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Jarosite stability on Mars

Alexandra Navrotsky, Ferenc Lázár Forray, Alexandra Navrotskya

2005enmarsmineralogyjarositestabilitythermochemistryMarsmineral stabilitythermodynamicswater vapourhematite

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Jarosite, a potassium (sodium) iron sulphate hydrated mineral, has recently been identified on the martian surface by the Opportunity rover. Using recent thermochemical data, we calculate the equilibrium decomposition curve of jarosite and show that it is thermodynamically stable under most present martian pressures and temperatures. Its stability makes jarosite potentially useful to retain textural, chemical, and isotopic evidence of past history, including possible biological activity, on Mars.

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