[meteorite-list] Metal detectors
Hello It's been a while since I posted here. I would be interested to know your choice of metal detectors to look for meteorites. I'm aiming in the $300-$500 range. To avoid clotting this NG, please respond to my email. dak_...@live.concordia.ca Thank you Andre Bordeleau __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com https://pairlist2.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Metal Detectors and Meteorites for sale
Hi all, I have three metal detectors/accessories and lots of meteorites for sale. I have found meteorites with all these detectors and they each work great. Take a look! http://shop.ebay.com/mr-meteorite/m.html?_nkw=_armrs=1_from=_ipg=_trksid=p3686 -- Rock On! Ruben Garcia Website: http://www.mr-meteorite.net Articles: http://www.meteorite.com/blog/ Videos: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=meteorfright#p/u __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Metal Detectors for Meteorites Shootout
The author of this series of articles has compared several metal detectors for performance when searching for various types of meteorites. The articles can be found here - http://www.whiteriverprep.com/meteor/shootout.html Forgive me if this is a repost. As someone who will soon be in the market for a metal detector (primarily for meteorite prospecting, but also for gold and relics), I found these reviews to be interesting, but I am wondering what some of our experienced prospectors here on the list think. I don't recall seeing the author of these articles on this list. Regards and clear skies, MikeG . Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA) Member of the Meteoritical Society. Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network. Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and http://www.glassthrower.com MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/fine_meteorites_4_sale .. __ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] metal detectors
Wow I know it would happen sooner or later,I went out and bought a GOLDMASTER GMT metal detector.I have been looking around for a good one,that is not to expensive,but will do the job and for the money this one seems like the one.Plus it is brand new.I can hardly wait to go try it.Anyone else who recommends the goldmaster brand?Also a happy thanksgiving to all my american meteorite collecters. steve arnold,chicago Steve Arnold,Chicago,USA!! BIG Steve's Meteorites,1999!! Website://:stormbringer60120.tripod.com Sponsored Link Mortgage rates near 39yr lows. $420k for $1,399/mo. Calculate new payment! www.LowerMyBills.com/lre __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Steve, I thought that you would have been stuffed by now? Dirk Ross...Tokyo BTW: With your new GOLDMASTER GMT 5000 go check your back yard for those Easter Mets from last year`s hunting party you had; I bet you missed some. Good Luck! I can hardly wait to go try it. Steve go go go try it now and report back soon. We can hardly wait your next posting --- steve arnold [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wow I know it would happen sooner or later,I went out and bought a GOLDMASTER GMT metal detector.I have been looking around for a good one,that is not to expensive,but will do the job and for the money this one seems like the one.Plus it is brand new.I can hardly wait to go try it.Anyone else who recommends the goldmaster brand?Also a happy thanksgiving to all my american meteorite collecters. steve arnold,chicago Steve Arnold,Chicago,USA!! BIG Steve's Meteorites,1999!! Website://:stormbringer60120.tripod.com Sponsored Link Mortgage rates near 39yr lows. $420k for $1,399/mo. Calculate new payment! www.LowerMyBills.com/lre __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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My guestimate is that the Goldmaster is up for sale on eBay by the end January 2007. Dave - Original Message - From: steve arnold [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 10:31 AM Subject: [meteorite-list] metal detectors Wow I know it would happen sooner or later,I went out and bought a GOLDMASTER GMT metal detector.I have been looking around for a good one,that is not to expensive,but will do the job and for the money this one seems like the one.Plus it is brand new.I can hardly wait to go try it.Anyone else who recommends the goldmaster brand?Also a happy thanksgiving to all my american meteorite collecters. steve arnold,chicago Steve Arnold,Chicago,USA!! BIG Steve's Meteorites,1999!! Website://:stormbringer60120.tripod.com Sponsored Link Mortgage rates near 39yr lows. $420k for $1,399/mo. Calculate new payment! www.LowerMyBills.com/lre __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Metal Detectors was Even more of that darned Brenham
