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	Greetings to all- again. fisher 1260 & granddaughter « on: August 27, 2009, 01:57:53 pm »

Well, we live in southwest Oregon.
One thing Oregon has plenty of is rocks.
The ones in dirt appear to be water worn river rocks.
As they are all rounded except when they are broke.
So as we have been putting in 2-3 hours a day at the local park.
we finally found a 3 inch trenching shovel which could sort of dig.

Our experience with the 1260 is it can pick up foil and pulltabs great!!
The good news is we picked up a couple of nickles which means we will pickup gold.- or can pick up gold.

we are searching in a fairly trashy area.

Then there was this place where the detector was hitting real hard and there was no real pattern except to maybe a beer can. For grins and giggles we dug it. It was a rock!!!
a black rock! about 6" x 4" x 2" and weighs in at 2.1 pounds.
a magnet sticks to it, but not strongly...

a pretty cool find...

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	Re: Greetings to all- again. fisher 1260 & granddaughter « Reply #1 on: August 27, 2009, 04:26:16 pm »

A black rock which is magnetic? Sounds like a meteorite. Don't cut it or break it unless you must. The larger a meteorite is the more value it has. Your local university can tell you for certain if it is one. My money is on "yes."

Welcome to the forums. Most people go their whole lives without finding a meteorite.

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	Re: Greetings to all- again. fisher 1260 & granddaughter « Reply #2 on: August 27, 2009, 09:40:02 pm »

Hello Dustyr . It sounds like the Fisher 1260 is doing a fantastic job for you , looks like the 1260 is ready to find you some Gold . Thank-You for posting !!
HH...........Eugene

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	Re: Greetings to all- again. fisher 1260 & granddaughter « Reply #3 on: August 28, 2009, 02:24:34 pm »

all the brown spots are cavities filled with soil.

Pretty cool!

actually the "rock" is not magnetic, but a magnet is attracted to it.
Itself does not attract that I have determined..
Dusty

Misty is holding it.

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	Re: Greetings to all- again. fisher 1260 & granddaughter « Reply #4 on: August 28, 2009, 02:29:57 pm »

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all the brown spots are cavities filled with soil. Pretty cool! actually the "rock" is not magnetic, but a magnet is attracted to it. Itself does not attract that I have determined.. Dusty Misty is holding it.

Magnetic is the right word. Magnetized would be the one you thought I meant.

Anyway, nickel is a major component of meteorites and it is mildly magnetic so if a magnet sticks to it weakly, that's the first test. You now need to do a streak test, specific gravity test and may actually have to grind a tiny spec of material off to see the inside structure. The safest thing to do with it is take it to a university where they have non destructive ways of testing it. Meteors of that size can command upwards of $500.00. Even more if it can be identified to a source like Mars or the Moon.

From the picture, it does have the look of a space rock.

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	Re: Greetings to all- again. fisher 1260 & granddaughter « Reply #5 on: August 30, 2009, 12:48:28 pm »

In checking the definition of magnetic, it applies to either attracted to a magnet or IS a magnet. Guess we were both right.

As to whether or not the rock is in fact a meteorite, it seems as though only 00.5% of people who think they have found one, really have found one.

If you have further interest, here is a great website:

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also a definitive test is $250 and up.

I think I would be happiest wondering about it..

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	Re: Greetings to all- again. fisher 1260 & granddaughter « Reply #6 on: August 30, 2009, 01:00:53 pm »

cool find....that would be so cool if it is in fact a meterorite..... I can see the mystery behind not knowing if it is or not... but if it was it could be worth a lot of money..

Check out e-bay.... this are deals....

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	Re: Greetings to all- again. fisher 1260 & granddaughter « Reply #7 on: August 30, 2009, 01:33:00 pm »

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As to whether or not the rock is in fact a meteorite, it seems as though only 00.5% of people who think they have found one, really have found one. also a definitive test is $250 and up. I think I would be happiest wondering about it..

Here's a tip for you. Let your local university use it to teach students how to do the test. I've found dozens of them - easy if you know what you are looking for - and had them tested free. Testing by students under the guidance of their professors is a godsend to those who don't want to pay for testing. It also helps more than the samples they use in labs because, as you say, more often they are not meteorites so they learn how a negative test works too. Give them a call. No harm in asking.

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	Re: Greetings to all- again. fisher 1260 & granddaughter « Reply #8 on: September 01, 2009, 01:51:18 pm »

I think that is an excellent suggestion.

The fellow who did that website about meteorites and meteorwrongs returned my email.

Here is what he wrote:
Dear Dusty

I think that rock is not a meteorite. If it were mine, I'd saw it in two to see what's inside.

sincerely,
Randy Korotev

I would much rather think he was mistaken and Misty does not want it cut into pieces.

On another note,
Our much anticipated Fisher F2 has been shipped.
I also bought 4- 9v & 8 - AA Nimh batteries and a charger.
Grand total was under $50.

I am anxious to see the conductivity numbers of our "meteorwrong" from the F2

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