Multiple hydrothermal events at martian surface revealed by H and Cl isotope systematics of melt inclusions and hydrous minerals from chassignite NWA 2737
• We measured the H and Cl isotope systematics and their abundance on various phases from NWA 2737. • Kaersutites in NWA 2737 are enriched in deuterium with δD values up to 6239‰. • Multiple hydrothermal events on Mars have been recorded in NWA 2737. • Martian underground water reservoir has a nearly constant δD value over the past 1.3 GA. The chassignites and nakhlites could have co-magmatic origin but display distinct hydrogen and chlorine isotopic compositions, indicating that they may have experienced distinct hydrothermal activities on Mars. However, the details are not yet fully understood. Here, we performed H and Cl isotopic investigations on hydrous minerals (kaersutite and apatite) and glass-bearing melt inclusions from chassignite NWA 2737 to unravel the details of the hydrothermal events experienced by chassignites on Mars. Our results demonstrate that at least two hydrothermal events on Mars have been recorded in NWA 2737. A D- and 37 Cl-rich martian crustal/underground fluid was added to the parent magma of NWA 2737 prior to the entrapment of melt inclusions and later interaction of the parent rock with a D-poor fluid, probably deriving from magma degassing. The notable high-δD values (up to 6239‰) of kaersutite in NWA 2737 are comparable with those recorded in younger shergottites, suggesting that the martian exchangeable water reservoir has retained a nearly constant δD value over the past 1.3 Ga.
Authors
- I. A. Franchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4151-0480)
- Jialong Hao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4898-1023)
- Wei Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6267-4981)
- M. Anand (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4026-4476)
- A. Stephant (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3593-4546)
- Magali Bonifacie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4797-043X)
- X. Zhao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0268-8139)
- Sen Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9813-5330)
- Yangting Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3407-4329)
- Huicun He (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7852-6147)
Institutions
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Natural History Museum (GB)
- Institut de physique du globe de Paris (FR)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
- The Open University (GB)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- Institute for Space Astrophysics and Planetology (IT)
- Institute of Geology and Geophysics (CN)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Earth and Planetary Science Letters
- Published
- 2024-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsl.2024.119072
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Planetary Science and Exploration
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.33
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Ministry of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China
- China Scholarship Council
- Science and Technology Facilities Council
- National Key Research and Development Program of China
- Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences