Formation of gypsum and bassanite by cation exchange reactions in the absence of free-liquid H2O: Implications for Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 116, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Wilson, Sasha ^a,b   Bish, David L ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASSANITE; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GYPSUM; HYDRATION; ION EXCHANGE; MARS; POROSITY; REGOLITH; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SMECTITE; SULFATE; SULFATE GROUP; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; WATER;

EID: 80053346547     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JE003853     Document Type: Article

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