Origin of lunar ultramafic green glasses: Constraints from phase equilibrium studies

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 64, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 2339-2350

  Elkins, L T ^a   Fernandes, V A ^b   Delano, J W ^c   Grove, T L ^a  

^a Atmosph Planet Sci M ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM TRIOXIDE; CRYSTALLIZATION; FERROUS OXIDE; GLASS; GREEN GLASS; MODEL; SODIUM MONOXIDE; TEMPERATURE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

LUNAR CRUST; MOON; PETROGENESIS; PHASE EQUILIBRIUM; ULTRAMAFIC ROCK; VOLCANIC GLASS;

EID: 0033914320     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(00)00365-3     Document Type: Article

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