Meteorite Cutting Advice & Main Mass Show-Off ☄️ Complete Hangout 11-17-2021

[@jennodine]

Mike’s piece supports my theory about how these impacts could deliver and introduce precious metals to the local host rock. Nice one btw.

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

I am very interested in a timestamp please. The largest mine in Canada is in the Sudbury impact area. Creighton Mine is a producer of nickel (directly from the impacting meteorite), copper, and platinum-group elements (PGE).

[@محمدعلي-ض7ب1ك]

@@TopherspinMeteorites Hi

[@MarioSergioSantosOliveira]

😊😊😊

[@jennodine]

@@TopherspinMeteoritesI’m sorry that I didn’t seen your reply sooner. The timestamp for my reference is at around 3:45. I’d love to speak with someone knowledgeable who doesn’t think I’m crazy!

[@jessiehaws8017]

This just came up on my feed. I'll say this before I subscribe. If the information is useful and the content is on point as far as I am interested in I will subscribe. I do appreciate your directness in saying it blunt in the beginning of your video. For that weather I subscribe or not your on point.

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Thanks. I have almost 400 hours of meteorite education that I personally created for my channel. It id the biggest repository of accurate meteorite info on KZbin.

[@ianmiller5027]

Another top show Topher. Thanks once again.

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Glad you enjoyed it. I tried to add some extra content too.

[@Meteorite743]

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[@AG-yj1jv]

Purple salts were found to have amino acids...Could those 2 purple bits be that kind of salt? UPDATE: Thanks Pat! (Both for not giving the answer right away and for answering this question later. On zoom, those look the same shade as the purple salts I found with a cellphone microscope on a massive touchable meteorite on display then at the Carneigie Science Center right after the Chan/Zalensky article came out. (Nobody gave a hoot when I told them it was there...sighhhh.) But yes, same color - my toes are crossed for you - now I will have to try to find the follow-up to that for the full answer. I know there was another found that had even more amino acids. I will hope that was yours👍

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Please excuse the delay in my response. This kind of comment and conversation is why this channel exists. I am super thankful that we are able to show things that really can't be seen elsewhere and have it recall items that you've seen first hand. It's amazing that tiny little crystals and chemicals arrive to this planet in the most violent of manners.

[@alexwilliams7649]

Hello, I am learning a lot about meteorites from your channel. Question for Mike Kelley if you can pass it on please. Does the enstatite in his meteorite display fluorescence under filtered UV light, LW or SW? Same question for you sir, especially if you have a piece of the Cumberland Falls meteorite. Thank you.

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

That is awesome news! Thank you so much for the positive feedback. Neither of my Cumberland Falls have any fluorescent minerals present. I just checked. I will ask Mike about his Enstatite.

[@dsvilko]

You mean because enstatite rich aubrites (such as Norton County) are known to fluoresce? I believe there the fluorescence is linked to extremely low Fe content and that is not normally the case with E chondrites.

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Thanks 👍

[@AG-yj1jv]

Question: For cooling/lube, are they using water or oil or...? I ask because some rocks are so reactive to water, what do you use - especially if you want to have them analyzed for composition at some point?

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

95% of all cutting is done in distilled water. For ultra rare carbonaceous and things going to science for deep study, dry cutting is the only way to really do that. It wastes a lot of saw blade and also some material, but is the cleanest and least contaminating. There are some times when you're cutting Irons or Pallasites where you use a thin amount of cutting lubricant made to be diluted with water and used in cutting high metal samples. Either way as soon as you're done, soak it in ultra pure rubbing alcohol for several hours. Then put in a dehydrator or convection oven overnight at a low temperature.

[@nicholascartier9510]

thanks for the awesome informative vids, I love em.. I've been studying and teaching myself over the last few years everything meteorite. I'm curious about your thoughts in the matter of cutting vs. sanding.

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Great to hear! Thanks for letting me know. I sadly do very little cutting and no sanding. However, I do use my flap lap disc machine to finish pieces I am working on.

