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Find and recognize Valuable Meteorites - space rocks while prospecting for gold 

Chris Ralph, Professional Prospector
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Some prospectors find some very valuable rocks when they are out prospecting for gold. Some even seek out these valuable and special rocks as much as they seek gold. Other prospectors look at these rocks and think its just a hot rock and toss it on the ground. Want to gain the knowledge needed to recognize these valuable rocks? Well in this video we are going to talk about Meteorites and how to find them.By the time you have watched this video, you will know everything you need to know to recognize and know if you have stumbled onto a valuable meteorite. I do not offer a mineral ID service, mostly because it’s not as easy as you think. Usually, minerals cannot be identified from just a picture. Please watch my videos on how to Identify minerals for yourself. Part 1 can be found here: • Mineral identification... and Part 2 can be found here: • Mineral identification... and Part 3 can be found here: • Mineral identification... - Those videos should answer a lot of your questions.
For those who want to learn more about Prospecting and finding gold check out my book, Fists full of Gold. It’s an encyclopedia of everything on the topic of prospecting. It’s available on Amazon. (Affiliate) You can find it at:
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For even more information on prospecting, minerals, gems and other related information you can also check out my website at:
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@VondaInWonderland
@VondaInWonderland Месяц назад
Yayyy! My state, NM has great odds. I'm trying to find some friends or group to prospecting with. I'm selling jewelry at the senior center Tuesday, hopefully I'll meet some people there. Thanks for all of your time and valuable information 🕊️
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
I'm glad the video was helpful.
@pollinatedhi9009
@pollinatedhi9009 Месяц назад
Hey there I live in Arizona and was metal detecting and I believe I found a meteorite. How do I get it identified and classified and appraised. I don’t know where to begin. Help will be much appreciated.
@liquidrockaquatics3900
@liquidrockaquatics3900 28 дней назад
@@pollinatedhi9009check out a university geology department and see if they will assist you. Sometimes they will help for free as they can get a research paper out of it.
@edie4321
@edie4321 20 дней назад
What senior center? Palo Duro? You find the center beneficial? I've yet to try them.
@VondaInWonderland
@VondaInWonderland 18 дней назад
@@edie4321 Bear Cannon. I don't go often. I need to go through the literature and find a couple of groups to start with. The food is actually good and super affordable.
@jaminoes_
@jaminoes_ Месяц назад
Gotta love me a new Chris Ralph video! Thank you for being a scholar in this field. Too many cosplayers around (looking at you, Williams)
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
Wow, thank you! (but I'm not here to slam Jeff)
@IBRAKEFORBEDROCK
@IBRAKEFORBEDROCK Месяц назад
Meteorites are so cool ! I have only found 2 of them while looking for gold . Great video Chris ⛏️🤙
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
Meteorites are very cool indeed!
@saviotoronto358
@saviotoronto358 Месяц назад
a show on Slags would be interesting, I have a big chunk of silver slag form Colbalt, Ont.
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
I know where there is Slag from a rich gold mine. Maybe when I go get some of that, I will experiment with it and do a video.
@cheesynuts4291
@cheesynuts4291 Месяц назад
@@ChrisRalph I don’t recall where the story came from but I recall hearing of a guy really cleaning up by re smelting slag that came from poorly smelted ore.
@honecarlson9729
@honecarlson9729 13 дней назад
Wow Chris your direction for knowledge on gold is amazing researching and find out I'm right amongst 5 or more gold fields wow great teacher
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph 12 дней назад
Glad you enjoyed it
@lennytime8057
@lennytime8057 21 день назад
Great Video Chris Thanks for teaching about this subject I had no idea about any of this and its very important to know whilst finding gold what to look for to find meteorites.
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph 20 дней назад
Glad it was helpful!
@ironhorse7588
@ironhorse7588 Месяц назад
Great information Chris I'll start keeping my eye out for them
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
Sounds good.
@juneyshu6197
@juneyshu6197 Месяц назад
This is very useful, thanks.
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
Glad it was helpful!
@jeffkeller9009
@jeffkeller9009 Месяц назад
Great info. Have always been curious about meteorites from just plain rocks.
