Talk:Mineralogy of Mars

Latest comment: 11 months ago by Eudialytos in topic Wrong data

Wrong data edit

Neither maskelynite nor "perchlorate" are minerals. Maskelynite is a type of glass = not crystalline = not mineral. "Perchlorate" is a derivative ion = not a solid = not a mineral. So is true for "serpentine": this name refers to a GROUP of minerals, not a single mineral species. Eudialytos (talk) 18:36, 5 May 2023 (UTC)Reply

Refs.:
https://www.mindat.org/search.php?search=perchlorate
https://www.mindat.org/min-7765.html
https://www.mindat.org/min-26411.html
https://www.mindat.org/min-11135.html
https://mineralogy-ima.org/Minlist.htm Eudialytos (talk) 23:16, 18 May 2023 (UTC)Reply