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Importance of lunar granite and KREEP in very high potassium (VHK) basalt petrogenesisAnalysis of five very high potassium (VHK) basalts from Apollo 14 breccia 14303 shows the presence of a KREEP component. An assimilation and fractional crystallization model is presented to describe the basalt evolution. The influence of granite assimilation on the basalt evolution is discussed. The presence of VHK basalts containing only a granite signature and those with both granite and KREEP signatures suggests that there are at least two different VHK basalt flows at the Apollo 14 site.
Document ID
19890023489
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Neal, Clive R.
(Tennessee Univ. Knoxville, TN, United States)
Taylor, Lawrence A.
(Tennessee, University Knoxville, United States)
Lindstrom, Marilyn M.
(NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1988
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Meeting Information
Meeting: Lunar and Planetary Science Conference
Location: Houston, TX
Country: United States
Start Date: March 16, 1987
End Date: March 20, 1987
Accession Number
89A10860
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG9-62
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG9-56
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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