Terrestrial analogs of martian sulfates: Major and minor element systematics of alunite-jarosite from Goldfield, Nevada

American Mineralogist

Volumn 91, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1197-1200

  Papike, J J ^a   Karner, J M ^a   Spilde, M N ^a   Shearer, C K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron microprobe; Jarosite; Mars; Terrestrial analogs

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; SODIUM; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TEXTURES;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC ORIENTATIONS; ELECTRON MICROPROBES; JAROSITES; MAJOR AND MINOR ELEMENTS; MARS; OCTAHEDRAL SITES; OSCILLATORY ZONING; TERRESTRIAL ANALOGS;

SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

ALUNITE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY; CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; JAROSITE;

GOLDFIELD; NEVADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33746949329     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2006.2257     Document Type: Article

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