[meteorite-list] What metal detector works well on finding a stone meteorite?

From: Erik Fisler <erikfwebb_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2009 12:57:35 -0700
Message-ID: <COL119-W4939432FAC4574028FE60EA4870_at_phx.gbl>

Iv'e watched my dad pullout 1g chondrites with his Minelabs SD2100 with the Mono Joey Coil.
 
[Erik]

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> Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2009 07:15:25 -0700
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> Subject: [meteorite-list] What metal detector works well on finding a stone meteorite?
>
> I would get a gold bug for detecting very small bits if Iron, however
> to Rubens surprise as well as another meteorite hunter I know (who is
> not a list member) I found an old weathered chondrite with my Minelab
> Eureka Gold. The Minelab is very controversial machine it seems, but I
> really like mine, and think the people who are unhappy with them
> simply don't understand how to use them. Many humans are strangely
> unable to grasp simple concepts and follow directions. Always take a
> test meteorite with you and tune your detecter to pick it up, If you
> have it set to pick up an L chondrite it will get the H chondrites as
> well.
>
> Example: I swear this happened yesterday! A customer called me ( who
> lives in Alaska) and said she had no water in her motor home. The RV
> park manager had already told her the supply hose to her RV was
> FROZEN, and had disconnected it for her. When I arrived I explained to
> her to simply bring the hose inside for a few hours to let it thaw out
> and everything would be OK. Several hours later she calls frantically
> exclaiming she still has no water!! OH Dear! I asked her to unhook it
> from the RV and see if water would come out of the hose? She finally
> understood what I meant and tried it. Nope, no water, ( I was watching
> her from across the park and could tell she didn't turn on the faucet,
> so after a few more minuets I taught her all about the way a water
> faucet works. Yea!! now she has water.........god I hope she knows
> what to do with it.
>
>
> Good luck! Bill
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