Comments on: What kind of sediments would determine planetary colors? http://www.astronomag.com/planetary/what-kind-of-sediments-would-determine-planetary-colors Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:27:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Emily C http://www.astronomag.com/planetary/what-kind-of-sediments-would-determine-planetary-colors/comment-page-1#comment-5404 Emily C Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:25:59 +0000 http://www.astronomag.com/planetary/what-kind-of-sediments-would-determine-planetary-colors#comment-5404 sulfur would give a yellow hue, but when it reacts with other elements, the compounds created could be of any color. Elemental sulfur is usually found near volcanic activity, and it usually isn't long before it reacts with something and creates a compound which will look very different. If you want a planet with lots of sedimentary features like earth that have a yellowish hue, you would want weathered felsic rocks (igneous rocks similar to granite) that have a bit of iron oxide in them. Sandstones (which largely form from eroded granite) with a yellowish color are mostly quartz but the yellowish hue is due to limonite which is a common iron oxide that often comes in various shades of yellow, red, or orange. , other varieties of limonite can also come in black<br><b>References : </b><br> sulfur would give a yellow hue, but when it reacts with other elements, the compounds created could be of any color. Elemental sulfur is usually found near volcanic activity, and it usually isn’t long before it reacts with something and creates a compound which will look very different.

If you want a planet with lots of sedimentary features like earth that have a yellowish hue, you would want weathered felsic rocks (igneous rocks similar to granite) that have a bit of iron oxide in them. Sandstones (which largely form from eroded granite) with a yellowish color are mostly quartz but the yellowish hue is due to limonite which is a common iron oxide that often comes in various shades of yellow, red, or orange. , other varieties of limonite can also come in black
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