Leka Ophiolite Complex as analogy to the serpentinization-carbonation system on Mars.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Bultel ◽  
Agata Krzesinska ◽  
Damien Loizeau ◽  
François Poulet ◽  
Håkon O. Astrheim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Nir Spectroscopy ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Ground Truth ◽  
Ultramafic Rocks ◽  
Ophiolite Complex ◽  
Thin Sections ◽  
Accessory Minerals ◽  
Mineral Assemblages ◽  
Alteration Minerals

<p>Serpentinization and carbonation have affected ultramafic rocks on Noachian Mars in several places. Among the most prominent systems revealing mineral assemblages characteristic of serpentinization/carbonation is the Nili Fossae region [1]. Jezero crater – the target of the Mars 2020 rover –hosted a paleolake which constitutes a sink for sediments from Nili Fossae [1]. Thanks to the near infrared spectrometer onboard Mars2020 [2], the mission has the potential to offer ground truth measurement for other putative serpentinization/carbonation system documented on Mars. Several important aspects that may be addressed are: Do carbonates result from primary alteration of olivine-rich lithologies or are they derived by reprocessing of previous alteration minerals [3]? What is the composition? and nature of the protolith, which appear to be constituted of considerable amounts of olivine [4]? To reveal critical information regarding the conditions of serpentinization/carbonation, accessory minerals need detailed studies [1; 5]. In case of Jezero Crater, and serpentinization on Mars in general, the main alteration minerals are identified, but little is known about the accessory minerals.</p><p>The Nili Fossae-Jezero system has potential analogues in terrestrial serpentinized and carbonated rocks, such as the Leka Ophiolite Complex, Norway (PTAL collection, https://www.ptal.eu). Here, distinct mineral assemblages record different stages of hydration and carbonation of ultramafic rocks [6].</p><p>We perform petrological and mineralogical analyses on thin sections to characterize the major and trace minerals and combine with Near Infrared (NIR) spectroscopy measurements. We study the significance of the mineralogical assemblages including solid solution composition and nature of accessory minerals. Effect of the presence of accessory minerals on the NIR signal is investigated and their potential incidence on the amount of H<sub>2</sub>/CH<sub>4</sub> production in mafic or ultramafic system is discussed [5; 8]. This could improve our understanding of serpentinization and carbonation processes on Mars, which can guide future in-situ operations and also help for a better interpretation of the remote sensing data acquired on other possible serpentinization/carbonation systems.</p><p><strong> </strong>References:</p><p>1. Brown, A. J., et al. EPSL297.1-2 (2010): 174-182.</p><p><span>2. Wiens, R.C., et al.  Space Sci Rev217</span><strong>, </strong><span>4 (2021).</span></p><p>3. Horgan, B., et al. Second International Mars Sample Return. Vol. 2071. 2018.</p><p>4. Ody, A., et al. JGR: Planets118.2 (2013): 234-262.</p><p>5. Klein, F., et al. Lithos178 (2013): 55-69.</p><p>6. Bjerga, A., et al. Lithos227 (2015): 21-36.</p><p>7. Bultel, B. (Doctoral dissertation, Lyon). (2016).</p>

Leka Ophiolite Complex as analogy to the serpentinization-carbonation system on Mars.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
benjamin bultel ◽  
Agata M. Krzesinska ◽  
Damien Loizeau ◽  
François Poulet ◽  
Håkon O. Astrheim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Nir Spectroscopy ◽  
Ground Truth ◽  
Ultramafic Rocks ◽  
Ophiolite Complex ◽  
Spectral Parameters ◽  
Thin Sections ◽  
Accessory Minerals ◽  
Mineral Assemblages ◽  
Alteration Minerals

