[meteorite-list] Cold hunting?

From: N Lehrman <nlehrman_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:29:53 2004
Message-ID: <00d301c377b9$5d796dc0$4e75fea9_at_homeportal.2wire.net>

Tom & list,

I've always liked the sound of this quote (the original formulation was
Nininger's---), but I think it may be subject to a couple of qualifiers
relating to preservation and exposure.

As an exploration geologist, I spend at least 15-20 long days every month
wandering the alluvial fans and dry lakes of Nevada searching for
mineralized float (and, unofficially, meteorites!). Some of the remote dry
lakes are almost certainly unsearched, and can cover many square miles.
Putting along on my ATV, I can give a reasonably large area a pretty decent
search. After several years of this, still NO cold finds.

I think the point may be that there's a pretty good chance that stones have
at some point fallen on most any square mile of earth's surface. However,
in most areas, survival times are short. In many areas, erosion has erased
the record. In other areas, deposition has buried every trace.

>From the cosmic perspective, every square mile is created equal, but for us
grunts on the ground, that's far from the case. Some square miles are just
right. Most are not.

These are the ruminations of a fevered brain stumbling across the burning
alkali flats, so take it with a grain of salt. I'm very curious to hear
what others (Robert V.?) have to say on this.

Cheers

Norm Lehrman
( http://TektiteSource.com )

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom aka James Knudson" <knudson911_at_frontiernet.net>
To: "meteorite-list" <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 8:46 AM
Subject: [meteorite-list] Cold hunting?


> Hello List, Two years ago today, Bernd pauli posted " [meteorite-list]
> Arizona Meteorite Hunters." It quoted Twink Monrad as saying;
>
> "I firmly believe that if a person were to go over any
> square mile, time after time, anywhere in the world, they'd also
> eventually find meteorites,"
>
> How many list members agree with this statement? From what I have read, I
> have always believed it. There is a one mile square field near my house
that
> is pretty well left alone. I have hunted it many times, both with my hawk
> and metal detector. I have not found anything yet with the detector, but
had
> plenty of success on rabbits with my hawk. If the above statement is
true,
> I figure I will find something eventually, I hope. I have learned that
> hunting one square mile is not an easy task. Any suggestions on hunting a
> cold area this big? Should you use a detector?
> Thanks, Tom
> Peregrineflier <><
> The proudest member of the IMCA 6168
>
>
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