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
Glad it was helpful!
@patchrat1
@patchrat1 Месяц назад
I have a marble made from a meteor it’s heavy for it’s size pretty nice Thanks for making videos I enjoy your program
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
Glad you like the videos!
@bimboaraneta5583
@bimboaraneta5583 Месяц назад
@cheesynuts4291
@cheesynuts4291 Месяц назад
I mean, to be fair eating a rock is better for your health than eating a McDonalds hamburger. And future civilizations will probably find McDonald’s cheeseburgers and assume they’re fossilized but in truth just waiting to be eaten.
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
There rocks rich in Arsenic, lead, uranium, and other toxic metals. I don't want to eat them. Take a look at this: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-a6yQ1YXeOFE.html
@KurtOnoIR
@KurtOnoIR 14 дней назад
True. I ate a 3 week old McDonald's cheeseburger once. Tasted good. Or at least it tasted like a McDonald's cheeseburger.
@bjrnfodnes2575
@bjrnfodnes2575 22 дня назад
Your book arrived here in Norway last week and im learning. Not the best place for gold maybe but its enough for fun and getting out in nature and also get free exercise. Thankyou, good reading at a good price.
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph 20 дней назад
Awesome, thank you!
@DieterGould-gb3yx
@DieterGould-gb3yx 14 дней назад
Very informative thank you so much. I feel like I’m back in school all over again thank you!
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph 14 дней назад
Glad it was helpful!
@floridahuntsman7915
@floridahuntsman7915 Месяц назад
I had a piece of Namibian . It was full of nickel. It had a platted core and looked beautiful.
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
The etch patterns on the iron meteorites are beautiful.
@user-ii5lt9xn9e
@user-ii5lt9xn9e 22 дня назад
Great info
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph 20 дней назад
Glad it was helpful!
@torchandhammer
@torchandhammer Месяц назад
In 1997 in Michigan, a meteorite crashed through a garage roof, leaving a Road Runner hole, and landed on the top of a car, leaving a giant dent. So maybe I can just sit on the couch and wait for one to arrive?
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
Its possible. The odds are really low, but its possible.
@triggerhappycustoms8960
@triggerhappycustoms8960 Месяц назад
awesome info bro thanks for your wolrk helping us hoosers try to be a bit smarter
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
Glad to help
@kellyharper367
@kellyharper367 20 дней назад
Old Disabled House Bound Dusty Rusty Rockhound here: Very interesting!
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph 20 дней назад
Glad you enjoyed the video.
@steelphoenix1412
@steelphoenix1412 Месяц назад
One thing I didn't hear you mention is micrometeorites. I dumped my black sand through a fine classifier and checked out everything that didn't fall through under the microscope. Amidst of all of the jagged little pieces, one stood out. Near perfectly round, stuck to the magnet, and had a really odd sparkle to the texture. Not certain it's a micrometeorite, and don't know how to test it without destroying it, but it's another type prospectors could find easier than everyone else.
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
Micrometeorites are more a scientific thing than a thing of value. I've never heard of any one who collects them.
@goldcambodia
@goldcambodia 22 дня назад
Thanks!
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph 20 дней назад
Glad it was helpful!
@richardtoney2441
@richardtoney2441 Месяц назад
very interesting presentation. L appreciate your expertise. I curious what your opinion is about what minerals or gem stones are washed out and discarded in trommel tailings.
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
Going to do a video soon on prospecting guide to gemstones.
@VolcanoGoldDiggerAdirondacks
@VolcanoGoldDiggerAdirondacks Месяц назад
Thanks Christ I do not know when I am going to stop learning
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
Glad to hear that you enjoyed it.
@misst5648
@misst5648 20 дней назад
I have some very similar rocks in my collection. One has always intrigued me. I can't find anything else like it online. It's very jagged and has a spot that looks like it's been broken or punctured. You can see inside it and it looks like very small frosty greenish colored crystals. When I first found it I joked that it was kryptonite! It's just so much different than anything I've ever seen before. Very cool!
