Metorites - Has anyone ever found one MD?

[king-ghidorah]

Being that they are made out of iron & nickel I figure someone here has found one. The odds of them making it through the earth's atmosphere make them not so plentiful. I remember reading some websites that they can fetch a pretty penny depending on what type they are, shape, etc.

 

[dewcon4414]

Ive not found any, but i havent been looking. Gus and DOC's Detectors would be a good guy to talk to about them. I talked to him when i was in Vegas last year and he has found several with the Explorer. Him and Doc have a wealth of info. If i remember right he said they show up as 31/31 on the Explorer. Which means you would have to be looking since most of us would ignore that response.

 

[king-ghidorah]

Ive not found any, but i havent been looking. Gus and DOC's Detectors would be a good guy to talk to about them. I talked to him when i was in Vegas last year and he has found several with the Explorer. Him and Doc have a wealth of info. If i remember right he said they show up as 31/31 on the Explorer. Which means you would have to be looking since most of us would ignore that response.

I've been looking at some of them and some of these go for $200/gram which would make it $5,600/oz! Some you can buy for much less and some for more.

 

[scott (wi)]

I could dig dozens if not hundreds of very heavy (iron) fist sized, red rocks that solidly hit 31/31 at my cabin on Lake Superior. The are worn very smooth probably due to the sandstone that is prevalent in the areas. I've always wondered if they were the remnants of a very old meteorite. Hmmmm, maybe they are. There iare iron mines within 50 miles but this iron is not the same type.

In fact I've kept a few so I can disc out 31/31 signals - for some reason I can't edit this block out manually on my XS and have to learn it in instead.

 

[king-ghidorah]

I could dig dozens if not hundreds of very heavy (iron) fist sized, red rocks that solidly hit 31/31 at my cabin on Lake Superior. The are worn very smooth probably due to the sandstone that is prevalent in the areas. I've always wondered if they were the remnants of a very old meteorite. Hmmmm, maybe they are. There iare iron mines within 50 miles but this iron is not the same type.

In fact I've kept a few so I can disc out 31/31 signals - for some reason I can't edit this block out manually on my XS and have to learn it in instead.

Take them to a college or university nearby and ask to speak to a geologist, preferably a geochemist. He could probably look at it for you and tell you what it is for sure.

 

[scott (wi)]

That's a good idea.

I just looked at one of them closely and I can see silica particles all throughout. It looks very similar to stony iron meteorites shown on the internet, but it just doesn't have that outward appearance of a meteor, at least what I think a meteor should look like, probably due to the wear from being pounded by waves and I would guess. Like I would know what a meteor should look like LOL.

A couple other interesting things that may put this all together. A half mile offshore in 30 feet of water, there are several house sized but flat pieces of sandstone water that are resting ON TOP of other pieces of flat sandstone, only separted by a few large boulders. I discovered them while scuba diving and can almost swim underneath them - you would never know looking down from a boat. They had to be thrown there.

Also, some fishermen have told me of a very deep hole a couple miles offshore. The hole is not shown on maps. Unfortunately, I haven't crossed this hole myself. Maybe this is where the meteor hit?

the story is coming all together now.

 

[king-ghidorah]

That's a good idea.

I just looked at one of them closely and I can see silica particles all throughout. It looks very similar to stony iron meteorites shown on the internet, but it just doesn't have that outward appearance of a meteor, at least what I think a meteor should look like, probably due to the wear from being pounded by waves and I would guess. Like I would know what a meteor should look like LOL.

A couple other interesting things that may put this all together. A half mile offshore in 30 feet of water, there are several house sized but flat pieces of sandstone water that are resting ON TOP of other pieces of flat sandstone, only separted by a few large boulders. I discovered them while scuba diving and can almost swim underneath them - you would never know looking down from a boat. They had to be thrown there.

Also, some fishermen have told me of a very deep hole a couple miles offshore. The hole is not shown on maps. Unfortunately, I haven't crossed this hole myself. Maybe this is where the meteor hit?

the story is coming all together now.

the hole has to be there if Lake Superior has been mapped out electronically. there has to be maps showing the depths of the whole lake in general. It would be interesting to check out.

 

[scott (wi)]

The maps for lake superior stink compared to the maps for smaller inland lakes. The coast guard did it 30 or more years ago and the soundings were taken 1/4 to 1/2 mile apart. That hole missed the survey.

 

[dewcon4414]

Red rocks with silicone sounds a lot like hemitite or basalt. From what ive read finding meteor are a lot like finding gold... go to a place that has history of meteor finds.

 

[scott (wi)]

Here's the rock, heavy like a chunk of iron. This one is more brown than red. You can see some rust on it on the top. Not hematite, I'm familiar with that. I don't think basalt either. Probably not meteorite either, but best to get an expert opinion though.

I think I am going to dig a whole bunch of them and use them as sauna stones.

Would rather get coins than rocks any day though

 

[king-ghidorah]

Here's the rock, heavy like a chunk of iron. This one is more brown than red. You can see some rust on it on the top. Not hematite, I'm familiar with that. I don't think basalt either. Probably not meteorite either, but best to get an expert opinion though.

I think I am going to dig a whole bunch of them and use them as sauna stones.

Would rather get coins than rocks any day though

That does look like iron in its natural formation. I would get it checked out. Get back to us when you do. I would be interested to see what an expert on the matter has to say about it.

 

[jeff & Maria]

if you chip it to see the inside it has a composition unlike anything you have seen before.

 

[king-ghidorah]

if you chip it to see the inside it has a composition unlike anything you have seen before.

You probably should not have done that. You probably just released some aggressive alien virus. Knowing our misfortune it would only attack the circuitry of all known MD on Earth rendering them forever useless. Thanks a bunch