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Petrogenesis of kreep
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Weill, D. F. McKay, G. A. |
| Copyright Year | 1975 |
| Description | Solid/liquid distribution coefficients (weight basis) were experimentally determined for a number of trace elements for olivine, orthopyroxene, plagioclase and ilmenite. Values of distribution coefficients were measured at 1200 C and a f sub O2 of 10 to the -13.0 power for liquids similar in composition to the olivine-opx-plagioclase peritectic in the pseudoternary system (Fe,Mg)2SiO4-CaAl2Si2O8-SiO2. Values were also measured at 1140 C and a f sub O2 of 10 to the -12.8 power for liquids similar in composition to high-Ti mare basalts. Major and trace element partitioning and relevant phase equilibria were used to investigate possible parent-daughter relationships between a number of highland samples and highly evolved KREEP-rich materials. Out of about 80 highlands samples tested, 33 were found to be possible parents to the KREEP-rich materials. The average composition of these samples is very similar to that of the Low-K Fra Mauro basalt (LKFM). A model is proposed to explain the production of LKFM-type material and more evolved members of the KREEP suite. |
| File Size | 2580387 |
| Page Count | 75 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19760022695 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5m950n3q |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1975-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Geophysics Olivine Petrology Pyroxenes Lunar Composition Liquid Phases Basalt Models Trace Elements Equilibrium Ilmenite Solid Phases Lunar Rocks Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |