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Saponite from
Nakhla Martian meteorite, Nakhla, Abu Hommos, Beheira Governorate, Egypt


Locality type:Meteorite Fall Location
Origin locality:Mars
Classification
Species:Saponite
Formula:Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 Ā· nH2O
Confirmation
Validity:Believed Valid
Data
Mineral Data:Click here to view Saponite data
Locality Data:Click here to view Nakhla Martian meteorite, Nakhla, Abu Hommos, Beheira Governorate, Egypt
Data Identifiers
Mindat Occurrence Record ID:784029
Long-form Identifier:1:3:784029:6
GUID (UUID V4):0
References
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for silicate dissolution on Mars from the Nakhla meteorite M. R. LEE1*, T. TOMKINSON2, D. F. MARK2, F...in the Nakhla meteorite are good evidence for the former presence of liquid water in the Martian crust...INTRODUCTION The nakhlite meteorites are samples of the Martian crust and formed approximately 1400 Ma ago either...provide a unique insight into the nature of the Martian hydrosphere because they contain hydrous silicates...(Treiman 2005). The weighted average of 224 Nakhla meteorite dissolution K-Ar and Rb-Sr age determinations
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Chemical Speciation for Secondary Minerals in Martian Nakhlites Hiroki Suga 1, *,† , Keika Suzuki 2,†...Chemical Speciation for Secondary Minerals in Martian Nakhlites. Minerals 2021, 11, 514. https://doi...Accepted: 11 May 2021 Abstract: Iddingsite in Martian nakhlites contains various secondary minerals that...Herein, we characterize the carbonate phase of meteorite Yamato 000593 as siderite and Mn-bearing siderite...nakhlite; µ-XRF-XAFS; chemical speciation; Mars; martian water; aqueous alteration; Y 000593; S chemistry;
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nakhlite N. IMAE1, 2* and Y. IKEDA3 1Antarctic Meteorite Research Center, National Institute of Polar Research...After the MIL 03346 magma intruded upward to the Martian surficial zone, the magnesian olivine crystallized...has greatly increased the number of recognized Martian meteorites (e.g., Meyer 2004). The number of recognized...vol%) and other nakhlites (e.g., 10.8 vol% for Nakhla and 12.5 vol% for NWA 817) (Treiman 2005). The...(probably serpentine) and silica-rich phase (probably saponite), respectively (Table 1). Mesostasis A glassy
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1089/ast.2013.1069 A Conspicuous Clay Ovoid in Nakhla: Evidence for Subsurface Hydrothermal Alteration...ovoid structure has been discovered in the Nakhla martian meteorite, made of nanocrystalline iron-rich saponitic...amorphous material. The ovoid is indigenous to Nakhla and occurs within a late-formed amorphous mesostasis...structure. There is evidence that the parent rock of Nakhla has undergone a shock event from a nearby bolide...infiltration events resulted in the precipitation of saponite rinds around the vesicle walls, altered pyrrhotite
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(~200 ā—¦ C). Importantly, recent observations of Martian rocks have indicated that they are evolved magmatically...formed in mafic igneous intrusions, ore deposits, Martian nakhlite meteorites, and banded iron formations...50), apparently owing to the presence of some saponite or nontronite impurity [24]. Table 1. Average...Body GR22C Gre–His His His 27 Oxide 16 Mars Nakhla His 9 9 7 40.46 0.61 0.04 43.36 1.09 0.04...attributable to contamination by a clay mineral such as saponite, as discussed below. Importantly, the Bardon Peak
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hydrothermal alteration of basalts and the origin of martian soil MELISSA J. NELSON,* HORTON E. NEWSOM, and...in revised form January 18, 2005) Abstract—The martian soil is a fine-grained regolith that is chemically...losses of volatile and mobile elements compared to martian basalt compositions. These chemical fractionations...contribute to the major element trends observed in martian soil. Data from Viking, Pathfinder, and the current...consistently show that relative to basaltic martian meteorite compositions, the major element compositions