[@allocke8054]

Another fantastic hangout, I find the primitive stuff so interesting & obviously beautiful

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

THANKS!!! That 16g slice is my biggest LL3.15 - Thanks Dr Yang.

[@allocke8054]

@@TopherspinMeteorites dr yang?

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Shun-Chung Yang

[@allocke8054]

@@TopherspinMeteorites no but ok 😂

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Sorry, He made the slice available to me as he is the main mass holder.

[@freshimpactco.8698]

Hi Topher, I left a message on your answering machine.... Is it possible to let me know what type of light Pat Brown uses to see past the desert varnish? Thanks buddy in advance.

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Only if you subscribe! Actually, watch the latest Hangout. Pat describes cross polarized light in detail with a demonstration. Great timing.

[@freshimpactco.8698]

@@TopherspinMeteorites Hi Topher thanks for the quick reply 🙏🏼wow lol 😂 it is good timing....

[@jessiehaws8017]

Lol I was sub already this is the first video that came since . Thank you.

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Thanks for the sub!

[@zahmad2248]

is it possible to cut small meteorites (Iron and Ordinary Chondrite) with diamond wire attached to coping saw?

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

That is definitely not the preferred way to do it. It will leave very rough cut and you will need to sand it down smooth. But technically, it would work.

[@marcosastrophotography100]

Hey Knowledge Bolide Crew, what a fantastic and super interesting hangout. Thanks Topher I know how much work you invest to make this possible. ☄️❤️🙂

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Glad you enjoyed it! My new editing software speeds things up but also allows me to spend more time making it special. Each 'Highlight' and 'Complete' video takes well over 3 hours to edit (without any issues). Each week's Hangout takes about 16 hours start to finish. If the Knowledge Bolide Crew didn't support the Hangouts, it would be a 15min Hangout and no editing. 🙂 THANKS!!

[@marcosastrophotography100]

@@TopherspinMeteorites We all appreciate your hard work a lot buddy. Thank you so much ☄️👍❤️

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

That's the juice I need to keep going! 💚

[@jessiehaws8017]

Home state !!! Yesss can not wait.

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Thanks for subbing and commenting! I hope your state is shown.

[@jessiehaws8017]

@@TopherspinMeteorites Wyoming however I am excited. Finding current information on this topic is actually very difficult. I have found a few in my state odd but prior to a few weeks ago the others are spread almost15 years. I'm typically a arrow head enthusiasts. I collect things out of the ordinary. Thanks to you I have been enlightened on a whole new thrill.

[@กันญาดาพิชญศิริกุล]

Wow very good job.👍👍

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Thank you very much!

[@nixonsmateruby1]

You sound like you know a lot, so could you look at a slice of rock and say if you thought it was a Meteorite? Also do you have an email to show a slice view. Obviously I wouldn't ask if it didn't look like one, but more so because I didn't expect what I saw inside, it looks like chondrules and glass but I thought it was a rock that would have had large crystals in, but inside is a jumble?

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Thanks for reaching out! I'm glad to hear you're interested in meteorites. If you have a rock that you suspect might be a meteorite, I recommend reaching out to a Facebook group like "Meteorite or MeteorWRONG" or a testing company like England Meteoritical Services (NEMS). These groups and services are dedicated to helping people identify potential meteorites. NEMS will have the expertise and equipment necessary to properly examine your sample and make a determination for under $50. I do not provide email consultations or direct identification services, as it's important to use proper scientific methods and tools to make an accurate assessment. The Facebook groups I mentioned are your best bet for getting a reliable identification. If they say it is a meteorite, please come back to me. Best of luck with your inquiry!

[@cosanostra7112]

great chan we live on the northern ny canada border the st lawrence sea way where all the rivers meet . our new retirement hobby is rock hounding . you can find silver gold and rocks that glow under uv here we are just learning . my question is we have hundreds of miles of stone walls made in the early 1800s untouched . they cleared the fields every rock went on the wall now a forest is there its in the Adirondacks . what are the odds of finding a good rock in those walls ? we have been looking for 1812 war stuff with a simplex and a pointer . we myes well learn to look for rocks too any advice ?

