Steve Herschbach Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 I really do need to make time to go hunt for meteorites. It is on the to do list but gold always seems to get top billing. Some day. I am studying up however and a really good book on the subject is Rocks from Space: Meteorites and Meteorite Hunters by O. Richard Norton, Kathleen Ort (Editor), Dorothy Sigler Norton (Illustrator). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmason Posted April 27, 2015 Author Share Posted April 27, 2015 The Field Guide by Norton is also a great primer for hunting meteorites. Just a note the various meteorites I have shown are all different types of Chondrites....there are many other kinds but these are the most common falls...irons are the most common finds by passersby...Mars and Lunars are extremely uncommon... fred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strick Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 OK I'll bite. How do you know you have a meteorite? Does it jump to the magnet on your pick? Are they all magnetic? strick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmason Posted April 28, 2015 Author Share Posted April 28, 2015 I ain't fishing... Most Chondrites are attracted to a magnet...some will jump and others barely stick. A whetstone will allow you to grind a window to see nickel/iron specks, polishing may reveal chondrules... there are lots of resources for learning- Bill Southern's meteorite forum is one of the best. http://www.nuggetshooter.ipbhost.com/?showforum=4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Featherdfishead Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Great Topic! I look forward to searching for the space rocks once i hit the desert gold fields a little later in life. Thanks for the pics and info. AjR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strick Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 Got it....thanks Fred! strick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LipCa Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 From the thousands of hot rocks I've kicked away, I'm sure one of them had to be a meteorite. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DDancer Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 When in doubt put it in the pocket then check it out :) I'm pretty sure we've all kicked a few. In 2016 my partner and I visited a guy in Cue who also ran prospecting tours locally. He was pretty cool and showed us an outstanding mineral collection then invited us to see something a guy he knew had picked up while prospecting. When we went to the workshop out back he pointed to a cutting table and there sat a football sized meteorite :) The guy he got it from gave it to him saying he didn't know what it was but my partner and I recognized it instantly. Granted one would not kick a chunk like that outta the way but it goes to show, "When in doubt check it out." :) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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