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

[NJnuggetpirate]

Hey Terry, Am I the only one that had a good time in the military?

Anyway, the best tool for meteorites is probably a map of a known strewn field.

Hvacker may I ask your experience

 

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[tokameel]

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!

 

[hvacker]

Hvacker may I ask your experience

On the military or meteorites? Glad to help.

 

[NJnuggetpirate]

On the military or meteorites? Glad to help.

Either lol

 

[Charl]

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]

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.

 

[NJnuggetpirate]

Wow 400 lol that's near I bought 3 for 90

 

[goldnrelics]

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]

is there any perticular model rare earth magnet i should get

 

[goldnrelics]

Meteorite Stick : Amazon.com : Sports & Outdoors


Works great. Great guy as well.