EXAFS Determination of Clay Minerals in Martian Meteorite Allan Hills 84001 and Its Implication for the Noachian Aqueous Environment

EXAFS Determination of Clay Minerals in Martian Meteorite Allan Hills 84001 and Its Implication for the Noachian Aqueous Environment

The aqueous environment of ancient Mars is of significant interest because of evidence suggesting the presence of a large body of liquid water on the surface at ~4 Ga, which differs significantly from the modern dry and oxic Martian environment. In this study, we examined the Fe-bearing minerals in...

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Main Authors: Ryoichi Nakada, Gaku Tanabe, Iori Kajitani, Tomohiro Usui, Masashi Shidare, Tetsuya Yokoyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-02-01
Series:Minerals
Subjects:
Martian meteorite
ALH 84001
carbonate
clay mineral
EXAFS
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/11/2/176

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