by Robert Verish
by Robert Verish
Field Notes: Willcox Playa, Cochise County, Arizona
This months article is about the recent interest in Willcox Playa and its potential for meteorite-recovery.....
References related to the first meteorite find from Willcox Playa:
Addresses of Collections in which meteorites are deposited:
Harper: Planetary Studies Foundation, c/o Harper College, Schmitt Meteorite Research Group, 1200 W. Algonquin Rd., Palatine, IL 60067, USA
Here is the only image that I could find of the first meteorite find from Willcox Playa:
^^^^----- the first meteorite find from Willcox Playa -----^^^^
\/\/\/\/----- My find - Willcox Playa 002 -----\/\/\/\/
-------------------- Original Message --------------------
Dear Monica,
The following passages relating to Recovery
Information
and to Possible Pairings were deleted from the latest
Meteoritical Bulletin when the find descriptions went
from a paragraph format to a line entry in a Table for
Ordinary Chondrites.
The following "Recovery Information" is extracted
verbatim from my original request for nomenclature
approval which I had sent to Jeff Grossman on 4/24/01.
(That "request" message in its entirety is appended to
the end of this message for your convenience):
"[Please describe the circumstances of the meteorite
recovery:]"
"A 12 gram weathered, chondritic stone with nearly
complete relict fusion crust and flow lines was found
by Robert Verish, as part of a meteorite-recovery
effort on Willcox Playa (while taking a break from
attending the nearby Tucson Show)."
(I've attached an image of a map of the find location.)
Upon returning to the Tucson Gem and Mineral Show
later that same day, there was a birthday party in
progress for Steve Arnold and Geoff Notkin. I
revealed to them the latest meteorite find (with the
lakebed clay still clinging to it) that was made on
their birthday.
The following passage relating to "Possible Pairings"
was not used because there is no mention of a change
to the original name "Willcox Playa":
"[If the meteorite is a find, has another meteorite
with the same classification been recovered within a
distance of about 25 km? If yes, state why you do not
think the new meteorite is paired with the older one.
If you have no way of finding out this information,
please indicate this.]"
"No. Willcox Playa [v. Willcox Playa 001] is an H4."
I hope this kind of information can be documented
somewhere, e.g. your updated CD for your Catalogue.
For my part, I will be submitting this information to
Joel Schiff. He has agreed to "find a way to fit it
into his Meteorite! publication". When this occurs, I
will notify you of this reference.
With best regards,
-------------------- End of Original Message --------------------
Recent article in which Willcox Playa was compared as an analog to the Martian surface on which the Mars Rovers landed:
The topic of my next few articles will continue a series on California and Nevada Meteorites.
My previous articles can be found *HERE*
For for more information, please contact me by email:
Bolide*chaser
Date: Fri, 1 Jun 2001 15:41:26 -0700 (PDT)
From: "Robert Verish"
Subject: Recovery Information for Willcox Playa 002
To: m.grady@nhm.ac.uk
Bob V.
OTHER References related to Willcox Playa:
Lunar and Planetary Lab - University of Arizona - Planetary Geology Field Practicum (PTYS 594A) took a local trip to southwestern Arizona.
They hunted for meteorites on Wilcox Playa!! -
Spring 2003 Field Trip - Chiricahua Mountains - 02-04 May 2003
