Computer Science
Scientific paper
Oct 1992
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1992gecoa..56.3809s&link_type=abstract
Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (ISSN 0016-7037), vol. 56, no. 10, p. 3809-3823.
Computer Science
99
Cosmochemistry, Lunar Composition, Lunar Crust, Magma, Planetary Evolution, Anorthosite, Basalt, Crystallization, Ilmenite, Olivine, Phase Transformations, Titanium, Trace Elements
Scientific paper
A chemical model for simulating the sources of the lunar mare basalts was developed by considering a modified mafic cumulate source formed during the combined equilibrium and fractional crystallization of a lunar magma ocean (LMO). The parameters which influence the initial LMO and its subsequent crystallization are examined, and both trace and major elements are modeled. It is shown that major elements tightly constrain the composition of mare basalt sources and the pathways to their creation. The ability of this LMO model to generate viable mare basalt source regions was tested through a case study involving the high-Ti basalts.
Neal Clive R.
Snyder Gregory A.
Taylor Lawrence A.
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