clay mineral
any of a group of hydrous aluminum silicate minerals, as kaolinite, illite, and montmorillonite, that constitute the major portion of most clays.
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In one, the craft could take samples of clay minerals at a site like Mawrth Vallis, a channel thought to be carved by a long-ago flood.
Ingenuity is still flying on Mars. Here’s what the helicopter is up to | Lisa Grossman | December 10, 2021 | Science NewsLiquid water has a fairly distinctive radar signature, but examining the electrical properties of both clay minerals and frozen brine revealed those materials could mimic this signal.
Lakes of liquid water at Mars’ southern ice cap may just be mirages | Adam Mann | July 16, 2021 | Science NewsIn a river bed, “there are a lot of clay minerals, and as they settle, they can really just kind of smother anything organic, or they can even absorb organic molecules,” she says.
NASA’s Perseverance rover landed safely on Mars. Now it will look for signs of ancient life. | Brian Resnick | February 18, 2021 | VoxAnother Science study used infrared spectroscopy to demonstrate how widespread carbon-bearing minerals and hydrated clay minerals were across Bennu’s surface.
Asteroid Bennu may have been home to ancient water flows | Neel Patel | October 8, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewIt is generally imbedded in lumps in the red clay mineral soil.
Scenes and Adventures in the Semi-Alpine Region of the Ozark Mountains of Missouri and Arkansas | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
British Dictionary definitions for clay mineral
any of a group of minerals consisting of hydrated aluminium silicates: the major constituents of clays
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