:hot:The Scorpion "BEEPED" Nicely On A Meteorite Tonite :hot:

[John-Edmonton]

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I went and picked up some meteorite fragments today. Some meteorites are worth a lot more then platinum and are well sought after. The best type of detector for hunting meteorites has always been a gold metal detector. A lot of the other ones simply won't pick them up. The ACE would only pick up a large piece with the sniper coil at about 1/2". The GTI 1500 zero discrimination/standard imaging coil wouldn't pick it up and the GTI 2500 would barely pick it up in true all metal mode/standard imaging coil. but the Garrett Scorpion Gold Stinger gave a nice loud, clear signal 4-5 inches with the standard 5" x 10" DD coil.

So, the Garrett Scorpion Gold Stinger is a gold finder, a coin finder and a meteorite finder too!

Did you know that one of the best places to find meteorites is in a farmers rock pile? He put in all that work gathering those rocks to one central location, and he just might have a nice meteorite sitting in there.


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[Graw]

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[Uncle Willy]

Yeah some guys detect specifically for meteorites as many are worth some big bucks. My Scorpion with the 4.5 inch coil ought to be a killer on them. One of the largest meteorites ever found was here in Oregon. Think it's in the Smithsonion or someplace. Some contain a bunch of nickel.



Bill

 

[Uncle Willy]

Going to have to start playing with mine so I can catch up with John boy.

Bill

 

[Mick in Dubbo]

You must be stoked! You might say.... "out of this world!"
I bit of trivia that I heard either on this forum or somewhere else, was that on average, there are 10 meteorites per square kilometre.Only 8% have metal in them.
Mick Evans.

 

[Square Nail]

Great find John! Did you, or could you try it with your CX Plus in AM mode? When you tested the Meteorite with your 2500, did you go thru the GB routine?

 

[Graw]

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[John 'n' W.Va]

I picked up a Russian meteorite and it has a lot of iron. The Ace picks it up quite well.

 

[Uncle Willy]

Not yet.

Bill

 

[liltracs]

Thats another cool aspect to this hobby. Never had given it a thought finding them with a detector until joining this forum.Sounds like the scorpion was a great choice for you. We cant wait to see what else.