A high field strength element perspective on early lunar differentiation

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 74, Issue 24, 2010, Pages 7340-7361

  Münker, Carsten ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLIZATION; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LUNAR MANTLE; MAGMA; MARE BASALT; PETROGENESIS; TRACE ELEMENT; ZIRCONIUM;

EID: 78650177149     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2010.09.021     Document Type: Article

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