Two stones, weighing 452.6 g and 245.4 g respectively, wereįound by Bob Verish in his back yard while he was cleaning outĪ box of rocks that was part of his rock collection. Los Angeles (original find location unknown) Will appear in the Meteoritical Bulletin 84: Final version, 2000, Per Bob Verish, the following paragraph is a proposed draft of what is The most geochemically evolved sample yet discovered from Mars. It was also noted that the Los Angeles in many respects was Meteorite showed characteristic Martian values for such ratios as Mn/Fe, The geochemistry analysis led by James Greenwood, the Los Angeles Were shocked, which was also consistent with Mars meteorites. Indistinguishable from comparable minerals from other shergotites. The meteorite contained D-enriched water that was isotopically Los Angeles meteorite was indicated by the D/H ratio. In the petrology analysis led by Alan Rubin, the Martian origin for the Nicknamed the two Mars rocks as "Miguel" and "Gabriel" Nonmenclature Committee of the Meteoritical Society approved the name of LosĪngeles for the newly discovered Mars rocks. Reported his meteorite find to the Meteoritical Society, and the Had submitted three abstracts for the LPSC. UCLA was working hard to haveĬonfirmation of the rocks done by then, and had enlisted the help of Arizonaīy January 12, UCLA had confirmed the rocks were indeed Mars meteorites and The abstract deadlineįor the conference was January 12, 2000. Submit papers on the meteorites for the upcoming Lunar And Planetary ScienceĬonference (LPSC) being held in Houston in mid-March. Were busy analyzing the rocks though the Christmas break and wanted to I took several photographs of the meteorites which Informed me that I was holding a rock from Time, while I was examining these "rocks", he casually Most of these rocks turned out be "meteorwrongs". To him thinking that they were potential meteorite Rocks to me over the years, rocks that people had lent Shortly aftwards, Bob called me to say that he had Meteorites, but would require additional lab analysis for confirmation. Remarkable similarity with the QUE 94201 meteorite, a Mars meteorite found TheyĪlso noted that upon viewing a thin section of the rocks, they bore a On December 17, 1999, UCLA confirmed the two rocks were meteorites. Samples of each rock (total weight of about 30 grams) which he would then The rocks and suspected the two rocks to be meteorites. He immediately noted the dark fusion crust on Since Bob had begun collecting meteorites about 5 years ago, he now knew On October 30, 1999, while clearing out his rockĬollection for rat nests and rodent droppings, Bob came across the rocksĪgain. The rocks were stored in boxes in Bob's backyard along with a large portion The rocks were basaltic with dark exteriors on top, and were interestingĮnough to his discerning eye to be included in his rock collection.Ībout 20 years would pass before Bob would look closely at the rocks again. While on a rock collecting trip somewhere in the Mojave Desert inĬalifornia, Bob Verish picked up a couple of rocks that had caught his eye. Official name is the Los Angeles meteorite.Ĭloseup of the fusion crust on Los Angeles 001.įusion crust which is typical for basaltic The two rocks have been classified as Mars meteorites, specificallyīasaltic shergottites, by analysis done at UCLA. The Mojave Desert in California, and consists of two stones of 452.6 & 245.4 I'm very pleased to report on a new Mars meteorite find by a good friend andįellow meteorite collector, Bob Verish. A 1 cm square cube is shown for scale.Ģ45.4 grams. A Mars meteorite stone (shergottite) weighingĤ52.6 grams.
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