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Is plagioclase removal responsible for the negative Eu anomaly in the source regions of mare basalts?The nearly ubiquitous presence of a negative Eu anomaly in the mare basalts has been suggested to indicate prior separation and flotation of plagioclase from the basalt source region during its crystallization from a lunar magma ocean (LMO). Are there any mare basalts derived from a mantle source which did not experience prior plagioclase separation? Crystal chemical rationale for REE substitution in pyroxene suggests that the combination of REE size and charge, M2 site characteristics of pyroxene, fO2, magma chemistry, and temperature may account for the negative Eu anomaly in the source region of some types of primitive, low TiO2 mare basalts. This origin for the negative Eu anomaly does not preclude the possibility of the LMO as many mare basalts still require prior plagioclase crystallization and separation and/or hybridization involving a KREEP component.
Document ID
19900033168
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Shearer, C. K.
(South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, SD, United States)
Papike, J. J.
(South Dakota School of Mines and Technology Rapid City, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1989
Publication Information
Publication: Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta
Volume: 53
ISSN: 0016-7037
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Exploration
Accession Number
90A20223
Distribution Limits
Public
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