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| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 4934, 2005
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Volcanism in Mare Fecunditatis and Mare Crisium: Ar-Ar age studies
VERA A. FERNANDES*... 2005)
Abstract—The laser 40Ar/39Ar dating technique has been applied to five Luna 16 basalt fragments...one
impact glass, and nine Luna 24 basalt fragments and one breccia. The textures of these basalts are...fine-grained
ophitic and coarse-grained basalts. The samples contain high levels of solar and lunar atmospheric | 👁 Image
| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Meteoritical Society, 1996. Printed in USA.
Four lunar mare meteorites: Crystallization trends of pyroxenes...Antarctic meteorites known to be
derived from mare regions of the Moon: Y-793 169 and A-881757 (YA meteorites)...All have relatively low bulkrock Ti02 content, and the YA meteorites are uncommonly ancient. Our electron...microanalysis (EPMA)
data indicate that the Y A meteorites and the dominant mare components of Y-793274 and EET...general trend for Ti-poor (low-Ti and very low-Ti) mare basalts. Their pyroxenes show a strong
correlation | 👁 Image
| Cohen, B. A., Snyder, G. A., Hall, C. M., Taylor, L. A., Nazarov, M. A. (2001) Argon-40-argon-39 chronology and petrogenesis along the eastern limb of the Moon from Luna 16, 20 and 24 samples. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 36 (10) 1345-1366 doi:10.1111/j.1945-5100.2001.tb01829.x | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | chronology and petrogenesis along the eastern limb
of the Moon from Luna 16,20 and 24 samples
B. A. COHENI, G....Abstract-Eighteen new lithic fragments from the Soviet Luna missions have been analyzed with
electron microprobe...microprobe and 4OAr-39Ar methods. Luna 16 basalt fragments have aluminous compositions
consistent with...wellconstrained ages (3347 & 24 Ma,
342 1 f 30 Ma). These data, combined with other Luna 16basalt ages, imply...there were multiple
volcanic events filling Mare Fecunditatis. The returned basalt fragments have relatively | 👁 Image
| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 2012; revision accepted 05 November 2012)
Abstract–The Northwest Africa (NWA) 2996 meteorite is a lunar...clasts contain clusters of apatite, suggesting that the anorthosites either assimilated evolved
rocks or...around the South Pole Aitken (SPA) basin, peripheral regions of
eastern mare, Nectaris, Crisium, and southern...of Mare Humorum. However, the
mineralogy of NWA 2996 is distinctive compared with Apollo and Luna mission...samples,
and is likely consistent with an origin near the SPA basin: anorthosite clasts could represent
local | 👁 Image
| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | key to resolving the relationship(s)
between mare basalts and lunar picritic glasses. The clast is basaltic...body from a very-low-titanium (VLT)
basaltic magma. The estimated bulk composition of clast 15295,100 is...those of VLT
picritic green glasses, especially the Apollo 14 A green glass. From these similarities...magma similar to the Apollo
14 A glass. Clementine and M3 remotely sensed data of the lunar surface were...100, not only
near the Apollo 15 site, but in a broad region surrounding the site. Two regions are
consistent | 👁 Image
| Demidova, S. I., Anosova, M. O., Kononkova, N. N., Brandstätter, F., Ntaflos, T. (2019) Phosphorus-bearing Olivines of Lunar Rocks: Sources and Localization in the Lunar Crust. Geochemistry International, 57 (8) 873-892 doi:10.1134/s0016702919080032 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Pleiades Publishing, Ltd., 2019.
