[meteorite-list] OK -So, What, Where, When and How?

[Gary K. Foote]

Thanks Norm,

Patience I have in abundance.  Information soaks into my brain like a dry sponge in the 
rain - always has.  Unfortunately it doesn't sound like I'm exactly in the middle of 
meteorite country here in NH's White Mountains, even tho it is a glacially carved land.  
Maybe in some of the riverbeds.  Hmmmm...  I have a bunch or rare earth magnets and love 
to wander the rivers.  Am I off track?  I heard that glaciation often drops 'stuff' 
everywhere.  In fact there's a boulder - huge mutha - that was moved from my town to the 
next one over during the last ice age.  Do a Google on Madison Boulder.

Gary

On 18 Dec 2005 at 17:33, Norm Lehrman wrote:

> Hey Gary,
> 
> It looks like you're gonna keep us all busy!  That's
> fine--there's always room for enthusiasm.
> 
> 1)  Initially, go where they've been found before. 
> Even after years of hunting, such areas will still
> offer quicker returns on your time than pioneering new
> ground.
> 
> 2)  I also use a Fisher GoldBug-2, but be advised that
> your eye can cover ground much faster.  The metal
> detector is only for known strewn fields where the
> pieces are mostly buried.  In Nevada dry lakes, the
> meteorites tend to be on top and the background is so
> "hot" that the metal detector is not a great tool.
> 
> 3) The rare-earth magnet can be a very big deal.  Me
> and a buddy who knew NOTHING about meteorites went out
> twice this week and found 32.  While I was using
> everything I knew about shapes, colors, and fusion
> crusts, he was just checking ever suspect pebble with
> his magnet wand.  He found the first two!  I adopted
> his methods and began to score.  As it turns out, this
> particular strewn field involved a very low-level
> explosion and the pieces are mostly sharply angular
> and devoid of secondary fusion crust. 
> 
> 4) Nothing new, but hugely essential:  vast patience! 
> If you can't wander around for hours on end without
> positive reinforcement, this may not be your ballgame.
>  Learn to enjoy the scenery and if you find something,
> that's frosting.  My first find was years in coming
> despite working in the field amost every day.  A key
> was buying up an assortment of NWAs (and anything else
> you can afford) to help calibrate your eye.
> 
> 5) Don't get impatient.  Persist at all costs.  The
> thrill of that first find is way beyond what most
> "normal" humans will ever experience!
> 
> Cheers,
> Norm
> http://tektitesource.com
> 
> 
> --- "Gary K. Foote" <gary at webbers.com> wrote:
> 
> > This might be a silly batch of questions regarding
> > meteorite hunting.   Y'all might feel 
> > proprietary about your personal hunting grounds,
> > methods, etc.,  and I'll understand if 
> > you do.  But here goes...
> > 
> > 1.) Where would you go to seek out new finds in the
> > USA?  Or where would you consider the 
> > best known and most productive strewn fields?
> > [Details on how too]
> > 
> > 2.) What is your favorite metal detector and how do
> > you prefer it's settings?
> > 
> > 3.) Do you find the use of rare earth magnets
> > helpful as a hunting tool [not a post-find 
> > test tool]?
> > 
> > 4.) Have you invented any techniques you want to
> > share?
> > 
> > 5.) What would you avoid doing at all costs?
> > 
> > Sorry, I love to stir the pot a bit.  
> > 
> > Gary
> > 
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