Lunk Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Many meteorite hunters prefer to search for space rocks using only their eyes to spot them on the ground. But when the area is strewn with dark colored terrestrial rocks that can mimic the look of a meteorite, relying on visual clues becomes a tough go. In the photo below, I had just found a stony meteorite exposed on the surface with my metal detector. Test your skills and see if you can spot the chondrite. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunk Posted April 9, 2017 Author Share Posted April 9, 2017 Okay that's a lot of rocks to look at, so I'll help you out and bring it in a little closer: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn in CO Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Here's my guess: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunk Posted April 9, 2017 Author Share Posted April 9, 2017 Congrats Glenn, you nailed it...good eye! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn in CO Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 25 minutes ago, Glenn in CO said: Here's my guess: Thanks! Lunk, hopefully I will do better out in field. I edit my post so someone else can try. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmason Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 well, my alternative color vision is sometimes a Dis-advantage...but, I guess the small dark rock about six inches to the right of the large rock on the left...just a few inches out of the shadow... fred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunk Posted April 9, 2017 Author Share Posted April 9, 2017 6 minutes ago, fredmason said: well, my alternative color vision is sometimes a Dis-advantage...but, I guess the small dark rock about six inches to the right of the large rock on the left...just a few inches out of the shadow... fred Nice try, Fred...guess again! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmason Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 nice, Lunk...I will wait... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Herschbach Posted April 9, 2017 Share Posted April 9, 2017 Clue to people - click on those photos for larger zoom versions! That said, I will admit I would just walk right past what we are looking at without a clue. I really wonder how many meteorites I have walked past, or kicked aside as being a hot rock. I do therefore appreciate these informative posts! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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