Re: [meteorite-list] SPAM-LOW: Meteorite Men on the Science Channel Tonight at 9pm
I fill so sad I will miss it.I got no T.V. channels here in the desert. Iam sure it will show again this next spring or summer when I get back home. Scott Johnson U.S. AirBorne Sport Aviation LLC Eagles Nest Airpark Sport Pilot C.F.I WSC-L WSC-S www.usairborne.com i...@usairborne.com Office 509-780-0554 Cell 509-780-8377 US Airborne Paraglider and Ultralite training, Sales & Service -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Meteorites USA Sent: Tuesday, November 02, 2010 5:40 PM To: Meteorite-list Subject: SPAM-LOW: [meteorite-list] Meteorite Men on the Science Channel Tonight at 9pm The Meteorite Men Season 2 Premiere Starts Tonight! 9pm ET/PT on the Science Channel: http://science.discovery.com/tv/meteorite-men/ Meteorite Men Season 2 Video Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cNuaMgVBOg Meteorite Men Website: http://meteoritemen.com/ Enjoy the show everyone! Regards, Eric Wichman Meteorites USA __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Mojave Impact site pictures
Hi List Here is a 3hr flight I took today out across the Mojave Desert looking for my next meteorite hunting location. I ran across what looked to be a impact site of who knows what?I landed by it & investigated it closer. Maybe something from the military ? What ever it was it burnt the Playa quite good. Some one cleaned up what ever was in the biggest areas of impact. Maybe a runaway flare?Here are some of my other shots from the sky. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=41101&id=10097188302&l=daf923a774 Here Is A Documentary film I did with a French film crew out across the great western USA Deserts. You will see lots of the dry lake beds we all hunt on in it. http://www.vimeo.com/16362702 Scott Johnson U.S. AirBorne Sport Aviation LLC Eagles Nest Airpark Sport Pilot C.F.I WSC-L WSC-S www.usairborne.com i...@usairborne.com Office 509-780-0554 Cell 509-780-8377 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] : Re: Cutting Blades for Meteorites
Hi Matthew Thanks for the info & link That was a good read from Mike G on cutting. I think I will go with a MK 303 like you have been using . Its easy as I can pick one up there in L.V. . Cheers & have a very nice day Scott Johnson U.S. AirBorne Sport Aviation LLC Eagles Nest Airpark Sport Pilot C.F.I WSC-L WSC-S www.usairborne.com i...@usairborne.com Office 509-780-0554 Cell 509-780-8377 US Airborne Paraglider and Ultralite training, Sales & Service -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Matthew Martin Sent: Monday, November 01, 2010 9:35 AM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: SPAM-MED: Re: [meteorite-list] Cutting Blades for Meteorites Aloha Scott & Fellow Listoids, This is a topic that comes around periodically and there's a lot of very useful information in the list archives. I would suggest you run a Google search; this came up most recently this past June and there were some very helpful answers. The list members not only shared their thoughts on the equipment that they use, but gave tips for cutting and shared their personal experiences at the saw as well. The discussion was titled "Lessons from the Saw - Cutting Meteorites for Newbies and Curious Onlookers". MikeG posted a lengthy, yet very helpful post which can be found here: http://www.mail-archive.com/meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com/msg86554.htm l As for me, I picked up a .014" kerf MK 303 sintered blade after that discussion and have not regretted it one bit. Now, I cannot provide a comparison as this is the only blade I have used so far, however I have been very happy with it. There was another blade suggested by a list member that I was considering and after a comparison of the two I felt that the MK303 was a better fit for my needs; that too can be found in the archives. I hope this helps. Matthew Martin Meteorite Treasures Kaneohe, Hawaii __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Cutting blades for meteorites
