The origin of geochemical diversity of lunar mantle sources inferred from the combined U-Pb, Rb-Sr, and Sm-Nd isotope systematics of mare basalt 10017

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 71, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 3656-3671

  Gaffney, Amy M ^a   Borg, Lars E ^a   Asmerom, Yemane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; IGNEOUS GEOCHEMISTRY; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; LUNAR MANTLE; MANTLE SOURCE; MARE BASALT; RUBIDIUM-STRONTIUM DATING; SAMARIUM-NEODYMIUM DATING; URANIUM-LEAD DATING;

EID: 34347209788     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2007.05.005     Document Type: Article

References (67)

1. Apollo 11 Lunar Sample Catalogue (1977) Compiled by Kramer F. E., Twedell D. B., and Walton W. J. A. Jr. NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Publication JSC 12522, 478 pp.
2. Beard B.L., Taylor L.A., Scherer E.E., Johnson C.M., and Snyder G.A. The source region and melting mineralogy of high-titanium and low-titanium lunar basalts deduced from Lu-Hf isotope data. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 62 (1998) 525-544
3. Beaty D. W., and Albee A. L. (1978) Comparative petrology and possible genetic relations among the Apollo 11 basalts. In Proc. 9th Lunar Planet. Sci. Conf., pp. 359-463.
4. Begemann F., Ludwig K.R., Lugmair G.W., Min K., Nyquist L.E., Patchett P.J., Renne P.R., Shih C.Y., Villa I.M., and Walker R.J. Call for an improved set of decay constants for geochronological use. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 65 (2001) 111-121
5. Borg L.E., Edmunson J.E., and Asmerom Y. Constraints on the U-Pb isotopic systematics of Mars inferred from a combined U-Pb, Rb-Sr, and Sm-Nd isotopic study of the Martian meteorite Zagami. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 69 (2005) 5819-5830
6. Borg L.E., Nyquist L.E., Taylor L.A., Wiesmann H., and Shih C.-Y. Constraints on Martian differentiation processes from Rb-Sr and Sm-Nd isotopic analyses of the basaltic shergottite QUE 94201. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 61 (1997) 4915-4931
7. Borg L.E., Nyquist L.E., Wiesmann H., Shih C.-Y., and Reese Y. The age of Dar al Gani 476 and the differentiation history of the martian meteorites inferred from their radiogenic isotopic systematics. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 67 (2003) 3519-3536
8. Chen J. H., Tilton G. R., Mattinson J. M., Vidal P. (1978) Lead isotope systematics of mare basalt 75075. In Proc. 9th Lunar and Planet. Sci. Conf., pp. 509-521.
9. Chen J. H., and Wasserburg G. J. (1983) The least radiogenic Pb in iron meteorites. Lunar Planet. Sci. Conf. XIV, pp. 103-104 (abstr.).
10. Chen J.H., and Wasserburg G.J. Formation ages and evolution of Shergotty and its parent planet from U-Th-Pb systematics. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 50 (1986) 955-968
11. Curtis D.B., and Wasserburg G.J. Apollo 17 neutron stratigraphy-sedimentation and mixing in the lunar regolith. The Moon 13 (1975) 185-227
12. Day J.M.D., Pearson D.G., and Taylor L.A. Highly siderophile element constraints on accretion and differentiation of the Earth-Moon system. Science 315 (2007) 217-219
13. Dickinson T., Taylor G. J., Keil K., and Bild R. W. (1989) Germanium abundances in lunar basalts: evidence of mantle metasomatism? In Proc. 19th Lunar and Planet. Sci. Conf., pp. 189-198.
14. Edmunson J., Borg L. E., Nyquist L. E., and Asmerom Y. (2005) Three-system isotopic study of lunar norite 78238: Rb-Sr results. Lunar Planet. Sci. Conf. XXXIV, #1473 (abstr.).
15. Edmunson J., Gaffney A. M., and Borg L. E. (2006) Disturbance of U-Pb isotopic systematics in lunar samples: mare basalt 10017 and norite 78238. Lunar Planet. Sci. Conf. XXXVII, #1506 (abstr.).
16. Elkins Tanton L.T., Van Orman J.A., Hager B.H., and Grove T.L. Re-examination of the lunar magma ocean cumulate overturn hypothesis: melting or mixing is required. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 196 (2002) 239-249
17. Fletcher I.R., and Rosman K.J.R. Precise determination of initial Nd from Sm-Nd isochron data. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 46 (1982) 1983-1987
18. Gaffney A. M., Borg L. E., and Connelly J. N. (2006) U-Pb isotope systematics of shergottite Queen Alexandra Range 94201: seeing through terrestrial lead contamination to identify an even lower-mu source on Mars. Lunar Planet. Sci. Conf. XXXVII, #1483 (abstr.).
