Re: [meteorite-list] Hunting hours vs recovery rate

2006-03-06 Thread dfpens
Dear List: I am just an amateur, but went to the Gold Basin strewnfield in November of 2001, not only to search for meteorites but also to photograph the Leonid's meteor storm from dark skies. I met Don O'Keeffe there, and also Bill Fisher, a gold and meteorite hunter from California. Bill

Re: [meteorite-list] Hunting hours vs recovery rate

2006-03-06 Thread Walter Branch
PROTECTED]; meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 3:17 PM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Hunting hours vs recovery rate Dear List: I am just an amateur, but went to the Gold Basin strewnfield in November of 2001, not only to search for meteorites but also to photograph

[meteorite-list] Hunting hours vs recovery rate

2006-03-05 Thread wahlperry
Hi All, Have you ever wondered how many hours you must spend before your first cold find ? Or how many hours after you find a new area with a new meteorite before your next find? I would like to say that you will find a meteorite every 40- 50 hours of searching for cold finds not counting

Re: [meteorite-list] Hunting hours vs recovery rate

2006-03-05 Thread Norm Lehrman
Sonny list, My stats are not going to be what people want to hear. I have been collecting rocks, fossils, and artifacts since I could walk. I have been a continuously active exploration geologist for 35 years. I have been looking at the ground in front of me with something of a trained eye

[meteorite-list] Hunting hours vs. recovery rate

2006-03-05 Thread Matson, Robert
Hi Sonny and List, Have you ever wondered how many hours you must spend before your first cold find ? Or how many hours after you find a new area with a new meteorite before your next find? Great subject! When I first started cold meteorite hunting in September 1999, there was very little