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Reflectance spectra of sulfate-and carbonate-bearing Fe(3+)-doped montmorillonites as Mars soil analogsFerric smectites and ferrihydrite may be common alteration products of igneous lithologies on Mars, and experiments involving montmorillonite enriched with Fe(3+) support the likelihood of ferric smectites on Mars. Mossbauer spectroscopy has been used to identify ferrihydrite (Fe4(O,OH,H2O)12) as the primary ferric material in Fe(3+)-doped montmorillonite. Ferrihydrite is especially interesting due to its role as a precursor in the formation of hematite and goethite. Reflectance spectroscopy in the visible and infrared regions are coupled with Mossbauer spectroscopy in this study to characterize the ferric material in montmorillonites containing Fe(3+), as well as carbonates or sulfates, in the interlayer region.
Document ID
19940007598
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Bishop, Janice L.
(Brown Univ. Providence, RI, United States)
Pieters, Carle M.
(Brown Univ. Providence, RI, United States)
Burns, Roger G.
(Massachusetts Inst. of Tech. Cambridge., United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: Lunar and Planetary Inst., Twenty-fourth Lunar and Planetary Science Conference. Part 1: A-F
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
94N12070
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-748
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-28
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-2220
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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