Russian Text © The Author(s), 2019, published in Geokhimiya, 2019, No...Olivines of Lunar Rocks:
Sources and Localization in the Lunar Crust
S. I. Demidovaa, *, M. O. Anosovaa, *...highland, mare, and mingled meteorites
and in “Apollo-14”, “Luna-16, -20, -24” lunar samples. The olivines...possible sources of P-bearing olivine were found in the
lunar material: 1) highland anorthositic–noritic–troctolitic...to high-Mg suite rocks: 2) late-stage products of mare basalts crystallization; and 3) unusual
olivine–orthopyroxene | 👁 Image
| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | accepted in revised form .-Iugusr 2. 199 1 )
Abstract-The
new lunar meteorite MAC88 105 has been studied by...mineral-chemical techniques and
was compared with the Yamato lunar meteorites. Clast types and pyroxene...are not as common as in other lunar meteorites. The large and common granulitelike me&igneous clasts...crystals with fine-grained olivine and pyroxenes
in the interstices. Pyroxenes with mg number = Mg X lOO/(...zoning trends more Mg-rich than the above mg range and than
those of the VLT basalts common in lunar meteorites | 👁 Image
| Collareta, Alberto, D'Orazio, Massimo, Gemelli, Maurizio, Pack, Andreas, Folco, Luigi (2016) High crustal diversity preserved in the lunar meteorite Mount DeWitt 12007 (Victoria Land, Antarctica) Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 51 (2) 351-371 doi:10.1111/maps.12597 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 1111/maps.12597
High crustal diversity preserved in the lunar meteorite Mount DeWitt 12007
(Victoria Land...2015; revision accepted 10 November 2015)
Abstract–The meteorite Mount DeWitt (DEW) 12007 is a polymict...interspersed). The presence of tranquillityite, coupled with the
petrophysical data, the O-isotope data...data (D17O = 0.075), and the FeOtot/MnO ratios in
olivine (91), pyroxene (65), and bulk rock (77) indicate...plagioclase-rich meta-melt clasts. The
volcanic products belong to the very low titanium (VLT) or low titanium | 👁 Image
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Testing the relation between UV–vis color
and TiO2 content of the lunar maria
Jeffrey J....context. To this end, the ultraviolet–visible (UV–vis) color ratio, used to estimate the TiO2 composition...composition of mature mare basalts, has been one of the most widely used
spectral parameters in lunar exploration...exploration. We examine the correlation between UV–vis color and TiO2 content using a combination of
Clementine...data to document the extent to which color is dependent upon TiO2. Examination of the
remotely sensed | 👁 Image
| Zeng, Xiaojia, Li, Shijie, Joy, Katherine H., Li, Xiongyao, Liu, Jianzhong, Li, Yang, Li, Rui, Wang, Shijie (2020) Occurrence and implications of secondary olivine veinlets in lunar highland breccia Northwest Africa 11273. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 55 (1) 36-55 doi:10.1111/maps.13421 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | breccias preserve the records of geologic processes on the Moon. In this
study, we report the occurrence, petrography...petrography, mineralogy, and geologic significance of the
observed secondary olivine veinlets in lunar feldspathic...dominated by interconnecting olivine mineral grains. The
host clasts are mainly composed of mafic minerals...lithology. The studied olivine veinlets (~5 to 30 lm in width) are
distributed within the mafic mineral...mineral host, but do not extend into the adjacent plagioclase.
Chemically, these olivine veinlets are Fe-richer | 👁 Image
| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | diversity at the Apollo 12 landing site: Inferences from petrologic
examinations of the soil sample 12003...Sciences, Open University, Milton Keynes MK7 6AA, UK
The Centre for Planetary Sciences at UCL-Birkbeck, Gower...10 mm) from the 12003 soil sample as part of an ongoing study of basaltic diversity at
the Apollo 12 landing...landing site. An attempt has been made to classify these samples according to
the well-established grouping...identified within the 12003 soil. One sample is identified as a
possible new addition to the feldspathic suite | 👁 Image
| Anand, Mahesh, Taylor, Lawrence A., Neal, Clive R., Snyder, Gregory A., Patchen, Allan, Sano, Yuji, Terada, Kentaro (2003) Petrogenesis of lunar meteorite EET 96008. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 67 (18) 3499-3518 doi:10.1016/s0016-7037(03)00134-0 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | –3518, 2003
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0016-7037/03 $30.00 ⫹ .00...Environmental Research, Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo, Nakanoku, Tokyo, 164-8639, Japan...clasts. The matrix consists mainly of smaller
mineral fragments (⬍0.5 mm), bound by glassy cement, the majority...majority of which are pyroxene and plagioclase.