Mr. Garrison wrote: A rotted/puzzle piece new main mass? Photo on site http://www.kansas.com/mld/kansas/14956160.htm What type of metal detector would a person use to look for buried, badly rusted meteorites?? How does a person calibrate it to sense pieces of meteorite somehwat smaller than found above? Are there any web pages on using metal detectors to look for buried meteorites? Yours, Paul __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] metal detectors
Hello, I'm looking for a metal detector that can be suitable for meteorite hunting and able to detect chondrites as well as iron rich meteorites. I've already looked at several types, but it's difficult for me to get a clear idea about it, as I do not wish to invest too much in this equipment... I've seen the following type, maybe someone has tried it already and can tell me if it's good or not: - Allround metal detector weight: 1,1 kg total length: 57 - 88 cm disc diameter: 17 cm power: 6 x 1,5 V R6 headphones plug: 3,5 mm detection down to 60 cm deep for big itms and down to 12 cm deep for coins wiring: interior If anyone gets a metal detector that is suitable for my need and in good condition, either for sale or for trade, you can contact me via my private e-mail. Thanks in advance for your help! Frederic Beroud www.meteoriteshow.com IMCA #2491 __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Several List members use White's Goldmaster series detectors with great success. The current model is the GMT with is very similar to the previous model, the Goldmaster 4. Previous models were the Goldmaster 2, Goldmaster 3 and the Goldmaster VSAT. All are good units to hunt for all types of meteorites. The Goldmaster 3 has some features that have made it a very popular detector with meteorites hunters. Other meteorite hunters I know use the Fisher detectors - the Gold Bug and Gold Bug II. One List member from up in Mohave County has used a Gold Bug to find LOTS of meteorites so I know that it can be a good producer in the right hands. Both the White and Fisher detectors are available from time to time on Ebay. Make sure you get a guarantee that the unit will work properly and that you can get your money back if there's a problem. Just one final thought. Get someone that is experienced in using a metal detector for hunting meteorites to show you how to use the machine properly. Nothing can be more frustrating that finding out at the end of a long day of beeping that you had the unit set up wrong! Best, JKG At 01:51 AM 9/23/2004, meteoriteshow wrote: Hello, I'm looking for a metal detector that can be suitable for meteorite hunting and able to detect chondrites as well as iron rich meteorites. I've already looked at several types, but it's difficult for me to get a clear idea about it, as I do not wish to invest too much in this equipment... I've seen the following type, maybe someone has tried it already and can tell me if it's good or not: - Allround metal detector weight: 1,1 kg total length: 57 - 88 cm disc diameter: 17 cm power: 6 x 1,5 V R6 headphones plug: 3,5 mm detection down to 60 cm deep for big itms and down to 12 cm deep for coins wiring: interior If anyone gets a metal detector that is suitable for my need and in good condition, either for sale or for trade, you can contact me via my private e-mail. Thanks in advance for your help! Frederic Beroud www.meteoriteshow.com IMCA #2491 __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Hi All, I remember this site, you might find some more info on it. http://members.aol.com/whiteriverlabs/shootout.html Sternengruss, Moni From: JKG [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteoriteshow [EMAIL PROTECTED],Meteorite List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] metal detectors Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 08:30:18 -0700 Several List members use White's Goldmaster series detectors with great success. The current model is the GMT with is very similar to the previous model, the Goldmaster 4. Previous models were the Goldmaster 2, Goldmaster 3 and the Goldmaster VSAT. All are good units to hunt for all types of meteorites. The Goldmaster 3 has some features that have made it a very popular detector with meteorites hunters. Other meteorite hunters I know use the Fisher detectors - the Gold Bug and Gold Bug II. One List member from up in Mohave County has used a Gold Bug to find LOTS of meteorites so I know that it can be a good producer in the right hands. Both the White and Fisher detectors are available from time to time on Ebay. Make sure you get a guarantee that the unit will work properly and that you can get your money back if there's a problem. Just one final thought. Get someone that is experienced in using a metal detector for hunting meteorites to show you how to use the machine properly. Nothing can be more frustrating that finding out at the end of a long day of beeping that you had the unit set up wrong! Best, JKG At 01:51 AM 9/23/2004, meteoriteshow wrote: Hello, I'm looking for a metal detector that can be suitable for meteorite hunting and able to detect chondrites as well as iron rich meteorites. I've already looked at several types, but it's