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Characterization of alteration products in tephra from Haleakala, Maui: A visible-infrared spectroscopy, Mössbauer spectroscopy, XRD, EMPA and TEM study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2024

Janice L. Bishop ,
Peter Schiffman ,
Enver Murad ,
M. Darby Dyar ,
Ahmed Drief  and
Melissa D. Lane
Janice L. Bishop*
Affiliation:
SETI Institute, 515 N. Whisman Road, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA NASA-Ames Research Center, Mail Stop 239-4, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA
Peter Schiffman
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
Enver Murad
Affiliation:
Bayerisches Landesamt für Umwelt, Leopoldstr. 30, Postfach 389, D-95603 Marktredwitz, Germany
M. Darby Dyar
Affiliation:
Mount Holyoke College, 50 College Street, South Hadley, MA 01075, USA
Ahmed Drief
Affiliation:
Department of Geology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA The Clorox Company, 7200 Johnson Drive, Pleasanton, CA 94588, USA
Melissa D. Lane
Affiliation:
Planetary Science Institute, 1700 E. Fort Lowell, Suite 106, Tucson, AZ 85719, USA
*
*E-mail address of corresponding author: jbishop@arc.nasa.gov
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Abstract

Altered basaltic tephra from Haleakala, Maui, are characterized using multiple techniques in order to identify the minerals formed under a variety of conditions and to understand the soil formation processes here. We collected samples that are representative of typical bulk weathered material in the crater, as well as solfataric alteration in a hydrothermal environment. For this study X-ray diffraction, electron probe microanalysis, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy are coupled with spectroscopic techniques including Mössbauer, visible-infrared reflectance, transmission infrared, and thermal infrared emission spectroscopies to analyze these samples. The unaltered tephra are composed of feldspar, glass, pyroxene and olivine. Observed alteration products include Fe oxides, phyllosilicates and sulfates, as well as SAED amorphous Al-Si-bearing material. These samples are potential analogs for altered volcanic material on Mars as the pedogenic influences and contact with plants and animals are minimal. Results from this study may help to determine spectral signatures of these samples that could be used for identification on Mars of the minerals observed here.

Keywords

Altered TephraAluniteEMPAInfrared SpectroscopyJarositeMarsMössbauerSEMSmectiteSolfataric AlterationXRD
Type
Research Article
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Clays and Clay Minerals , Volume 55 , Issue 1 , February 2007 , pp. 1 - 17
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Copyright © 2007, The Clay Minerals Society

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