19. Gopalan K., Kaushal S., Lee-Hu C., and Wetherill G.W. Rb-Sr and U, Th-Pb ages of lunar materials. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta Suppl. 1 (1970) 1195-1205
20. Hanan B.B., and Tilton G.R. 60025-relict of primitive lunar crust?. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 84 (1987) 15-21
21. Hidaka H., Ebihara M., and Yoneda S. Neutron capture effects on samarium, europium, and gadolinium in Apollo 15 deep drill-core samples. Meteorit. Planet. Sci. 35 (2000) 581-590
22. Jolliff B.L., Gillis J.J., Haskin L.A., Korotev R.L., and Wieczorek M.A. Major lunar crustal terranes: surface expressions and crust-mantle origins. J. Geophys. Res. 105 (2000) 4197-4216
23. Jolliff B.L., Haskin L.A., Colson R.O., and Wadhwa M. Partitioning in REE-saturating minerals: theory, experiment, and modelling of whitlockite, apatite, and evolution of lunar residual magmas. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 57 (1993) 4069-4094
24. Kleine T., Palme H., Mezger K., and Halliday A.N. Hf-W chronometry of lunar metals and the age and early differentiation of the Moon. Science 310 (2005) 1671-1674
25. Lingenfelter R.E., Canfield E.H., and Hampel V.E. The lunar neutron flux revisited. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 16 (1972) 355
26. Ludwig K. R. (2001) Isoplot/Ex rev. 2.49; A geochronological toolkit for Microsoft Excel. In Berkeley Geochronology Center Special Publication No. 1a.
27. Lugmair G.W. Sm-Nd systematics of some Apollo 17 basalts. LPI Contrib. 234 (1975) 107-110
28. 87Sr method. Nature 300 (1982) 414-419
29. 39Ar isotopic systematics and age of lunar meteorite Asuka 881757. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 57 (1993) 4687
30. Neal C. R., and Ely J. C. (2002) Sulfide immiscibility in the lunar magma ocean: evidence for a primitive lunar lower mantle and the origin of high-μ mare basalts. Lunar Planet. Sci. Conf. XXXIII, #1821 (abstr.).
31. Neal C. R., Ely J. C., and Jain J. C. (2001) The siderophile element budget of the Moon: a reevaluation, part 2. Lunar Planet. Sci. Conf. XXXII, #1662 (abstr.).
32. Nyquist L.E. Lunar Rb-Sr chronology. Phys. Chem. Earth 10 (1977) 103-142
33. 86Sr for Apollo 17 basalts and KREEP basalt 15386. Lunar Planet. Inst. Conf. Abst., pp. 610-612.
34. Nyquist L. E., Bansal B. M., Wooden J. L., and Wiesmann H. (1977) Sr-isotopic constraints on the petrogenesis of Apollo 12 mare basalts. In Proc. Lunar Sci. Conf. 8th, pp. 1383-1415.
35. Nyquist L. E., Hörz F., Wiesmann H., Shih C.-Y., and Bansal B. (1987) Isotopic studies of shergottite chronology: I. effect of shock metamorphism on the Rb-Sr system. Lunar Planet. Inst. Conf. Abst., pp. 732-733.
36. Nyquist L.E., and Shih C.-Y. The isotopic record of lunar volcanism. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 56 (1992) 2213-2234
37. Nyquist L. E., Shih C.-Y., Wooden J. L., Bansal B. M., and Wiesmann H. (1979) The Sr and Nd isotopic record of Apollo 12 basalts: implications for lunar geochemical evolution. In Proc. Lunar Sci. Conf. 10th, pp. 77-114.
38. 142Nd formation interval for the lunar mantle. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 59 (1995) 2817-2837
39. Paces J.B., Neal C.R., Taylor L.A., Nakai S.I., and Halliday A.N. A strontium and neodymium isotopic study of Apollo 17 high-Ti mare basalts-resolution of ages, evolution of magmas, and origins of source heterogeneities. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 55 (1991) 2025-2043
40. Papanastassiou D.A., and Wasserburg G.J. Rb-Sr ages and initial strontium in basalts from Apollo 15. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 17 (1973) 324-337
41. Papanastassiou D.A., Wasserburg G.J., and Burnett D.S. Rb-Sr ages of lunar rocks from the Sea of Tranquillity. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 8 (1970) 1-19
42. Papike J.J., Hodges F.N., Bence A.E., Cameron M., and Rhodes J.M. Mare basalts-crystal chemistry, mineralogy, and petrology. Rev. Geophys. Space Phys. 14 (1976) 475-540
43. Premo W. R., and Tatsumoto M. (1991) U-Th-Pb isotopic systematics of lunar norite 78235. In Proc. Lunar Planet. Sci. Conf., vol. 21, pp. 89-100.
44. Premo W.R., and Tatsumoto M. U-Th-Pb, Rb-Sr, and Sm-Nd isotopic systematics of lunar troctolitic cumulate 76535: implications on the age and origin of this early lunar, deep-seated cumulate. Proc. Lunar Planet. Sci. 22 (1992) 381-397
