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The Nakhla Martian Meteorite is a Cumulate Igenous Rock. Comment on "Glass-Bearing Inclusions in Nakhla (SNC Meteorite) Augite: Heterogeneously Trapped Phases"All the properties of the Nakhla Martian meteorite suggest that it is a cumulate igneous rock, formed from a basaltic parental magma. Anomalous magmatic inclusions in Nakhla s augite grains can be explained by disequilibrium processes during crystal growth, and have little significance in the geological history of the meteorite.
Document ID
20030071102
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Treiman, A. H.
(Lunar and Planetary Inst. Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2003
Publication Information
Publication: Mineralogy and Petrology
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Volume: 77
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Report/Patent Number
LPI-Contrib-1132
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASW-4574
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAG5-8270
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Public
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