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph 20 дней назад
Sounds interesting.
@misst5648
@misst5648 20 дней назад
​@@ChrisRalphI could show you if you'd like. I have several very interesting rocks. Another one I found honestly boggles my mind. It's an Indian artifact known as a game piece. It's quite unusual. I would really love to have someone knowledgeable look at them but I don't know how to go about that.
@Vbrown0075
@Vbrown0075 Месяц назад
Ga has red dirt and I have found several on dirt roads
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
Very good.
@liquidrockaquatics3900
@liquidrockaquatics3900 28 дней назад
Good call, would not have thought of the south
@Charleboismtl
@Charleboismtl Месяц назад
⭕❌⭕... Cool info. And Summers is here... Merci.
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
Tres Bien. Glad you liked it!
@RDEnduro
@RDEnduro Месяц назад
So i can be the first person to find a meteorite in VT or NH? Thats wild
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
Its possible you could.
@walkingblue557
@walkingblue557 Месяц назад
😅​@@ChrisRalph
@liquidrockaquatics3900
@liquidrockaquatics3900 28 дней назад
So the fusion coating is similar to an egg shell of molten material? And are the thumbprints a result of the underlying material burning off and the fusion material filling in and forming a skin over the void for lack of a better term? I assume the fusion materials are higher temperature materials that don’t burn off quite as easily generally speaking.? 28:34 except for a smooth skin, the meteorite at this timestamp reminds me very much of an old coal ‘clinker’ that my grandpa showed me when we were digging around his barn. They used to throw the old coal clinkers around the base of the barn to stop animals from digging. I remember that same pockmarked look to it, but it was rough and not smooth
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph 27 дней назад
The fusion crust is a thin shell. The thumbprint divets are burned out not filled in.
@jeff7767
@jeff7767 Месяц назад
Nice video! So what do you think about sky stones?
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
Space rocks = sky stones = meteorites.
@jeff7767
@jeff7767 Месяц назад
Back at ya Chris....... Hey, please 🙏 don't get me wrong here. I have much respect for you, the knowledge you have and share with us, and your experience! I'm not badgering you. But you couldn't be more wrong in your reply to my question. We must be on 2 separate pages here. I was not using the term, Skystones generically...I was referring to those unexplainable stones only found in one place, over in Africa. Samples have been sent all over the world for scientific analysis but still, no one can explain a thing about them (for the most part anyway!) Strange 1000 yr. old plus statues were found nearby with bizarre Chromium spheres ("Steelies") embedded in them. I was just interested in those blue stones. They're called Sky Stones. They are much MUCH different than garden variety space rocks or meteorites! It's okay if you haven't heard of them or, if you have no opinion. But you might want to look into this subject, the more you dig into it, the more interesting it gets!
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
I guess I did not understand your question. There loads of slang terms for people use to describe rocks, and if one does not know what slang is being used, its hard to talk about it. Space rocks are a slang term for meteorites. I am sure your "sky stones" have another description that a scientist might use.
@liquidrockaquatics3900
@liquidrockaquatics3900 28 дней назад
@@ChrisRalphafter the OP’s comment, I went and looked and I have never seen the sky stones from Sierra Leone before. I think I heard it said 72% oxygen.. which is a pretty intellectually dishonest statement I think because it obviously isn’t elemental oxygen anymore than gasoline is just carbon.
@josephdelp87
@josephdelp87 14 дней назад
I knew a guy who had a heavy rock he would use in his office. He liked the look of it. He had it for 23yrs. A friend of his told him it's a meteorite. Had it checked it was. Was offered 20k for it.
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph 14 дней назад
Thats amazing.
@Smithsgold
@Smithsgold Месяц назад
get some !!!!!
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
I have one from Arizona.
@Smithsgold
@Smithsgold Месяц назад
@@ChrisRalph sweet
@terrienhumain6723
@terrienhumain6723 Месяц назад
@38:51 could be welding residue, a scrap. Is there some kind of a part plane or round ?
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
Hard to say what it might have been.
@BullProspecting
@BullProspecting Месяц назад
Mine is a match to 26:33 in this video and also the one before it that had chondrules!
