Publication Date:
2004-12-03
Description:
Halide and sulfate efflorescences are common on meteorite finds, especially those from cold deserts. Meanwhile, the late-stage sulfate veins in Orgueil are universally accepted as having originated by the action of late-stage high fO2 aqueous alteration on an asteroid. I suggest here that these phenomena have essentially the same origin.
Keywords:
Astrophysics
Type:
Workshop on Extraterrestrial Materials from Cold and Hot Deserts; 95; LPI-Contrib-997
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