207 Pb / 206 Pb ages of individual mineral phases in Luna 20 material by ion microprobe mass analysis

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Ion microprobe analyses of returned lunar material have helped to demonstrate that U, Th and radiogenic Pb are concentrated in small accessory mineral phases. It is possible to measure the isotopic composition of this Pb and obtain a radiometric 207 Pb / 206 Pb age for the mineral. The ages so derived compare favorably with crystallization ages determined by conventional methods. A grain mount (22003,2/6) of Luna 20 material was searched for such accessory mineral phases and two were found. One of these phases gives an age of 4.12 ± 0.04 b.y. and the other an age of 4.42 ± 0.11 b.y. Ages of minerals dated by the ion probe in Apollo samples 14310 and 15555 are given for comparison. Data on the upper limit for Pb concentration in the outermost surface layers of free lunar soil particles are also given.

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