difficult for me to get a clear idea about it, as I do not wish to invest too much in this equipment... I've seen the following type, maybe someone has tried it already and can tell me if it's good or not: - Allround metal detector weight: 1,1 kg total length: 57 - 88 cm disc diameter: 17 cm power: 6 x 1,5 V R6 headphones plug: 3,5 mm detection down to 60 cm deep for big itms and down to 12 cm deep for coins wiring: interior If anyone gets a metal detector that is suitable for my need and in good condition, either for sale or for trade, you can contact me via my private e-mail. Thanks in advance for your help! Frederic Beroud www.meteoriteshow.com IMCA #2491 __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list _ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Hi John and List Most quality VLF gold machines will do the job of hearing the low iron chondrites . The older model goldmasters are my favorite because the box is removable from the wand . Which makes the load on your arm much easier for a long day of hunting . The GM4 and GMT have a touch pad and meters which are just extra weight and most the box is not removable . The gold bug 2 is far more sensitive than the original gold bug . There are several machines that are auto ground balancing or ground tracking and are useless unless they have a manual ground balance mode .You might hear a low iron chondrite on the first or second sweep but the machine will track it out . Another tip if your hunting a particular field take a piece of that meteorite as a test piece to the hunt sight . Then you can ground balance and put the test piece on the ground and listen closely to the sounds your machine is making on it . It will more than likely be a more suttle sound to other trash targets that's left by those before !! If I were stranded on a desert island and had to find meteorites to trade for coconuts my detector of choice would be in this order . GM3 GM Vsat GM2 GM4 GMT Gold bug 2 Gold bug (original) Then I would hope Santa Claus would bring me a big eliptical mono coil for chistmas so I could get even more coconuts !! Happy Huntin John Blennert - Original Message - From: JKG [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteoriteshow [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Meteorite List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 8:30 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] metal detectors Several List members use White's Goldmaster series detectors with great success. The current model is the GMT with is very similar to the previous model, the Goldmaster 4. Previous models were the Goldmaster 2, Goldmaster 3 and the Goldmaster VSAT. All are good units to hunt for all types of meteorites. The Goldmaster 3 has some features that have made it a very popular detector with meteorites hunters. Other meteorite hunters I know use the Fisher detectors - the Gold Bug and Gold Bug II. One List member from up in Mohave County has used a Gold Bug to find LOTS of meteorites so I know that it can be a good producer in the right hands. Both the White and Fisher detectors are available from time to time on Ebay. Make sure you get a guarantee that the unit will work properly and that you can get your money back if there's a problem. Just one final thought. Get someone that is experienced in using a metal detector for hunting meteorites to show you how to use the machine properly. Nothing can be more frustrating that finding out at the end of a long day of beeping that you had the unit set up wrong! Best, JKG At 01:51 AM 9/23/2004, meteoriteshow wrote: Hello, I'm looking for a metal detector that can be suitable for meteorite hunting and able to detect chondrites as well as iron rich meteorites. I've already looked at several types, but it's difficult for me to get a clear idea about it, as I do not wish to invest too much in this equipment... I've seen the following type, maybe someone has tried it already and can tell me if it's good or not: - Allround metal detector weight: 1,1 kg total length: 57 - 88 cm disc diameter: 17 cm power: 6 x 1,5 V R6 headphones plug: 3,5 mm detection down to 60 cm deep for big itms and down to 12 cm deep for coins wiring: interior If anyone gets a metal detector that is suitable for my need and in good condition, either for sale or for trade, you can contact me via my private e-mail. Thanks in advance for your help! Frederic Beroud www.meteoriteshow.com IMCA #2491 __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Dear John, JKG and List, I thank you all for your help. If any member has a Fisher Gold Bug or Gold Bug-2 for sale or for trade, please contact me... Kind regards, Frederic Beroud www.meteoriteshow.com IMCA #2491 - Original Message - From: goldmaster [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteoriteshow [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Meteorite List [EMAIL PROTECTED]; JKG [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 11:47 