Compositional stratigraphy of clay‐bearing layered deposits at Mawrth Vallis, Mars

Phyllosilicates have previously been detected in layered outcrops in and around the Martian outflow channel Mawrth Vallis. CRISM spectra of these outcrops exhibit features diagnostic of kaolinite, montmorillonite, and Fe/Mg‐rich smectites, along with crystalline ferric oxide minerals such as hematit...

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Main Authors: J. J. Wray, B. L. Ehlmann, S. W. Squyres, J. F. Mustard, R. L. Kirk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2008-06-01
Series:Geophysical Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2008GL034385
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