HI All Say I have a Qs on saw blade. I have a small rock buddie saw I pack with me on the road. It needs a new blade for cutting up my newly found specimens . Its just a small 4 in blade. What do folks fill is the best buy out there for a nice OC blade. I likely will be traveling threw L.V. in a week and found PR diamond products on the web . Any one use them? MK-303 Professional blades The MK-303 Professional grade continuous rim diamond blade has been designed for cutting rare and valuable materials when waste needs to a minimum and speed of cut is essential. The MK-303 produces smoother cuts, lasts longer and cuts faster than ordinary notched rim or plated diamond blades. Designed for use with a water soluble coolant. Thanks in advance for any ideas here Scott Johnson U.S. AirBorne Sport Aviation LLC Eagles Nest Airpark Sport Pilot C.F.I WSC-L WSC-S www.usairborne.com i...@usairborne.com Office 509-780-0554 Cell 509-780-8377 US Airborne Paraglider and Ultralite training, Sales & Service -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of Tomasz Jakubowski Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2010 1:50 AM To: meteorite-list Subject: [meteorite-list] AD Oriented Millbillillie 231g and Sikhote Alin Dear List Members, I have a few nice meteorites for sale. - Millbillillie 231 grams, oriented specimen, radial flow lines, great rollover lips, 100% fusion crust. Truly amazing specimen. Here some photos : http://picasaweb.google.pl/illaenus/Millbillillie231g# Sikhote Alin 915 gram oriented specimen wilh flow lines and rollover lips. AAA quality of Sikhote Alin. http://picasaweb.google.com/illaenus/SikhoteAlin915g# - Sahara 99704 chondrite with original Labenne label. Weight 2.3 kg, fresh crust, flow lines, nice brecciated interior. Nice historical pre - NWA specimen! http://picasaweb.google.pl/illaenus/Sahara99704# All question please send to illae...@gmail.com All the Best Tomasz Jakubowski IMCA #2321 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Black Rock City , Black Rock Desert NV.
Hi Folks here is one of my late Aug meteorite hunting locations. I found it quite hard to keep my eyes looking down when hunting .Found lots of black rocks but no Meteorites . This is truly the most amazing lake bed in the world for 7 days & 7 nights. http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=40042&id=10097188302&l=ef5f6e8bc9 BRC population 51,453 a 7 day city, full of the unusual. wonderful creative and interesting people from ALL walks of life." Scott Johnson U.S. AirBorne Sport Aviation LLC Eagles Nest Airpark Sport Pilot C.F.I WSC-L WSC-S www.usairborne.com i...@usairborne.com Office 509-780-0554 Cell 509-780-8377 U __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] update on all my finds from NV.
Hi All, I had the great pleasure of having one of the top meteorite hunters in the USA stop in here to visit at my camp at El Mirage. HE and his incredibly nice lady friend both had a really nice long visit with me and my wife, Terri. I don't want to name any names here but he took his time out of his day to look over all of my NV dry lake bed finds from last summer and fall of hunting. I just can't express what a pleasure it was spending time with both of them. They are true treasures both of them. Any way I have two of my finds that were in my Meteorite pile from Jungo that have to go back into my meteor wrong pile. The first one was one that I had in my wrong pile but moved over into my finds pile. It was not magnetic at all but had all of the looks of a meteorite. So he goes back as a wrong now again. Now my number two wrong was, the smaller Jungo that was heavily magnetic and at one end had what I thought to be large olivine crystal & gold . Well they are not, I believe he said quartz crystals and pyrite. So this little fella goes back into the wrong pile. And it looks like the rusty orange colored Luning rock will go back to my wrong pile as well . But when I get a new saw blade I will open him up for a better look inside During the big rains here I had my Jungo meteor wrongs out side and in the rain for a few days. So some days back I looked them over again after the playa was washed off them nicely. I found what looked to be a new find in my jungo wrong pile. I opened up a window and there it was nice light nickel flakes. After it was looked at by a pro I was able to add it to my Jungo Meteorite pile that will be sent in for testing. Then on my 3 bigger NE NV finds that I got underground on a dry lake bed near a big strune field where I recovered about 200 fragments at Sonny's strune field. Well there is a very good chance that these are from a different meteorite fall then the ones from the strune field. After they get classified I will up date you all. Here is my goodies I will send in I got 3 bigger ones from NE NV underground that are lightly magnetic 1 bigger one from Tungston . the other 6 smaller ones will not be sent in. 3 really nice ones from Jungo I will have thin sections made and sent in for classification ASAP. The ebb and flow of wrongs to rights and rights to wrongs. So, I am now down 2 meteorite from what I had a few days back. Its all part of the fun of meteorite recovery. WE are now headed back into the field at my no name location in the middle of the Mojave for two more weeks of Joyous meteorite recovery Best Regards Scott Johnson U.S. AirBorne Sport Aviation LLC Eagles Nest Airpark Sport Pilot C.F.I WSC-L WSC-S www.usairborne.com i...@usairborne.com Office 509-780-0554 Cell 509-780-8377 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Well, it's official Yelland Dry lake Bed
