[meteorite-list] RE: Microwave my meteorites?

[Maria Haas]

Hi Guys,

I just know that the acres of farm fields I have access to has meteorites 
just waiting for a meteorite detector/detectress, and an able-bodied 
shoveler/shoveltress and I would love to put together plans to be that such 
person someday. I'm not sure I'm ever going to be a 10' hole-digger but I 
can aspire to 3' for a nice prize found in my very own strewnfield (yes, 
I'll find one). After I find a strewnfield then I'll consider 10' but only 
with digging equipment.

Does Whites still put out such a detector? (I could look on their website 
but don't know exactly what to look for.) Does your neighbor get used 
model$? How about display model$? We have to consider light weight if that 
is a possiblity. I know I'm getting way ahead of myself but I want to be 
ready!

As it happens, Arizona Keith is the same person I was discussing GPR with 
and have been leaving him to recuperate quietly. I have trouble recuperating 
quietly...can you tell? No jokes please ;) (...unless they're really funny)

No snow here in SE Michigan (right now),
Maria


>From: David Freeman <dfreeman at fascination.com>
>To: JKGwilliam <h3chondrite at cox.net>
>CC: Maria Haas <dragonsoup at msn.com>, Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com,   
>voltage at telus.net
>Subject: Microwave my meteorites?
>Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 08:52:03 -0600
>
>Dear Maria;
>My neighbor is a white's detector salesman and a few years back he went to 
>Odessa and hunted the field briefly in the 99 degree heat. His guide was 
>none other than James Williams, Rocks from Space page 136.
>Ron used the top of the line  two piece deep penetrating unit White's had 
>out at the time.  The plan was to search 3-10 feet deep for items that the 
>regular detector crowd had missed.   Between the heat and the pipelines in 
>the area The deep seeking unit did not produce any meteorites in the four 
>hours of searching.  Ron did find some real nice odessa's in Mr. Williams 
>collection though. Ron felt with a better weather condition that he would 
>have done much better but noted that Odessa is an old oil boom town and 
>there is a great deal of metal around. Digging 10 foot holes for pipe 
>thread protectors would not be productive so maybe the area would have to 
>be a bit more primitive to have the deep penetrating radar be more 
>successful.
>No snow in my part of the rockies,
>Dave F
>
>JKGwilliam wrote:
>
>>Maria,
>>One of our list members, Keith Vazquez, has been using GPR for many years 
>>and has used it to try and locate meteorites.  Keith is currently 
>>recovering from some surgery and might be off his oats for a while but I'm 
>>sure he'd be happy to post some info and stories to the list.
>>
>>Best,
>>John Gwilliam
>>
>>At 05:33 AM 4/11/2005, Maria Haas wrote:
>>
>>>I have lightly discussed with another listmember about using GPR (Ground 
>>>Penetrating Radar). Perhaps someone could offer some info on how 
>>>beneficial that is in the field.
>>>
>>>Kind Regards,
>>>Maria
>>
>>
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