Dehydroxylated clay silicates on Mars: Riddles about the Martian regolith solved with ferrian saponites

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Chemical Properties, Clays, Crystals, Mars Surface, Physical Chemistry, Planetary Evolution, Planetary Geology, Reactivity, Regolith, Silicates, Stability, Surface Reactions, Weathering, Basalt, Dust, Glass, Igneous Rocks

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Clay silicates, resulting from the chemical weathering of volcanic glasses and basaltic rocks of Mars, are generally believed to be major constituents of the martian regolith and atmospheric dust. Because little attention has been given to the role, if any, of Mg-bearing clay silicates on the martian surface, the crystal chemistry, stability, and reactivity of Mg-Fe smectites are examined. Partially dehydroxylated ferrian saponites are suggested to be major constituents of the surface of Mars, regulating several properties of the regolith.

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