HI Sonny that's great news & congratulations. Plus a big thanks , as I have spent two incredibly fun hunts out there in that little heaven on earth location. The joy it has personally brought me is indescribable I have memories that are etched into my mind for eternity, Of dancing across that playa with my I-pod like no one was watching. (No one was) and plucking them little space rocks as I go. I to have gifted quite a few of my find to folks. I'm headed deep into the Mojave tomorrow to set up a new flying base camp for a few weeks of looking for that 1st lunar in N.A. or any other meteorite that crosses near my eyes Gotta love life when it gives you time for meteorite hunting. I kinda fill like a little kid a Christmas getting ready for this new hunt. Thanks again Scott( on the hunt) Johnson U.S. AirBorne Sport Aviation LLC Eagles Nest Airpark Sport Pilot C.F.I WSC-L WSC-S www.usairborne.com i...@usairborne.com Office 509-780-0554 Cell 509-780-8377 US Airborne Paraglider and Ultralite training, Sales & Service -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of wahlpe...@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 9:27 AM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Well, it's official Yelland Dry lake Bed Hi List, I just wanted to share the news that Yelland Dry Lake has been approved as the official name for the meteorites I discovered in 2007. This is the largest known TKW of chondritic material recovered from one meteorite here in Nevada. The TKW is 76 kg's, it is classified as an H4. This is the lake bed where the Meteorite Men episode was filmed last year. I revisited the lake last month with a couple of friends and recovered several more pieces. I have noticed over the past few months that a few list members have recovered up to 5 more kilo's from the same lake bed. Way to go guys, keep up the good work! It would be nice to see many people enjoy this area as the many that have been able to enjoy Gold Basin ( Thanks to Jim, John and Twink). I received an email early last year from a certain list member that indicated this lake bed was located by Strawberry Point near Eureka Nv., with other inaccurate information. This lake bed is actually closer to Ely, Nevada and is in an area that I have spent many years exploring. Hopefully someday he will find his own strewn field and will be able to share his exciting news with us all. Anyone wishing to get additional information about the hunting area please contact me off list. Happy Hunting! Sonny http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/metbull.php?sea=&sfor=names&ants=&falls=&valid s=&stype=contains&lrec=50&map=ge&browse=&country=All&srt=name&categ=All&mbli st=All&rect=&phot=&snew=7&pnt=Normal%20table&code=52641 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Up date on NV dry lake bed hunt
Hi All, I just wanted to send out an update on our Nevada, Dry Lake Bed Hunt on our way south. Last time I wrote we were at Coledale junction at HWY 9 & HWY 95 in central NV. The last two Nv dry lake bed Columbus flats turned out to be salt marsh type of soil. So I about got stuck 4 to 5 time and scared myself, I pulled the plug on that hunt. Then we went to the next lake bed down the hwy toward Tonopah Nv. Same thing a salt marsh again. So Terri and I got nothing on my last few lake beds or salt marsh lakes beds. Next lakebed I got to hunt was a Cuddleback in CA. I got a little bit of hunting in before it blew down with blowing dust. We got out of there and headed to our flying home base at El Mirage dry lake bed. The day after we got there it rained two days and nights, flooding the lake bed, turning it into a lake. It washed all the roads out around us here at the north campground. But we are still enjoying of time relaxing and waiting for it to turn back into a DRY lake bed, to teach flying on. Scott Johnson U.S. AirBorne Sport Aviation LLC Eagles Nest Airpark Sport Pilot C.F.I WSC-L WSC-S www.usairborne.com i...@usairborne.com Office 509-780-0554 Cell 509-780-8377 __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Pics of New NV. Finds , Jungo & Luning dry lake beds
