Evaporite deposits may represent significant sinks of mobile cations (e.g., those of Ca, N, Mg, and Fe) and anions (e.g., those of C, N, S, and Cl) among the materials composing the Martian surface and upper crust. Carbon and nitrogen are especially interesting because of their role as atmospheric gases which can become incorporated into crustal rocks. However, the nature of evaporite precursor...

The Confidence Hills, Southern Death Valley, California, are composed of Plio-Pleistocene lacustrine beds, evaporite beds, ashes, playa sediments, alluvial fan and fluvial deposits. The sediments have been divided into 5 mappable units. From oldest to, youngest, they are: the Confidence Hills "formation" (informal) composed of three interfingering members, and overlying Units A and B which do n...

In 1975, Social Security beneficiaries were given the option of having their monthly benefit payments sent directly to their banks through an electronic funds transfer system. Since then, beneficiaries have been enrolling in this program in rapidly increasing numbers. At the end of 1976, fewer than 5 million beneficiaries--14 percent of the total--were enrolled in the program. By the end of 198...

Parking Services [1] Parking permits are required to park on campus. Parking permits can be purchased online. Campus Map [2] The Campus map allows you to search for a location on campus by selecting a building or selecting a department name. Identification (ID) card Please visit Human Resources, 5th floor, South Tower, University Centre, to complete an ID application form. Your University of Gu...

Parking Permits [1] Parking permits are required to park on campus. Parking permits can be purchased online. Campus Map [2] The Campus map allows you to search for a location on campus by selecting a building or selecting a department name. Identification (ID) card Please visit Human Resources, 5th floor, South Tower, University Centre, to complete an ID application form. Your University of Gue...

Introduction: The discoveries made by the Opportunity rover at Meridiani Planum have provided a new view of the chemistry of the martian surface. These results have also spawned a number of different interpretations. These different interpretations of the chemistry of the Meridiani sulphate-bearing rocks can be categorized into two main groups. The first model suggests that the rocks are sedime...

In the driest parts of the Atacama Desert there are no visible life forms on soil or rock surfaces. The soil in this region contains only minute traces of bacteria distributed in patches, and conditions are too dry for cyanobacteria that live under translucent stones. Here we show that halite evaporite rocks from the driest part of the Atacama Desert are colonized by cyanobacteria. This coloniz...