Chemical variability in mineralized veins observed by ChemCam on the lower slopes of Mount Sharp in Gale crater, Mars

L'Haridon, Jonas; Mangold, Nicolas; Meslin, P. -Y.; Johnson, J. R.; Rapin, W.; Forni, O.; Cousin, A.; Payré, V.; Dehouck, E.; Nachon, M.; Le Deit, L.; Gasnault, Olivier; Maurice, Sylvestre; Wiens, Roger Craig

doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2018.01.028

Title: Chemical variability in mineralized veins observed by ChemCam on the lower slopes of Mount Sharp in Gale crater, Mars

Journal Article · Sat Mar 17 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Icarus

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.icarus.2018.01.028· OSTI ID:1508554

L'Haridon, Jonas ^[1]; Mangold, Nicolas ^[1]; Meslin, P. -Y. ^[2]; Johnson, J. R. ^[3]; Rapin, W. ^[4];

^[2]; Cousin, A. ^[2]; Payré, V. ^[2];

^[5]; Nachon, M. ^[6]; Le Deit, L. ^[1];

^[2]; Maurice, Sylvestre ^[2];

^[7]

Univ. de Nantes, Nantes (France)
Univ. de Toulouse, Toulouse (France)
Johns Hopkins Univ. Applied Physics Lab., Laurel, MD (United States)
Univ. de Toulouse, Toulouse (France); California Inst. of Technology (CalTech), Pasadena, CA (United States)
Univ. de Toulouse, Toulouse (France); Univ. Lyon, Villeurbanne (France)
UC Davis Earth and Planetary Science, Davis, CA (United States)
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

ChemCam has observed a wide range of diagenetic features along the Curiosity rover traverse including pervasive Ca-sulfate veins. Observations by multiple instruments on Curiosity indicate that these veins are hydrated, formed during diagenetic fluid event(s). In this study, we delve into the chemical variability in these Ca-sulfate bearing veins and have identified two subsets in the Murray formation with enrichments in Fe and Fe + Mg. These chemical trends do not reflect a sampling mixture with the surrounding host rock but likely indicates the presence of authigenic phases formed during the emplacement of these veins. Based on passive reflectance spectral analysis and correlation with other elements, Fe³⁺ oxides and/or sulfates are proposed to account for the Fe-rich observations in the vicinity of the Naukluft Plateau whereas the Fe + Mg trend is also observed in adjacent dark-toned features with elevated Mn and P near the Old Soaker outcrop. In conclusion, the specific localization of these observations in the Gale stratigraphy implies changing pH and redox conditions in the groundwater at the time of formation of these veins, from oxidizing and likely more acidic near the Naukluft Plateau to more reducing conditions in the upper part of the Murray formation.

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Research Organization:: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); USDOE

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Journal Information:: Icarus, Vol. 311, Issue C; ISSN 0019-1035

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