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] metal detectors Hi John and List Most quality VLF gold machines will do the job of hearing the low iron chondrites . The older model goldmasters are my favorite because the box is removable from the wand . Which makes the load on your arm much easier for a long day of hunting . The GM4 and GMT have a touch pad and meters which are just extra weight and most the box is not removable . The gold bug 2 is far more sensitive than the original gold bug . There are several machines that are auto ground balancing or ground tracking and are useless unless they have a manual ground balance mode .You might hear a low iron chondrite on the first or second sweep but the machine will track it out . Another tip if your hunting a particular field take a piece of that meteorite as a test piece to the hunt sight . Then you can ground balance and put the test piece on the ground and listen closely to the sounds your machine is making on it . It will more than likely be a more suttle sound to other trash targets that's left by those before !! If I were stranded on a desert island and had to find meteorites to trade for coconuts my detector of choice would be in this order . GM3 GM Vsat GM2 GM4 GMT Gold bug 2 Gold bug (original) Then I would hope Santa Claus would bring me a big eliptical mono coil for chistmas so I could get even more coconuts !! Happy Huntin John Blennert - Original Message - From: JKG [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: meteoriteshow [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Meteorite List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 8:30 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] metal detectors Several List members use White's Goldmaster series detectors with great success. The current model is the GMT with is very similar to the previous model, the Goldmaster 4. Previous models were the Goldmaster 2, Goldmaster 3 and the Goldmaster VSAT. All are good units to hunt for all types of meteorites. The Goldmaster 3 has some features that have made it a very popular detector with meteorites hunters. Other meteorite hunters I know use the Fisher detectors - the Gold Bug and Gold Bug II. One List member from up in Mohave County has used a Gold Bug to find LOTS of meteorites so I know that it can be a good producer in the right hands. Both the White and Fisher detectors are available from time to time on Ebay. Make sure you get a guarantee that the unit will work properly and that you can get your money back if there's a problem. Just one final thought. Get someone that is experienced in using a metal detector for hunting meteorites to show you how to use the machine properly. Nothing can be more frustrating that finding out at the end of a long day of beeping that you had the unit set up wrong! Best, JKG At 01:51 AM 9/23/2004, meteoriteshow wrote: Hello, I'm looking for a metal detector that can be suitable for meteorite hunting and able to detect chondrites as well as iron rich meteorites. I've already looked at several types, but it's difficult for me to get a clear idea about it, as I do not wish to invest too much in this equipment... I've seen the following type, maybe someone has tried it already and can tell me if it's good or not: - Allround metal detector weight: 1,1 kg total length: 57 - 88 cm disc diameter: 17 cm power: 6 x 1,5 V R6 headphones plug: 3,5 mm detection down to 60 cm deep for big itms and down to 12 cm deep for coins wiring: interior If anyone gets a metal detector that is suitable for my need and in good condition, either for sale or for trade, you can contact me via my private e-mail. Thanks in advance for your help! Frederic Beroud www.meteoriteshow.com IMCA #2491 __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] metal detectors
Hi list, Has anyone any advice regarding metal detectors for meteorite hunting ? What are the features that would be of most use? Are there good or bad brands ? Is it a case of you get what you pay for ? Thanks in advance. Ken O'Neill
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Dear Ken; Check the list archives, this topic resurfaces about every six months and has for years and yearsand years. We get what we pay for mostly, there are good and bad, we get what we pay for mostly. Again, Dave F. Ken O'Neill wrote: Hi list, Has anyone any advice regarding metal detectors for meteorite hunting ? What are the features that would be of most use? Are there good or bad brands ? Is it a case of you get what you pay for ? Thanks in advance. Ken O'Neill __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Hello Deborah and list, In choosing a metal detector, you have to be careful in your choice. You want to avoid some of the older detectors because of the complicated use. This is an excerpt from the manual of a older model detector I once used; (Some of you old timers ( 70's80's) should remember this) This is from manual 5 of 7, page 982 Prehunt mode: Turn detector on using procedures outlined in