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AT Gold Meteorite?

Sgt. Silverman

Sgt. Silverman

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I went to the homestead this morning and used both the EX2 and the ATG. I dug a couple of cut nails @ 9" with the EX2 and decided to switch to the ATG. I was out there for about 4 hours and was about ready to leave when I got a hit of 39 VDI. For those of you that don't know, NORMALLY anything under 40 VDI is not worth digging. (Not always, but most of the time it will be iron.) The VDI didn't budge. 39 consistent. I have NEVER seen that on the machine for anything iron so I decided to dig. Ran the coil over the hole, nothing. I ran it over the plug and it was in there. I pulled the entire plug apart and couldn't find the target. I ran the coil over the dirt AGAIN and pinpointed on a rock. Sure enough, I passed the rock over the coil and it hit, 39. So, for all of you that are familiar with HOT ROCKS, is this one of them, or a potential meteorite? :shrug: If it is a meteorite, what test can I do to check it? It is lighter than a normal rock but a little heavier than pumice. It also leaves a blackish soot when you rub it. Any help gang would be great.

Thanks and God Bless!

Greg
 
I have no idea about what you may find in the US Greg, but I do know a bit about hot rocks. We have millions of them.

Lot's of hot rocks here are magnetic. So that would be my first step, check to see if it is magnetic, that is will a magnet be attracted to it?

If so, that is the end of the matter.

Charcoal also gives off a signal. Buried old fires do give off a signal as well. So it could be charcoal.

I have never found a meteorite so I know nothing of that.
 
Does it stick to a magnet? If so, it might be a meteorite as I don't know a lot about them! Hope it is and brings you some money! :angel: Ma
 
Hey Norm,

Ok, just ran the test and used a fridge magnet AND an rare earth magnet and neither will stick to it. I found this website and it's interesting. I hope I do have one... that's one more thing I can take off of the bucket list! :)

Meteorite TEST
 
Maybe it's not the outer shell of the rock but what's inside it that's giving you the signal? I see, in the second picture down on the left, there's something in the indention of the rock. ???
 
I was wondering that too Martin. Everything I'm reading is suggesting "Cracking it open". Eeek, I don't want to do that just quite yet. :) God Bless Martin.

Greg
 
Meteorites are usually heavy and magnetic.
 
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