Here is the full link to pics page http://s918.photobucket.com/albums/ad23/usairborne/Nv%20Dry%20lake%20bed%20h unt%20on%20site%20photos/ Scott Johnson U.S. AirBorne Sport Aviation LLC Eagles Nest Airpark Sport Pilot C.F.I WSC-L WSC-S www.usairborne.com i...@usairborne.com Office 509-780-0554 Cell 509-780-8377 US Airborne Paraglider and Ultralite training, Sales & Service -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of onther...@usairborne.com Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 9:11 PM To: wahlpe...@aol.com; Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Pics of New NV. Finds ,Jungo & Luning dry lake beds Hi Sonny & List Great find you got there Sonny . Your Pup looks as excited as my Dobie Sundance when its warm & full sun out. Yesterday I found a nice orange rusty colored one at Luning lake bed here in NV. and really had my doubts about it till I saw your rock & its rusty orange color. Its nicely magnetic & I opened up a window today. It looks to have nickel or some type of medal visible. I will ad a link to pic of it. http://s918.photobucket.com/albums/ad23/usairborne/Nv%20Dry%20lake%20bed%20h unt%20on%20site%20photos/ I also down loaded some pics of my nice 104 gram Jungo I found last Friday on South Jungo. I opened a window on my two blue wing finds from day before yesterday & threw them into my meteorwrong box , till I get some one with a bit more knowledge then my self to look them over. But This Luning find went from my wrong pile to my meteorite pile till I get a second option from some one else . WE are at hunt location #5 tonight the Columbus flats. It looks huge so I hope to hunt it the next few days We are camped at the old Bar & Restaurant location at Coaldale junction of HWY 95 & HWY 6 Happy hunting all Scott Johnson U.S. AirBorne Sport Aviation LLC Eagles Nest Airpark Sport Pilot C.F.I WSC-L WSC-S www.usairborne.com i...@usairborne.com Office 509-780-0554 Cell 509-780-8377 US Airborne Paraglider and Ultralite training, Sales & Service -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of wahlpe...@aol.com Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 9:30 AM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] New 328g Chondrite, Nevada cold find. Hi List, I just wanted to share a few photos of my new meteorite find. It has fractures on 2 sides and appears to be a small fragment from a multi kilo piece. This chondrite has a reddish brown desert varnish coating over the existing fusion crust. You can view the pictures or Play the slide show at http://www.nevadameteorites.com/nevadameteorites/ORDINARY_CHONDRITES.html Thanks, Sonny __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Pics of New NV. Finds , Jungo & Luning dry lake beds
Hi Sonny & List Great find you got there Sonny . Your Pup looks as excited as my Dobie Sundance when its warm & full sun out. Yesterday I found a nice orange rusty colored one at Luning lake bed here in NV. and really had my doubts about it till I saw your rock & its rusty orange color. Its nicely magnetic & I opened up a window today. It looks to have nickel or some type of medal visible. I will ad a link to pic of it. http://s918.photobucket.com/albums/ad23/usairborne/Nv%20Dry%20lake%20bed%20h unt%20on%20site%20photos/ I also down loaded some pics of my nice 104 gram Jungo I found last Friday on South Jungo. I opened a window on my two blue wing finds from day before yesterday & threw them into my meteorwrong box , till I get some one with a bit more knowledge then my self to look them over. But This Luning find went from my wrong pile to my meteorite pile till I get a second option from some one else . WE are at hunt location #5 tonight the Columbus flats. It looks huge so I hope to hunt it the next few days We are camped at the old Bar & Restaurant location at Coaldale junction of HWY 95 & HWY 6 Happy hunting all Scott Johnson U.S. AirBorne Sport Aviation LLC Eagles Nest Airpark Sport Pilot C.F.I WSC-L WSC-S www.usairborne.com i...@usairborne.com Office 509-780-0554 Cell 509-780-8377 US Airborne Paraglider and Ultralite training, Sales & Service -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of wahlpe...@aol.com Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 9:30 AM To: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] New 328g Chondrite, Nevada cold find. Hi List, I just wanted to share a few photos of my new meteorite find. It has fractures on 2 sides and appears to be a small fragment from a multi kilo piece. This chondrite has a reddish brown desert varnish coating over the existing fusion crust. You can view the pictures or Play the slide show at http://www.nevadameteorites.com/nevadameteorites/ORDINARY_CHONDRITES.html Thanks, Sonny __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
[meteorite-list] Meteorites Hunting in NW NV.
