Characterization of Mesostasis Areas in Mare Basalts: Constraining Melt Compositions from Which Apatite Crystallizes
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COMPOSITIONS FROM WHICH APATITE CRYSTALLIZES. N. J. Potts 1,2* , R. Tartèse 1 , M. Anand 1,3 , I. A. Franchi 1 , W. van Westrenen 2 , J. J. Barnes 1,3 , A. A. Griffiths 1,4 1 Department of Physical Sciences, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK, (*[email protected]) 2 Faculty of Earth and Life Sciences, VU University Amsterdam, NL 3 Department of Earth Sciences, The Natural History Museum, London, UK. 4 School of Earth, Atmospheric and Environmental Science, University of Manchester, UK.
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تاریخ انتشار 2014