<p>Serpentinization and carbonation have affected ultramafic rocks on Noachian Mars in several places called here serpentinization-carbonation systems (SCS). Among the most prominent SCS revealing mineral assemblages characteristic of serpentinization/carbonation is the Nili Fossae region [1]. Jezero crater – the target of the Mars 2020 rover –hosted a paleolake which constitutes a sink for sediments from Nili Fossae [1]. Thanks to the near infrared spectrometer onboard Mars2020 [2], the mission has the potential to offer ground truth measurement for other putative serpentinization/carbonation system documented on Mars. Several important aspects that may be addressed are: Do carbonates result from primary alteration of olivine-rich lithologies or are they derived by reprocessing of previous alteration minerals [3]? What is the composition? and nature of the protolith, which appear to be constituted of considerable amounts of olivine [4]? To reveal critical information regarding the conditions of serpentinization/carbonation, accessory minerals need detailed studies [1; 5]. In case of Jezero Crater, and serpentinization on Mars in general, the main alteration minerals are identified, but little is known about the accessory minerals.</p> <p>The Nili Fossae-Jezero system has potential analogues in terrestrial serpentinized and carbonated rocks, such as the Leka Ophiolite Complex, Norway (PTAL collection, https://www.ptal.eu). Here, distinct mineral assemblages record different stages of hydration and carbonation of ultramafic rocks [6].</p> <p>We perform petrological and mineralogical analyses on thin sections to characterize the major and trace minerals and combine with Near Infrared (NIR) spectroscopy measurements. A set of spectral parameters are defined and compare to spectral parameters previously used on CRISM and OMEGA data [1, 4, 7, 8]. We study the significance of the mineralogical assemblages including nature of accessory minerals. Effect of the presence of accessory minerals on the NIR signal is investigated and their potential incidence on the amount of H<sub>2</sub>/CH<sub>4</sub> production in mafic or ultramafic system is discussed [5].</p> <p>We started to apply the newly defined spectral parameters on several SCS on Mars. Results confirm local carbonation of earlier serpentinized rocks and suggest that different protoliths could have led to diversity of mineralogical associations in SCS on Mars. Multiple detection of brucite are also suggested for the first time on Mars. Altogether our results help to better describe key geochemical conditions of the SCS on Mars for habitability potential of the martian crust and Mars’s evolution.</p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p>References:</p> <ul> <li>Brown, A. J., et al. <em>EPSL</em>1-2 (2010): 174-182.</li> <li>Wiens, R.C., et al.  <em>Space Sci Rev</em><strong>217, </strong>4 (2021).</li> <li>Horgan, B., et al. <em>Second International Mars Sample Return</em>. Vol. 2071. 2018.</li> <li>Ody, A., et al. <em>JGR: Planets</em>2 (2013): 234-262.</li> <li>Klein, F., et al. <em>Lithos</em>178 (2013): 55-69.</li> <li>Bjerga, A., et al. <em>Lithos</em>227 (2015): 21-36.</li> <li>Viviano-Beck et al, <em>JGR: Planets 11</em>8.9 (2013)</li> <li>Viviano-Beck et al, <em>JGR: Planets 119.6</em> (2014)</li> </ul>

Leka Ophiolite Complex as analogy to the serpentinization-carbonation system on Mars

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Bultel ◽  
Agata M. Krzesińska ◽  
Damien Loizeau ◽  
Cateline Lantz ◽  
François Poulet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Landing Site ◽  
Ophiolite Complex ◽  
Thin Sections ◽  
Accessory Minerals ◽  
Crucial Information ◽  
Alteration Minerals ◽  
System 1 ◽  
Mineralogical Assemblage

<p>Jezero Crater is the landing site of the Mars2020 NASA rover. The crater in its early history hosted a paleolake with at least two deltas remaining. The Jezero lake belongs to a larger system - the Nili Fossae region – which exposes a mineralogical assemblage interpreted as a serpentinization/carbonation system [1].  While the main alteration minerals in Jezero are identified, little is known about the accessory minerals. The latter could reveal critical information about the conditions of serpentinization/carbonation [2; 3]. Moreover, several aspects are yet to be solved: Are the carbonates resulting of primary alteration or reworked origin [4]? Is the mineralogical assemblage modified after deposition in the lake (weathering)? What is the nature of the protolith that could contains up to 30% of olivine [5]?</p><p>The Nili Fossae-Jezero system has its potential analogue in terrestrial serpentinized and carbonated rocks, such as the Leka Ophiolite Complex, Leka Island, Norway, (PTAL collection, https://www.ptal.eu), which records complex weathering of serpentinite formed from mafic to ultramafic rock [6].</p><p>We perform petrological and mineralogical analyses on thin sections to characterize the weathering products in Leka samples, and combine with Near Infrared Spectroscopy measurements. We study the significance of the mineralogical assemblages including solid solution composition and nature of accessory minerals. The consequence for habitability potential might be important. Indeed, the amount of H<sub>2</sub>/CH<sub>4</sub> production in mafic or ultramafic system vary significantly [2; 7]. This could represent crucial information that could guide future in-situ operations but could also help for a better interpretation of the remote sensing data.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>References:</p><ol><li>Brown, A. J., et al. EPSL297.1-2 (2010): 174-182.</li> <li>Klein, F., et al. Lithos178 (2013): 55-69.</li> <li>Gysi, A. P., & A. Stefánsson. GCA75.17 (2011): 4728-4751.</li> <li>Horgan, B., et al. Second International Mars Sample Return. Vol. 2071. 2018.</li> <li>Ody, A., et al. JGR: Planets118.2 (2013): 234-262.</li> <li>Bjerga, A., et al. Lithos227 (2015): 21-36.</li> <li>Bultel, B. (Doctoral dissertation, Lyon). (2016).</li> </ol>