HI to ALL you Meteorite lovers I'm back on the recovery of old meteorite falls here in north western part of NV. My wife Terri & I left our Airpark the Eagles Nest in Wa state and are on the road south for the winter of teaching flight on dry lake beds & small airports like Borrego CA & Parker AZ. There in the south western deserts. We are now recovering meteorites here on Jungo Dry lake bed 35 miles west of Winnemucca Nv. I was here on Jungo recovering some great specimens' around the 1st of Aug and felt that there were more waiting for me to stumble upon. This is a incredible area of northern NV . It has some of the few areas of the country where gold is within 1 to 2 ft below the surface of the ground. I found some great meteorites on my last visit here & had made contact with cascadia in Portland to do the classification on them. So I wanted to spend a bit more time in this area exploring the south end of Jungo flats. The massive lake bed is broken in two halves as the rail road & old highway runs west to east across the middle of the lake bed. When we arrived here this week it had just rained two days so there was standing water everywhere you looked. Upon arrival at Jungo I found the north lake bed close to the road full of water . I drove to the old town site of Jungo & found high ground to park my 38 ft Dutch star motor home on as it's a bit heavy for the soft wet soil we had on the lake bed now after two full days of rain in 1 week. My wife, Terri drove the Dodge 4x4 1 ton with the our 4x4 side by side meteorite buggy in the back, then towing the 25 ft aircraft trailer/toy box. I found the perfect high ground to set up base camp on. Friday it was sunny all day & I hunted areas I could still get to. Jungo lake bed is so hard pan that all water stays right on the surface of the lake beds. Day 1 I hunted north Jungo in areas I could still get to because of high water still flooding the lake bed. The second 1/2 of the day I found the entrance to south Jungo & hunted where I could reach that was dry. After 1 hr I found my 1st great find. It's a 104grm baby with about 1/2 of it with nice fusion crust and what looks to be flow lines . Plus one nice thumb print on one side. Day 1 was a great & fun adventure. Day 2 I hunted all day on both north & south Jungo & found a few possible that I need to test for nickel still. Day 3 I was headed out to look for the great sawtooth Iron meteorite discovered back in 2002 by a couple gold detecting in the area. They recovered two nice Irons that are on display in CA. I drove my 4x4 side by side up the face of this gold impregnated area of NV. I could see where uncaring Gold detecting hunters dug holes in the hills & never back filled the digs. I drove over big 2ft holes that were dug but not back filled in right on the road. What a shame as this is why things get closed off for misuse. I hiked a full circle around the massive saw tooth knob with my minelab 70. I then walked every wash with my metal detector wearing at me. It was a full day of fun & wild excitement as I dug deep into washes for my Iron I was hunting but the only thing I dug up was Human trash left from 100 years back or so. I had a lot of fun hunting the sawtooth iron but came home with only gold & no iron. At least I gave it a go. On my way back I spotted a big rattlesnake & got some great pictures of him striking at me. I ran him off the road & into the bush so he did not get run over by all the gold miners going to work & returning home to Winnemucca driving fast on this dirt road. There was still good light when I got back to camp at Jungo so Terri & I hunted the north side of Jungo till dark. My right arm is really sore from swinging my gold detector all day. My legs wore out from all the hiking up & down that rugged mountain. But to tell you the truth I loved every single minute of it. Nothing better in the world then hunting meteorites, well flying is. I stopped my story here & went to bed & will finish it up tomorrow Update: Its Monday Oct 11th . We drove farther south to lovelock Nv. We are now set up at the Lovelock airport where its windy. I hope to set up my light sport Aircraft and go fly out to 3 different remote dry lake beds for more meteorite hunting all this week. I also spoke with some locals here in Lovelock that saw a meteor come down in this area in the full day light a few years back , So I quickly got my map & had them show me where they said it came in at. It's a long shot but I hope to investigate that fall story as well. I will give a update later this week after I recover more meteorites here in the great state on Nevada. Scott Johnson U.S. AirBorne Sport Aviation LLC Eagles Nest Airpark Sport Pilot C.F.I WSC-L WSC-S www.usairborne.com i...@usairborne.com Office 509-780-0554 Cell 509-780-8377 US Airborne Paraglider and Ultralite training, Sales & Service __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral
Re: [meteorite-list] other hobbies
