Using a mineral lifetime diagram to evaluate the persistence of olivine on Mars

American Mineralogist

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 598-602

  Olsen, Amanda Albright ^a   Rimstidt, J Donald ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dissolution rate; Kinetics; Mars; Mineral lifetime; Olivine; Origin of life; Water

Indexed keywords

ENZYME KINETICS; WATER;

CONTACT TIME; DISSOLUTION RATES; EFFECT OF PH; GRAIN SIZE; LIQUID WATER; MARS; ORIGIN OF LIFE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CONDITIONS;

OLIVINE;

DIAGRAM; DISSOLUTION; HYDRODYNAMICS; KINETICS; MARS; MINERALOGY; OLIVINE; ORIGIN OF LIFE; PH; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 34247376310     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am.2007.2462     Document Type: Article

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