Mineralogical and geochemical analyses of Antarctic lake sediments: A study of reflectance and Mössbauer spectroscopy and C, N, and S isotopes with applications for remote sensing on Mars

• Published in: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
• Main Authors: Bishop, Janice L., Lougear, André, Newton, Jason, Doran, Peter T., Froeschl, Heinz, Trautwein, Alfred X., Körner, Wilfried, Koeberl, Christian
• Format: Text
• Language: unknown
• Published: LSU Digital Commons 2001
• Subjects: Antarctic; Taylor Valley; Hoare; Lake Hoare; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/geo_pubs/676; https://doi.org/10.1016/S0016-7037(01)00651-2

We analyzed lake-bottom sediments from the Dry Valleys region of Antarctica to study the influence of water chemistry on the mineralogy and geochemistry of these sediments, as well as to evaluate techniques for remote spectral identification of potential biomarker minerals on Mars. Lakes from the Dr...