HI List Yes I have to say what a very interesting bunch of Meteorite folks you all are. Love to be part of it with all of you ,as its one of the more exciting things I have ever done in my life. Finding & then touching them is truly ineffable. I gotta say a few of my hobbles or passions in life have morphed into full time work as a instructor & mentor and now I make my living that way full time. Hang Gliding ,cross country & world competitions, Paragliding ,FAI world & Nat record hunter Paramotoring Microlight aircraft or now known as light sport aircraft pylon racing light sport aircraft White water kayaking White water rafting Scuba Diving rock collecting Arrow head hunter as a kid Aerial photography Aerial videographer Traveling the world Learning the universal law of attraction Meeting new folks from across the globe. home brew beer And now the one thing I think of hourly & daily & read books & study photos of. And go out & find & touch them, And just cant get my mind off of ((METEORITE HUNTING)) is a huge passion at this time. I leave in a week on a new week long hunt in NV . Have a great day. Scott Johnson U.S. AirBorne Sport Aviation LLC Eagles Nest Airpark Sport Pilot C.F.I WSC-L WSC-S www.usairborne.com i...@usairborne.com Office 509-780-0554 Cell 509-780-8377 -_ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Magnet canes are evil
Hi Count Deiro I read your post last night of you finding a 13.7 Kilo LL6 . Then I went to bed and had a dream of finding my own 13.7 kilo monster. Then I woke up & no big meteorite. I would love to see a photo of that baby sticking out of the ground and a photo of it out of the ground. Also I gotta say I'm manifesting being that dumb ass newbie that trips over the lunar. Next time I come to L.V. you gotta come out to Jean airport for a flight with me. I lived in Vegas selling flight out of Boulder city Airport . But being a country boy I had to move back to the country here in Wa. State Have a great day hope to see a pic of your find. Scott Johnson U.S. AirBorne Sport Aviation LLC Eagles Nest Airpark Sport Pilot C.F.I WSC-L WSC-S www.usairborne.com i...@usairborne.com Office 509-780-0554 Cell 509-780-8377 US Airborne Paraglider and Ultralite training, Sales & Service -Original Message- From: meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-boun...@meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of countde...@earthlink.net Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 1:29 PM To: Matson,Robert D.; Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Magnet canes are evil Robert wrote: I sometimes carry an LL6 with meThat usually "cures" them. Ah, come on you guys. You talk like we relative "newbies" are a sandwich short of your picnic. I carry a very powerful (+50) neomydium on a staff I use, cause I'm a cripple and I don't like to fall down, or bend over. But, my first location device is my own pair of MK2 eyeballs backed by recognition patterns learned in studies on line, in papers, texts and handling in person thousands of meteorite wrongs and rights. Yeah, I know, I'll never catch up to you in numbers, but you'd be surprised at the difference in each individual's learning abilities, memory and powers of observation. Per esempio. I was dropped in a known strewnfield that had been worked, admittedly for six years, by one of the best hunters in the Americas and several of his equally experienced dealer/hunter friends. Within an hour I spotted a 13.7 kilo LL6 sticking three inches out of the ground. I had used my eyes first, then the cane second. If it hadn't been attracted I would have picked it up anyway to loup e it. If it was obviously not a wrong, but still ringing bells (possible planetary, or other rariety) I would have put it down. Then cubed, GPS'ed and taken a photo, put it in a baggy (if it would fit) and taken it home to the scope. But guess what?...this LL6 clicked, albeit lightly. So, you had better use a lunaite to embarass "newbies" with their magnets. And keep in mind that hunting for meteorites isn't a very complicated business. Hell, you can teach dogs to do it. And about that first lunar to be found in the Americas...don't be surprised if some reportably dumb ass newbie trips over it. Regards, Count Deiro IMCA 3536 -Original Message- >From: "Matson, Robert D." >Sent: Aug 24, 2010 1:10 PM >To: Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >Subject: [meteorite-list] Magnet canes are evil > >Mark wrote: > >> As soon as everyone stops using metal detectors and magnet canes >> to look for meteorites then the first Lunars in Europe or USA >> will eventually be found, until then! > >I have never used a magnet cane, nor will I ever, and I always >advise new hunters against their use. A magnet cane is basically >an H-, L-, iron, and stony-iron filter. I sometimes carry an LL6 >with me to the desert on the off-chance I'll run into someone using >a magnet cane. That usually "cures" them. ;-) > >--Rob >__ >Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >Meteorite-list mailing list >Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com >http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list __ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
Re: [meteorite-list] Hot AUG NV. Dry Lake bed meteorite hunt.