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
Congratulations on your find.
@brucewayne3633
@brucewayne3633 Месяц назад
Can you get gold or platinum in meteorites? How to tell?
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
There are sometimes tiny trace amounts of gold or platinum, but the amounts are totally insignificant.
@Darby-qu6hz
@Darby-qu6hz 18 дней назад
RU-vid kicked me off so I had to make a new profile .I'm glad I was able to find you again. . I guess the world doesn't like it when you say something about What they hold so dear
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph 17 дней назад
Well, I'm glad to see you are back.
@steffensen907
@steffensen907 Месяц назад
I found a little bit of gold at a spring. Water is coming up from the ground out of nowhere. It never freezes. And smells like Sulphur a little bit. What do you think about it? I live in Alaska
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
A bit of a hot spring? - they don't have to be steaming hot, can be just warm, and often have sulfur smell.
@steffensen907
@steffensen907 Месяц назад
@@ChrisRalph do you think it might be spitting out some gold or other minerals
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
Its unlikely.
@terrienhumain6723
@terrienhumain6723 Месяц назад
@40:47 for the poles region it could also be because of the earth magnetic field that is acting like a wind for any magnetic object.
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
Maybe. Not sure how much that contributes. But the dark rocks against the white snow and ice do stand out strongly.
@terrienhumain6723
@terrienhumain6723 Месяц назад
@@ChrisRalph I live in a 6 months snow place; a rock wont stay on the snow, it will sank or covered ?
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
On permafrost like Antarctica, when its in maximum melt season, the rocks are exposed. For you you have 6 months of melt and some growth of plants.
@terrienhumain6723
@terrienhumain6723 Месяц назад
@@ChrisRalph True.
@johnnysalazar1552
@johnnysalazar1552 Месяц назад
I have a meteorite with Nano diamonds and i tested it with acid for silver and platinum and it tested as platinum is that possible for a meteorite
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
You didn't say what test you used to show your meteorite was platinum. If it was hydrogen peroxide, you demonstrated why that test is worthless. Lots of things bubble in hydrogen peroxide. Meteorites can contain tiny traces of platinum - like a 10 pound meteorite might have 10 cents worth of platinum.
@johnnysalazar1552
@johnnysalazar1552 26 дней назад
I used silver platinum acid. I also used 24 k acid it just shined
@xspaceghostxx
@xspaceghostxx Месяц назад
So what im understanding is the west coast has the highest probability of a full on asteriod strike then the rest of the nation! Gotta love the best coast🤣🤘
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
Its because there are desert areas in the southwest. If there were deserts in the east, they would find more.
@donaldperson948
@donaldperson948 19 дней назад
Meteriots weigh very heavy! Like gold weight!
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph 19 дней назад
Meteorites are heavy, especially the iron ones, but gold is much heavier (more dense) than iron.
@donaldperson948
@donaldperson948 19 дней назад
I saw a weird rock one time in a canyon and boy was it heavy but small about 3”x3” and just threw it? Dumb didn’t even cross my Mind
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph 19 дней назад
There are many kinds of "heavy rocks" some of which are very common.
@travisadams530
@travisadams530 Месяц назад
How can I get a meteorite verified and valued? Edit: ok, I got to the part where and how to have it identified. Any recommendations of anyone in Northern California? The chunk that my buddy found is magnetic, extremely heavy, has many thumb prints on one side and the other side looks water worn for many years.
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
I don't know of anyone local to you. Are there flakes of iron in the rock? Many earth rocks are magnetic.
@stinky7020
@stinky7020 Месяц назад
If you think you might have a meteorite first look at as many pictures of real meteorites as you can find. Also you could cut a small window to look at the interior. After all this you might want to contact a university that has a meteorite study’s program such as Arizona State (Laurence Garvie) or UCLA (Alan Rubin) good luck hunting !!
@travisadams530
@travisadams530 Месяц назад
@@stinky7020 it absolutely looks like many of the iron meteorites I've compared it to. Is there a special blade to cut it or any diamond blade will work?
