Evidence of phyllosilicates chemical and structural transformations under low-pH conditions; implications for the understanding of acidic weathering on Earth and Mars

L. Lefticariu, R. L. Bowman, M. Pentrak, J. W. Stucki, T. Peretyazhko

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Abstract

The following research provides evidence for the chemical and structural transformations of phyllosili- cates during interactions with highly-metalliferous, acidic rock drainages (ARD) from a site in Southern Illinois (Fig. 1). Elevated Fe content in phyllosilicates that underwent prolonged interaction with both ARD and Fe(III)-rich precipitates suggests that cation ex- change of layered and octahedral cations with aqueous Fe(III) drove phyllosilicates alteration [5], findings previously-unobserved in simplistic lab experiments.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationAbstracts of Papers Submitted to the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
PublisherLunar and Planetary Science Institute, Houston, TX, United States
StatePublished - 2020

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Volume51

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