DolanDave 706 Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Last weekend made a trip to some off beaten paths to never hunted areas in Northern Nevada, and the Tonopah area with Richard Garcia, and Roy Miller. We ended up with some excellent finds. Ran into Joe no Shoulders...Dave. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adam 3,138 Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Well done Dave...Very nice finds ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mn90403 986 Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Thanks for posting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hardtimehermit 526 Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Sweet finds Dave looks like you guys had a good trip. thanks for sharing Quote Link to post Share on other sites
49goldrushtradingpost 42 Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Pretty cool....off the beaten path and was well worth it...congrats. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beeper Bob 91 Posted August 29, 2015 Share Posted August 29, 2015 Great looking finds, love the whole one with the fusion crust. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
frank c 969 Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 Well yes you did make some nice finds, Very nice !!!!!!I made a NICE FIND this weekend also up yer neck of the woods.Gonna send you a text with a pic today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mikestang 933 Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 (edited) Great finds, Dave, congrats to you all!I made a recent northern NV lake bed find, too. 58.0g, I hope to get this one classified. Edited August 31, 2015 by Mikestang Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fredmason 1,135 Posted August 31, 2015 Share Posted August 31, 2015 well done all around, guys.Frank, are you keeping secrets from us?How was the weather and the bugs in N Nevada?fred Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mn90403 986 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Great finds, Dave, congrats to you all!I made a recent northern NV lake bed find, too. 58.0g, I hope to get this one classified.Mike,That doesn't look like a meteorite ... Oh, I forgot. That is YOUR line.Great find. Is that really a good example of fusion crust? Did you put a window in it? Did you do a scratch test? So many questions ... inquiring minds want to know.Mitchel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DolanDave 706 Posted September 1, 2015 Author Share Posted September 1, 2015 (edited) THanks everyone...Mike, that pic sure makes it look like Basalt , but when you showed the underside, wow !!!! You are just killing it out there....congrats on the great finds... Good luck getting it classified unless your willing to pay out some good money. With all the NWA's coming out they really don't want to deal with weathered OC's. To many places, so little time... Frank, got your pic... you did make a great find, that kind of find should get you places..Dave. Edited September 1, 2015 by DolanDave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mikestang 933 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Scratch test? Basalt?! You guys are crazy. I cleaned it up today. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GeoJack 839 Posted September 1, 2015 Share Posted September 1, 2015 Headed back out this weekend. Hope to keep the air in the tires this time. Cooler temps. Nice finds guys. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kgmrg 12 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Last weekend made a trip to some off beaten paths to never hunted areas in Northern Nevada, and the Tonopah area with Richard Garcia, and Roy Miller. We ended up with some excellent finds. Ran into Joe no Shoulders...Dave.AT Finds 8-22-15.jpgA1.jpgRattlesnake.jpgDaveAs always you're the best to hunt with. No mention was made of your friend. See if you can spot him now. The little guy headed for the bush as soon as Roy the snake charmer showed up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Swampstomper Al 1,336 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Mike,When you say 'clean it up', that didn't mean anything more than distilled waterand perhaps a soft brush, right, or did it..? It looks really good now too, btw..Tnx,SA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mikestang 933 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 90% isopropyl alcohol and a soft toothbrush. I gotta find some of that industrial 99% iso. alcohol, I avoid water on my meteorites. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Swampstomper Al 1,336 Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Thanks Mike..The alcohol solvent you're looking for is generally listed as: 98% Technical Grade Industrial Solvent..Don't know if they carry it in small bottles at "regular" retail outlets.. I use it for a different purpose and get it from a janitorial / industrial products warehouse.. Last gal I got was six or so years ago and it was $20 then.. I'd figure double or better that today.. It can be cut quite a bit too, but with what you just said about water & meteorites...?It's quite strong, and acts & reacts like an acid.. If using it straight I definitely recommend quality gloves, eye protection not a bad idea either and I'd test it first on a non-important fragment to see what happens.. If you deceide to cut it, standard acid-and-water mixing protocol applies..SA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DolanDave 706 Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share Posted September 3, 2015 (edited) Don't use any water on them especially if you found them on a Dry Lake Edited September 3, 2015 by DolanDave Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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