Hi All I just got back last week from my second NV. dry lake bed meteorite hunting trip I did on Aug 12,13,14,15. I had 5 days off from teaching flying so Off I went to my location #1 720 miles from my Airpark in Wa State . I offered to take my wife but she said it was to hot for her taste. So I packed all my tools. This time I had my trusty Kawasaki Teryx side by side 4x4 buggy with sun shade roof. I got to my site #1 after a full days drive just at dark . I was up at 5 A.M. & hunting as I ate my cereal. I got a few nice ones as I ate. I started with a probe out onto this huge lake bed just to see if I could spot any out in areas I have not hunted before . I brought my X-Terra 70 so I could check the area I had found my biggest 196 gr rock last hunt when I was here. It's a sand dune so I felt there was likely a bigger one here . I set up a grid & with in 10 min I had found my 1st underground rock. This gave me high hopes So I hunted on. I felt pretty small out here with my detector on this huge lake bed. After about a 1/2 hr my x-terra 70 said there was a -8. I opened up a hole & there was a really nice underground meteorite about 5 inches under. It was my second biggest I have found here at this location. I hunted with my detector till I wore my self out in the heat . Then I packed it up & hunted the rest of the day by foot and some on my 4x4. It was a great day of hunting So I cooked up a big N.Y steak & some veggies & nice salad & had a cold beer. I was tired but the meteor shower was on tonight. So I laid there in the back of my truck watching the show . I woke up early & it was quite chilly out . I did the same as 1st morning I ate my cereal as I hunted in my slippers. I had found 3 nice ones during breakfast. I felt it was going to be a good day so I got going as soon as I had sun. I went back & hunted the dune area with my detector with no luck at all. Then I hunted a second area with my detector & only a few small ones that were in cracks made my detector sing . I felt I was wasting my hunting time with my detector so I headed out to explore a new area. The day time temps were getting really hot so I did my exploring on my 4x4 buggy. I Had found a area that was producing a few nice sized rocks , So I set up a grid in my 4x4 . The sun shade on my buggy saved me as temps were hot. I did a east west grid. Going east I could see 15 ft out the left side of my buggy onto the playa . Then going west into the hot sun I could only see 5 ft out. So I did a 20ft swath across this part of the lake. I was really hitting them nice. I had my I pod on as I hunted & I went threw 3 great albums Kansas, Journey, John Prine , I also did some filming. I was like a kid in a candy store I was so high on life that I was dancing like no one was watching me out on this remote lake bed. I had hunted two days now 14 hrs each day , so I was dragging my butt around . This last & 3rd day I was slow at the punch. I did not hunt as I ate my cereal. I kind of just starred out onto the huge lake bed thinking of my next move. I explored areas on my 4x4 seeing if I could spot any new rocks. I worked over the north eastern edge but nothing but a arrow head. Around noon of my 3rd day I packed up my camp and drove west across NV. I was headed to my hunting location #2 and it was all the way across the state. I drove all afternoon but could not get there before dark , So I grabbed a motel, Shower & Mx dinner. I had the motel give me a 4:30 wake up call the next A.M. I hit the road by 5 A.M. & was standing on my location #2 dry lake bed by 6 a.m . I felt good & rested up , so I watch the sun rise as I took pics & ate my cereal. This was a huge lake bed but it was all hard pan so I felt good about driving my big 1 ton 4x4 out onto it. I unloaded my gear quickly & headed out on the hunt. With in a 1/2 I had found my first possible space rock . After Pics of it as I found it I rolled it over for second photo on its back with GPS location I only had 1 day here so I wasted no time looking over my specimen. It looked a bit funny but put it away till I could look at it better. My next adventure was finding a moving rock. This specimen was black & you could see a nice trail were this fella had moved 40 ft or more across the dry lake bed. I filmed it all for my little film iam doing. Then I stuck my Magnet up to it and WOW it stuck like it was solid medal. I recorded pics & location of it but knew it was not a meteorite. I felt it was possibly magnetite. Then a bit farther I found a much larger piece about 30 lbs then 4 more smaller 5 & 10 lbs rocks.Then just like I knew where I was headed I drove to the east shore of the lake walked about 30 ft from my 4x4 buggy looked down & there was a very nice meteorite just waiting for me to find it & take home for classification . Well I was 1 happy hunter. I had found two nice looking specimens before 9:30 in the A.M. After finding my 114 grm rock I set up a grid hunt threw this ar
[meteorite-list] My Meteorite hunt in Nevada end of June 1st of July
