Yellowknife Bay, Aeolis Palus, Gale Crater, Aeolis quadrangle, Marsi
Regional Level Types | |
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Yellowknife Bay | Depression |
Aeolis Palus | Plains |
Gale Crater | Crater |
Aeolis quadrangle | Quadrangle |
Mars | Planet |
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Latitude & Longitude:
4° 35' 20'' South , 137° 26' 58'' East
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
Type:
Mindat Locality ID:
253931
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:253931:0
GUID (UUID V4):
98fe826b-a293-4707-87da-7ffafc5e9fe5
Basalts and sediments derived from weathered basalts.
Aeolis Palus is the plain between the northern rim of Gale Crater and the northern foothills of Aeolis Mons (in the center of Gale Crater) and is the area explored by the Mars Science Laboratory mission rover Curiosity between landing on August 6, 2012 and through 2013.
A target rock called Caribou, located within the Bradbury rise southwest to the Yellowknife Bay, has the highest measured manganese content on Mars with MnO at least > 60 wt.%, and likely > 76 wt.% (Lanza et al., 2014).
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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification
Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts | |||
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β | Pyrrhotite | 2.CC.10 | Fe1-xS |
β | Pyrite | 2.EB.05a | FeS2 |
Group 3 - Halides | |||
β | Halite | 3.AA.20 | NaCl |
Group 4 - Oxides and Hydroxides | |||
β | Magnetite | 4.BB.05 | Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
β | Hematite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2O3 |
β | Ilmenite | 4.CB.05 | Fe2+TiO3 |
β | Quartz | 4.DA.05 | SiO2 |
β | Akaganeite | 4.DK.05 | (Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 Β· nH2O |
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates | |||
β | Anhydrite | 7.AD.30 | CaSO4 |
β | Gypsum | 7.CD.40 | CaSO4 Β· 2H2O |
β | Bassanite | 7.CD.45 | Ca(SO4) Β· 0.5H2O |
Group 9 - Silicates | |||
β | Forsterite | 9.AC.05 | Mg2SiO4 |
β | Pigeonite | 9.DA.10 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
β | Augite | 9.DA.15 | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
β | Nontronite | 9.EC.40 | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O |
β | Saponite ? | 9.EC.45 | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 Β· nH2O |
β | Sanidine | 9.FA.30 | K(AlSi3O8) |
Unclassified | |||
β | 'Clay minerals' | - | |
β | 'Fayalite-Forsterite Series' | - | |
β | 'Plagioclase' | - | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
β | 'K Feldspar' | - | |
β | 'Orthopyroxene Subgroup' | - |
List of minerals for each chemical element
H | Hydrogen | |
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H | β Akaganeite | (Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O |
H | β Bassanite | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
H | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
H | β Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
H | β Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
O | Oxygen | |
O | β Akaganeite | (Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O |
O | β Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
O | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
O | β Bassanite | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
O | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
O | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
O | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
O | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
O | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
O | β Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
O | β Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
O | β Quartz | SiO2 |
O | β Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
O | β Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
O | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Na | Sodium | |
Na | β Halite | NaCl |
Na | β Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Na | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Mg | Magnesium | |
Mg | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Mg | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
Mg | β Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Mg | β Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Al | Aluminium | |
Al | β Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Al | β Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
Al | β Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Al | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Si | Silicon | |
Si | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Si | β Forsterite | Mg2SiO4 |
Si | β Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Si | β Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Si | β Quartz | SiO2 |
Si | β Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
Si | β Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Si | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
S | Sulfur | |
S | β Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
S | β Bassanite | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
S | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
S | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
S | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Cl | Chlorine | |
Cl | β Akaganeite | (Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O |
Cl | β Halite | NaCl |
K | Potassium | |
K | β Sanidine | K(AlSi3O8) |
Ca | Calcium | |
Ca | β Anhydrite | CaSO4 |
Ca | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Ca | β Bassanite | Ca(SO4) · 0.5H2O |
Ca | β Gypsum | CaSO4 · 2H2O |
Ca | β Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Ca | β Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Ca | β Plagioclase | (Na,Ca)[(Si,Al)AlSi2]O8 |
Ti | Titanium | |
Ti | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | Iron | |
Fe | β Akaganeite | (Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O |
Fe | β Augite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Fe | β Hematite | Fe2O3 |
Fe | β Ilmenite | Fe2+TiO3 |
Fe | β Magnetite | Fe2+Fe23+O4 |
Fe | β Nontronite | Na0.3Fe2((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Fe | β Pigeonite | (CaxMgyFez)(Mgy1Fez1)Si2O6 |
Fe | β Pyrite | FeS2 |
Fe | β Pyrrhotite | Fe1-xS |
Fe | β Saponite | Ca0.25(Mg,Fe)3((Si,Al)4O10)(OH)2 · nH2O |
Ni | Nickel | |
Ni | β Akaganeite | (Fe3+,Ni2+)8(OH,O)16Cl1.25 · nH2O |
Localities in this Region
- Aeolis quadrangle
- Gale Crater
- Aeolis Palus
- Yellowknife Bay
- Aeolis Palus
- Gale Crater
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