Low-temperature carbonate concretions in the Martian meteorite ALH84001: evidence from stable isotopes and mineralogy.

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The Martian meteorite ALH84001 contains small, disk-shaped concretions of carbonate with concentric chemical and mineralogical zonation. Oxygen isotope compositions of these concretions, measured by ion microprobe, range from δ18O = +9.5 to +20.50/00. Most of the core of one concretion is homogeneous (16.7±1.20/00) and over 50/00 higher in δ18O than a second concretion. Orthopyroxene that hosts the secondary carbonates is isotopically homogeneous (δ18O = 4.6±1.20/00). Secondary SiO2 has δ18O = 20.40/00. Carbon isotope ratios measured from the core of one concretion average δ13C = 46±80/00, consistent with formation on Mars. The isotopic variations and mineral compositions offer no evidence for high temperature (>650°C) carbonate precipitation and suggest non-equilibrium processes at low temperatures (<≡300°C).

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