Sentences with phrase «called phyllosilicates»

It first detected clays (technically called phyllosilicates) last year, but the data were spotty, and some scientists wondered whether the clays were merely superficial layers, the result of gradual weathering rather than thorough soaking.

A study led by Eleonora Ammannito of the University of California, Los Angeles, finds that clay - forming minerals called phyllosilicates are all over Ceres.

Not exact matches

The best match for the spectra proved to be something De Sanctis and her team hadn't even been looking for — clay - like minerals called ammoniated phyllosilicates.

When this occurs another massively common igneous and metamorphic phyllosilicate mineral called mica grows directly into the faults as well.