Martian data and PANalytical X-ray analysis help confirm new mineral species
04-Apr-2008 -
Inspired by data sent from NASA robots on Mars, Dr. Ronald Peterson, Professor of Geology at Queen's University in Kingston, Canada, has observed a new mineral species on Earth, and predicts that it also exists on Mars. The mineral, meridianiite (MgSO4*11H2O), was named in acknowledgement of the ...
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