The “arrowhead” is most likely a dart point for an atlatl. It. Was made before bows were invented. Very cool find. I would love to find one and to find a meteorite thanks for the video
Good idea to carefully extract them. I feel they have more value, data wise when they are uniquely cataloged and precise location recorded. Cause they could come from one common rock and could piece together a trend, or pattern which the fragments fell.
Wouldn’t it be faster to have a metal detector and swipe all the rocks to see it one is metallic, than to poke everyone of the rocks individually with that magnet? Also may be able to find some that may just be under the surface of the ground as well.
Well the problem is that some of the rocks are already magnetic due to hematite so id say a metal detector would go crazy out there, you can actually see her magnet pick up a magnetite rock that was too grainy to be a meteorite
Most lakebed finds are too small and contain too little iron to ring up on a detector. Lakebeds are also notoriously mineralized and give a lot of feedback. It might be possible with newer PI detectors. I don't think it would be efficient, though. It's much easier to scan 5-10 feet with your eyes than it is to thoroughly cover a swath that wide with a detector. Still might be worth a try on some of the dense rocky rilles. On most lakebeds, I've never seen any rocks under the surface. Lakebeds appear to have a wet / dry effect similar to frost heaving, that pushes rocks to the surface and keeps them there.
When you found those two pieces 3 ft apart. Could you walk the path they were on to find other pieces that had flaked off? Do you walk in any sort of grid pattern? And by the way, good on you both for getting out there in that cold wind. NOT an easy day.
Depends on the lakebed - we’ve gridded some of them. In this case it’s too rocky in many areas to grid, so we’re just checking off the gravel bars as we do them.
@@MeteoriteGallery Okay from your answer it sounds like you LOOK for the gravel bars. I was avoiding those thinking that meteorites would be too heavy to be washed along. But as I'm typing that out it sounds sooooo dumb. Thanks for your videos. Trying to locate one of these space rocks is really high on my list fingers crossed for the next time. Thanks for replying, you guys are awesome.
@@bodhi7945 Most meteorites are only ~20-30% more dense than normal rocks and even things like lead bullets get moved by the ice. Some lakebeds don't seem to have much movement, though, and the meteorites can just be ~the only things in empty areas, because they fell out there...
In some places, maybe, but most rocks on lakebeds are stuck down or outright embedded in the clay - you would probably have to 'unstick' most of the rocks from the lakebed as you go, somehow. Some other lake shores would be better for this, but I don't think anyone has tried it yet. You would also miss non-magnetic meteorites like achondrites and LL-chondrites, and looking for them after all of the chondrites have been removed probably wouldn't be worthwhile, so I have mixed feelings about this idea.
Hi! I am not to far from northern Nevada and was wondering where exactly this is in Nevada. So far it seems like Elko county but I am not entirely sure of exactly where in the county or state. Beautifully made video and nice finds! With love from colorado.
I don't want to post locations publicly on here, though I know many hunters will know exactly where this is. I'd just say that pretty much every hardpan lakebed in the state has meteorites on it. As long as you avoid the saline / puffy ones, there should be meteorites.
I liked the video a lot and you are really nice people and the place is beautiful and charming. But I want to give you advice when looking for meteorites. Avoid using magnets unless you are sure of it. Focus on visual research in order to identify and gain experience in the field of meteorites.
Just happened upon your video and enjoyed it. But I am a bit in the dark as to how you know these magnetic rocks are meteorites? That seemed to be the main thing that determined it. How do you know it is not just a rock with some iron in it?? Thanks.
