Graphite oxidation in the Apollo 17 orange glass magma: Implications for the generation of a lunar volcanic gas phase

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 73, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 5905-5917

  Nicholis, Mike G ^a   Rutherford, Malcolm J ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECOMPRESSION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FUGACITY; GRAPHITE; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; SILICATE MELT; VOLCANIC ERUPTION; VOLCANIC GAS;

SPHERULES;

EID: 69149099755     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2009.06.022     Document Type: Article

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