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You know the origin of the mineral name apatite is...
jms — (archived)

...from the Greek: to deceive. :->

Certainly a candiate.

A "garbage bag" mineral, in some ways. Lot's o' substitutions with little effect on the unit cell. Hell, According to my Deer, Howie, and Zussman, there's alot (5%) of room for CO2 in the structure. There's also the cryptocystalline crust version, Collophane.

Have we heard that "Peace" is rich in phosphorus? I think it is different from "Wishstone". Different texture, weathering profile, etc.

Is this a alteration mineral? Sure looks like one to me. As you know, sometimes these alteration minerals develop some interesting crystal habits: hopper halite, barite roses, etc.

I have to admit, Nick, sometimes I feel like the crank does. I'd sure like to hear more of what the geologists with the data are thinking. I do grow impatient (as I always do with lab samples) waiting for the results to get back. All we know of the mineralogy of Wishstone is that it contains Plagioclase. I'm still wondering what the other minerals might be. Oh well, one o' these days, hopefully. I still think they should have a section on the web site called "For Scientists", with links to the latest articles using the rover data, speculations by the geologists, etc. I know it ain't gonna happen, but I can dream, can't I?

Any thoughts on the flow top alteration model?

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