The pyroxene possesses extensive exsolution lamellae. These...are atypical for
mare-basalts. One of the distinguishing textures of EET 96008 is the presence of small | 👁 Image
| Zeng, Xiaojia, Joy, Katherine H., Li, Shijie, Pernet-Fisher, John F., Li, Xiongyao, Martin, Dayl J. P., Li, Yang, Wang, Shijie (2018) Multiple lithic clasts in lunar breccia Northwest Africa 7948 and implication for the lithologic components of lunar crust. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 53 (5) 1030-1050 doi:10.1111/maps.13049 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | breccia Northwest Africa 7948 and implication for the
lithologic components of lunar crust
Xiaojia ZENG...14 December 2017)
Abstract–This study presents the petrography, mineralogy, and bulk composition of...Apollo regolith breccias. Comparing the bulk composition of the meteorite with remotely
sensed geochemical...suggests that the sample was derived from a region of the lunar
surface distal from the nearside Th-rich...ejected from a nearside highlands-mare boundary (e.g., around
Mare Crisium or Orientale) or a cryptomare | 👁 Image
| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | mingled impact melt breccia from the
highlands—A complete cross section of the lunar crust
S. E. ROBERTS
1...Mg-suite, and gabbronorite lithologies as defined by the Apollo sample
collection. Clasts representing magnesian...mineralogy although pyroxferroite grains are
present. The juxtaposition of evolved, basaltic clasts without...these basaltic clasts may represent cryptomare. The
lithologies found in NWA 10986 offer a unique and...section view
of the Moon sourced outside of the Procellarum KREEP Terrane.
rich terrain, the Procellarum | 👁 Image
| | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Abstract–Here we report the petrography, mineralogy, and trace element geochemistry of the Dhofar
1180 lunar...lithic clasts are moderately to extremely Fe-rich.
The Ti/[Ti+Cr]-Fe/[Fe+Mg] compositional trend of pyroxenes...lithic clasts is consistent with
that of low-Ti mare basalts. Glasses display a wide chemical variation...probably a last-stage differentiation product of mare basalt. Molar Fe/Mn ratios of both
olivine and pyroxene...derived from an area on the
lunar nearside but far away from the center of the Imbrium Basin.
INTRODUCTION | 👁 Image
| Hill, Patrick J. A., Osinski, Gordon R., Banerjee, Neil R., Korotev, Randy L., Nasir, Sobhi J., Herd, Christopher D. K. (2019) Petrography and geochemistry of lunar meteorites Dhofar 1673, 1983, and 1984. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 54 (2) 300-320 doi:10.1111/maps.13207 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | 06 January 2017; revision accepted 24 September 2018)
Abstract–The Dhofar 1673, Dhofar 1983, and Dhofar...and spherules are also found in each meteorite. The bulk chemistry
of these samples is similar to other...meteorites with the Al2O3 content
only slightly lower than average. Within the lithic clasts, the Mg # of mafic...mafic phases versus
the anorthite content of feldspars is similar to other highland meteorites and is...to
plot intermediate of the ferroan-anorthositic suite and magnesian suite. The samples lack
any KREEPy | 👁 Image
| Snyder, Gregory A., Neal, Clive R., Taylor, Lawrence A., Halliday, Alex N. (1997) Anatexis of lunar cumulate mantle in time and space: Clues from trace-element, strontium, and neodymium isotopic chemistry of parental Apollo 12 basalts. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 61 (13) 2731-2747 doi:10.1016/s0016-7037(97)00082-3 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Copyright c 1997 Elsevier Science Ltd
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0016-7037/97 $17.00 + .OO...effort to elucidate the processes of lunar mantle melting, and the magma evolution of
mare basal& within Oceanus...Oceanus Procellarum on the western lunar near-side, we have analyzed seven finegrained to vitrophyric...represent all three main groups identified among the
Apollo 12 mare basalts and have been proposed as parental...pigeonite-, and ilmenite-basalts.