Good question, Mark. Roughly 90-95% of meteorites are classified as "chondrites:" they're almost all of what you find when looking for meteorites. Chondrites are pretty strange rocks. They're comprised mostly of ~mm-sized, ~spherical silicate mineral aggregates called chondrules, and most contain between 5 and 25% metallic iron-nickel. The only grossly similar terrestrial rocks, visually speaking, are oolites, and chondrites / chondrules are visibly distinct in a number of ways. For example, in the still photo at 7:16 in part 2 of this series ( ruclips.net/video/ojaZtnZHr4E/видео.html ), a broken half of a "barred olivine chondrule" can be seen on the left side of the stone. Barred olivine chondrules and radial pyroxene chondrules are common in most chondrites and don't resemble any features known in terrestrial rocks. Another good discriminant is fusion crust - the molten layer that forms when a stone is coming through Earth's atmosphere. The texture and contours of crust are visibly different from desert varnish and fluvial rounding in most cases. Pair fusion crust with internal textural features and metal content, and chondrites are usually pretty easy to recognize once you know what to look for. In rare cases, you might need to cut a stone to be certain. There are much less common meteorites, which are volcanic / igneous rocks from early planetesimals. Because these meteorites lack chondrules, they are called "achondrites." They usually lack metal and texturally resemble many common igneous rocks that form on Earth, and they make up just ~5-8% of meteorites. They tend to be quite difficult to recognize, but we have found several of these meteorites. I have photos of two of them posted under the 'achondrite gallery' section of our website. One was easy to recognize because it had a fresh, black fusion crust, and its internal texture looks like a typical howardite or polymict eucrite. The other had been on Earth for far longe; I suspected might be a meteorite, but needed to analyze it to be certain. I think that's a decent quick rundown... We did analyze a number of our early, finds which are published in the Meteoritical Bulletin. In recent years, we haven't bothered; microprobe time at UCLA runs around $60/hr and it would currently cost me, personally, at least several thousand dollars to analyze all of our finds, most of which are common ordinary chondrites with relatively little scientific value. For now, they're well-documented and cataloged, and they will probably wind up in a museum or university collection one day. I do plan to analyze all of our finds from one or two particular lakebeds for a paper on meteorite-concentrating processes on dry lake beds.
@@MeteoriteGallery Thank you very much for taking the time to explain that on a much deeper level. Much of it was over my head, but very interesting. thanks again.
@@markchoate9021 Sorry if a bit much - I made this page with lots of photos to try to help people ID things: meteoritegallery.com/what-do-meteorites-look-like/
~All hardpan lakebeds in the SW have meteorites on them. I know some hunters will know exactly where this is, but I don't want to post exact locations on here.
And you'd miss all of the interesting / rare iron-poor achondrites. So you'd find most of the common meteorites and leave all of the rare types. At that point, there wouldn't be much left to find, so it probably wouldn't be worth returning to look for the rare ones. Not ideal..
Sorry for my pretty poor english (I'm from Belgium): I've been told that is recommended not to use magnetic sticks or any other magnetic materials for the meteorites hunts since it "destroys" the magnetics propreties that could have been intresting for the science purpose. Could you confirm that ? you seems pretty meticulous to make things right so I'm curious to have your opinion ;) thanks a lot for your videos/sharing ! and greetings to you guys !
Hi, to answer your question about if its ok or not to use any rare earth magnets when hunting for a meteorite. YES it is fine to do so, the only warning is mainly how dangerous it could be for your hand or fingers. If you were to use a rare earth magnet you must be very careful with it.
From what I've been told, magnets only reset fresh falls. I've seen someone say differently in a recent article about a unique Martian meteorite, but I would point out that magnets have helped us to find thousands of meteorites in the SW, and we are (very) unlikely to ever find a meteorite like the one mentioned in that article. So, in my opinion, the trade-off does not justify retiring the magnets.
Are they confirmed meteorites and where exactly, like what mountain. And how common are the bigger meteorites that you found, like how many could I find in a day if it was going on 6 meteorites found in the lake bed?
Most days / lakebeds are 0-2 stones per day for an experienced hunter I would say... But sometimes you come across a larger fragmented stone or a strewn field and find a lot of material. This lakebed is a bit weird in that it's not really a strewn field - meteorites have been concentrated by the ice.
