(meteorobs) Stone at Mecca

joseph_town at att.net joseph_town at att.net
Thu Oct 27 17:37:35 EDT 2005


It's a stone age mentality. No samples allowed. No room for inquirity.

Bill


 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "Roberto G." <md6648 at mclink.it>
> From: <gsuhas1 at vsnl.com>
> To: "Global Meteor Observing Forum" <meteorobs at meteorobs.org>
> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 5:42 AM
> Subject: Re: RE: (meteorobs) Stone at Mecca
> 
> 
> > Spelling of the place in Dehli is Mehrauli.
> > Suhas 
> > India
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Hunter, Robert" <rhunter at midrex.com>
> > Date: Friday, October 21, 2005 1:53 am
> > Subject: RE: (meteorobs) Stone at Mecca
> > 
> > > But it's continually touched and kissed by innumerable people.  It 
> > > stayspolished.  Plus, it should have some nickel in it.  And, if 
> > > it's fine
> > > grained, it wouldn't tend to rust anyway.  Wrought iron is remarkably
> > > rust resistant.  
> > > 
> > > The iron pillar of Meharala (sp?) has been stuck in the dirt for at
> > > least 1400 years.  It's in the center of Delhi.  The part of it that
> > > people touch is absolutely smooth and black.  It looks just like the
> > > black stone.  The rest of it is brown and rusty.  But, amazingly, even
> > > the part beneath grade level has not rusted away. 
> 
> Do you known if chemical, isotopic and metal analisis of the pillar
> of Mehrauli are known? 
> Best greetings.
> Roberto Gorelli
> 
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