[meteorite-list] OK -So, What, Where, When and How?

From: Gary K. Foote <gary_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun Dec 18 21:02:05 2005
Message-ID: <43A5CE3C.17117.31FBE50_at_localhost>

The former is on order. The rest are officially added to my list. Thanks Dave.

Gary

On 18 Dec 2005 at 18:51, dfreeman wrote:

> If you don't have a copy of "Rocks From Space", get one. It will answer
> 90% of all of your questions, then get Anne Black and the Jensan
> Brothers "Meteorites, A to Z" and Kevin Kachina's new book "The Art of
> Collecting Meteorites" and you will be well prepared to hunt, and
> discuss meteorites. Your local library probably can get them on loan so
> it would only cost third class postage even.
> "The Bob Haag Collection of Meteorites" is a great color picture book.
> These books are a must have for the serious meteorite hunter.
> Dave F.
> Get the Rocks From Space book by O.Richard Norton first...and be sure to
> get Volume Two.
>
> Gary K. Foote wrote:
>
> >Me? LEO? Not a chance. Just a newbie with a direct nature. Thanks for all you
> >offered. It'll help me avoid a lot of mis-steps.
> >
> >It's sad that such a scientific endeavor has to follow so many rules in the pursuit of
> >knowledge. Must be the dealer mentality. I'm just a new 'collector' interested in
> >avoiding reinventing the wheel.
> >
> >Here's a pic of me with some friends. I'm next to last from the left with the grey
> >beard. That's my wife CJ just to my left. Tell me if I look like LEO to you :)
> >
> >http://www.newenglandbikers.com/images/brothers-in-bristol.jpg
> >
> >Best,
> >
> >Gary
> >
> >On 18 Dec 2005 at 18:33, dfreeman wrote:
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> >>Dear List;
> >>What the heck, I'll give it a try!
> >>Best spots to find a new find is where there are no or very few
> >>terrestrial rocks now on the surface. Try areas of sand dunes, farm
> >>fields of Kansas (where there aren't many earth rocks on the surface.
> >> Areas of erosion surfaces are best in any areas as depositional areas
> >>will bury your potential finds even deeper.
> >>Best strewnfields....Franconia, Gold basin come to mind first.
> >>I like my GM-3 Whites but there are a number of pretty good models.
> >> Prerequisite, spend more than $200, do not waste money on Radioshack
> >>junk. Magnets are nice if mounted on a stick. One can touch the
> >>suspected meteorite while it is on the ground instead of picking up
> >>millions of pieces of meteorwrongs. Always take a second look at all
> >>rocks with the appearance of fusion crust even if they aren't magnetic
> >>(Yahoo! Dave uses old knowledge to properly use the term magnetic). My
> >>favorite tool are my eyes. I can see much more easily than I can swing a
> >>detector all day. I can cover 20 times the area in this method. I am
> >>speaking of cold hunting, not the middle of an active strewnfield here.
> >>Any techniques I have invented are soon to be patented, sorry.
> >>Avoid at all costs....hunting on private property with out permission of
> >>the owner. Court costs, bail, forfiture of any found meteorites and
> >>possibly loosing your vehichle and equiptment come to mind. That and
> >>lead poisoning.
> >>
> >>By asking so many questions, are you an officer of the law, or a
> >>government official??????
> >>It might be more helpful for you to read the list archives rather than
> >>play 40 questions maybe.....
> >>DF
> >>
> >>Gary K. Foote wrote:
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> >>>This might be a silly batch of questions regarding meteorite hunting. Y'all might
> >>>feel proprietary about your personal hunting grounds, methods, etc., and I'll
> >>>understand if you do. But here goes...
> >>>
> >>>1.) Where would you go to seek out new finds in the USA? Or where would you consider
> >>>the best known and most productive strewn fields? [Details on how too]
> >>>
> >>>2.) What is your favorite metal detector and how do you prefer it's settings?
> >>>
> >>>3.) Do you find the use of rare earth magnets helpful as a hunting tool [not a
> >>>post-find test tool]?
> >>>
> >>>4.) Have you invented any techniques you want to share?
> >>>
> >>>5.) What would you avoid doing at all costs?
> >>>
> >>>Sorry, I love to stir the pot a bit.
> >>>
> >>>Gary
> >>>
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