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Congratulations on retiring in paradise. If the wall was built in the early 1800s, there's probably not going to be any recorded falls that you can look for maps of. I would literally take a walk around the wall and look at each rock individually. It is very common as you may know, for farmers to pitch a rock out of their field while planting or harvesting and all those rocks get collected on the outside of the fields sometimes meteorites are dug up. I support people with rock identification services by an educated panel of experts for $25 a month on Patreon if you find one that sparks your interest. Happy hunting.

[@remabutik5191]

Hi there Topherspin, Very smart viideo you doin'g🤙Thank you Do you know any meteorite expert in Denmark? I want to classify meteorites. Sure I have some Thank you

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Thanks for watching - Please be sure to subscribe and pass the word around. We need a bigger audience for this great information. Do you believe that you really have a meteorite? Submit pictures to: facebook.com/groups/isitameteorite or facebook.com/groups/meteorite.or.meteorwrong. The power of the Facebook Groups I recommend is that there are a bunch of knowledgeable geologists and meteorite people in there.

[@CLINTSTER77COX]

I use to hand lap tungsten with paste on newspaper. Hard work 😀

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Tricks of the trade! Thanks for sharing and watching.

[@DelaCroix94]

I'm new to this but have recently found a meteorite. Would it be possible to send a picture or video of this one?

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

I don't offer free services to help ID stones. I am not a trained Geologist. Do you believe that you really have a meteorite? Submit pictures to: facebook.com/groups/isitameteorite or facebook.com/groups/meteorite.or.meteorwrong. The power of the Facebook Groups I recommend is that there are a bunch of knowledgeable geologists and meteorite people in there.

[@felingmaydec9957]

i have like that; some kind of like that small pieces only..even amethys,jasper,tigers eye,rose quartz,black chalcedony,blue lace agate,buddstone,carnelian

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

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[@GhaemShirit]

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[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Greetings and thank you!

[@aboumbaye4910]

Bonjour ❤🙏💯☄☄

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

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[@brianbloom1799]

I believe I just Found a Meteorite That looks just Like that first 1 he is showing, were It has stone melted into it. Cut Mine looks just Like it.

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Enjoy the hobby and channel.

[@kristolball]

Geez, I hate seeing people cut these up

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Feel free to buy some from me and keep them whole.

[@GhaemShirit]

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[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Thanks 👍

[@clarogidba]

Hi!

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

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[@dafneesstore2617]

I have meoteorites stone..

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

It is a fun hobby.

[@miguelgomezmartinez3088]

Hola meyamo Miguel tengo varios

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Bueno saber. Coleccionar es divertido. Gracias por mirar. Asegúrate de suscribirte y pasar la voz. Necesitamos una audiencia más grande para esta gran información.

[@azharkhan-nd6wy]

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[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Hello 👋

[@gemstones118]

Nice video...sir Maybe i have a similarity on your 1st sample...but i can't virify on it.can you please help me!! I can send you some photo , because im not an expert... hopefully you can read..

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Thanks for your interest in my channel. Please read the description to any video for the answer to your question.

[@gemstones118]

@@TopherspinMeteorites ok thank a lot

[@jorgesoto7684]

I dont believe in enough magnetism in chondrites

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Believe it or not, that is the science and really.

[@rupertocalderon2645]

I have meteorite stone

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Collection is a fun hobby. Please be sure to subscribe to my KZbin channel.

[@wonnieworthy7205]

Looking For Something Different

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Statement or question ❓

[@clarogidba]

I have ah meteorite

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Cool

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Please subscribe

[@ghostmanscores1666]

Asteroid defense? More like CIA

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

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[@jorgesoto7684]

no es cierto de ese magnetismo

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

English only please

[@ทัชชกรรักษาพราหมณ์]

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[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Cool beans

[@aboumbaye4910]

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[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Collecting is fun.

[@Heidi-v8s]

I apologize

[@TopherspinMeteorites]

Thanks

[@aboumbaye4910]

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[@TopherspinMeteorites]

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