1) You'd get a lot of magnetic rocks, 2) most rocks on this lakebed are pretty well stuck down and embedded in the clay, and 3) most rare meteorites are actually not magnetic. Still hoping to find one of those rare ones on a day when we're filming, but we've only found a few after 20 years of hunting, so it might take a little while...
That arrowhead is actually quite special- it is archaic or paleo, likely 9000 years old!!!
Nice finds!
Walks into a whole load of small black rocks. Damn I need a bigger magnet lol 😂
The “arrowhead” is most likely a dart point for an atlatl. It. Was made before bows were invented. Very cool find. I would love to find one and to find a meteorite thanks for the video
Thank you! Appreciate any information on the artifacts.
Bravo guys! But looks too cold for hunting i think better if you go there summer!
The find 4 is pretty cool
Bravo
These videos were part of one trip, a few days...summer videos will be up soon 🥵
Good idea to carefully extract them. I feel they have more value, data wise when they are uniquely cataloged and precise location recorded. Cause they could come from one common rock and could piece together a trend, or pattern which the fragments fell.
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So nice
Good luck 👍 from Poland
Hi there, thanks for the video ❤
I think I found 3 meteorites in Egypt, how can i make sure they're meteorites and how can i sell them online?
Thanks
You could use lemons to see if it rust, or if a fridge magnet or anything magnetic will stick to the rock
@@HistoricalGeology56 Have you tried posting photos in "Is it a meteorite?" on Facebook or on the meteorites subreddit?
@@MeteoriteGallery I have not, I only have 1 meteor in my collection to be honest
@@HistoricalGeology56 if you post photos, you’ll get a reply..
Wouldn’t it be faster to have a metal detector and swipe all the rocks to see it one is metallic, than to poke everyone of the rocks individually with that magnet? Also may be able to find some that may just be under the surface of the ground as well.
Or drag a long board with powerful magents attached to the board and collect them that way
Well the problem is that some of the rocks are already magnetic due to hematite so id say a metal detector would go crazy out there, you can actually see her magnet pick up a magnetite rock that was too grainy to be a meteorite
You are correct. Many meteorite hunters use metal detectors. It also finds buried meteorites.
Most lakebed finds are too small and contain too little iron to ring up on a detector. Lakebeds are also notoriously mineralized and give a lot of feedback. It might be possible with newer PI detectors. I don't think it would be efficient, though. It's much easier to scan 5-10 feet with your eyes than it is to thoroughly cover a swath that wide with a detector. Still might be worth a try on some of the dense rocky rilles.
On most lakebeds, I've never seen any rocks under the surface. Lakebeds appear to have a wet / dry effect similar to frost heaving, that pushes rocks to the surface and keeps them there.
Woo, nice hunting! some of them are very beautiful and look fresh!
Wow idol meteorite
When you found those two pieces 3 ft apart. Could you walk the path they were on to find other pieces that had flaked off?
Do you walk in any sort of grid pattern?
And by the way, good on you both for getting out there in that cold wind. NOT an easy day.
Depends on the lakebed - we’ve gridded some of them. In this case it’s too rocky in many areas to grid, so we’re just checking off the gravel bars as we do them.
@@MeteoriteGallery Okay from your answer it sounds like you LOOK for the gravel bars. I was avoiding those thinking that meteorites would be too heavy to be washed along. But as I'm typing that out it sounds sooooo dumb.
Thanks for your videos. Trying to locate one of these space rocks is really high on my list fingers crossed for the next time.
Thanks for replying, you guys are awesome.
@@bodhi7945 Most meteorites are only ~20-30% more dense than normal rocks and even things like lead bullets get moved by the ice.
Some lakebeds don't seem to have much movement, though, and the meteorites can just be ~the only things in empty areas, because they fell out there...
@@MeteoriteGallery Well, I have a lot to learn. If you haven't done a searching 101 level show I'd really love it if you would. Thanks again!!
Nice video
Nice video :) Could you perhaps drive along the desert with a strong magnet under your car?
