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Elemental Oxides Analysis 

Here are the results of the elemental oxide analysis. I have separated the sandy material from the volcanic material and larger particles by shaking the sand in the petri disk and therefore selecting just the smallest particles of the sandy material. This has skewed the results of my sand compared to measurements taken by Viking and Pathfinder since their measurements included all aspects of the Martian soil. I separated the larger particles out of the sandy mixture tested so that I wouldn't "waste" any of the remnants of past living things that are numerous in the sandy material. Since each piece of this material may represent the only example of an ancient Martian species, I thought it was better to test a portion of the sand than take a chance on losing something important.

When I plot the rock, it falls very near Barnacle Bill in the Ca/Si vs. Fe/Si plot. The sandy material plots very low on the graph. Again, I think this is because I have isolated a single major component of the Martian material. All measurements by Pathfinder would include some of the volcanic type material since it has a major presence in the sand from my rock. Since my rock is only 49/13 Ma, it would represent a further evolution of volcanic material as compared to Barnacle Bill, which is probably an older rock. The Frass meteorite would represent the "end product" of the evolution of Martian geology.

On the Mg/Si vs. Al/Si plot, the Frass meteorite again falls very near Barnacle Bill. The sandy material falls well within the Mars side of the plot, far from any terrestrial material.

The results are summarized in this table, but photos of the actual test results follow. The preparation was done using Zirconium to reduce the Earthly Fe contamination. Analysis was by ICP to reduce sample size requirements.

Certificate of Analysis A9811260