Carbonate dissolution and replacement by odinite and saponite in the Lafayette nakhlite: part of the CO2-CH4 cycle on mars?
J.D. Piercy, J.C. Bridges, L.J. Hicks Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaIn Press, Journal Pre-proof, Available online 7 February 2022 LINK “Highlights • Ca-siderite comprises between trace amounts and 4% of Lafayette sections.• Electron Microscopy and synchrotron…
Experimental chondrite–water reactions under reducing and low-temperature hydrothermal conditions: Implications for incipient aqueous alteration in planetesimals
Sakiko Kikuchi, Takazo Shibuya, Mariko Abe, Katsuyuki Uematsu Geochimica et Cosmochimica ActaAvailable online 11 November 2021 LINK “The presence of hydrous minerals in carbonaceous chondrites has been considered as an important evidence for the former…
Anaerobic Microscopic Analysis of Ferrous Saponite and its Sensitivity to Oxidation by Earth’s Air: Lessons Learned for Analysis of Returned Samples from Mars and Carbonaceous AsteroidsOPEN ACCESS
Natsumi Noda, Shohei Yamashita, Yoshio Takahashi, Megumi Matsumoto, Yuma Enokido, Kana Amano, Takahiro Kawai, Hiroshi Sakuma, Keisuke Fukushi, Yasuhito Sekine, Tomoki Nakamura Minerals 2021, 11(11), 1244 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (DOWNLOAD) “Ferrous saponite is a secondary…
Fates of hydrous materials during planetesimal collisionsOPEN ACCESS
Shigeru Wakita, Hidenori Genda PDF (OPEN ACCESS) Update (Icarus, 20 March 2019) LINK “Hydrous minerals are found on the surfaces of asteroids, but their origin is not clear. If their origin is endogenic, the hydrous…
