Pooling of water and the formation of evaporite minerals in the martian sub-surface

Needham, A. ; Abel, R. L.; Tomkinson, T.; Johnson, D. and Grady, M. M. (2011). Pooling of water and the formation of evaporite minerals in the martian sub-surface. In: 42nd Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 7-11 March 2011, Houston, TX, USA.

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Abstract

Fluids in a near-surface environment on Mars were responsible for the formation and alteration of many minerals in the nakhlite meteorites. Halite is one of a range of such secondary minerals that includes clays, carbonates, sulphates, oxides, and iron oxy-hydroxides which may have formed at different times, under different fluid flow regimes (groundwater, hydrothermal, crater lake), experiencing a range of water-rock ratios, evaporative histories, and varying degrees of interaction with the atmosphere and bedrock.

We present here the results of a combined computed tomography and electron microscopy investigation focusing on the formation of halite in the Nakhla meteorite.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item
Copyright Holders:	2011 The Authors
Academic Unit/School:	Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) > Physical Sciences Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
Interdisciplinary Research Centre:	Centre for Earth, Planetary, Space and Astronomical Research (CEPSAR)
Related URLs:	http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc201...(Other)
Item ID:	33565
Depositing User:	Patricia Taylor
Date Deposited:	17 May 2012 09:37
Last Modified:	29 Nov 2016 16:53
URI:	http://oro.open.ac.uk/id/eprint/33565
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