[meteorite-list] Metal detector and Tucson collecting advice requests

From: Delbert Waterbury <paseclipse_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 16:03:59 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <627706.28079.qm_at_web51310.mail.re2.yahoo.com>

Jon get the White's GMT model! A lot of the guys I
hunt with use these and they're excellent for
meteorite hunting. I've seen guys pluck 1/4 gram
Chondrites with these with no problem.

Dealers try to pedal the MXT because it is one of the
most popular detectors and it's more expensive than
the GMT. It's an "all around detector" meaning it's
designed to use for coin/relic and gold hunting. It
has a lower frequency than the GMT so you probably
wouldn't be able to pick up really small Chondrites
with it.

To learn more about detecting sign up on this forum-

http://www.nuggetshooter.ipbhost.com/index.php?showforum=8

There's a lot of knowledgeable people on it that will
be glad to help you get started in hunting.

Hope this helps!

Del



--- "Frederick J. Wallace" <fjwallace at snet.net> wrote:

> Hi,
> I'm a science teacher and have been collecting
> meteorites for decades
> and have amassed a wonderful teaching collection.
> The one thing I
> haven't done yet is search for my own meteorites and
> I'd like to do that
> now. I visited the White's dealer in CT and he
> recommended the MXT or
> DFX models and I wondered what people thought of
> those models compared
> to the more highly recommended Gold Master model. It
> doesn't appear that
> there is much difference between models but I'm sure
> there is some. All
> models seem capable of detecting iron and nickel as
> well as other
> minerals found in meteorites. I'd like to get the
> best model I can
> afford for the job so if I don't find anything I
> don't have to blame it
> on the detector. I majored in Geology and did quite
> a lot of field
> collecting and work and am really looking forward to
> trying my hand at
> this. I also will be traveling to Tucson, AZ to
> visit relatives in a few
> months and hoped that if you have searched for
> meteorites near Tucson
> you might be willing to e-mail me about your
> experiences and share
> location info. and/or advice.
> Thanks for any help you can give!
> Jon Wallace
> fjwallace at snet.net
>
>
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Received on Tue 13 Nov 2007 07:03:59 PM PST