Lunar zirconology

Australian Journal of Earth Sciences

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 277-290

  Nemchin, A A ^a   Grange, M L ^a   Pidgeon, R T ^a   Meyer, C ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

apatite; impact melt breccia; Moon; U Pb age; zircon

Indexed keywords

BRECCIA; CRYSTALLIZATION; GEOCHEMISTRY; LUNAR CRUST; LUNAR SOIL; MAGMATISM; MOON; RESEARCH WORK; ZIRCON;

EID: 84859304030     PISSN: 08120099     EISSN: 14400952     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08120099.2011.613484     Document Type: Article

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