A new view of lunar ferroan anorthosites: Postmagma ocean petrogenesis

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2003, Pages

  Longhi, John ^a  

^a Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Diapiric intrusions; Ferroan anorthosite; Magma ocean; Moon; Polybaric crystallization

Indexed keywords

ANORTHOSITE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIAPIR; IGNEOUS INTRUSION; MOON; PETROGENESIS;

EID: 0347603993     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002je001941     Document Type: Article

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