Layering in the wall rock of Valles Marineris: intrusive and extrusive

[1] High-resolution images of the walls exposed in Valles Marineris reveal variations in appearance and degree of layering indicating various lithologies comprise the Tharsis plateau. The layered wall rock has been proposed to result from effusive flood basalt volcanism or interbedded sediments and...

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Main Authors: Jean-pierre Williams, David A. Paige, Craig E. Manning
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2003
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.537.4678
http://www.astro.queensu.ca/~tjb/het618/nathan/2003GL017662.pdf