[Rockhounds] carbonates

[Tim Jokela Jr.]

The boring carbonates!

No seksy azurite or stuff... yet... lol.

Earth First! We'll strip mine the other planets later.

T


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From: "J Bryan Kramer" <codeburner at gmail.com>
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Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2008 9:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Rockhounds] carbonates


Ah this is what I was looking for:

<
http://www.universetoday.com/2008/12/18/another-discovery-points-to-past-water-and-habitability-on-mars/
>

That blog is a very good source of planetary news.

BK

On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 21:24, J Bryan Kramer <codeburner at gmail.com> wrote:

> Whoops I think i meant perovskite not epidote tho I see that is mentioned
> else where.
>
> BK
>
> On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 21:22, J Bryan Kramer <codeburner at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> You can probably find out here, the only mineral I recall being mentioned
>> was epidote.
>>
>> <http://www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/mdyar/marsmins/>
>>
>> BK
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Dec 21, 2008 at 21:15, <smkell45 at aol.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi. Recently , it was reported that? a satellite traveling around Mars
>>> had identified carbonate -containing rocks. This indicated that their 
>>> had
>>> been non-acidic water and that improved the possibility of the formation 
>>> of
>>> life. Any idea which carbonate? smkell
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
> --
>
> ""It often seems to me that the night is much more alive and richly 
> colored
> than the day."
>
>                       Vincent van Gogh
> J Bryan Krämer
> North Florida, USA
> photos at:
> http://pbase.com/photoburner
>



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""It often seems to me that the night is much more alive and richly colored
than the day."

                      Vincent van Gogh
J Bryan Krämer
North Florida, USA
photos at:
http://pbase.com/photoburner


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