Clay mineral diversity and abundance in sedimentary rocks of Gale crater, Mars

Publication Date:
2018-06-07
Publisher:
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Electronic ISSN:
2375-2548
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Natural Sciences in General
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autor Bristow, T. F., Rampe, E. B., Achilles, C. N., Blake, D. F., Chipera, S. J., Craig, P., Crisp, J. A., Des Marais, D. J., Downs, R. T., Gellert, R., Grotzinger, J. P., Gupta, S., Hazen, R. M., Horgan, B., Hogancamp, J. V., Mangold, N., Mahaffy, P. R., McAdam, A. C., Ming, D. W., Morookian, J. M., Morris, R. V., Morrison, S. M., Treiman, A. H., Vaniman, D. T., Vasavada, A. R., Yen, A. S.
beschreibung Clay minerals provide indicators of the evolution of aqueous conditions and possible habitats for life on ancient Mars. Analyses by the Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity show that ~3.5–billion year (Ga) fluvio-lacustrine mudstones in Gale crater contain up to ~28 weight % (wt %) clay minerals. We demonstrate that the species of clay minerals deduced from x-ray diffraction and evolved gas analysis show a strong paleoenvironmental dependency. While perennial lake mudstones are characterized by Fe-saponite, we find that stratigraphic intervals associated with episodic lake drying contain Al-rich, Fe 3+ -bearing dioctahedral smectite, with minor (3 wt %) quantities of ferripyrophyllite, interpreted as wind-blown detritus, found in candidate aeolian deposits. Our results suggest that dioctahedral smectite formed via near-surface chemical weathering driven by fluctuations in lake level and atmospheric infiltration, a process leading to the redistribution of nutrients and potentially influencing the cycling of gases that help regulate climate.
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shingle_author_1 Bristow, T. F., Rampe, E. B., Achilles, C. N., Blake, D. F., Chipera, S. J., Craig, P., Crisp, J. A., Des Marais, D. J., Downs, R. T., Gellert, R., Grotzinger, J. P., Gupta, S., Hazen, R. M., Horgan, B., Hogancamp, J. V., Mangold, N., Mahaffy, P. R., McAdam, A. C., Ming, D. W., Morookian, J. M., Morris, R. V., Morrison, S. M., Treiman, A. H., Vaniman, D. T., Vasavada, A. R., Yen, A. S.
shingle_author_2 Bristow, T. F., Rampe, E. B., Achilles, C. N., Blake, D. F., Chipera, S. J., Craig, P., Crisp, J. A., Des Marais, D. J., Downs, R. T., Gellert, R., Grotzinger, J. P., Gupta, S., Hazen, R. M., Horgan, B., Hogancamp, J. V., Mangold, N., Mahaffy, P. R., McAdam, A. C., Ming, D. W., Morookian, J. M., Morris, R. V., Morrison, S. M., Treiman, A. H., Vaniman, D. T., Vasavada, A. R., Yen, A. S.
shingle_author_3 Bristow, T. F., Rampe, E. B., Achilles, C. N., Blake, D. F., Chipera, S. J., Craig, P., Crisp, J. A., Des Marais, D. J., Downs, R. T., Gellert, R., Grotzinger, J. P., Gupta, S., Hazen, R. M., Horgan, B., Hogancamp, J. V., Mangold, N., Mahaffy, P. R., McAdam, A. C., Ming, D. W., Morookian, J. M., Morris, R. V., Morrison, S. M., Treiman, A. H., Vaniman, D. T., Vasavada, A. R., Yen, A. S.
shingle_author_4 Bristow, T. F., Rampe, E. B., Achilles, C. N., Blake, D. F., Chipera, S. J., Craig, P., Crisp, J. A., Des Marais, D. J., Downs, R. T., Gellert, R., Grotzinger, J. P., Gupta, S., Hazen, R. M., Horgan, B., Hogancamp, J. V., Mangold, N., Mahaffy, P. R., McAdam, A. C., Ming, D. W., Morookian, J. M., Morris, R. V., Morrison, S. M., Treiman, A. H., Vaniman, D. T., Vasavada, A. R., Yen, A. S.
shingle_catch_all_1 Clay mineral diversity and abundance in sedimentary rocks of Gale crater, Mars
Clay minerals provide indicators of the evolution of aqueous conditions and possible habitats for life on ancient Mars. Analyses by the Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity show that ~3.5–billion year (Ga) fluvio-lacustrine mudstones in Gale crater contain up to ~28 weight % (wt %) clay minerals. We demonstrate that the species of clay minerals deduced from x-ray diffraction and evolved gas analysis show a strong paleoenvironmental dependency. While perennial lake mudstones are characterized by Fe-saponite, we find that stratigraphic intervals associated with episodic lake drying contain Al-rich, Fe 3+ -bearing dioctahedral smectite, with minor (3 wt %) quantities of ferripyrophyllite, interpreted as wind-blown detritus, found in candidate aeolian deposits. Our results suggest that dioctahedral smectite formed via near-surface chemical weathering driven by fluctuations in lake level and atmospheric infiltration, a process leading to the redistribution of nutrients and potentially influencing the cycling of gases that help regulate climate.
Bristow, T. F., Rampe, E. B., Achilles, C. N., Blake, D. F., Chipera, S. J., Craig, P., Crisp, J. A., Des Marais, D. J., Downs, R. T., Gellert, R., Grotzinger, J. P., Gupta, S., Hazen, R. M., Horgan, B., Hogancamp, J. V., Mangold, N., Mahaffy, P. R., McAdam, A. C., Ming, D. W., Morookian, J. M., Morris, R. V., Morrison, S. M., Treiman, A. H., Vaniman, D. T., Vasavada, A. R., Yen, A. S.
