A young solidification age for the lunar magma ocean

Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta

Volumn 140, Issue , 2014, Pages 227-240

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

^a LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; HAFNIUM; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LUTETIUM; MAGMA; MOON; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; RARE EARTH ELEMENT; SOLIDIFICATION; TRACE ELEMENT;

EID: 84902689673     PISSN: 00167037     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gca.2014.05.028     Document Type: Article

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