Lunar Mg suite: Thermobarometry and petrogenesis of parental magmas

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 106, Issue E11, 2001, Pages 27969-27983

  McCallum, I S ^a   Schwartz, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEOBAROMETRY; GEOTHERMOMETRY; LUNAR CRUST; MAGMA; MAGNESIUM; MOON; PETROGENESIS;

EID: 0035678845     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JE001397     Document Type: Article

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