scholarly journals Petrography of Allanite-bearing Tonalite from Iwo Region, Osun State, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-89
Author(s):  
E.J. Oziegbe ◽  
O.O. Ocan ◽  
A.O. Buraimoh
Keyword(s):  
Alkali Feldspar ◽  
Precambrian Basement ◽  
Basement Complex ◽  
Southwestern Nigeria ◽  
Compositional Zoning ◽  
Thin Sections ◽  
Accessory Minerals ◽  
Secondary Minerals ◽  
Mineral Assemblages ◽  
Opaque Minerals

AbstractPrimary, secondary and accessory minerals in tonalitic rocks from Iwo region of the Precambrian Basement Complex of Southwestern Nigeria were identified and analysed with the aim of determining the various processes involved during the crystallisation of magma. Thin sections of tonalite were prepared and studied with the aid of a petrographic microscope. The mineral assemblages observed are biotite, plagioclase, alkali-feldspar, amphiboles, pyroxene, quartz, muscovite and chlorite. Allanite, titanite, apatite and zircon occur as accessory minerals. Muscovite and chlorite are found to be secondary minerals. The mineral allanite has a characteristic form of zoning and shows evidence of metamictisation, and is surrounded by dark-coloured biotite having radioactive haloes. Titanite is anhedral to subhedral crystals and forms reaction rim round opaque minerals. Plagioclase shows evidence of compositional zoning as well as plastic deformation of the twin lamellae. The allanite observed is primary in nature and has undergone radioactive disintegration; chlorite and muscovite are formed by secondary processes of chloritization and sericitisation, respectively. The tonalite is formed as a result of rapid cooling of magma close to the Earth's surface.

scholarly journals Near-Infrared Spectroscopic Study of Chlorite Minerals

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Yang ◽  
Meifang Ye ◽  
Haihui Han ◽  
Guangli Ren ◽  
Ling Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Nir Spectroscopy ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
The United States ◽  
United States Geological Survey ◽  
Infrared Spectroscopic Study ◽  
Diagnostic Features ◽  
Band Formation ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Combination Bands

The mineral chemistry of twenty chlorite samples from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) spectral library and two other regions, having a wide range of Fe and Mg contents and relatively constant Al and Si contents, was studied via infrared (IR) spectroscopy, near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy, and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis. Five absorption features of the twenty samples near 4525, 4440, 4361, 4270, and 4182 cm−1 were observed, and two diagnostic features at 4440 and 4280 cm−1 were recognized. Assignments of the two diagnostic features were made for two combination bands (ν+δAlAlO−OH and ν+δSiAlO−OH) by regression with IR fundamental absorptions. Furthermore, the determinant factors of the NIR band position were found by comparing the band positions with relative components. The results showed that Fe/(Fe + Mg) values are negatively correlated with the two NIR combination bands. The findings provide an interpretation of the NIR band formation and demonstrate a simple way to use NIR spectroscopy to discriminate between chlorites with different components. More importantly, spectroscopic detection of mineral chemical variations in chlorites provides geologists with a tool with which to collect information on hydrothermal alteration zones from hyperspectral-resolution remote sensing data.

scholarly journals Photometric properties of lunar regolith revealed by the Yutu-2 rover

2020 ◽  
Vol 638 ◽  
pp. A35 ◽  
Author(s):  
Honglei Lin ◽  
Yazhou Yang ◽  
Yangting Lin ◽  
Yang Liu ◽  
Yong Wei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Surface Composition ◽  
Lunar Regolith ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Landing Site ◽  
Ground Truth ◽  
Wavelength Dependence ◽  
Forward Scattering ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
The Moon

