Chemical heterogeneities reveal early rapid cooling of Apollo Troctolite 76535

William S. Nelson; Julia E. Hammer; Thomas Shea; Eric Hellebrand; G. Jeffrey Taylor

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-26841-4

Nature Communications (Dec 2021)

Chemical heterogeneities reveal early rapid cooling of Apollo Troctolite 76535

William S. Nelson,
Julia E. Hammer,
Thomas Shea,
Eric Hellebrand,
G. Jeffrey Taylor

Affiliations

William S. Nelson: Department of Earth Sciences, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), University of Hawaii at Mānoa
Julia E. Hammer: Department of Earth Sciences, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), University of Hawaii at Mānoa
Thomas Shea: Department of Earth Sciences, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), University of Hawaii at Mānoa
Eric Hellebrand: Department of Earth Sciences, Utrecht University
G. Jeffrey Taylor: Department of Earth Sciences, School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), University of Hawaii at Mānoa

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26841-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Chemical heterogeneities in Apollo sample 76535 constrain the magmatic cooling history of the lunar Mg-suite to <~ 20 My. Such rapid cooling is inconsistent with a large intrusive magma body and suggests formation by reactive melt infiltration.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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