Isotopic studies of ferroan anorthosite 62236: A young lunar crustal rock from a light rare-earth-element-depleted source

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 63, Issue 17, 1999, Pages 2679-2691

  Borg, Lars ^a   Norman, Marc ^b   Nyquist, Larry ^a   Bogard, Don ^a   Snyder, Greg ^c   Taylor, Larry ^c   Lindstrom, Marilyn ^a  

^a NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANORTHOSITE; LUNAR CRUST; MOON;

EID: 0033398744     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(99)00130-1     Document Type: Article

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