Kugers paydirt reveals MORE than gold!

TerryC · Jul 7, 2012

Kuger's paydirt reveals MORE than gold!

Kuger! I put the black sands from your paydirt under my mineral scope. So far, I have found one of the pieces of flour, VERY VERY small, to be CRYSTALINE! Right next to it, a perfect hexagonal quartz crystal, too small to see with the unaided eye. Pointed at both ends. PERFECT! The BIGGEST (sorry about the caps.... really excited) discovery is a METEORITE in the mess! Just a micrometeorite, but an M, just the same. TOO small to see without the scope but a perfect sphere. WOW! Great day in the morning! I will try to take a pic of these things but have to find the power source for the scope/camera first. Looking for more surprises in the meantime. TTC

TerryC · Jul 11, 2012

Great, Kuger! Hold onto as much as you can for me... from the same batch you sold to me, though! I found a total of 4 micrometeorites in the dirt I bought from you. Here is a pic of two of them. The backround is a mm grid.... that would make the obvous M about 1/6 th of a mm across. SMALL, even for young eyes! The second M is in the next right mm square, just a little higher from the first. See it? TTC

kuger · Jul 12, 2012

I will have to have ya sample some,I think the majority is from the same waterway,but not the same hole as what you got

TerryC · Jul 12, 2012

kuger said:
I will have to have ya sample some,I think the majority is from the same waterway,but not the same hole as what you got

Good! As I said, remove as much gold as you can. I am after the Ms!! TTC

TerryC · Jul 12, 2012

TerryC said:
Here, 63. $1400 dollars about 10 years ago. Cheaper ones today. The three "goodies are in the flour, in the black pan. Soon! Tnx. TTC

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Edit: Scope is still being sold by National Optical and Scientific Equipment in Texas. I may need to buy another power source from them. Herb, they want $75 for the power source. That's SEVENTY FIVE! for a little proprietary power source! OUCH! TTC

Edit: Limited lifetime warranty except camera, which is one year. Guess which part of the $1400 scope doesn't work? Yep, that's right! TTC

eannis6 · Nov 16, 2018

Hey Terry! I began my search for micrometeorites months ago, and I collected many perfect magnetic spherules that were all .1-1.5 mm in diameter because the internet told me that is what I was supposed to look for. The thing is none of them were micrometeorites. All were spherules created by common industrial processes. I was really discouraged, but then I bought the book “in search of stardust” by Jon Larsen. I learned what actual mms look like, and I found several promising candidates over the period of a couple months, and only one turned out to be an actual mm, verified in lab by Scötte Peterson. I am not insisting that all of your specimens are not micrometeorites, but likely 99% are not. You may have some I-type mms that are almost identical to the other spherules- but you would have to chemically analyze them in a lab to be sure. If you are on Facebook, check out Jon Larsen-Project Stardust!

TerryC · Nov 16, 2018

eannis6 said:
Hey Terry! I began my search for micrometeorites months ago, and I collected many perfect magnetic spherules that were all .1-1.5 mm in diameter because the internet told me that is what I was supposed to look for. The thing is none of them were micrometeorites. All were spherules created by common industrial processes. I was really discouraged, but then I bought the book “in search of stardust” by Jon Larsen. I learned what actual mms look like, and I found several promising candidates over the period of a couple months, and only one turned out to be an actual mm, verified in lab by Scötte Peterson. I am not insisting that all of your specimens are not micrometeorites, but likely 99% are not. You may have some I-type mms that are almost identical to the other spherules- but you would have to chemically analyze them in a lab to be sure. If you are on Facebook, check out Jon Larsen-Project Stardust!

You have indeed opened an OLD post! When I worked at the Nasa, Kennedy Space Center, I founds POUNDS of welding spheres. I know what you are talking about when you say industrial STUFF. The difference in finding micrometeorites is you must look for them in places that industry will not contaminate your search area. Downspouts of homes.... even putting out large sheets of plastic in the backyard works! Careful with the backyard, though, you may also be collecting tiny critters you don't want in the house! Finding the mm's per long established methods (on the internet ) is easy and productive. Now, I want to find that BIG one with my metal detector! Tnx 4 the response! TTC

eannis6 · Nov 16, 2018

This certainly was an old post, it was recommended as a similar post to one I made

I wish you the best of luck if you are still searching! I am thoroughly impressed if you have learned how to differentiate between the iron spherules!!! I would love to see more pictures. I’m trying to find that big one as well, but I see to usually dig up a nail haha!

mendoAu · Nov 29, 2018

I keep looking for that "retirement meteorite" but ....... I do have a fairly large stone that seems to have that melted look to it but is not magnetic. I don't think I'll cough up the money to have it tested but if I was to slice it with a tile saw would I be destroying the value? Figure I'll probably just wind up with two pieces of rock, HA!
What to Do If You Think You've Found a Meteorite

seafox · Dec 1, 2018

how to tell micrometorites from the ground rock melted and splashed into the air from impact crators?

eannis6 · Dec 2, 2018

seafox said:
how to tell micrometorites from the ground rock melted and splashed into the air from impact crators?

You can tell the difference between these spherules, as well as ablation spherules from micrometeorites by surface textures only visible through excellent microscopes! Many ablation spherules look “cracked” while micrometeorites are more aerodynamic and smooth. Ground rock that is melted from impact craters also lack the crystalline structure and barred olivine and nickel iron beads often seen in micrometeorites.

63bkpkr · Dec 2, 2018

Good Morning Terry, glad to know you are still out there 'doing stuff'! I plan on doing stuff as I'm exercising again trying to get ready for whatever comes my way. A few joints are weak so the exercise is really needed!! Lot's of things to do, in and out of the back country, just need to make myself strong. Hope you and your wife have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year...…………………...63bkpkr (aka - Herb)

delnorter · Dec 2, 2018

What I’d like to know is: Where is kuger these days. Is he still around? Still finding the gold? I always looked forward to his posts.

Mike

dave wiseman · Dec 2, 2018

delnorter,Kuger is alive and well.He's been my friend and former hard rock mining partner for many years.He's been into making classic arrowhead knives and spears out of obsidian..has a succesfull side business doing that.Dredgingis dead in California for now,so this is his sidework.If you want I'll P.M. you his website.