Formation and Fate of Phyllosilicates on the Surface of Mars: Geochemical Modeling of Aqueous Weathering
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Early Martian Surface Conditions from Thermodynamics of Phyllosilicates
Introduction: The Mars Express OMEGA and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter CRISM imaging spectrometers have identified phyllosilicates (Fe, Mg, Ca-smectites, kaolinite and chlorite) in Noachian aged terrains [1-3], often associated with lacustrine or fluvial deposits [4,5]. Carbonates have also been recently identified in similar areas [6]. Clay minerals usually result from long term weathering of pr...
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