer falls, which
I inadvertently started when I asked other list members to share
their witnessed falls and hammers.

Well, I acquired another piece and I am wondering if it is a hammer
or not. In a recent trade, I got a 1.5 gram fragment of Juancheng
with fusion crust on it. I know Juancheng is a witnessed fall,
and I recall hearing storied that it was a shower and that some
stones pelted rooftops. I also recall a story about a stone
landing in a cookpot. I don't remember where I read these
stories - maybe it was here on the list. At any rate, for my
own records, I'd like to know where Juancheng resides in the
spectrum of hammer falls. Is it a "confirmed" hammer? Is the
cookpot story true, or just a dubious anecdote?

I checked Michael Blood's Hammer pages, which I consider to be
definitive or near-definitive, and I didn't see Juancheng.

Best regards,

MikeG

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Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA)
Member of the Meteoritical Society.
Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network.
Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and http://www.glassthrower.com
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