There are minerals that contain hydrogen

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Gary — 2/1/2004 12:43:32 AM (archived)

Again, I'm not a geologist and what I'm saying is probably nonsense. Hornblende is an igneous rock. Hornblende has the following chemical formula:

Ca2(Mg,Fe,Al)5(Si,Al)8O22(OH)2

Note the "OH" on the tail end of the molecule. My uneducated hunch is that hornblende though an igneous rock, forms in an aqueous environment deep underground such as super heated water under high pressure. I'll stop here before I dig myself in deeper and let an expert respond.

Gary

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And now, back to Spirit and the 'Adirondack Rock'! - Jacob Samorodin - 1/31/2004 6:21:11 PM
- If Gusev is as dry as it seems what explains the hydrogen readings from orbit? (n/t) - Buck Galaxy - 1/31/2004 11:49:58 PM
  - There are minerals that contain hydrogen - Gary - 2/1/2004 12:43:32 AM
  - The GRS readings suggest the water is subsurface. - Robert Clark - 2/1/2004 12:40:15 AM
- Mossbauer results not definitive? - Robert Clark - 1/31/2004 11:37:05 PM
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- re:vesicles are the norm in basalt flows - dtb - 1/31/2004 6:35:20 PM
  - Thanks for the link. As a famous Aussie singer put it: "Let's get vesicle". ;-) (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 1/31/2004 6:48:53 PM

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