Reproducing hydrogeochemical conditions triggering the formation of carbonate and phyllosilicate alteration mineral assemblages on Mars (Nili Fossae region)

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 116, Issue 10, 2011, Pages

  Van Berk, Wolfgang ^a   Fu, Yunjiao ^a  

^a CLAUSTHAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE; HYDROGEOCHEMISTRY; MARS; MASS TRANSPORT; MODELING; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTIAL PRESSURE; PHYLLOSILICATE; SOLID SOLUTION; STRATIFICATION; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK;

EID: 80155130159     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JE003886     Document Type: Article

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