Lunk Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 There's not a lot of activity on the meteorite forum, so I thought I'd start a new thread to hopefully jump-start things. It's an invitation for forum members to post pics and/or stories of theirs or others meteorite finds. When I'm not hunting gold, I'm chasing meteorites. There's nothing quite like finding a rock that is literally out of this world. For meteorites that I have had classified, I've included links to their entries in the Meteoritical Society's catalog of officially recognized meteorites. They are cold finds; for those not familiar with the terminology, a cold find is newly discovered meteorite that is not part of any known fall or strewn field. So enjoy, and lets see some meteorites! https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=Diablo+Pass&sfor=names&ants=&falls=&valids=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ge&browse=&country=All&srt=name&categ=All&mblist=All&rect=&phot=&snew=0&pnt=Normal table&code=35516 https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=Quartzsite&sfor=names&ants=&falls=&valids=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ge&browse=&country=All&srt=name&categ=All&mblist=All&rect=&phot=&snew=0&pnt=Normal table&code=35634 https://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php?sea=Imlay&sfor=names&ants=&falls=&valids=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ge&browse=&country=All&srt=name&categ=All&mblist=All&rect=&phot=&snew=0&pnt=Normal table&code=52855 I'll have more to share later... 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunk Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 Another cold find from northern Nevada. I was detecting for gold nuggets with my GPX 5000 along a narrow wash that had lots of exposed bedrock. Upon hearing a moderate signal, I looked down and instantly recognized the small meteorite; you'll notice in the pic how it stands out from the surrounding soil and rocks. I'll never have this one classified because it's a complete individual; cutting it would ruin it. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmason Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 nice chrondrites, Lunk...many gold hunters would toss those away. this is my only Oz meteorite found near Halls Creek and on loan at the Bathurst Observatory, Australia. fred 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolanDave Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Fred and Lunk, Very nice pieces, and finds. I have quite a collection, with a cold find. My largest find is a 17 pound found in Gold Butte, Nevada. Dave 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunk Posted January 13, 2017 Author Share Posted January 13, 2017 Great find, Fred! Those fine flow features are fantastic...looks like it was oriented. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunk Posted January 13, 2017 Author Share Posted January 13, 2017 7 minutes ago, DolanDave said: My largest find is a 17 pound found in Gold Butte, Nevada. Wow. That's a huge space rock, Dave - congrats! Those others wouldn't happen to be Nininger meteorites in your photo, would they? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunk Posted January 18, 2017 Author Share Posted January 18, 2017 A few years ago I was detecting in the Franconia strewn field in Mohave County, Arizona. Out of the corner of my eye, I spotted a reddish orange rock that stood out in stark contrast from the surrounding light-colored soil. After careful excavation, I was holding the largest meteorite I've found to date. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmason Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 yes, it pays to be specking while detecting...very nice! fred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DolanDave Posted January 18, 2017 Share Posted January 18, 2017 Nice Franconia Lunk.... Don't those suckers sometimes just stick out like a sore thumb..... Dave. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunk Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 Here are a few more of the meteorites I've found within the Franconia strewn field. This is a "puzzle" meteorite; several fragments that fit together. They were all excavated from the same dig hole: This beautiful individual stone was hidden in plain sight among some basalt boulders: This nifty little chondrite was also nestled between basalt boulders: This small individual was found while revisiting an area in the small end of the strewn field, an area that a friend and I first detected for gold nuggets in 1999. We didn't find any gold, but each of us did find a handful of small "hot rocks" that we tossed aside. Had we known then what stony meteorites were, we may have been the first to discover the strewn field: 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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