Hematite & sulfate minerals in lava tubes; potential Mars analogues
Ruffini JJ and McHenry LJ. 2010. Hematite & sulfate minerals in lava tubes; potential Mars analogues. In Hematite & sulfate minerals in lava tubes; potential Mars analogues. Denver, CO. 10/31/2010 to 11/3/2010. Geological Society of America (GSA). Boulder, CO
- Type
- Conference Proceeding Paper
- Authors
- Ruffini, Joseph; McHenry, Lindsay
- Units
- CRMO
- Keywords
- alteration, basalt flows, biogenic processes, biomarkers, carbonates, Cenozoic, Craters of the Moon, encrustations, hematite, Holocene, hydrothermal conditions, Idaho, lava tubes, leaching, Mars, Meridiani Planum, mineralization, mounds, natural analogs, oxides, planets, precipitation, preservation, Quaternary, secondary minerals, silica, sulfates, terrestrial comparison, terrestrial planets, United States, volcanic features, water-rock interaction