Hematite Mineral Grains Observed by ChemCam Across the Vera Rubin Ridge Sedimentary Rocks at Gale Crater, Mars

G. David,A. Cousin,O. Forni,P.-Y. Meslin,N. Mangold,J. LHaridon,Erwin Dehouck,N. Lanza,A. A. Fraeman,Ann M. Ollila,A. R. Newell,O. Gasnault,R. C. Wiens,W. Rapin,S. Maurice,Mark R. Salvatore

Hematite Mineral Grains Observed by ChemCam Across the Vera Rubin Ridge Sedimentary Rocks at Gale Crater, Mars

2019

G. David
A. Cousin
O. Forni
P.-Y. Meslin
N. Mangold
J. LHaridon
Erwin Dehouck
N. Lanza
A. A. Fraeman
Ann M. Ollila
A. R. Newell
O. Gasnault
R. C. Wiens
W. Rapin
S. Maurice
Mark R. Salvatore

We have built a specific iron calibration curve, based on experiments using LIBS, and dedicated to iron oxide mixtures with basaltic conditions to assess the composition of diagenetic features and to track the hematite through the Vera Rubin ridge.

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Geology
Ridge
Sedimentary rock
Hematite
Mars Exploration Program
Geochemistry
gale crater

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