Light Lithophile Elements in Natural and Experimental Phases in Martian Basalts: Implications for the Degassing of Water from Martian MagmasLentz et al. argued that zoning trends in light lithophile elements (LLE) in pyroxene in Shergotty and Zagami are evidence for the degassing of magmatic water. We tested this inference by obtaining: additional LLE analyses of Shergotty and Zagami pyroxene; analyses of Pasamonte pyroxene; and silicate and phosphate partition coefficients for B and Li for martian magma and mineral compositions.
Document ID
20030110742
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Headquarters
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Herd, C. D. K. (Lunar and Planetary Inst. Houston, TX, United States)
Treiman, A. H. (Lunar and Planetary Inst. Houston, TX, United States)
McKay, G. A. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Shearer, C. K. (New Mexico Univ. Albuquerque, NM, United States)