In some places, maybe, but most rocks on lakebeds are stuck down or outright embedded in the clay - you would probably have to 'unstick' most of the rocks from the lakebed as you go, somehow.
Some other lake shores would be better for this, but I don't think anyone has tried it yet. You would also miss non-magnetic meteorites like achondrites and LL-chondrites, and looking for them after all of the chondrites have been removed probably wouldn't be worthwhile, so I have mixed feelings about this idea.
Hi! I am not to far from northern Nevada and was wondering where exactly this is in Nevada. So far it seems like Elko county but I am not entirely sure of exactly where in the county or state. Beautifully made video and nice finds! With love from colorado.
I don't want to post locations publicly on here, though I know many hunters will know exactly where this is. I'd just say that pretty much every hardpan lakebed in the state has meteorites on it. As long as you avoid the saline / puffy ones, there should be meteorites.
I liked the video a lot and you are really nice people and the place is beautiful and charming. But I want to give you advice when looking for meteorites. Avoid using magnets unless you are sure of it. Focus on visual research in order to identify and gain experience in the field of meteorites.
We do that, and have found a few achondrites. The magnet is just a good discriminant, and I like to flip rocks over with it to see more sides.
Just happened upon your video and enjoyed it. But I am a bit in the dark as to how you know these magnetic rocks are meteorites? That seemed to be the main thing that determined it. How do you know it is not just a rock with some iron in it?? Thanks.
Good question, Mark. Roughly 90-95% of meteorites are classified as "chondrites:" they're almost all of what you find when looking for meteorites. Chondrites are pretty strange rocks. They're comprised mostly of ~mm-sized, ~spherical silicate mineral aggregates called chondrules, and most contain between 5 and 25% metallic iron-nickel. The only grossly similar terrestrial rocks, visually speaking, are oolites, and chondrites / chondrules are visibly distinct in a number of ways.
For example, in the still photo at 7:16 in part 2 of this series ( ruclips.net/video/ojaZtnZHr4E/видео.html ), a broken half of a "barred olivine chondrule" can be seen on the left side of the stone. Barred olivine chondrules and radial pyroxene chondrules are common in most chondrites and don't resemble any features known in terrestrial rocks.
Another good discriminant is fusion crust - the molten layer that forms when a stone is coming through Earth's atmosphere. The texture and contours of crust are visibly different from desert varnish and fluvial rounding in most cases.
Pair fusion crust with internal textural features and metal content, and chondrites are usually pretty easy to recognize once you know what to look for. In rare cases, you might need to cut a stone to be certain.
There are much less common meteorites, which are volcanic / igneous rocks from early planetesimals. Because these meteorites lack chondrules, they are called "achondrites." They usually lack metal and texturally resemble many common igneous rocks that form on Earth, and they make up just ~5-8% of meteorites. They tend to be quite difficult to recognize, but we have found several of these meteorites. I have photos of two of them posted under the 'achondrite gallery' section of our website. One was easy to recognize because it had a fresh, black fusion crust, and its internal texture looks like a typical howardite or polymict eucrite. The other had been on Earth for far longe; I suspected might be a meteorite, but needed to analyze it to be certain.
I think that's a decent quick rundown...
We did analyze a number of our early, finds which are published in the Meteoritical Bulletin. In recent years, we haven't bothered; microprobe time at UCLA runs around $60/hr and it would currently cost me, personally, at least several thousand dollars to analyze all of our finds, most of which are common ordinary chondrites with relatively little scientific value. For now, they're well-documented and cataloged, and they will probably wind up in a museum or university collection one day. I do plan to analyze all of our finds from one or two particular lakebeds for a paper on meteorite-concentrating processes on dry lake beds.
@@MeteoriteGallery Thank you very much for taking the time to explain that on a much deeper level. Much of it was over my head, but very interesting. thanks again.
@@markchoate9021 Sorry if a bit much - I made this page with lots of photos to try to help people ID things: meteoritegallery.com/what-do-meteorites-look-like/
@@MeteoriteGallery Thank you so much for going the "extra mile" on this and offering up so much info. Very, very interesting.
