Finally, a Meteorite!

[Digger Bob]

I found this last Oct. in N. Nevada. At first I thought it was a piece of iron slag because of the weight, rust, and being magnetic. It's just an ugly slug of iron to my eye. But I kept it anyway because I thought in the back of my mind that it just might be something else due to where I found it.

I didn't give it much more thought until I happened to catch a program on the Travel Channel about hunting for meteorites with detectors. Some that they were finding looked exactly like the piece I had saved, especially the big ones they were digging up in the corn fields in Kansas.

So, I dug it out and ran a test with my coin machine. Bingo! Even though it's heavy, magnetic, and rusty, it registers as a nickel/pull tab on a coin machine. That confirms its nickel - iron content in my mind. I also recall somewhere that meteorites from Nevada are pretty rare, something like only about 20 having been found. A couple were found at Rye Patch, although this one wasn't. It was north of there.

Can John B. or any others confirm any of this by looking at the pictures and description? It weighs about 20 grams.

Digger Bob


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[rockyredbaron]

[attachment 46186 meteorite1.jpg][attachment 46186 meteorite1.jpg][attachment 46187 meteorite2.jpg][attachment 46188 meteorite3.jpg][attachment 46189 meteorite4.jpg]Great !!! Here's the one I found two weeks ago in Ft Worth, Texas..had it confirmed by TCU Science Dept in Ft Worth... havent found out yet what type it is though !!! they wanted to cut it up to do a chemical analysis and I wouldnt let em...

 

[Allen in MT]

What is the weight of it?
Has there been others found in the area??
If it is a first I would let then take a sample off a corner to be analyzied, could be named after you.
nice find
Allen in MT

 

[Digger Bob]

YES! That's exactly what mine looks like only smaller. Same color, texture, shiny highlights. Good find!

Digger

 

[Digger Bob]

If you have a coin machine with an ID on it, where on the meter does it read? I really need to know this. It would help confirm things in my mind.

Digger

 

[~LARGO~]

Hi Digger,
Just ran a Gold Basin meteorite (a for sure one, ground off nicely), plus my 1300+ gram Majuba 3 meteorite across my Xterra 70 machine, in coin mode, with no discrimination, both came in a -8, while a 1 1/2 inch square nail came in at a -6, just for comparison.
Not a real whiz at the Xterra,
but hope that helps a little!

~LARGO~

 

[~LARGO~]

And pray tell, what was your fix??

~LARGO~

 

[Digger Bob]

I did! And so far, it's working great. I haven't put it an extreme test yet of hammering bedrock, just orninary digging. I used the Gorilla Glue alone and so far, so good.

Digger

 

[DOC]

Gus shows this all the time, a meteorite from Gold Basin registers a 31 31 on an Explorer. Everyone we have tested, same thing, 31 31.

DOC

 

[rockyredbaron]

Weighs just under 1 pound.

 

[rockyredbaron]

It rang up on my GTAx 1000 Garrett just above nickel

 

[MahatMacoat]

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