Geochemistry of a continental site of serpentinization, the Tablelands Ophiolite, Gros Morne National Park: A Mars analogue

Icarus

Volumn 224, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 286-296

  Szponar, Natalie ^a   Brazelton, William J ^b   Schrenk, Matthew O ^b   Bower, Dina M ^c   Steele, Andrew ^c   Morrill, Penny L ^a  

^a MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

^b EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEOPHYSICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Astrobiology; Earth; Geological processes; Mars

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878245415     PISSN: 00191035     EISSN: 10902643     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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