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Linking home plate and algonquin class rocks through microtextural analysis: evidence for hydrovolcanism in the inner basin of columbia hills, gusev crater
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Mittlefehldt, David W. Herkenhoff, Ken E. Schmidt, Mariek E. Yingst, R. Aileen |
| Copyright Year | 2007 |
| Description | Examining the his-tory of a rock as the summed history of its constituent grains is a proven and powerful strategy that has been used on Earth to maximize the information that can be gleaned from limited samples. Grain size, sorting, roundness, and texture can be observed at the handlens scale, and may reveal clues to transport regime (e.g. fluvial, glacial, eolian) and transport distance. Diagenetic minerals may be of a form and textural context to allow identification, and to point to dominant diagenetic processes (e.g. evaporitic concentration, intermittent dissolution, early vs. late diagenetic emplacement). Handlens scale features of volcaniclastic particles may be diagnostic of primary vs recycled (by surface processes) grains and may provide information about eruptive patterns and processes. When the study site is truly remote, such as Mars, and when there are severe limitations on sample return or sample analysis with other methods, examination at the hand lens scale becomes critical both for extracting a maximum of information, and for best utilizing finite analytical capabilities. |
| File Size | 366776 |
| Page Count | 4 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20070019689 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9x112r7f |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2007-07-09 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Grain Size Mars Craters Mars Landing Sites Geochemistry Rocks Glaciers Minerals Sediments Textures Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |