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

[Gary K. Foote]

The former is on order.  The rest are officially added to my list.  Thanks Dave.

Gary

On 18 Dec 2005 at 18:51, dfreeman wrote:

> If you don't have a copy of "Rocks From Space", get one. It will answer 
> 90% of all of your questions, then get Anne Black and the Jensan 
> Brothers "Meteorites, A to Z" and Kevin Kachina's new book "The Art of 
> Collecting Meteorites" and you will be well prepared to hunt, and 
> discuss meteorites.  Your local library probably can get them on loan so 
> it would only cost third class postage even.
> "The Bob Haag Collection of Meteorites" is a great color picture book.
> These books are a must have for the serious meteorite hunter.
> Dave F.
> Get the Rocks From Space book by O.Richard Norton first...and be sure to 
> get Volume Two.
> 
> Gary K. Foote wrote:
> 
> >Me?  LEO?  Not a chance.  Just a newbie with a direct nature.  Thanks for all you 
> >offered.  It'll help me avoid a lot of mis-steps.
> >
> >It's sad that such a scientific endeavor has to follow so many rules in the pursuit of
> >knowledge.  Must be the dealer mentality.  I'm just a new 'collector' interested in
> >avoiding reinventing the wheel.
> >
> >Here's a pic of me with some friends.  I'm next to last from the left with the grey
> >beard.  That's my wife CJ just to my left.  Tell me if I look like LEO to you :)
> >
> >http://www.newenglandbikers.com/images/brothers-in-bristol.jpg
> >
> >Best,
> >
> >Gary
> >
> >On 18 Dec 2005 at 18:33, dfreeman wrote:
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> >>Dear List;
> >>What the heck, I'll give it a try!
> >>Best spots to find a new find is where there are no or very few 
> >>terrestrial rocks now on the surface. Try areas of sand dunes, farm 
> >>fields of Kansas (where there aren't many earth rocks on the surface. 
> >> Areas of erosion surfaces are best in any areas as depositional areas 
> >>will bury your potential finds even deeper.
> >>Best strewnfields....Franconia, Gold basin come to mind first.
> >>I like my GM-3 Whites but there are a number of pretty good models. 
> >> Prerequisite, spend more than $200, do not waste money on Radioshack 
> >>junk.  Magnets are nice if mounted on a stick. One can touch the 
> >>suspected meteorite while it is on the ground instead of picking up 
> >>millions of pieces of meteorwrongs. Always take a second look at all 
> >>rocks with the appearance of fusion crust even if they aren't magnetic 
> >>(Yahoo! Dave uses old knowledge to properly use the term magnetic).  My 
> >>favorite tool are my eyes. I can see much more easily than I can swing a 
> >>detector all day. I can cover 20 times the area in this method. I am 
> >>speaking of cold hunting, not the middle of an active strewnfield here.
> >>Any techniques I have invented are soon to be patented, sorry.
> >>Avoid at all costs....hunting on private property with out permission of 
> >>the owner. Court costs, bail, forfiture of any found meteorites and 
> >>possibly loosing your vehichle and equiptment come to mind.  That and 
> >>lead poisoning.
> >>
> >>By asking so many questions, are you an officer of the law, or a 
> >>government official??????
> >>It might be more helpful for you to read the list archives rather than 
> >>play 40 questions maybe.....
> >>DF
> >>
> >>Gary K. Foote wrote:
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> >>>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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