[meteorite-list] FW: Magnet canes are evil

[Dennis Miller]

> My modified ski pole (with Magnet) is more a walking stick and snake flipper!
> I have a question, Has anyone ever found small tektites around the Holbrook?
> I know if there were, that they were not the result of the Holbrook splatter.
> While there Sunday, I found what is either an egg shaped (5/8") obsidian ball
> or a tektite of sort. Light will pass through it but it has an unusual textured
> skin. I have seen a lot of Apache tears (obsidian orbs) but none like this little
> guy.
> Carrying a big stick at all times.
> Dennis Miller
>
>
> > Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:10:10 -0700
> > From: ROBERT.D.MATSON at saic.com
> > To: Meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
> > Subject: [meteorite-list] Magnet canes are evil
> >
> > Mark wrote:
> >
> > > As soon as everyone stops using metal detectors and magnet canes
> > > to look for meteorites then the first Lunars in Europe or USA
> > > will eventually be found, .... until then!
> >
> > I have never used a magnet cane, nor will I ever, and I always
> > advise new hunters against their use. A magnet cane is basically
> > an H-, L-, iron, and stony-iron filter. I sometimes carry an LL6
> > with me to the desert on the off-chance I'll run into someone using
> > a magnet cane. That usually "cures" them. ;-)
> >
> > --Rob
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