Mineralogy and Petrology of Tagish Lake: Insights into Parent Body Alteration and Predictions for Asteroid Bennu

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Olan-Rubio V.* Herd C. D. K. Apisuk N.

METSOC 2026 abstract (PDF)

“We analyzed samples TL5a, TL6 and TL7 to unveil their mineralogy and petrology for the first time. This can serve as a reference for oxidative aqueous alteration and enable comparison to other Tagish Lake specimens and asteroid 101955 Bennu. “

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