Secondary Minerals in the Nakhlite Meteorite Yamato 000593: Distinguishing Martian from Terrestrial Alteration Products

• Main Authors: Breton, H., Lee, M.R., Mark, D.F.
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Antarctic; Yamato; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/102426/; http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/102426/1/102426.pdf

The nakhlites are olivine-bearing clinopyroxenites that formed in a Martian lava flow or shallow intrusion 1.3 Ga ago [1, 2]. They are scientifically extremely valuable because they interacted with water-bearing fluids on Mars [3]. Fluid-rock interactions led to the precipitation of secondary minera...