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2375-2548
23752548
shingle_catch_all_2 Clay mineral diversity and abundance in sedimentary rocks of Gale crater, Mars
Clay minerals provide indicators of the evolution of aqueous conditions and possible habitats for life on ancient Mars. Analyses by the Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity show that ~3.5–billion year (Ga) fluvio-lacustrine mudstones in Gale crater contain up to ~28 weight % (wt %) clay minerals. We demonstrate that the species of clay minerals deduced from x-ray diffraction and evolved gas analysis show a strong paleoenvironmental dependency. While perennial lake mudstones are characterized by Fe-saponite, we find that stratigraphic intervals associated with episodic lake drying contain Al-rich, Fe 3+ -bearing dioctahedral smectite, with minor (3 wt %) quantities of ferripyrophyllite, interpreted as wind-blown detritus, found in candidate aeolian deposits. Our results suggest that dioctahedral smectite formed via near-surface chemical weathering driven by fluctuations in lake level and atmospheric infiltration, a process leading to the redistribution of nutrients and potentially influencing the cycling of gases that help regulate climate.
Bristow, T. F., Rampe, E. B., Achilles, C. N., Blake, D. F., Chipera, S. J., Craig, P., Crisp, J. A., Des Marais, D. J., Downs, R. T., Gellert, R., Grotzinger, J. P., Gupta, S., Hazen, R. M., Horgan, B., Hogancamp, J. V., Mangold, N., Mahaffy, P. R., McAdam, A. C., Ming, D. W., Morookian, J. M., Morris, R. V., Morrison, S. M., Treiman, A. H., Vaniman, D. T., Vasavada, A. R., Yen, A. S.
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2375-2548
23752548
shingle_catch_all_3 Clay mineral diversity and abundance in sedimentary rocks of Gale crater, Mars
Clay minerals provide indicators of the evolution of aqueous conditions and possible habitats for life on ancient Mars. Analyses by the Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity show that ~3.5–billion year (Ga) fluvio-lacustrine mudstones in Gale crater contain up to ~28 weight % (wt %) clay minerals. We demonstrate that the species of clay minerals deduced from x-ray diffraction and evolved gas analysis show a strong paleoenvironmental dependency. While perennial lake mudstones are characterized by Fe-saponite, we find that stratigraphic intervals associated with episodic lake drying contain Al-rich, Fe 3+ -bearing dioctahedral smectite, with minor (3 wt %) quantities of ferripyrophyllite, interpreted as wind-blown detritus, found in candidate aeolian deposits. Our results suggest that dioctahedral smectite formed via near-surface chemical weathering driven by fluctuations in lake level and atmospheric infiltration, a process leading to the redistribution of nutrients and potentially influencing the cycling of gases that help regulate climate.
Bristow, T. F., Rampe, E. B., Achilles, C. N., Blake, D. F., Chipera, S. J., Craig, P., Crisp, J. A., Des Marais, D. J., Downs, R. T., Gellert, R., Grotzinger, J. P., Gupta, S., Hazen, R. M., Horgan, B., Hogancamp, J. V., Mangold, N., Mahaffy, P. R., McAdam, A. C., Ming, D. W., Morookian, J. M., Morris, R. V., Morrison, S. M., Treiman, A. H., Vaniman, D. T., Vasavada, A. R., Yen, A. S.
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2375-2548
23752548
shingle_catch_all_4 Clay mineral diversity and abundance in sedimentary rocks of Gale crater, Mars
Clay minerals provide indicators of the evolution of aqueous conditions and possible habitats for life on ancient Mars. Analyses by the Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity show that ~3.5–billion year (Ga) fluvio-lacustrine mudstones in Gale crater contain up to ~28 weight % (wt %) clay minerals. We demonstrate that the species of clay minerals deduced from x-ray diffraction and evolved gas analysis show a strong paleoenvironmental dependency. While perennial lake mudstones are characterized by Fe-saponite, we find that stratigraphic intervals associated with episodic lake drying contain Al-rich, Fe 3+ -bearing dioctahedral smectite, with minor (3 wt %) quantities of ferripyrophyllite, interpreted as wind-blown detritus, found in candidate aeolian deposits. Our results suggest that dioctahedral smectite formed via near-surface chemical weathering driven by fluctuations in lake level and atmospheric infiltration, a process leading to the redistribution of nutrients and potentially influencing the cycling of gases that help regulate climate.
Bristow, T. F., Rampe, E. B., Achilles, C. N., Blake, D. F., Chipera, S. J., Craig, P., Crisp, J. A., Des Marais, D. J., Downs, R. T., Gellert, R., Grotzinger, J. P., Gupta, S., Hazen, R. M., Horgan, B., Hogancamp, J. V., Mangold, N., Mahaffy, P. R., McAdam, A. C., Ming, D. W., Morookian, J. M., Morris, R. V., Morrison, S. M., Treiman, A. H., Vaniman, D. T., Vasavada, A. R., Yen, A. S.
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
2375-2548
23752548
shingle_title_1 Clay mineral diversity and abundance in sedimentary rocks of Gale crater, Mars
shingle_title_2 Clay mineral diversity and abundance in sedimentary rocks of Gale crater, Mars
shingle_title_3 Clay mineral diversity and abundance in sedimentary rocks of Gale crater, Mars
shingle_title_4 Clay mineral diversity and abundance in sedimentary rocks of Gale crater, Mars
timestamp 2025-06-30T23:35:25.604Z
titel Clay mineral diversity and abundance in sedimentary rocks of Gale crater, Mars
titel_suche Clay mineral diversity and abundance in sedimentary rocks of Gale crater, Mars
topic TA-TD
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