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Old 19-September-2007, 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by JonClarke View Post
Some metorites, especially the carbaonceous ones, contain minerals that are reactive in water, that might explain the smell. Also if the grounfwater was rich indissolved H2S you could get some noxious gasses too.

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That's the point I brought up in my previous post ...chondrites can be sulfur rich which could form sulfuric acid upon heat + water. Volcanism isn't required.
Definitely can make one sick.




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