Since tens of thousands of small stones are what rained down, lots hit things but all were very small stones.
Sent from my iPhone On Mar 30, 2013, at 10:18 AM, "Galactic Stone & Ironworks" <meteoritem...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi List, > > Rumor has it that the Russian woman struck by the stone has adopted > the Mbale boy. Details at six. > > This meteorite fall should be considered a "hammer" fall, in my > opinion. I know some hate that term. But let's face it, this fall > did hammer the crap out of an entire city. Buildings knocked down, > thousands of windows blown out. You can't argue against that. > > Before the purists hurl chondrites at me.... I am aware of the > important distinction terminology....which is this - only those stones > which actually struck something are hammers or hammer stones. But, > if there is ever a candidate for something to be called a "hammer > fall" - this is it. This is the biggest and most devastating hammer > since Tunguska. > > Personally, I'd be careful purchasing hammer stones or artifacts from > this fall. Given the high TKW and thousands of individual stones > across a populated area, the potential for fraud is elevated. It > would be too easy for an unscrupulous seller to say that any given > stone bounced off their car or shed. Documentation is important. > Look at how many Sikhote shrapnels were being passed as Chelyabinsk on > eBay right after the fall. Some of those same scammers could easily > take a real meteorite and fudge the hammer side of the story to > increase the interest and value. I would stay away from "hammers" of > this fall, unless they are offered by someone like our Russian > list-members or someone who has been on the ground in Russia, like > Mike. Anything else is rolling the dice. > > Best regards, > > MikeG > > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------- > Web - http://www.galactic-stone.com > Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/galacticstone > Twitter - http://twitter.com/GalacticStone > Pinterest - http://pinterest.com/galacticstone > RSS - http://www.galactic-stone.com/rss/126516 > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > On 3/30/13, Michael Farmer <m...@meteoriteguy.com> wrote: >> Hundreds of them have already been found on top of buildings, one woman was >> hit by stone which went through her jacket! >> Will try to find the news report but hard in Russian. >> Michael Farmer >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Mar 30, 2013, at 9:50 AM, jpbrock...@aol.com wrote: >> >>> Hello List: >>> >>> Are there reports of any of the stones actually hitting man made >>> structures? Also, is the shockwave damage to buildings sufficient to >>> classify the >>> fall as a Hammer? >>> >>> Juris >>> >>> ______________________________________________ >>> >>> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >>> Meteorite-list mailing list >>> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >>> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> ______________________________________________ >> >> Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteorite-list-archives.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
