Weathering of Chlorite Illite Deposits in the Hyperarid Qaidam Basin: Implications to Post-Depositional Alteration on Martian Clay Minerals
Chlorite is the second-most common class of clay minerals on the Martian surface and has been found to coexist with illite in some regions. Although previous studies have paid much attention to the formation of this assemblage, the post-depositional evolution cannot be neglected because the aqueous...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2022-05-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences |
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| Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fspas.2022.875547/full |