Evidence for low-grade metamorphism, hydrothermal alteration, and diagenesis on mars from phyllosilicate mineral assemblages

Clays and Clay Minerals

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 359-377

  Ehlmann, Bethany L ^a,b   Mustard, John F ^b   Clark, Roger N ^c   Swayze, Gregg A ^c   Murchie, Scott L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SUD   (France)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analcime; Chlorite; Craters; Diagenesis; Hydrothermal alteration; Illite; Infrared spectroscopy; Mars; Metamorphism; Muscovite; Phyllosilicates; Prehnite; Serpentine; Silica; Zeolites

Indexed keywords

ANALCIME; CHLORITE; CRATERS; DIAGENESIS; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATIONS; ILLITE; MARS; METAMORPHISM; MUSCOVITE; PHYLLOSILICATES; PREHNITE;

CLAY MINERALS; FLUIDS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; MICA; SEDIMENTOLOGY; SERPENTINE; SILICA; SILICATES; SPECTROMETERS; ZEOLITES;

MINERALS;

ANALCIME; BEDROCK; CHLORITE; CRATER; DIAGENESIS; FLUID COMPOSITION; HYDROTHERMAL ALTERATION; HYDROTHERMAL CIRCULATION; ILLITE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LOW GRADE METAMORPHISM; MARS; MUSCOVITE; PHYLLOSILICATE; PREHNITE; SERPENTINE; SILICA; SILICATE MINERAL; SMECTITE; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK; ZEOLITE;

EID: 81355163597     PISSN: 00098604     EISSN: 15528367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1346/CCMN.2011.0590402     Document Type: Article

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