[meteorite-list] What metal detector works well on finding a stone meteorite?

[Timothy Heitz]

Thank Mike, Good article


Tim








----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Galactic Stone & Ironworks" <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
To: "Timothy Heitz" <midwest at meteorman.org>
Cc: <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 11:03 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] What metal detector works well on finding a 
stone meteorite?


> Hi Tim and List,
>
> Warning - I am repeating second-hand information, not personal experience.
>
> I've done a lot reading on metal detectors and meteorites lately, and
> I found a review (shootout) of several metal detectors being used to
> find meteorites - irons and stones.  It seems that the older metal
> detectors that have trouble with mineralized ground are actually good
> with stones.
>
> See here -
>
> http://www.whiteriverprep.com/meteor/madness.html
>
> Best regards,
>
> MikeG
>
>
> On 4/4/09, Timothy  Heitz <midwest at meteorman.org> wrote:
>> Hello List,
>>
>> Most metal detectors that work great for an iron, will not work well on a
>> common H5 or L6 stone.
>>
>> What metal detector works well with detecting stones
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Tim Heitz
>>
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