Deciphering basaltic magmatism on the Moon from the compositional variations in the Apollo 15 very low-Ti picritic magmas

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 509-528

  Shearer, C K ^a   Papike, J J ^a   Layne, G D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAGMATISM; PETROGENESIS; PICRITE;

MOON, APOLLO 15 SITE;

EID: 0029775958     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0016-7037(95)00406-8     Document Type: Article

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