bigtim1973 Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 Which metal detector do you use and if you have a screen with a VDI how does one react to a metal detector? Are all of you guys out in the western US who look for meteorites on a regular basis? I live here in Middle Tennessee and I know 2 guys who have found a meteorite just wlking the banks of rivers and creeks. I am fixing to start looking in the large pastures and fields here and see what I may run across. Sorry if I am bringing up an old topic but just curious what you guys do. I know alot of people out west just take and surface hunt with a magnet on the end of a stick. But who or is there any of you who actually dig for meteorites? Thanks, Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredmason Posted October 20, 2013 Share Posted October 20, 2013 First, read all the back-posts; everything you can ask has been answered somewhere...Second, find the Field Guide by O. Richard Norton for a complete primer...there are many other fine books.Third, meteorites are of infinite compostitions so no one can accurately answer that...if you have a sample of a meteorite type that is in a known fall area...you MIGHT be able to depend on the vdi. Out here in the deserts of Cal, Az etc people are using whites-gmts, goldbugs, and various Minelab Pi machines-this is far from a complete list. Using any kind of discrimination will eliminate almost all meteorites...read the back posts there is too much asked to be answered in this post...good luckfred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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