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Mrs. K's Chemystery Cache Mystery Cache

Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
3 out of 5

Size: Size:   regular (regular)

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Geocache Description:

Terrain is mostly flat, no marked path, but short grass for most of the hike. The difficulty rating comes from the puzzle. The hide is easy. I'd appreciate feedback on the ratings! You can park at the listed coordinates.

Warning - The cache is not at the posted coodinates!

** A mistake was found by blue fox. I have corrected it. If you have been working on this puzzle, please reprint the page to get the corrected clues. Thank you blue fox!! And another one was found by S.Keillan. It's corrected now. Thanks SK!**

The Avon Police Department is seeking the help of a local chemist to aid in an investigation. The case revolves around an undisclosed location, which is thought to be a UFO crash site. Avon police had previously sought the help of a local chemist, Dr. Heisenberg, who was asked to determine the contents of some small vials of material found on board the ship. The vials are labeled with alien symbols. The scientist soon realized that the vials contained elements. He drew a diagram and did some testing in the lab. On the website, is a summary of his results. Around the time that he finished this list of properties of the samples, another piece of information was located on board the crashed ship. It was, what appeared to be, coordinates to a location on a planet. The scientist was working in the lab one evening, when he realized that some numbers could be assigned to the spaces on the diagram, giving him a clue to decipher the coordinates, which he believed to indicate a location on Earth. That night, Dr. Heisenberg headed home to discuss this with his wife, but on the way, something happened. His car was later found near a corn field, which had a circular pattern where the corn had been knocked down. His current location is uncertain. Police suspect foul play. Police are now asking that a brave and intelligent chemist step forward to finish the work of the missing scientist. APD detectives have since discovered that other similar crash sites have yielded coordinates, which point to large metal containers hidden somewhere on Earth. The person who chooses to help solve this chemystery may find treasure hidden by the aliens, or may discover that knowledge is its own reward.

Use the clues to fill in the table, and then use the numbers to decipher the code. (Table and coordinates are located on my website. Click on link above (below cache title) to download the file. You will probably want to print it.)

Cache is located on the grounds of a school. Please park on school grounds. Parking may not be available during sporting/other events, and is somewhat limited during the school day. Bring your binoculars if you're into bird watching. You may see humming birds, blue herons, or even orioles! Poison ivy may be located in this area.

Initial cache contents: FTF prize - 30 piece Magnetix set (great for modeling bonding or orbitals)
Logbook and pen
Where's George TB
Fancy pencils
Mini markers
Mini highlighters
R2D2 Toy
Squishy police car
Bouncy balls
Fun pad
Toy frogs
Grinch
CITO kits
Three Rushkateers sig coins
other McToy-type stuff

Updated 10-11-06 to add this... You can check your answers for this puzzle on Geochecker.com.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Svsgrra Qvtvg Purpxfhz = fvkgl-rvtug.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)