A reappraisal of the petrogenesis of Apollo 17 lunar dunites 72415-72417: Relics of the deep lunar mantle?OPEN ACCESS 

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K. K. Bhanot, H. Downes, B. G. Rider-Stokes, E. S. Jennings, M. Anand, J. F. Snape, M. J. Whitehouse MAPS, Version of Record online: 13 November 2024 LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “Lunar dunite samples…

Physical Properties and Internal Structure of the Central Region of the MoonOPEN ACCESS 

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O. L. Kuskov, E. V. Kronrod, K. Matsumoto & V. A. Kronrod Geochemistry International, Volume 59, pages 1018–1037 (2021) LINK (OPEN ACCESS)PDF (OPEN ACCESS) “One of the pivoting problems of the geochemistry and geophysics of…

Calcium Isotopic Composition of the Lunar Crust, Mantle, and Bulk Silicate Moon:A Preliminary Study

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Wei Wu, Yi-Gang Xu, Zhao-Feng Zhang, XinLi Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta LINK “Calcium isotopes have the potential to explore genetic links between the Moon and Earth. Here, we constrain calcium isotopic composition of the bulk…

Abundance of highly siderophile elements in lunar basalts controlled by iron sulfide melt

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James M. Brenan, James E. Mungall & Neil R. Bennett Nature Geoscience, 1–6 Published: 19 August 2019 LINK “The Moon accreted meteoritic material towards the end of Solar System formation. Quantification of this late accretion…

Spinel assemblages in lunar meteorites Graves Nunataks 06157 and Dhofar 1528: Implications for impact melting and equilibration in the Moon’s upper mantle

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Axel Wittmann, Randy L. Korotev, Bradley L. Jolliff, Paul K. Carpenter Meteoritics & Planetary Science First Published: 28 November 2018 LINK “Magnesium‐rich spinel assemblages occur in the two lunar vitric breccia meteorites—Dhofar (Dho) 1528 and…

Petrogenesis of primitive and evolved basalts in a cooling Moon: Experimental constraints from the youngest known lunar magmas

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Stephen M. Elardo, Charles K. Shearer, Kathleen E. Vander Kaaden, Francis M. McCubbin, Aaron S. Bell Earth and Planetary Science Letters Volume 422, 15 July 2015, Pages 126–137 doi:10.1016/j.epsl.2015.04.014 LINK We have conducted high-temperature experiments…

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