KREEP cumulates in the western lunar highlands: Ion and electron microprobe study of alkali-suite anorthosites and norites from Apollo 12 and 14

American Mineralogist

Volumn 84, Issue 5-6, 1999, Pages 806-820

  Shervais, John W ^a   McGee, James J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASALT; CLOUDS; FELDSPAR; FLOTATION; MAGNESIA; MIXING; MOON; RARE EARTHS; STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY; TEXTURES; TRACE ELEMENTS;

CRYSTALLIZING MAGMA; ELECTRON MICROPROBES; FRACTIONAL CRYSTALLIZATION; INCOMPATIBLE ELEMENT; LOCAL EQUILIBRIUM; MAJOR AND TRACE ELEMENTS; PARENTAL MAGMA COMPOSITION; PETROGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS;

ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS;

ANORTHOSITE; CUMULATE; MOON; NORITE;

EID: 0032703636     PISSN: 0003004X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2138/am-1999-5-615     Document Type: Article

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