manual 1 2, chapters 5 through 40. When a single beep is heard, depress buttons 3,7,8,12,19 and 34 at the same time, hold switch 4 (on bottom left) to the right, while simultaneously turning knob 8 (top right) slowly clockwise. While maintaining these settings, sweep detectors coil over the ground. Two beeps should sound, when they do, release buttons 7 19 flip switch 45 on the back of detector. Meanwhile, continue turning knob 8, holding switch 4, holding buttons 3,8,12 and 34. When 3 beeps are heard let go of buttons 34 8, let go of switch 4, let go of buttons 3 12, stop turning knob 4, flip switch 45 back to it's starting position. Then flip switches 13, 22, 28,29, 32 and 73. You now have the detector turned on and have set the detector into Prehunt mode. Please see manual 6 of 7 to set the detector into hunt mode. Buy a easy to use detector! Thanks, Tom The proudest member of the IMCA 6168 __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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Easy to use does not mean that just any detector will do the job. Most of the detectors are factory calibrated for coin and gold hunting. And most of these will simply not do for meteorite hunting, as these detectors are made to frequency out iron and iron mineralization. Now, one can set them for iron, but then you will have some problems with how they respond to bad high mineral soils. It is interesting to me how Gold Master works so well for meteorites at Gold Basin, but not so well anywhere else... why? Soil mineralization. The soil mineralization is just perfect for that detector at Gold Basin, but not so true for many other areas where iron mineralization, or salts are different. Simple to use means, unfortunately, a turn it on and search machine, many of which have meters that show coins, silver, or gold that is being dug. Not good for meteorites. Get a true prospector or relic machine with two modes. A pure manual mode in VLF that requires ground balance. You will get a weak steady tone when the coil is lowered to the ground, and it will not change when properly balanced. The machine should also have an automatic mode, that is it automatically adjusts and responds to various soil conditions. Both modes will be required for searching for meteorites in the various conditioins needed in the field. In other words, the detector must allow for the sometimes very close balance between the soil conditions and stone meteorites, and most stoney irons as well. It is interesting to note that the Lamont mesosiderite gets factored out with most of those coin detectors. The best dectectors to use are not the easy ones... Instead get a good prospector or relic detector. These often have various adjusting knobs, and it is important to learn how to use them, and set the machine properly. With a good dual manual-automatic detector, one can easiy switch and listen to the tone produced by each to determine if the target is worth digging up. In manual mode, where the tone is a just barely in the backgound all the time, when one goes over a chunk of metal the tone can tell the experienced user what shape it is. If it is long and skinny, there will be a very distinct tone difference between a sweep in one axis compared to the other. Also, the strengh of the signal will be different for the size of the target. You will know whether you should get your garden shovel out, or a large shovel to dig the piece. Most automatic detectors give a steady solid tone irregardless of the size of the target. They are also harder to pinpoint the specimen, but with some practice one can learn how to effectivy use them. The old Gold Bug One had the capabiliyt to switch between manual and automatic modes, and is (was) closer to the straight manual Wilson VLF-710 in performance than any other machine on the market. (Wilson later came out with the ADT model which had manual and automatic modes. But the mode switch was only active for manual in pinpoint mode for finding the exact location of the specimen. I wanted a better control in manual rather than automatic, as I can find meteorites with a manual machine rather than an automatic one. Currently, Paul Wilson is working on a simple low frequency prospecting dectector that is turn on and hunt--- in other words, a low frequency automatic. But for me the older model with the knobs that need adjusting seem to be better for the type of searching that I do. And though the newer Northstar turn on and hunt type does work very well, I have found that CB and radio interference is a headache at times. The bottom line with me is. 1) a prospector-relic detector. VLF-710, Gold Bug I, or the older Garret Gold Stinger, are prospector-relic types. 2) a machine without a meter other than what is needed to show battery power, for there is no use in lugging a meter around which only distracts rather than helps--plus it is added weight that contributes to fatique in sun up to sundown searching. 2.5 to 3 lbs is suggested. 