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List of
potential Fe-bearing minerals on the Martian surface, in order by Dana
classification
|
Mineral Species |
Mineral Group |
Mineral Formula |
|
pentlandite |
sulfide |
(Fe,Ni)9S8 |
|
pyrrhotite |
sulfide |
Fe1-xS |
|
pyrite |
sulfide |
FeS2 |
|
hematite (nanophase) |
oxide |
alpha-Fe2O3 |
|
hematite and titanohematite |
oxide |
alpha-Fe2O3 |
|
ferrihydrite |
oxide |
5Fe2O8·9H2O |
|
perovskite |
oxide |
CaTiO3 [(Ca,Na)(Nb,Ti,Fe)O3] |
|
maghemite |
spinel |
gamma-Fe2O3 |
|
goethite |
hydroxide |
alpha-FeO(OH) |
|
lepidocrocite |
hydroxide |
gamma-FeO(OH) |
|
feroxyhyte |
hydroxide |
delta-FeO(OH) |
|
akaganéite |
hydroxide |
beta-FeO(OH) |
|
schwertmannite |
hydroxide |
Fe16O16(OH)y(SO4)z·nH2O |
|
hercynite |
spinel |
Fe2+Al2O4 |
|
magnesioferrite |
spinel |
MgFe3+2O4 |
|
magnetite |
spinel |
Fe2+Fe3+2O4 |
|
siderite |
carbonate |
Fe2+CO3 |
|
ankerite |
carbonate |
Ca(Fe2+,Mg,Mn)(CO3)2 |
|
hydromagnesite |
carbonate |
Mg5(CO3)4(OH)2·4H2O |
|
rhomboclase |
sulfate |
Hfe3+(SO4)2·4H2O |
|
melanterite |
sulfate |
Fe2+SO4·7H2O |
|
hydronium jarosite,
natrojarosite |
sulfate |
(H3O+)2Fe3+6(SO4)4(OH)12Na2Fe3+6
(SO4)4(OH)12 |
|
fayalite |
olivine |
Fe2+2SiO4 |
|
laihunite |
olivine |
Fe2+Fe3+2(SiO4)2 |
|
almandine |
garnet |
Fe3+2Al2(SiO4)3 |
|
andradite |
garnet |
Ca3Fe3+2(SiO4)3 |
|
pigeonite |
clinopyroxene |
(Mg,Fe2+,Ca)(Mg,Fe2+)Si2O6 |
|
enstatite/ ferrosilite |
orthopyroxene |
(Mg,Fe2+)2Si2O6 |
|
hedenbergite |
clinopyroxene |
CaFe2+Si2O6 |
|
augite |
clinopyroxene |
(Ca,Na)(Mg,Fe2+,Al,Ti)(Si,Al)2O6 |
|
anthophyllite |
amphibole |
(Mg,Fe2+)7Si8O22(OH)2 |
|
actinolite |
amphibole |
Ca2(Mg,Fe2+)5Si8O22(OH)2 |
|
kaersutite |
amphibole |
NaCa2(Mg,Fe2+)4Ti(Si6Al2)O22(OH)2 |
|
kaolinite |
kaolinite-serpentine |
Al2Si2O5(OH)4 |
|
antigorite, chrysotile, and lizardite |
kaolinite-serpentine |
(Mg,Fe2+)3Si2O5(OH)4 |
|
muscovite |
mica |
KAl2(Si3Al)O10(OH,F)2 |
|
glauconite |
mica |
(K,Na)(Fe3+,Al,Mg)2(Si,Al)4O10(OH)2 |
|
biotite |
mica |
K(Mg,Fe2+)3(Al,Fe3+)Si3O10(OH,F)2 |
|
annite |
mica |
KFe2+3AlSi3O10(OH,F)2 |
|
“illite” |
mica-clay |
(K,H3O)(Al,Mg,Fe)2(Si,Al)4O10[(OH)2,
H2O] |
|
“smectite” |
mica-clay |
|
|
montmorillonite |
smectite |
(Na,Ca)0.3(Al,Mg)2Si4O10(OH)2·nH2O |
|
nontronite |
smectite |
Na0.33Fe2(Si,Al)4O10·nH2O |
|
chamosite |
chlorite |
(Fe2+Mg,Fe3+)5Al(Si3Al)O10(OH)8 |
|
anorthite-albite |
feldspar |
CaAl2Si2O8-NaAlSi3O8 |
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