Re: [meteorite-list] Iridium (+ Osmium ? + Technetium ?) measuring and testing

2009-03-16 Thread Darren Garrison
On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:40:52 +0100, you wrote: >Thanks Darren > >Good article. Although I will share later tonight a serious scientific >not much known study about water dowsing. Or this? http://www.csicop.org/si/9901/dowsing.html __ http://www.meteori

Re: [meteorite-list] Iridium (+ Osmium ? + Technetium ?) measuring and testing

2009-03-16 Thread Darren Garrison
On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:40:52 +0100, you wrote: >Thanks Darren > >Good article. Although I will share later tonight a serious scientific >not much known study about water dowsing. Is it this? http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2009/02/24/debunking-dowsing/ ___

Re: [meteorite-list] Iridium (+ Osmium ? + Technetium ?) measuring and testing

2009-03-16 Thread Michael Bross
Thanks Darren Good article. Although I will share later tonight a serious scientific not much known study about water dowsing. Michael B, France - Original Message - From: "Darren Garrison" To: Sent: Monday, March 16, 2009 5:48 AM Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Iridium (+ Osmium ? +

Re: [meteorite-list] Iridium (+ Osmium ? + Technetium ?) measuring and testing

2009-03-16 Thread Darren Garrison
On Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:55:35 +0100, you wrote: >It just shows how naive I am about metal detection ! I never used one... > I remember as a kid seeing ads in the back of magazines for this thing that you drop a sample of anything into, and then it points out the location of more of it-- be it gold

Re: [meteorite-list] Iridium (+ Osmium ? + Technetium ?) measuring and testing

2009-03-16 Thread Michael Bross
Thanks Darren and Elton It just shows how naive I am about metal detection ! I never used one... But I am surprised that my post didn't get more response, as well as the ones from Darren that I mentioned in my first post: 1- "Possible Ohio crater" in Apr. 2005: not one response to it ! Anothe

Re: [meteorite-list] Iridium (+ Osmium ? + Technetium ?) measuring and testing

2009-03-15 Thread Mr EMan
Hello Darren The original post never made it to my mail box. To the original posters questions about metal detectors: One of the points to be made is that a metal detector only detects free metal not elements. It is a "field test" and searching for specific elements is a "lab test' As the

Re: [meteorite-list] Iridium (+ Osmium ? + Technetium ?) measuring and testing

2009-03-14 Thread Darren Garrison
On Sun, 15 Mar 2009 03:25:05 +0100, you wrote: >A- measuring on the field/ meteorite finding/ first testing: >I read often that finders/hunters use magnets. What about a metal detector >measuring Iridium ? >or is Iridium detection too close to other elements, or too small in content >to be singl