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re: Possible evidence spherules formed by water

Marcia — 2/11/2004 11:41:06 PM (archived)

About the outcrop, notice that even though it is exposed half way around the inside of this 'crater', the folds of the rock layers smoothly end facing the center of the crater.

This could have been (oh, oh, should I duck) a thermal hotspot or large hot mud pot. It could explain the thinness of the folds and why they're so easily worn and brittle if they are made up of some kind of ash/sinter combination. It would also explain the pisolites.

(Still hoping to get an answer by the end of this week :)

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• Possible evidence spherules formed by water - Buck Galaxy - 2/11/2004 7:00:12 PM
  • re: Possible evidence spherules formed by water - Marcia - 2/11/2004 11:41:06 PM
    • re: Oh my - BRFelix - 2/12/2004 12:41:41 AM
      • Is it possible the sulfer readings on the outcrop are entirely from martian dust and not the rock itself? - Buck Galaxy - 2/12/2004 1:30:46 AM
        • re: The sulfur is probably an intrinsic element of the light colored rock - BRFelix - 2/12/2004 3:34:49 AM
        • re: Sulfur - Marcia - 2/12/2004 3:13:50 AM
        • Then again, - Buck Galaxy - 2/12/2004 1:33:36 AM
    • re: Layers within spherules. - Marcia - 2/11/2004 11:47:53 PM
      • Ok, but.... - et - 2/12/2004 3:15:12 AM
        • Very perceptive - Gary - 2/12/2004 5:04:31 PM
          • Disagree. - Tony - 2/12/2004 6:04:26 PM
            • re: True et, Gary & Tony. The Code of Ethics in Science should be practiced. (n/t) - Marcia - 2/12/2004 7:28:40 PM
              • ....but never assumed.... :-) (n/t) - Tony - 2/12/2004 8:52:34 PM
                • re: Ah, but assuming often leads to the right answers . :) (n/t) - Marcia - 2/13/2004 1:30:35 AM
  • two sorts of spheres - JMS - 2/11/2004 11:26:31 PM
  • re: Possible evidence spherules formed by water - Chris Vancil - 2/11/2004 10:10:06 PM
    • AG on mars. - RobVG - 2/12/2004 12:26:22 AM
    • re: They look similar to those on Mars, - Marcia - 2/11/2004 11:07:42 PM
  • Wanna Straw... ? - Nick Hoffman - 2/11/2004 7:12:16 PM
    • Broken blueberries - LJ - 2/11/2004 9:44:50 PM