Chemin X-Ray Diffraction of the Windjana Sample
PUBLICATIONS Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets RESEARCH ARTICLE Mineralogy, provenance, and diagenesis of a potassic 10.1002/2015JE004932 basaltic sandstone on Mars: CheMin X-ray diffraction Special Section: of the Windjana sample (Kimberley area, Gale Crater) The Mars Science Laboratory Rover Mission (Curiosity) at The Allan H. Treiman1, David L. Bish2, David T. Vaniman3, Steve J. Chipera4, David F. Blake5, Kimberley, Gale Crater, Mars Doug W. Ming6, Richard V. Morris6, Thomas F. Bristow5, Shaunna M. Morrison7, Michael B. Baker8, Elizabeth B. Rampe6, Robert T. Downs7, Justin Filiberto9, Allen F. Glazner10, Ralf Gellert11, Key Points: Lucy M. Thompson12, Mariek E. Schmidt13, Laetitia Le Deit14, Roger C. Wiens15, Amy C. McAdam16, • First mineralogical analysis of Cherie N. Achilles2, Kenneth S. Edgett17, Jack D. Farmer18, Kim V. Fendrich7, John P. Grotzinger8, sandstone on Mars 19 20 8 21 12 • Windjana sandstone very rich in Sanjeev Gupta , John Michael Morookian , Megan E. Newcombe , Melissa S. Rice , John G. Spray , sanidine, implying a trachyte source Edward M. Stolper8, Dawn Y. Sumner22, Ashwin R. Vasavada20, and Albert S. Yen20 rock • The source of Gale Crater sediments is 1Lunar and Planetary Institute, Houston, Texas, USA, 2Department of Geological Sciences, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, an incredibly diverse igneous terrane USA, 3Planetary Science Institute,Tucson,Arizona,USA,4Chesapeake Energy Corporation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA, 5NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California, USA, 6Astromaterials
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