@stinky7020
@stinky7020 Месяц назад
@@travisadams530Yes, a diamond blade will work fine. Use as thin of a blade as you can. You want to avoid as much loss as you can.
@payal_mutha
@payal_mutha 25 дней назад
Can you make video on you finding meteorite? Can i find meteorites in India?
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph 24 дня назад
The video is about finding meteorites. Watch the video.
@payal_mutha
@payal_mutha 23 дня назад
Thank you for this amazing knowledge in a single video. It would be fun to watch you on the ground doing prospecting! I am from India so there are legal constraints here, but I am so much into this, that I will try to pursue this hobby. Thanks again for sharing your experiences and knowledge.
@andrewmunchkin7212
@andrewmunchkin7212 Месяц назад
Anyone else remembering back to saturday mornings in the 1970s? Scooby Doo!
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
Not sure of the link between Scooby Doo cartoon and meteorites.
@donaldperson948
@donaldperson948 19 дней назад
Has gold ever been found in a meteor!
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph 19 дней назад
Tiny, tiny traces. A 200 pound meteorite might have 20 cents of gold.
@user-fd7jr2ki2u
@user-fd7jr2ki2u 12 дней назад
سلام چهار پنج تا شهاب سنگ واقعی دارم آنقدر مطمعن هستم که میخوام برای آنها شناسنامه بگیرم اما چگونه میتوانم آنها را از راه درست به فروش برسانم ممنونم و، متشکر،، خدا حافظ شما
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph 12 дней назад
find someone who buys them in your country.
@roadkillavenger1325
@roadkillavenger1325 17 дней назад
And SOME prospectors know what they are and how valuable they are, but will still toss them away because of narcissistic arrogance.
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph 17 дней назад
Interesting....
@romack007
@romack007 22 дня назад
Space rocks are everywhere in abundance. Not all rocks from space contain metals... Hmmm... Did not everything come from space originally? Does it take ROCKET Science to decide what is valuable in a OCEAN/UNIVERSE ??? GREED is UNIVERSAL!!!
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph 20 дней назад
I would say not "everywhere in abundance". Yes, earth came from space - see: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-L0G8u_Hvws8.html
@romack007
@romack007 20 дней назад
C.R. are you ignoring reality and promoting GREED? Hmmm... Who failed you? GOD bless you...
@greedygringoprospecting6941
@greedygringoprospecting6941 Месяц назад
looking on google. meteorites can have rhodium. just give me a piece that weighs 2lbs. 👍👍👍👍. at $5,400 a oz. 🤣. have a good day.
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
There is a difference between "can contain" and "made of pure"
@greedygringoprospecting6941
@greedygringoprospecting6941 Месяц назад
@@ChrisRalph there are rhodium mines here in california. ,sounds completely different on the gm 1000. ,just saying ,always good to talk to you boss. ,have a good day.
@Mrbfgray
@Mrbfgray Месяц назад
48:00 so don't hunt meteorites in New York wearing a MAGA hat. 😄 (don't *be in NY* w a MAGA hat)
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph Месяц назад
Or the SF bay area either.
@Mrbfgray
@Mrbfgray Месяц назад
@@ChrisRalph As Commifornia lifer--yeah that tends to be literally dangerous and only reason I'd be *tempted* to sport such incendiary items. :D) Best get my CCW permit first. HA! Thanks for your work, like your style.
@fraa888grindr6
@fraa888grindr6 Месяц назад
CCWs in CA are pretty much limited to rural counties. I know, as I used to live in both Mendocino and Lake Counties. Although, I think the US Supreme overturned "may issue" jurisdictions on the grounds of its unconstitutionality. Our rights aren't issued by the government, they're inherent, and the gov't is supposed to uphold and defend them.
@ameliamcgrath5669
@ameliamcgrath5669 25 дней назад
I'm from sudbury ontario and was wondering if sulfides could be considered for a video..??
@ChrisRalph
@ChrisRalph 24 дня назад
Could you please be more specific? A video about the sulfide minerals? About treating ores with sulfides? What sulfides are? Value of various sulfides? Or........?
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