The Hydrothermal System at Home Plate in Gusev Crater, Mars: Formation of High Silica Material by Acid-Sulfate Alteration of Basalt
Abstract
The high silica material (>90% SiO2) at Home Plate in Gusev Crater might be a product of acid sulfate alteration under hydrothermal conditions.
- Publication:
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39th Annual Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
- Pub Date:
- March 2008
- Bibcode:
- 2008LPI....39.2208M