Duke6 Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 I found these possible meteorites with my GPX 6000. I was detecting Franconia, north of the railroad tracks in the wilderness area. I feel pretty good about the small black one, but am suspect of the others. All are highly magnetic, but leave a slight black or brown streak, Magnetite or hematite? Also they do not test positive for nickel with my meteorite test kit (amazon) however the interiors appears to show metal flakes like I have seen on other meteorites. What do you guys think? Thanks, Dave 5 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/27958-possible-franconia-meteorites/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger-NH Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Where is Franconia? Edit - Never mind, I see it in Arizona. Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/27958-possible-franconia-meteorites/#findComment-293212 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryC/Oregon Coast Posted yesterday at 06:54 AM Share Posted yesterday at 06:54 AM They look GOOD to me! Just what you want to see inside. GaryC/Oregon Coast Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/27958-possible-franconia-meteorites/#findComment-293582 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexnov Posted yesterday at 07:23 AM Share Posted yesterday at 07:23 AM On 13.03.2025 at 01:00, Duke6 said: Я нашёл эти возможные метеориты с помощью своего GPS-навигатора GPX 6000. Я находился во Франконии, к северу от железнодорожных путей, в дикой местности. Я неплохо отношусь к маленькому чёрному, но сомневаюсь насчёт остальных. Все они сильно магнитятся, но оставляют лёгкую чёрную или коричневую полосу. Магнетит или гематит? Кроме того, они не дают положительного результата при проверке на никель с помощью моего набора для проверки метеоритов (Amazon), однако внутри, по-видимому, есть металлические чешуйки, которые я видел на других метеоритах. Что вы, ребята, думаете? Спасибо, Дэйв If there is no nickel, then it is not a meteorite. 1 Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/27958-possible-franconia-meteorites/#findComment-293584 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redz Posted yesterday at 01:51 PM Share Posted yesterday at 01:51 PM They look good Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/27958-possible-franconia-meteorites/#findComment-293599 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GB_Amateur Posted yesterday at 03:48 PM Share Posted yesterday at 03:48 PM On 3/12/2025 at 6:00 PM, Duke6 said: Also they do not test positive for nickel with my meteorite test kit (amazon)... You piqued my curiosity. I don't know which test kit you refer to but here's what I ordered at High Plains Prospecting at 40% less (and that includes shipping and tax) than what Amazon with 'free' Prime shipping is charging for this identical product). Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/27958-possible-franconia-meteorites/#findComment-293601 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke6 Posted 57 minutes ago Author Share Posted 57 minutes ago Thanks for the feed back guys. They looked good to me also, but with my limited experience I wanted some other opinions. The lack of a positive response to the nickel test puts some doubt in my mind, I think I'll get a different nickel test kit like GB suggested. I wanted to compare the interior with the interior of magnetite, but with all the stuff on the internet I couldn't find a pic of that, go figure. Link to comment https://www.detectorprospector.com/topic/27958-possible-franconia-meteorites/#findComment-293667 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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