Why couldn't Mars?

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Why couldn't Mars?

Nick Hoffman — 2/12/2004 7:10:28 PM (archived)

because the model of surface deposition of Lead Sulphide requires it to vaporise in an extremely hot and dense furnace of an atmosphere.

If you are instead speculationg about ore deposits within the crust of Mars, then you need to learn about plate tectonics and its role in concentrating ore minerals on Earth...

It's not impossible, but it is difficult, IMO.

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Blue Mars, White Mars; but how about an Aloha Mars Hypothesis?....See Spacedaily.com for more details. - Jacob Samorodin - 2/12/2004 6:35:24 PM
- I just got to "Mars" in an SUV 30 min ago ;) - R.L. - 2/12/2004 7:31:22 PM
  - re: I just got to "Mars" - Tom Brosz - 2/13/2004 4:55:20 AM
  - (lolol) You're looking at your world through 'rose-tinted' glasses. ;-) (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 2/12/2004 9:00:34 PM
- So one of youze guys beat me to this topic, eh?...Well how about lead-sulphide minerals (Galena) on Mars? - Jacob Samorodin - 2/12/2004 6:41:29 PM
  - Why couldn't Mars? - Nick Hoffman - 2/12/2004 7:10:28 PM
    - That begs the question: How and where did Venus vomit up vaporized lead-sulphate? - Jacob Samorodin - 2/12/2004 8:58:54 PM
      - Ignore my chemical suffix typo. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 2/12/2004 9:03:23 PM

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