Meteorite Hunters: What equipment is best to be used to Detect "Hunt" for -

NJnuggetpirate

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Garrett AT PRO, Garrett PRO POINTER
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tokameel

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May 20, 2012
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In 1974- White.
Now a Garrett Ace 250.
8/30/12 using a Zircon m40 Stud Finder as a hand held pin pointer.
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Is there any effort to find 'non-metalic' meteorites? Surely they have value but are near imposable to find unless you witness the thing hit the Earth.

Thanks Folks!
 

Charl

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Jan 19, 2012
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The 3 best tools are a strewn field map, a rare earth magnet stick, and a very good set of highly experienced eyeballs. And at some point in time, i. e., experience, the eyes may rank number one in the tool kit.
 

hvacker

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Aug 18, 2012
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Either lol

The military is the ez ?. USAF 1960-66. Most of my time was in SAC. Strategic Air Command. 98 Bomb Wing.
Meteorite interest began when about 5-6 years ago a friend bought a MD and said he was going hunting for meteorites but didn't know where to start. Because I tend to be the researcher I started with my lil bible on known mineral finds in New Mexico. I gathered information about the Gloretta Fall as it's only about 1 1/2 hours away in the Sangre De Cristo Mountains.
I was able to develop the probable strewn field and we went hunting. Because of the degree of difficulty in these mountains it seems 30% detecting and 70% struggle. The last three years the forests have been closed a lot because of fire danger so that's a bit discouraging. I've also hunted an area called Pajarito and I suspect it's part of the same fall but only one 5gm piece was found some years ago.
So far I'm all theory and practice but no finds. There has been a couple very large pieces found in the past 4 years or so in Gloretta. One guy even has a UTube showing his finds. Interesting I can look at the videos and know just where he is.
At a gem show I was surprised how expensive Gloretta meteorites sold for. A piece about the size of a nickle was priced at $400. They often contain peridot gems stones in them.
Google earth is a huge help in locating specific Lat/Long and using with a GPS to get where I want to go. Can't count on a compass though due to deposits of loadstone. Makes my compass tell stories.
 

goldnrelics

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Tesoro Cortés, Tejón, Cibola, Cutlass II, Garrett Pro-Pointer, Killer Bee's
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Aside from detectors there is a good "Meteorstick" out there made of neodymium material that is on a pole you can use to hunt fields with. I think its for sale on amazon.
 

NJnuggetpirate

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New Jersey
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Garrett AT PRO, Garrett PRO POINTER
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All Treasure Hunting
is there any perticular model rare earth magnet i should get
 

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