Clay on Mars

Author:   Javier Cuadros (Clay Geochemist, Natural History Museum, London, UK)
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
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Pages:   546
Publication Date:   03 October 2025
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Author:   Javier Cuadros (Clay Geochemist, Natural History Museum, London, UK)
Publisher:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Imprint:   Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Weight:   1.000kg
ISBN:  

9780443216145


ISBN 10:   0443216142
Pages:   546
Publication Date:   03 October 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

1. Introduction to Mars 2. Geologic context of clays on Mars 3. Remote sensing instruments used in the investigation of clays on Mars 4. In situ analysis from probes and rovers 5. Lithologic and textural context of clays inferred from remote sensing 6. Clay stratigraphy 7. Clays from impact craters 8. Clays from lakes and seas 9. Clays of apparent hydrothermal origin. 10. Surface alteration. Possible origins of proto-clays 11. Diagenesis and burial 12. Mixed-layered clay minerals on Mars 13. Clays in martian meteorites 14. Clays and Martian astrobiology 15. Clays and natural resources for human missions on Mars 16. Future directions

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Javier Cuadros is a clay geochemist at the Natural History Museum in London. He has 30+ years of experience in the field and has published 100+ peer-reviewed articles in international journals covering clay crystal-chemistry, transformation and reactivity of clays, adsorption of inorganic and organic species, spectroscopy of clays, interaction of clays with microorganisms and plants, and ~20 articles on clay on Mars. He co-edited and co-authored the book “Interstratified Clay Minerals: Origin, Characterization and Geochemical Significance” published by AIPEA (International Association for the Study of Clays) in 2010. He was recognized by the Mineralogical Society of Great Britain and Ireland as the 12th George Brown Lecturer in 2011. He taught courses organized by AIPEA and the Russian Clay Group. He is presently Associated Editor of Clay Minerals and has edited special collections or issues for several journals, including “Earth Analogs for Martian Geological Materials and Processes” for American Mineralogist (2017-2019).

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