45. Premo W. R., Tatsumoto M., Misawa K., Nakamura N., and Kita N. I. (1999) Pb-isotopic systematics of lunar highland rocks (>3.9 Ga); constraints on early lunar evolution. In Planetary petrology and geochemistry; the Lawrence A Taylor 60th birthday volume (eds. G. A. Snyder, C. R. Neal, and W. G. Ernst). Bellwether Publishing, pp. 207-240.
46. Russ III G.P., Burnett D.S., and Wasserburg G.J. Lunar neutron stratigraphy. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 15 (1972) 172
47. Schmitt H.H., Lofgren G., Swann G.A., and Simmons G. The Apollo 11 samples: introduction. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta Suppl. 1 (1970) 1-54
48. Shearer C.K., and Papike J.J. Magmatic evolution of the Moon. Am. Mineral. 84 (1999) 1469-1494
49. Silver L.T. Uranium-thorium-lead isotopes in some Tranquility Base samples and their implications for lunar history. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta Suppl. 1 (1970) 1533-1574
50. Smith J.V., Anderson A.T., Newton R.C., Olsen E.J., Crewe A.V., Isaacson M.S., Johnson D., and Wyllie P.J. Petrologic history of the moon inferred from petrography, mineralogy and petrogenesis of Apollo 11 rocks. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta Suppl. 1 (1970) 897
51. Snyder G. A., Borg L. E., Nyquist L. E., and Taylor L. A. (2000) Chronology and isotopic constraints on lunar evolution. InOrigin of the earth and moon (eds. R. M. Canup and K. Righter). University of Arizona Press, pp. 361-395.
52. Snyder G.A., Lee D.-C., Taylor L.A., Halliday A.N., and Jerde E.A. Evolution of the upper mantle of the Earth's Moon: Neodymium and strontium isotopic constraints from high-Ti mare basalts. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 58 (1994) 4795-4808
53. Snyder G.A., Neal C.R., Taylor L.A., and Halliday A.N. Anatexis of lunar cumulate mantle in time and space: Clues from trace-element, strontium, and neodymium isotopic chemistry of parental Apollo 12 basalts. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 61 (1997) 2731-2747
54. Snyder G.A., Taylor L.A., and Halliday A.N. Chronology and petrogenesis of the lunar highlands alkali suite: cumulates from KREEP basalt crystallization. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 59 (1995) 1185-1203
55. Snyder G.A., Taylor L.A., and Neal C.R. A chemical model for generating the sources of mare basalts - Combined equilibrium and fractional crystallization of the lunar magmasphere. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 56 (1992) 3809-3823
56. Stacey J.S., and Kramers J.D. Approximation of terrestrial lead isotope evolution by a two-stage model. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 26 (1975) 207-221
57. Tatsumoto M. Age of the moon: an isotopic study of U-Th-Pb systematics of Apollo 11 lunar samples-II. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta Suppl. 1 (1970) 1595
58. Tatsumoto M., Knight R.J., and Allegre C.J. Time differences in the formation of meteorites as determined from the ratio of lead-207 to lead-206. Science 180 (1973) 1279-1283
59. Tatsumoto M., Premo W.R., and Unruh D.M. Origin of lead from green glass of Apollo 15426-a search for primitive lunar lead. J. Geophys. Res. 92 (1987) 361-371
60. Tera F., and Wasserburg G.J. U-Th-Pb analyses of soil from the Sea of Fertility. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 13 (1972) 457
61. Tera F., and Wasserburg G.J. U-Th-Pb systematics on lunar rocks and inferences about lunar evolution and the age of the moon. Lunar Planet. Sci. Conf. (1974) 1571-1599
62. Torigoye-Kita N., Misawa K., Dalrymple G.B., and Tatsumoto M. Further evidence for a low U/Pb source in the moon: U-Th-Pb, Sm-Nd, and Ar-Ar isotopic systematics of lunar meteorite Yamato-793169. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 59 (1995) 2621-2632
63. Unruh D.M., Stille P., Patchett P.J., and Tatsumoto M. Lu-Hf and Sm-Nd evolution in lunar mare basalts. J. Geophys. Res. Suppl. 89 (1984) 459-477
64. Unruh D. M., and Tatsumoto M. (1977) Evolution of mare basalts-the complexity of the U-Th-Pb system. Lunar Planet. Sci. Conf., pp. 1673-1696.
65. Walker R.J., Horan M.F., Shearer C.K., and Papike J.J. Low abundances of highly siderophile elements in the lunar mantle: evidence for prolonged late accretion. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 224 (2004) 399-413
66. Warren P.H. The magma ocean concept and lunar evolution. Annu. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci. 13 (1985) 201-240
67. Wood J.A., Dickey Jr. J.S., Marvin U.B., and Powell B.N. Lunar anorthosites and a geophysical model of the moon. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta Suppl. 1 (1970) 965