Nice.same like my collection .meteorite from malay land
Any chance you can tell me where you were in Northern Nevada? I'd like to go there.
~All hardpan lakebeds in the SW have meteorites on them. I know some hunters will know exactly where this is, but I don't want to post exact locations on here.
Put a big magnet on your truck bumper or atv
Problem is the rocks are kind of stuck in the ground a bit. You would need to knock them all loose first.
And you'd miss all of the interesting / rare iron-poor achondrites.
So you'd find most of the common meteorites and leave all of the rare types. At that point, there wouldn't be much left to find, so it probably wouldn't be worth returning to look for the rare ones. Not ideal..
Sorry for my pretty poor english (I'm from Belgium): I've been told that is recommended not to use magnetic sticks or any other magnetic materials for the meteorites hunts since it "destroys" the magnetics propreties that could have been intresting for the science purpose. Could you confirm that ? you seems pretty meticulous to make things right so I'm curious to have your opinion ;) thanks a lot for your videos/sharing ! and greetings to you guys !
Hi, to answer your question about if its ok or not to use any rare earth magnets when hunting for a meteorite.
YES it is fine to do so, the only warning is mainly how dangerous it could be for your hand or fingers. If you were to use a rare earth magnet you must be very careful with it.
@@freshimpactco.8698 Please help me, I want to know the modernity of the fall of the modern meteorites. Please help me in some way
From what I've been told, magnets only reset fresh falls. I've seen someone say differently in a recent article about a unique Martian meteorite, but I would point out that magnets have helped us to find thousands of meteorites in the SW, and we are (very) unlikely to ever find a meteorite like the one mentioned in that article. So, in my opinion, the trade-off does not justify retiring the magnets.
@@khaledha2520 How?
Hello i am from the netherlands
Groeten van nederland :)
Hello, I am from Morocco. I have a group of meteorites that I want to sell. Is there a merchant who can buy them?
There are many groups on Facebook for buying and selling.
How to uploading photos or video on this page? Thanks,,
I'm not sure. You'd probably have to upload to imgur and then post a link? I don't know if RUclips allows links.
Please help me, I want to know the modernity of the fall of the modern meteorites. Please help me in some way
Rephrase this. What do you mean?
Most of what you can find are pretty old - they have been on Earth for thousands of years. Not exactly sure what you're asking.
How do I know if it was a real meteorite that fell on my aunt’s house?
Do you have photos?
Is that near wells?
If you check the Meteoritical Bulletin, nearly every lakebed in the area has had at least a few meteorite finds on it.
Hello man.i have some meteorite.i think one or two of them is lunar or march meteorit.
Have you posted photos to the Facebook ID groups?
مرحبا بيكوم المغرب
مرحبا من كاليفورنيا
The bigger ones r in the mountains the higher the bigger all of mine are the size of a fist if not bigger and that's where I found them.
Are they confirmed meteorites and where exactly, like what mountain. And how common are the bigger meteorites that you found, like how many could I find in a day if it was going on 6 meteorites found in the lake bed?
Most days / lakebeds are 0-2 stones per day for an experienced hunter I would say... But sometimes you come across a larger fragmented stone or a strewn field and find a lot of material.
This lakebed is a bit weird in that it's not really a strewn field - meteorites have been concentrated by the ice.
Do You Sell These Anywhere ? Online
I've never sold anything I've found, and probably won't. I do buy and sell some on eBay but not much lately.
Why don't u just make a push broom with magnets instead of brushes and big wheels and roll it over the desert
1) You'd get a lot of magnetic rocks, 2) most rocks on this lakebed are pretty well stuck down and embedded in the clay, and 3) most rare meteorites are actually not magnetic.
Still hoping to find one of those rare ones on a day when we're filming, but we've only found a few after 20 years of hunting, so it might take a little while...
What this
Meteorites! Video made for a UCLA outreach event.
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