ninorth Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 I have taking a magnet stick (one is a nail and nut pickers upper I bought at home depot and on is a magnet on a stick off an old cb magnet mount) and took them to means dry lake bed and Melville dry lake bed and didn't come across anything. I do think those two dry lake beds are driven on a lot and picked over I am sure. Any suggestions for a newbie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmason Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Patience, preserverence and practice...good luckfred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdD270 Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 ninorth, welcome. I'm also a newbie to prospecting for meteorites. I find the best help, and the first place I look, is the Met Bul, the Meteoritical Bulletin, which list meteorites and can be search for all meteorites known in a State, or a county in a State, as well as by the name of the individual meteorite. Find the Met Bul at: http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meteor/metbull.php. You can also post the Met Bul listings for one or several meteorites to Google Earth so they are marked on their maps. The Met Bul listings contain lat/lon for the find, as well as addition information and links to photos so you know what you're looking for, or at. Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jayray Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Ninorth, welcome to the forum! Hunting the dry lakes takes a lot of practice and patience. That being said, your set up could use a a bit of an upgrade in the magnet department. You want to get a Neodymium magnet or Rare Earth as they are called. This kind of magnet is better that those used for CB and antenna mounts. Also, you want to study what dry lake meteorites look like and do some research on how to locate them. There is a ton of information on the net as well as some general resources (books) that I will list here for you. Take your time, study and do some research on the are you want to hunt. Good luck and keep looking down. Jason ;)Meteorite Resource Reference ListCambridge Encyclopedia of Meteorites, O Richard Norton, 2002, Cambridge Press, 354 pgGood information that is well organized by the masterField Guide to Meteors and Meteorites, O Richard Norton, 2008 Springer, 288 pgGreat reference from classifications to hunting to handlens/microscope viewingRocks From Space, O Richard Norton, 1994, 1998 Mountain Press Pub, 444 pgOne of my favorite books, one to which I often returnMeteorites, Hutchison & Graham, 1993 Sterling Publishing, NY, 60 pgGood pictures and information, I donate copies to science classes I visitFalling Stars, Mike Reynolds, 2001 Stackpole Books, PA, 148 pgLike the subtitle says, its a Guide to Meteors and MeteoritesMeteorites - Their Impact on Science and History, edited by Zanda & Rotaru, 1996 Cambridge University Press, 128 pgGreat color pictures, very informativeMeteorites, Alain Carion, self-published, 36 pgShort B/W printing with nice photos and good informationThunderstones and Shooting Stars, Robert T Dodd, 1986, Harvard Press, 196 pgGood pictures and information, some dated or obsoleteSanta Lucia Meteorite Fall, McCartney Taylor, 2009 self published 62 pgGreat story of meteorite hunting in ArgentinaFind a Falling Star, Harvey Nininger, 1972, Erikson, 254 pgAutobiography of Americaʻs first meteorite hunterMeteorites from A to Z, Jenson, Jenson, Black, 2004 self published, 276 pgGreat reference for falls and findsThe Handbook of Colorado Meteorites, Matt Morgan, 2000 CO Geo Survey, 40 pgCompilation & pictures of the meteorites of ColoradoMeteorites and Their Parent Planets, Harry McSween, 1999 Cambridge Press, 312 pgGood book on meteorites and where they come fromThe Meteorite & Tektite Collectors Handbook, Philip Bagnall, 1991 WIllman-Bell, 160 pgSomewhat dated, but good source of information Tektites - A Cosmic Enigma, Hal Provenmire, 2003 self published, 210 pgComprehensive book on the different tektites, strewnfields and theories of originMeteorites and the Origin of Planets, John Wood, 1968 McGraw-Hill, 118 pgA lot of valid information in this dated bookTucson Meteorites, Richard Willey, 1987 Smithsonian Press, 46 pgA history of the Tucson Ring meteorite The Port Orford, Oregon Meteorite Mystery, Roy S Clarke, 1993 Smithsonian Press, 42 pgGreat story of an even greater hoaxThe Fallen Sky, Christopher Cokinos, 2009 Penguin Books, 518 pgStory weaves history, science and the authorʻs life in an engaging mannerMeteorites - A Journey Through Time and Space, Bevan & DeLaeter, 2002, Univ So Wales Press, 216 pgBeautiful book, good information in an easy to read formatMeteorites - Their Structure, Composition and Terrestrial Relations, Oliver Cummings Farrington, 1915 self published, 226 pgObviously dated, but a good read of period meteoritics Meteorite Craters, Kathleen Mark, 1987, UA Press, 288 pgGood book on impact craters around the worldMeteorite Hunter, Roy Gallant, 2002 McGraw-Hill, 232 pgStories of Tunguska, Sikhote Alin, Chinga, Pallas, Tsarev and moreThe Mystery of the Tunguska Fireball, Surendra Verma, 2005 Icon Books, 278 pgInvestigation of the 1908 fireball in SiberiaThe Day the Sky Split Apart, Roy Gallant, 1995 Simon & Schuster, 156 pgGood book for young adults on the Tunguska eventT Rex and the Crater of Doom, Walter Alvarez, 1997 Princeton Univ Press, 186 pgGiant impact kills off dinosaurs 65 million years agoMan and Impact on the Americas, E P Grondine, 1998 self published, 466 pgThe effects of asteroid and comet impacts on man throughout the ages Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninorth Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share Posted February 14, 2011 Thank you every one! I will do my research and get some rare earth magnets! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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