[meteorite-list] Meteorite's Location Found In Siberia

From: Michael L Blood <mlblood_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:07:04 2004
Message-ID: <B9E2D2D8.1AD6%mlblood_at_cox.net>

John, Bernd, Ron & list members,
    I have, for ever so long time, yearned to witness a fall of a Eucrite
over one inch of fresh snow, seeing countless specimens shining out with
burnt sugar black clarity over gently sloped hillsides, with me trotting
about with a gunny sack, gently filling it with marble to softball sized,
100% fusion crusted specimens, laughing like a mad man all the way....

on 10/28/02 11:22 AM, John Gwilliam at jkg_at_theriver.com wrote:

> Bernd and List,
> Metal detectors can work effectively through snow... if it isn't too
> deep. One of our list members, Ivan Koutyrev, and his partner, Vladimir,
> have successfully used a metal detector in their search for the Brahin
> pallasite. In fact, Ivan told me they actually prefer hunting over snow
> when using one of their specialized machines.
>
> First of all, fresh snow on the ground allows a hunter to easily see what
> area he has covered and what he hasn't. Secondly, all the pesky flies and
> mosquitoes that are present in tremendous hoards during the Summer and
> early Fall are gone. Finally, and most important, the snow actually makes
> using their particular machine easier.
>
> The type of metal detector used by Ivan and Vladimir is not your standard
> "hand-held" unit you might see being used on other meteorite hunts. They
> use a professional model manufactured by Lowrance that has a 4 foot square
> coil and is quite heavy and cumbersome. Rather than lug this huge coil
> around on a wand as with traditional metal detectors, the coil is mounted
> on an all plastic sled and pulled through the snow.
>
> If Ivan is currently monitoring the list, perhaps he can elaborate on the
> idea of hunting in snow.
>
> Best,
>
> John Gwilliam
>
> At 07:16 PM 10/28/02 +0100, Bernd Pauli HD wrote:
>> Ron Baalke wrote::
>>
>>> According to Sergey Yazev, director of the Irkutsk State University's
>>> observatory, who returned last Sunday from an expedition, trees broken
>>> or chopped by the meteorite's fragments were found 37 km from the Mama
>>> settlement. No fragments of the sky body which exploded in the atmosphere
>>> have been found, as the area in the forest is covered with deep snow now.
>>
>> Hello Ron and List, especially those experts using metal detectors,
>>
>> This may be a dumb question but I have nil experience with metal
>> detectors. Wouldn't it be possible to detect meteoritic debris with
>> the help of high-precision metal detectors even if it is covered by
>> several inches of snow?
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Bernd
>>
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