Hi Meteorite gang, I'm new to the list & fairly new to meteorite hunting. Last winter in So Cal deserts my wife & I found a few in our spare time while we roamed to desert in our 4x4 side by side. I haven't done much hunting since then. I make my living teaching folks to fly light sport aircraft, paragliding & Paramotoring and import one of the best microlights from the land down under. I also do documentary films . Monday June 21st I was working in the office doing e-mails and the meteorite men were on Sci channel. Well, I spent all day watching the adventures of Steve & Jeff and I was totally blown away, all I wanted to do was go hunt & find some more space rocks. I ordered up some 1 inch x 1 inch magnets on e-bay the very next day. Then I found a nice deal on a new X terra 70 by minelab. By that next weekend I found myself with 6 days off around the end of June & 1st of July. I let my wife know I had to head out to Nevada to go hunt meteorites. By the way my wife thinks I lost my mind but she backs me in every thing I do in life. She wanted to go with me but had to stay home with the bird, dog and Airpark. I had done my research for meteorite hunting locations and I was wanting to go down south on a few remote dry lake beds in Nevada. I also had some help from a very nice meteorite hunter out of Southern Idaho, John Harrison on a new location that I wanted to find. With a few good locations to check out, I decided to go for it by myself. I took off the lance camper we use on our Dodge 4x4 for airshows because I would be driving out on some unknown lakebeds and did not want the extra wt of the camper to possibly get me stuck in soft sandy soil. I packed my bags and loaded up my truck with all the goodies I needed for 5 to 6 day road trip. I headed out on the long 750 mile drive southeast. Our airpark the Eagles Nest is in the southeastern corner of WA, State and I had to drive through Idaho and 1/2 of Nevada to get to location #1. On my way through southern Idaho I stopped into see my new Meteorite friend John and he gave me 4 throw downs to use as a guide at location 1. I made it just at dark and drove onto the lake bed looking for my starting point. I hit some real soft soil and was sinking so I had to ram it into 4x4 to stay moving. I was really in the middle of nowhere and did not want to get stuck out here, so I kept my speeds near 40 mph to stay on top of the soft soil. All of a sudden I hit hard pan soil and I hit the brakes hard stopping in a skid before getting into more soft stuff again. Lucky that I didn't bring the camper or I would have been big stuck, big time. The next A.M. I was at it early. It was Monday the 28th of June, 1 week from the time I had watched the Meteorite marathon show with Jeff & Steve, the 21st of June. By noon I had over 25 meteorites and a few meteor wrongs. My biggest was a 194 1/2 gram rock. I was totally excited. The noon heat was kicking in so I rested under my truck in the shade and breeze. About 3 o'clock I headed out and hunted till sunset. The clouds were building and virga was falling from the bottoms, with rays of sun coming through them. Wow, what a sunset it was. I felt alive with excitement and could barely sleep. The next day I was up at 5 A.M. and hunting again by 5:30. The winds were blowing up dust and the clouds looked like pending rain. I hunted hard till about noon. By then the blowing dust and possible rain had me packing up my gear and getting ready to run off the lake bed before it rained. I counted my space booty and had 99 meteorites and some meter wrongs. Mother nature was in charge here and I formed my next plan to drive all afternoon 280 plus miles to my hunting location 2. I was hoping the weather was better over there. The drive was windy and every dry lake bed I saw along my route was a rage of dust. I stopped in a old NV mining town and had a few Whisky 7 with the local boys before heading into the huge # 2 lake bed location. I got there just at dark and found this lake bed was all hard pan and not the soft broken up stuff I had just left. This was one huge mother. I woke up early at 5:30 and drove to the northern end of the massive lake bed. I hunted the shores by truck as I drove to where I wanted to start my hunt by foot. I was getting a lot of Meteor wrongs or stuff I felt was not what I wanted so the good stuff went into my left cargo pocket and the other went into my right side. Well my meteor wrong side filled up much faster then the other side. I hunted for 14 hrs that day and really wore my butt down. I had a huge pile of rocks (Meteor wrongs) & 4 that I felt for sure were meteorites. I packed up my gear at dark driving north for home. I would get home the next day by noon. Here are a few pics of my goodies. Since I got home I have found 3 more good sized meteorites in my Meteor wrong pile. So at location 1 I got 99 space rocks and location 2 I have 7 of them fellas, they are 3 different types. I have been float
