Coated Silica Nanoparticles in Nakhla Iddingsite Veins: Implications for Water-Rock Interaction Within the Martian Crust

Martin R. Lee; I. MacLaren; A. Kovacs; T. Tomkinson; D. F. Mark; L. Hallis; C. L. Smith

Coated Silica Nanoparticles in Nakhla Iddingsite Veins: Implications for Water-Rock Interaction Within the Martian Crust

Martin R. Lee, I. MacLaren, A. Kovacs, T. Tomkinson, D. F. Mark, L. Hallis, C. L. Smith

School of Earth Sciences

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Silica nanoparticles coated with iron hydroxide and smectite are a major constituent of ‘iddingsite’ veins in the Nakhla meteorite. This unexpected discovery has important implications for understanding water-rock interaction in the martian crust.

Original language	English
Number of pages	1
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2014
Event	77th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society - Casablanca, Morocco Duration: 7 Sept 2014 → 9 Sept 2014 Conference number: 77

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Conference	77th Annual Meeting of the Meteoritical Society
Country/Territory	Morocco
City	Casablanca
Period	7/09/14 → 9/09/14

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Coated Silica Nanoparticles in Nakhla Iddingsite Veins: Implications for Water-Rock Interaction Within the Martian Crust

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