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2014-03 |
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abstract |
Crystallization of major silicate and oxide phases from basaltic melts produces late-stage
liquids whose chemical compositions differ from the initial melt. These chemically
evolved liquids crystallize phases in the interstitial mesostasis regions in lunar
basaltic rocks. Enrichment of incompatible elements, including volatiles such as OH,
F, Cl, is characteristic of these late-stage liquids and encourages growth of accessory
phases including apatite [Ca<sub>5</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(F,Cl,OH)]. Apatite
is the main volatile bearing crystalline phase in lunar rocks. It starts crystallizing
after ~95% melt solidification in typical mare basalts, but could crystallize earlier,
after ~85-90% solidification in KREEP basalts. Using the OH contents of apatites,
several researchers have calculated water contents for parental magmas. These calculated
parental magma water contents can then be used to estimate a range of values for water
in the mantle source regions of mare basalts [e.g.,2-6]. Therefore, a better characterization
of the mesostasis areas, and of the melts in which apatite forms, is paramount to
gain further insights and constraints on water in the lunar interior, especially because
important parameters such as partitioning of volatiles between late-stage melts and
apatite remain poorly constrained. |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/259682 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/259683 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/259684 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/259685 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/259686 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/259687 |
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http://data.open.ac.uk/oro/document/259911 |
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Article |
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label |
Potts, N. J. ; Tartèse, R. ; Anand, M. ; Franchi, I. A. ; van Westrenen, W.; Barnes,
Jessica and Griffiths, A. A. (2014). Characterization of mesostasis areas in mare
basalts: constraining melt compositions from which apatite crystallizes. In: 45th
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 17-21 Mar 2014, Houston, Texas. |
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label |
Potts, N. J. ; Tartèse, R. ; Anand, M. ; Franchi, I. A. ; van Westrenen, W.; Barnes,
Jessica and Griffiths, A. A. (2014). Characterization of mesostasis areas in mare
basalts: constraining melt compositions from which apatite crystallizes. In: 45th
Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 17-21 Mar 2014, Houston, Texas. |
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Title |
Characterization of mesostasis areas in mare basalts: constraining melt compositions
from which apatite crystallizes |
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oro |