Using Small Basaltic Lunar Clasts to Reconstruct the Early Magmatic History of the Moon

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Jan 2002

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002mbns.conf...19h&link_type=abstract

The Moon Beyond 2002: Next Steps in Lunar Science and Exploration, p. 19

Computer Science

Chemical Evolution, Lunar Evolution, Lunar Geology, Lunar Rocks, Microbeams, X Ray Analysis

Scientific paper

Intense study of lunar samples represented by the Apollo, Luna, and meteorite collections has led to a substantial understanding of the Moon's magmatic and impact history. The majority of the samples representing lunar magmatism prior to approximately 3.9 Ga, commonly occur in the form of soils or brecciated rocks, which means that these samples are essentially amalgamations of small, genetically unrelated fragments. One way to reconstruct the magmatic history represented in these samples is to resolve the compositional differences between the various fragments via microbeam techniques. The information derived from such analytical techniques can be used to decipher the chemical evolution of the Moon. For instance, the small Apollo 14 high-Al basalt fragments have been suggested to represent the earliest stages of basaltic magmatism on the Moon. Trace element information from minerals in these samples can be used to make implications for the mechanisms of formation.

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