Chemical divides and evaporite assemblages on Mars

Earth and Planetary Science Letters

Volumn 241, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 21-31

  Tosca, Nicholas J ^a   McLennan, Scott M ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbonates; Evaporites; Geochemistry; Mars; Mars exploration rovers; Sulfates

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL DIVIDE SYSTEM; EVAPORITES; MARS EXPLORATION ROVERS;

BASALT; CARBONATE MINERALS; GEOCHEMISTRY; METEORITES; MINERALOGY; PH; SULFATE MINERALS; WEATHERING;

MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS;

EVAPORITE; GEOCHEMISTRY; MARS;

EMMELICHTHYIDAE; EMMELICHTHYS STRUHSAKERI;

EID: 29544438274     PISSN: 0012821X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2005.10.021     Document Type: Article

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