3) Very low frequency (VLF) 5 - 20Mhz) and this is a good range for eliminating most of the terrestrial iron mineralization, but not eliminating most meteorites as hot rocks. 4) A detector with both manual and automatic modes is preferred, in other words, a prospector-relic model. But if chosing between the two, get a manual VLF dectector. Steve Schoner/AMS http://www.geocities.com/american_meteorite_survey P.S. Anyone out there have an old Gold Bug I, that may be giving you some user frustration? I am looking for one and would like to trade a meteorite(s) or Polaraview for it. --- Tom aka James Knudson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hello Deborah and list, In choosing a metal detector, you have to be careful in your choice. You want to avoid some of the older detectors because of the complicated use. This is an excerpt from the manual of a older model detector I once used; (Some of you old timers ( 70's80's) should remember
Re: [meteorite-list] Metal detectors
--- Deborah Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Is there a website that would rate metal detectors for meteoritic research ? I have checked the archives but could not find anything on this topic. Thanks Andre Bordeleau The very best metal detector I have ever used was the Wilson VLF-710, manual, no-motion detector. I have used it religiously for over 15 years, at Gold Basin, and especially Glorieta Mountain. I have had more luck with that one machine than any of the many detectors that I have ever used. Then when Wilson's Northstar came out in 1997, I used it to find the 20.7 Kg pallasitic mass after, get this, 15 minutes of searching in an area that I had never searched before! I was just testing that machine, which was rated as a very slow motion machine. Then, a year later, the same day that Portales Valley fell, I was at Glorieta and I found a very nice 2.7 Kg Glorieta spicule, buried over 3 ft. deep in a gully. Then later, with the same machine, I found a 775 gram spicule also about 3 feet down. But with the earlier 710-VLF Wilson machine, I have found more meteorites with that than any other machine that I have used. I still have it, though it is old, and no longer in production, I still use it. He has one more in his archives, and I would love to have it as well. In my opinion, and with my many, countless hours of searching... Hands down, I think it is the best general purpose meteorite detector ever made. It is not the most powerful by todays standards, and there are some machines such as the Gold Master which works very well in soils like at Gold Basin, but all in all the VLF-710 stands the best. When I was at Imilac with Marvin Kilgore in '96, I brought it along, but unfortunately, the coil was damaged in transit, so I had to use his Fisher Gold Bug 2 with a 15 inch coil. I found with it 8 Kilos of fairly large specimens, but it was for me more difficult to use that the trusty 710. I wonder how much I would have found had my 710 been in service then. Steve Schoner http://www.geocities.com/meteorite_identification P.S. Paul Wilson still makes detectors, and holds many patents for coils and detector electronics. He does not advertise like the big names-- but those in the know, know that his machines are bar none the best for meteorite hunting. (Could be luck, but with years of experience with many types of machines... I doubt just luck) __ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
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I have used a Whites XLT and a Fisher Gold Bug 2 at Gold Basin and the Gold Bug 2 worked well. The XLT didn't work at all, it hit on everything and was therefore useless. The Gold Bug 2 was recommended by a number of meteorite hunters. However, as Steve Schoner pointed out, you will need a bit more than luck. It takes a great deal of experience with a detector to use it well. Good luck hunting. Even with little experience it's very rewarding just to be out there hunting for meteorites. There's always the chance that your next step will be over a meteorite! Dave Pensenstadler - Original Message - From: Deborah Martin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Saturday, June 14, 2003 1:58 am Subject: [meteorite-list] Metal detectors Is there a website that would rate metal detectors for meteoritic research ? I have checked the archives but could not find anything on this topic. Thanks Andre Bordeleau __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Metal detectors vs. eyes
Hi Al, Tom and List, AL Mitterling wrote (in part): 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. 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. Quite so. Outside of a working a known strewnfield (and perhaps even there!), metal detectors are a very inefficient means of covering area. You are far better off searching with your eyes. Once you've made a find -- *then* use the metal detector to search the immediate area for other fragments. --Rob __ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
