METEORITE HUNTERS AND METEORITE HUNTING
Science and Adventure Articles by Geoffrey Notkin
Geoffrey's work has appeared in national and international publications, including Astronomy, Sky & Telescope, Wired, Meteorite, Rock & Gem, Geotimes, Lapidary Journal, Seed, Reader's Digest, Meteoryt (Poland), Paleontograph, The Village Voice, The Tucson EZ-Guide (Gem Show guide), Tucson Weekly, Mushroom (Germany), TIMA (Japan), Meteorite Hunting & Collecting Magazine, The Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites, and in numerous other online and print media. He is also the author of the popular science book: Meteorite Hunting: How To Find Treasure From Space

A selection of articles, as well as exclusive expedition reports are available online
by clicking on the images below.

Follow our latest adventures in Geoff's personal online blog:
Meteorites and Meteorite Hunting with Geoff Notkin at Meteoriteblog.org
Recent entry: Meteorite Men the Television Show
Recent entry: The Great West, Texas Meteorite Hunt
Recent entry: The Exciting Life of a Meteorite Hunter

 

EAST OF WEST:
The West, Texas fireball and meteorite hunt


Steve Arnold, Sonny Clary, and friends join Geoff Notkin and the Aerolite Meteorites team on the ground in central Texas immediately after the famous February 15, 2009 Texas fireball. They were in search of the newest visitors to planet Earth! Join the West, Texas meteorite hunters in this original photo journal >>>

An Aerolite Meteorites exclusive feature


METEORITE ARTICLES AND INFORMATION
How much is a meteorite worth? A guide to buying, selling and collecting meteorites

 

DISCOVERING THE DISCOVERY STONE:
Filming Cosmic Collisions in Kansas


Geoff returns to the Brenham strewnfield in rural Kansas where, together with his great friend Steve Arnold, they work on a three-part documentary for The Discovery Channel, and make a significant discovery. Discovery Channel Cosmic Collisions meteorite documentary photo essay >>>

An Aerolite Meteorites exclusive feature


 

LINGUA FRANCONIA:
Deciphering Arizona's Meteorite Graveyard


Professor Jim Kriegh — discoverer of the Gold Basin meteorite — and Geoff journey to Franconia, Arizona to hunt in a newly discovered strewnfield. They meet up with seasoned meteorite hunters Mike Miller, Ruben Garcia, and Sonny Clary and learn about their exciting new hunting techniques.

This article originally appeared in Meteorite magazine Volume 10, No. 1, August, 2004


 

THE LEGEND OF GLORIETA MOUNTAIN

Geoff Notkin interviews famed meteorite hunter Steve Schoner and traces his decades-long quest for an elusive gem-studded pallasite buried in the mountains of central New Mexico. This story begins with a childhood meeting with the legendary H.H. Nininger and ends with an extraordinary discovery.

This article originally appeared in Meteorite magazine Volume 7, No. 1, February, 2001


Geoffrey Notkin's complete bibliography of published works is available here
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