Table 1.
Composition of Sulfatic and Phyllosilicatic Mars Regolith Simulants (S- and P-MRS) as Well as of Lunar Analog Anorthosite (LAA) as Percentage of Mineral Net Weight
| S-MRS | P-MRS | LAA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| mineral | weight (%) | mineral | weight (%) | mineral | weight (%) |
| gabbro | 32 | montmorillonite | 45 | plagioclase | 67 |
| gypsum | 30 | chamosite | 20 | volcanic slag | 10 |
| dunite | 15 | quartz | 10 | diopside | 9 |
| hematite | 13 | iron(III)-oxide | 5 | hypersthenes | 6 |
| goethite | 7 | kaolinite | 5 | olivine | 6 |
| quartz | 3 | siderite | 5 | apatite | 1 |
| hydromagnesite | 5 | illmenite | 1 | ||
| gabbro | 3 | iron | 1 | ||
| dunite | 2 | ||||