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online at http://meteoritics.org Petrology of Martian meteorite Northwest Africa 998 Allan H. TREIMAN1* and...Mars. This 456gram, partially fusion-crusted meteorite consists of (by volume) ∼75% augite (core composition...ā€œiddingsiteā€ associated with olivine (probably Martian), calcite crack fillings, and iron oxide/hydroxide...than 45 known unpaired Martian meteorites are seven nakhlite specimens (Nakhla, Lafayette, Governador...Treiman 2005). The nakhlites are distinctive among Martian meteorites because they have experienced less
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(2015) doi: 10.1111/maps.12330 Metamorphism in the Martian crust Harry Y. MCSWEEN, JR.1*, Theodore C. LABOTKA1...rocks analyzed by Mars rovers and occurring as Martian meteorites allow predictions of metamorphic mineral...roughly constrain temperatures and pressures in the Martian crust. We use a traditional metamorphic approach...2014; Vaniman et al. 2014), and in a subset of Martian meteorites (e.g., Drake et al. 1994; Bridges et...Schwenzer and Kring 590 Metamorphism in the Martian crust 4 Lws 35 Pm Zo Lm Mineral Key 25 PA
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Berthierine crystals have been found in the Nakhla Martian meteorite as an alteration product of melt inclusion...odinite occurred in the mesostasis fractures of Martian meteorite, Lafayette (Hicks et al. 2014). A complex...found within veins and mesostasis of this Martian meteorite, and TEM data are consistent with a mixture...pseudomorphs after olivine and pyroxene of a CM meteorite known as Paris (Pignatelli et al. 2016, 2017,...Gurman, S. J. (2014). Ferric saponite and serpentine in the nakhlite martian meteorites. Geochimica et Cosmochimica
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. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00 2.9.13. Martian meteorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00 2.10.28. Martian meteorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00 2.12.10. Martian meteorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 00 2.14.9. Martian meteorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....the HED parent asteroid (probably Vesta); and martian and lunar meteorites formed as igneous rocks on
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for shergottites, nakhlites, and the ancient meteorite ALH 84001, as well as rocks analyzed by the Mars...the duration of water-related processes in the Martian crust [Brack et al. 2010; Fairen et al. 2010a...clay formation though incongruent dissolution of Martian bedrock at Yellowknife Bay (Bridges et al. 2015)...to fluids derived from alteration of a range of Martian compositions. In this new study, we also test the...rocks at Gale (Bridges et al. 2015), the nakhlite Martian meteorites (Bridges and Schwenzer 2012), and impact-generated
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] suggested the possibility of the presence of martian life based on observations of several characterisitc...these magnetite and pyrrhotite grains in the martian meteorite are of magnetotactic bacterial origin. A6...relationship between brown shock glasses and host rock in martian peridotites such as ALH 77005 [5]. The original...obtained from NASA; additional chips from each meteorite were examined petrographically at the Smithsonian...iron in a weathered sample of an equilibrated meteorite, with weight gains predicted for an unweathered
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and on druse clinopyroxene from the D’Orbigny meteorite. The average structure refinement of the studied...721-723. [7] Tonui E. et al. (2002) Antarctic Meteorite Research 15:38-58. [8] Alexander C.M.O'D. et al...fractionation trends are observed in different meteorite groups that are likely linked either with thermal...3:65.7 respectively. The parent bodies of these meteorite types inherited the isotopic heterogeneities from...have not yet discovered a separate pl-px-ol-rich meteorite to represent the missing complementary member
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This page intentionally left blank The Martian Surface Composition, Mineralogy, and Physical Properties...Surface and Atmosphere Barlow 9780521852265 9 The Martian Surface: Composition, Mineralogy, and Physical...Bell 9780521866989 *Issued as a paperback THE MARTIAN SURFACE Composition, Mineralogy, and Physical Properties...historical perspective 1 1 Exploration of the Martian surface: 1992–2007 L. A. SODERBLOM AND J. F. BELL...Interpretations from New in situ APXS Measurements 33 Martian surface chemistry: APXS results from the Pathfinder
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