Publication Date:
2011-08-19
Description:
This paper examines the occurrence of white evaporitic deposits on Antarctic meteorites from the U.S. collection, as a function of meteorite compositional group and weathering category. Evaporites occur with unusual frequency on carbonaceous chondrites. Almost two-thirds of all evaporite-bearing meteorites belong to weathering categories A, A/B, and B. Where chemical data were available, surficial evaporite deposits could be associated with elemental anomalies in meteorite interiors.
Keywords:
LUNAR AND PLANETARY EXPLORATION
Type:
Meteoritics (ISSN 0026-1114); 23; 151-159
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