Lunar ferroan anorthosite petrogenesis: clues from trace element distributions in FAN subgroups

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 1255-1283

  Floss, Christine ^a   James, Odette B ^b   McGee, James J ^b,c   Crozaz, Ghislaine ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROAN ANORTHOSITE; LUNAR ROCK; PETROGENESIS; REE; TRACE ELEMENT;

EID: 0032051380     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(98)00031-3     Document Type: Article

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