Darren & list, There may be an indirect means to get a look at a piece of the black stone. Years ago I visited the Suleymaniye Mosque in Istanbul. In the forecourt of the mosque are some tombs. Over the door to the Sultan Suleyman tomb (I think that was the one--), readily accessible, is what is purported to be a piece of the black stone, built into the stonework. I knew essentially nothing about meteorites at the time, but this has always haunted me. If any list members make it to Istanbul, remember this and check it out for us---
Cheers, Norm (http://TektiteSource.com) --- Darren Garrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Anyone know of any decent photos of the supposed > meteorite called Hajar al-Aswad that is on the Hajj > route? Or know if anyone qualified to judge > meteorites has been able to examine it? (I would > suspect that if most any of the readers of this list > happened to get near it, he would be in risk of > an unplanned head-removal surgery). > > The only photos I've found via Google have been > small and poorly shot. > ______________________________________________ > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
