Terrestrial analogs of martian jarosites: Major, minor element systematics and Na-K zoning in selected samples

American Mineralogist

Volumn 92, Issue 2-3, 2007, Pages 444-447

  Papike, J J ^a   Burger, P V ^a   Karner, J M ^a   Shearer, C K ^a   Lueth, V W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO INSTITUTE OF MINING AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electron probe; Jarosite; Mars; Terrestrial analogs; Zoning

Indexed keywords

BINARY ALLOYS; SODIUM ALLOYS; SODIUM METALLOGRAPHY; SOLUBILITY; ZONING;

BINARY SOLID SOLUTIONS; CRYSTALLIZATION EFFECTS; ELECTRON PROBE; JAROSITES; MARS; OSCILLATORY ZONING; SOLUTION INTERACTIONS; TERRESTRIAL ANALOGS;

SOLID SOLUTIONS;

CRYSTALLIZATION; ELECTRON PROBE ANALYSIS; JAROSITE; MARS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SUPERGENE PROCESS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION; ZONING;

ARIZONA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 33947260731     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2007.2442     Document Type: Conference Paper

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