Context. The surface composition of the Moon has mainly determined based on the visible and near-infrared spectra achieved from orbits and/or landing sites, and the spectroscopic analysis is based on photometric properties of the topmost lunar regolith. However, the lack of a ground truth for the photometric parameters of the undisturbed lunar surface has limited accurate applications of spectral observations. Aims. Here we report the photometric properties of the small-scale (i.e., centimeter level) undisturbed lunar regolith around the Chang’E-4 landing site, determined from a series of photometric experiments conducted by the rover Yutu-2. Methods. The simplified Hapke model was used to derive the photometric properties. The micro-topographic effect on the spectral measurements was corrected for the first time in the in situ photometric investigations on the Moon, which improves the accuracy of the derived photometric parameters. Results. The single-scattering albedo w and two parameters (b, c) of the Henyey-Greenstein phase function were derived, and they show a wavelength dependence. The regolith at the Chang’E-4 landing site exhibits strong forward scattering according to the retrieved c values, and the higher asymmetry parameter indicates that the regolith here is more strongly forward scattering than the Apollo lunar soil samples. The derived photometric parameters can serve as ground truth and can be used in the radiative transfer modeling analysis of the orbital remote-sensing data.

scholarly journals Near Infrared Spectroscopic Study of Trioctahedral Chlorites and Its Remote Sensing Application

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 815-828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Yang ◽  
Ling Han ◽  
Youning Xu ◽  
Hailing Ke ◽  
Ningchao Zhou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Remote Sensing ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Nir Spectroscopy ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Infrared Spectroscopic Study ◽  
Diagnostic Features ◽  
Band Formation ◽  
Sensing Data ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Combination Bands

Abstract The mineral chemistry of thirteen trioctahedral chlorite samples from four regions in northwestern China, having a wide range of Fe and Mg contents and relatively constant Al and Si contents, were studied via raman spectroscopy, near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis and electron - probe microanalysis. Five absorption features of the twenty samples near 4525, 4440, 4350, 4270 and 4180 cm−1 were observed, and two diagnostic features at 4440 and 4270 cm−1 were recognized. Assignments of the two diagnostic features were made for two combination bands ((ν+δ)(AlAl)O−OH and (ν+δ)(SiAl)O−OH) by regression with Raman fundamental absorptions. Furthermore, the determinant factors of the NIR band position were found by comparing the band positions with relative components. The results showed that Fe2+/(Fe2++Mg) values are negatively correlated with the two NIR combination bands. The findings provide an interpretation of the NIR band formation and demonstrate a simple way to use NIR spectroscopy to discriminate between chlorites with different components. More importantly, a simple example of mapping Fe-rich and Mg-rich chlorites were executed using remote sensing data based on this theory. The spectroscopic detection of mineral chemical variations in chlorites provides geologists with a tool with which to collect information on hydrothermal alteration zones from hyperspectral-resolution remote sensing data.

scholarly journals Understanding Vine Hyperspectral Signature through Different Irrigation Plans: A First Step to Monitor Vineyard Water Status

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 536
Author(s):  
Eve Laroche-Pinel ◽  
Mohanad Albughdadi ◽  
Sylvie Duthoit ◽  
Véronique Chéret ◽  
Jacques Rousseau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Water Status ◽  
Vegetation Indices ◽  
Remote Sensing Data ◽  
Short Wave ◽  
Spatial And Temporal Scales ◽  
Spectral Bands ◽  
Main Challenge ◽  
Spectral Scale ◽  
Grape Varieties

The main challenge encountered by Mediterranean winegrowers is water management. Indeed, with climate change, drought events are becoming more intense each year, dragging the yield down. Moreover, the quality of the vineyards is affected and the level of alcohol increases. Remote sensing data are a potential solution to measure water status in vineyards. However, important questions are still open such as which spectral, spatial, and temporal scales are adapted to achieve the latter. This study aims at using hyperspectral measurements to investigate the spectral scale adapted to measure their water status. The final objective is to find out whether it would be possible to monitor the vine water status with the spectral bands available in multispectral satellites such as Sentinel-2. Four Mediterranean vine plots with three grape varieties and different water status management systems are considered for the analysis. Results show the main significant domains related to vine water status (Short Wave Infrared, Near Infrared, and Red-Edge) and the best vegetation indices that combine these domains. These results give some promising perspectives to monitor vine water status.

Multi-Site Cr3+ Occupation Related Broadband NIR Luminescence in Cr3+-doped Li3Mg2NbO6

CrystEngComm ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fen Xiao ◽  
Chengning Xie ◽  
Shikun Xie ◽  
Rongxi Yi ◽  
Huiling Yuan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Near Infrared ◽  
Nir Spectroscopy ◽  
Luminescent Materials ◽  
Optical Source ◽  
Nir Emission ◽  
Nir Luminescence

Broadband near infrared (NIR) luminescent materials have attracted great attention recently for the advance smart optical source of NIR spectroscopy. In this work, a broadband NIR emission from 650 nm...

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