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    Formation and evolution of ILDs in Juventae Chasma and implications from fractures at mound B
    AGUFM (2012)
    M. Al-SamirJ. L. BishopJ. FlahautT. KneisslS. van Gasselt
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    Mineralogical and velocity profiles of the Martian crust.
    Solar System Research (1993)
    A. Yu. BabejkoS. V. SobolevВ. Н. Жарков
    Planetary science
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    Geochemical and mineralogical interpretation of the Viking inorganic chemical results. [for Martian surface materials
    Priestley ToulminHarry J. RoseR. P. ChristianA. K. BairdP. H. Rhŷs Evans
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    Mineralogical studies of terrestrial analogs of Martian surface materials.
    rpgp (1980)
    J. L. Gooding
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    Deriving a History of Deposition and Alteration from Phyllosilicate-Sulfate Associations at Gale Crater
    AGUFM (2011)
    D. T. Vaniman
    Deposition
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    A High Resolution Microprobe Study of EETA79001 Lithology C
    Christian SchraderB. A. CohenJohn J. DonovanEdward P. Vicenzi
    Antarctic meteorite EETA79001 has received substantial attention for possibly containing a component of Martian soil in its impact glass (Lithology C) [1]. The composition of Martian soil can illuminate near-surface processes such as impact gardening [2] and hydrothermal and volcanic activity [3,4]. Impact melts in meteorites represent our most direct samples of Martian regolith. We present the initial findings from a high-resolution electron microprobe study of Lithology C from Martian meteorite EETA79001. As this study develops we aim to extract details of a potential soil composition and to examine Martian surface processes using elemental ratios and correlations.
    Lithology
    Martian soil
    Regolith
    Microprobe
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    Olivine Deposits Associated with Impact Basins and Craters on Mars
    AGU Fall Meeting Abstracts (2011)
    A. OdyF. PouletY. LangevinB. GondetJ. P. Bibring
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    Phyllosilicates in Mawrth Vallis: Implications for a Past Aqueous Environment
    AGUFM (2008)
    N. K. McKeownJ. L. BishopE. Z. Noe DobreaM. ParenteB. L. Ehlmann
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    Chemistry of Martian Soils from the Mars Exploration Rover APXS Instruments
    Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2007)
    David W. MittlefehldtR. GellertA. S. Yen
    The martian surface is covered with debris formed by several mechanisms and mobilized by various processes. Volcanism, impact, physical weathering and chemical alteration combine to produce particles of sizes from dust to boulders composed of primary mineral and rock fragments, partially altered primary materials, alteration minerals and shock-modified materials from all of these. Impacts and volcanism produce localized deposits. Winds transport roughly sand-sized material over intermediate distances, while periodic dust storms deposit a global dust layer of the finest fraction. The compositions of clastic sediments can be used to evaluate regional differences in crustal composition and/or weathering processes. Here we examine the growing body of chemical data on soils in Gusev crater and Meridiani Planum returned by the Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) instruments on the rovers Spirit (MERA) and Opportunity (MERB), following on earlier results based on smaller data sets [1-4].
    Regolith
    Martian soil
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    SURFACE CHEMISTRY AND MINERALOGY
    University of Arizona Press eBooks (2018)
    A. BaninB. C. ClarkH. Wänke
    The accumulated knowledge on the chemistry and mineralogy of Martian surface materials is reviewed. Pertinent information obtained by direct analyses of the soil on Mars by the Viking Landers, by remote sensing of Mars from flyby and orbiting spacecraft, by telescopic observations from earth, and through detailed analyses of the SNC meteorites presumed to be Martian rocks are summarized and analyzed. A compositional model for Mars soil, giving selected average elemental concentrations of major and trace elements, is suggested. It is proposed that the fine surface materials on Mars are a multicomponent mixture of weathered and nonweathered minerals. Smectite clays, silicate mineraloids similar to palagonite, and scapolite are suggested as possible major candidate components among the weathered minerals.
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