Hi Ron and all, Ron Baalke wrote:
I once took a number of meteorites to a store that sold metal detectors to test out. I tried out various types meteorites with about a dozen different metal detectors. They all had no problem with the irons and stony-irons. However, all of the metal detectors had problems detecting stony meteorites. I had to play with the detectors to fine-tune it to a particular stony meteorite, but once it was fined tuned for one meteorite, it would tend to ignore a lot of the other stony meteorites. I have been to metal detector clubs, talking about meteorites and what Ron has said rings true when we have experimented with various detectors on various stony meteorites. It seems that you can peak them for certain stones but then others won't register. Perhaps there is some detector that can be useful over a wider range but I think hunting by eyesight (and on hoof) may well still be the best method. Nininger once said, any considerable search over a considerable area WILL yield a meteorite. The more eyes, hands and feet you can get out there hunting the better your chances of finding material. All my best! --AL ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