The sources for these low-Ti mare basalts are postulated to have formed | 👁 Image
| Stephant, A., Anand, M., Ashcroft, H.O., Zhao, X., Hu, S., Korotev, R.L., Strekopytov, S., Greenwood, R.C., Humphreys-Williams, E., Liu, Y., Tang, G., Li, Q., Franchi, I.A. (2019) An ancient reservoir of volatiles in the Moon sampled by lunar meteorite Northwest Africa 10989. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 266. 163-183 doi:10.1016/j.gca.2019.07.045 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | Pre-Proof
An ancient reservoir of volatiles in the Moon sampled by lunar meteorite Northwest Africa 10989...Revised Date:
Accepted Date:
29 May 2018
24 July 2019
24 July 2019
Please cite this article as: Stephant...Franchi, I.A., An ancient reservoir of
volatiles in the Moon sampled by lunar meteorite Northwest Africa 10989...undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover
page and metadata, and formatting...formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will
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Moon rock mineralogy
V. L. Barsukov , M. A. Nazarav &...& L. S. Tarasov (1982) Moon rock mineralogy,
International Geology Review, 24:2, 238-248, DOI: 10.10...13:40
Moon rock mineralogy
V.L. Borsukov, M.A. Nozorov, ond L.S. Torosov
is restricted to the range...parts of the hloon
(Vinogradov, 1975; Schmitt, 1975; Florenskiy
et al., 1977). Nevertheless, the material...various laboratories throughout
the world is reasonably representative, and
the data can be combined with orbital | 👁 Image
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GEOCHEMISTRY
Volume 60
NEW VIEWS of the MOON
EDITORS: Bradley L. Jolliff, Mark A. Wieczorek...This book is dedicated to the memory of the late Graham Ryder, who was
one of the original four members of...of CAPTEM when the New Views of
the Moon scientific initiative was first conceived. Graham, who was a...owing to his broad knowledge of the lunar
samples and his residence at the Lunar and Planetary Institute...where
CAPTEM met, was a logical choice to be one of the co-leaders of this lunarscience initiative. Not only | 👁 Image
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Oldest high-Ti basalt and magnesian crustal...this meteorite for the first time, and in situ U-Pb dating
of apatite in one of the high-Ti basalts shows...one of
the earliest high-Ti basalts on the Moon.
3. The magnesian cores of pyroxene from the dated high-Ti | 👁 Image
| Xia, Zhipeng, Miao, Bingkui, Zhang, Chuantong, Chen, Hongyi, Xie, Lanfang, Ranjith, P. M., Zhang, Yikai, Si, Bowen (2021) Petrography and Shock Metamorphism of the Lunar Breccia Meteorite NWA 13120. Minerals, 11 (8) 899 doi:10.3390/min11080899 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | minerals
Article
Petrography and Shock Metamorphism of the Lunar Breccia
Meteorite NWA 13120
Zhipeng Xia 1,2...Y.; Si, B. Petrography and Shock
Metamorphism of the Lunar Breccia
Meteorite NWA 13120. Minerals 2021...meteorites are the fragments of rocks that fell on Earth because of the impacts of
asteroids on the Moon. Such...information about the composition, evolutionary process,
and shock history of the lunar surface. NWA...with a poikilitic-like texture. As the most
abundant lithic clasts, the crystalline impact melt (CIM) clasts | 👁 Image
| Williams, Jean-Pierre, van der Bogert, Carolyn H., Pathare, Asmin V., Michael, Gregory G., Kirchoff, Michelle R., Hiesinger, Harald (2018) Dating very young planetary surfaces from crater statistics: A review of issues and challenges. Meteoritics & Planetary Science, 53 (4) 554-582 doi:10.1111/maps.12924 | Journal (article/letter/editorial) | | revision accepted 25 May 2017)
Abstract–Determining the ages of young planetary surfaces relies on using...small, often sub-km diameter impact craters due to the higher frequency at which they
form. Smaller craters...used
at all. With the current plethora of meter-scale resolution images acquired of the lunar and
Martian...establish the
temporal relation of recent geologic events. In this review paper, we discuss the many
factors...ultimately requires an understanding of the geologic context of
the surface being dated as reliability can | 👁 Image
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Journal ey The Geochemical ce and. The ercenitter] Society
Albright College...miles). North is at the upper right edge
of the disc. Seen above the planet are the
satellites Dione (right)...spot at the south edge of
a yellow band; in true color, the spot would appear
brown and the band white...spot
slightly above and to the left in this image moves eastward
relative to the green spot at a rate that...it to pass the green feature in about 50 days. The
convective clouds that appear between the
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