New Here: Beachcombing to Meteorites - Grateful to Join!

[nenkene]

Hello TreasureNet community! 👋

My name’s Achilles Ali, and I’m stoked to join this legendary forum after years of lurking. A bit about me:

• 🔍 My Journey: Started as a casual beachcomber, then got hooked on meteorite hunting after finding my first iron-nickel specimen in [Your Region/Beach Name].
• ☄️ Current Focus: Verifying/studying finds with DIY tests (density, DMG, etching). Recently confirmed a 374g ordinary chondrite (gallery) and a suspected pallasite slice (etch closeups).
• 🤝 Why I’m Here: To learn from seasoned experts, share discovery stories, and possibly trade specimens for gear (especially detectors!).

Specimen Highlights:

✅ Chondrite: Fusion crust, chondrules, DMG+
⭐ Pallasite Suspect: Widmanstätten, olivine-like crystals

My Goals on TreasureNet:

1. Connect with meteorite/deep-scan experts (your ID tips are gold!).
2. Document my verification process for others.
3. Eventually trade/sell dupes to fund a Minelab Equinox 800 (my dream machine!).

A Few Finds:
2 killer photos: fusion crust closeup + etched pallasite]

Let’s chat! I’d love to:

 

[ArfieBoy]

Welcome to the forum from Oregon!

 

[teleprospector]

Welcome !
Jon from s/e Michigan

 

[djackson7348]

Welcome from North Carolina!

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

Welcome from Florida.

 

[CaptainCoil]

Welcome aboard from San Diego!