Abyssal peridotites are ultramafic rocks collected from mid-ocean ridges that are the
residues of adiabatic decompression melting. Their compositions provide information on the …

Mare volcanics on the Moon are the key record of thermo-chemical evolution throughout
most of lunar history,–. Young mare basalts—mainly distributed in a region rich in …

Lunar impact glasses can provide important information on the bulk compositions of their
sources and the impact history of the Moon. Here, we report the chemical composition of fifty …

Trace element partition coefficients between anorthitic plagioclase and basaltic melts (D)
have been determined experimentally at 0.6 GPa and 1350–1400° C in a lunar high-Ti …

Abstract The Chang'E 5 (CE-5) samples represent the youngest mare basalt ever known
and provide an access into the late lunar evolution. Recent studies have revealed that CE-5 …

The purpose of this review study is to reappraise in a more comprehensive form the
thermodynamic principles behind the partitioning of trace elements between clinopyroxene …

The customary practice for displaying REE abundances is to normalize them to chondritic
abundances and then to plot these normalized abundances in order of atomic number, Z …

The distribution of rare earth elements (REEs) in mantle minerals depends on temperature,
pressure, and mineral composition. We developed parameterized lattice strain models for …

Partitioning of rare earth elements (REEs) between mantle minerals and basaltic melts is
fundamental to understanding crystal-melt fractionation processes and can be quantitatively …

Sample return missions have provided the basis for understanding the thermochemical
evolution of the Moon. Mare basalt sources are likely to have originated from partial melting …