Mixing relationships and the effects of secondary alteration in the Wishstone and Watchtower Classes of Husband Hill, Gusev Crater, Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 111, Issue 12, 2006, Pages

  Hurowitz, Joel A ^a   McLennan, Scott M ^a   McSween, Harry Y ^b   DeSouza, Paulo A ^c   Klingelhöfer, Götar ^d  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c VALE S A   (Brazil)

^d JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ALTERATION; DISSOLUTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; IRON; LITHOLOGY; MANGANESE; MARS; OXIDATION; PLANETARY SURFACE; REDOX CONDITIONS; WATER-ROCK INTERACTION;

EID: 34447558032     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JE002795     Document Type: Article

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