Sulfur- and Iron-Rich Mineralogical Features Preserved in Permafrost in the Canadian High Arctic: Analogs for the Astrobiological Exploration of Mars

Sulfur- and Iron-Rich Mineralogical Features Preserved in Permafrost in the Canadian High Arctic: Analogs for the Astrobiological Exploration of Mars

Elliptical sulfate-rich features, stained red by the presence of iron oxides, are set within permafrost and carbonate rock at Borup Fiord Pass in the Canadian High Arctic. These features, which vary in diameter from ∼0.5 to 3 m, exhibit the co-localization of sulfur (S) and iron (Fe) minerals, with...

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Main Authors: Graham E. Lau, Christopher B. Trivedi, Stephen E. Grasby, John R. Spear, Julie Cosmidis, Alexis S. Templeton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences
Subjects:
sulfur minerals
pyrite alteration
gossan
Arctic
Mars
astrobiological
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2022.825019/full

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