Volcanic Holocrystalline Bedrock and Hydrothermal Alteration: A Terrestrial Analogue for Mars

Clay minerals have been detected on Mars to outcrop mainly as alteration of ancient bedrock, and secondarily, as deposition from aqueous environments or interlayered with evaporitic deposits on Mars. In order to better constrain the alteration environments, we focused on the process to form clays fr...

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Main Authors: Anna Chiara Tangari, Lucia Marinangeli, Fabio Scarciglia, Loredana Pompilio, Eugenio Piluso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Minerals
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-163X/10/12/1082