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Re: A few questions about searching known meteorite sites.
John Kalina wrote:
> Hi, I have subscribed to this list for some time and found it to be a great
> resource. I have been interested in meteorites for a few years and want to
> try my luck in looking for them. I know it's not an going to be an easy
> task. I have a few questions, The British catalog of meteorites, 1985 which
> I was fortunate to view at the Chicago field museum library has been a
> great wealth of knowledge, and has given me descriptions and locations of
> meteorites in my home state (Wisconsin), but are there resources that would
> provide me with a more exact location? what percentages of falls are of
> more than one piece, or are part of a strewn field?
> Has any one used a magnetometer instead of a metal detector? I am currently
> building one to use because it should be more sensitive and cover more
> ground. Lastly are there any other tips anyone can give me? Thanks for your
> time. John Kalina
A trip to a nearby University library that has issues of the journals
Meteoritics and Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta will be of great help. Armed
with the Catalogue you can look up the relevant articles which should give more
detailed descriptions than found in the Catalogue, often with maps of
strewnfields and Township/Range/Section numbers.
As for any other tips, the word "patience" comes to mind :-)
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