Mineralogy of a mudstone at Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars

D. T. Vaniman; D. L. Bish; D. W. Ming; T. F. Bristow; R. V. Morris; D. F. Blake; S. J. Chipera; S. M. Morrison; A. H. Treiman; E. B. Rampe; M. Rice; C. N. Achilles; J. P. Grotzinger; S. M. McLennan; J. Williams; James Bell; H. E. Newsom; R. T. Downs; S. Maurice; P. Sarrazin; A. S. Yen; J. M. Morookian; Jack Farmer; K. Stack; R. E. Milliken; B. L. Ehlmann; D. Y. Sumner; G. Berger; J. A. Crisp; J. A. Hurowitz; R. Anderson; D. J. Des Marais; E. M. Stolper; K. S. Edgett; S. Gupta; N. Spanovich

doi:10.1126/science.1243480

Mineralogy of a mudstone at Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars

D. T. Vaniman, D. L. Bish, D. W. Ming, T. F. Bristow, R. V. Morris, D. F. Blake, S. J. Chipera, S. M. Morrison, A. H. Treiman, E. B. Rampe, M. Rice, C. N. Achilles, J. P. Grotzinger, S. M. McLennan, J. Williams, James Bell, H. E. Newsom, R. T. Downs, S. Maurice, P. SarrazinA. S. Yen, J. M. Morookian, Jack Farmer, K. Stack, R. E. Milliken, B. L. Ehlmann, D. Y. Sumner, G. Berger, J. A. Crisp, J. A. Hurowitz, R. Anderson, D. J. Des Marais, E. M. Stolper, K. S. Edgett, S. Gupta, N. Spanovich

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Sedimentary rocks at Yellowknife Bay (Gale crater) on Mars include mudstone sampled by the Curiosity rover. The samples, John Klein and Cumberland, contain detrital basaltic minerals, calcium sulfates, iron oxide or hydroxides, iron sulfides, amorphous material, and trioctahedral smectites. The John Klein smectite has basal spacing of ∼10 angstroms, indicating little interlayer hydration. The Cumberland smectite has basal spacing at both ∼13.2 and ∼10 angstroms. The larger spacing suggests a partially chloritized interlayer or interlayer magnesium or calcium facilitating H₂O retention. Basaltic minerals in the mudstone are similar to those in nearby eolian deposits. However, the mudstone has far less Fe-forsterite, possibly lost with formation of smectite plus magnetite. Late Noachian/Early Hesperian or younger age indicates that clay mineral formation on Mars extended beyond Noachian time.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	1243480
Journal	Science
Volume	343
Issue number	6169
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1243480
State	Published - 2014

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Vaniman, D. T., Bish, D. L., Ming, D. W., Bristow, T. F., Morris, R. V., Blake, D. F., Chipera, S. J., Morrison, S. M., Treiman, A. H., Rampe, E. B., Rice, M., Achilles, C. N., Grotzinger, J. P., McLennan, S. M., Williams, J., Bell, J., Newsom, H. E., Downs, R. T., Maurice, S., ... Spanovich, N. (2014). Mineralogy of a mudstone at Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars. Science, 343(6169), Article 1243480. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1243480

Vaniman, DT, Bish, DL, Ming, DW, Bristow, TF, Morris, RV, Blake, DF, Chipera, SJ, Morrison, SM, Treiman, AH, Rampe, EB, Rice, M, Achilles, CN, Grotzinger, JP, McLennan, SM, Williams, J, Bell, J, Newsom, HE, Downs, RT, Maurice, S, Sarrazin, P, Yen, AS, Morookian, JM, Farmer, J, Stack, K, Milliken, RE, Ehlmann, BL, Sumner, DY, Berger, G, Crisp, JA, Hurowitz, JA, Anderson, R, Des Marais, DJ, Stolper, EM, Edgett, KS, Gupta, S & Spanovich, N 2014, 'Mineralogy of a mudstone at Yellowknife Bay, Gale crater, Mars', Science, vol. 343, no. 6169, 1243480. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1243480

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