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; J.F. Bell III; H.E. Newsom; R.T. Downs; S. Maurice; P. Sarrazin; A.S. Yen; J.M. Morookian; J.D. Farmer; K. Stack; R.E. Milliken; B.L. Ehlmann; D. Y. Sumner; G. Berger; Joy A. Crisp; J.A. Hurowitz; R. Anderson; D. J. Des Marais; E.M. Stolper; K.S. Edgett; S Gupta; N. Spanovich; MSL Science Team

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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, J.F. Bell III, H.E. Newsom, R.T. Downs, S. Maurice, P. SarrazinA.S. Yen, J.M. Morookian, J.D. Farmer, K. Stack, R.E. Milliken, B.L. Ehlmann, D. Y. Sumner, G. Berger, Joy A. Crisp, J.A. Hurowitz, R. Anderson, D. J. Des Marais, E.M. Stolper, K.S. Edgett, S Gupta, N. Spanovich, MSL Science Team

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Abstract

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
Article number	1243480
Number of pages	9
Journal	Science
Volume	343
Issue number	6169
Early online date	9 Dec 2013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1243480
Publication status	Published - 24 Jan 2014

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This paper was significantly improved by comments and recommendations from two anonymous reviewers. Support from the NASA Mars Science Laboratory Mission is gratefully acknowledged. Some of this research was carried out at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

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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., III, J. F. B., Newsom, H. E., Downs, R. T., Maurice, S., ... MSL Science Team (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, III, JFB, Newsom, HE, Downs, RT, Maurice, S, Sarrazin, P, Yen, AS, Morookian, JM, Farmer, JD, 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 & MSL Science Team 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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