The very late-stage crystallization of the lunar magma ocean and the composition of immiscible urKREEP
The latest stages of the lunar magma ocean (LMO) crystallization led to the formation of
ilmenite-bearing cumulates and urKREEP, residual melts enriched in K, rare earth elements …
ilmenite-bearing cumulates and urKREEP, residual melts enriched in K, rare earth elements …
Experimental insights into the mineralogy and melt-rock reactions produced by lunar cumulate mantle overturn
Hybridization of the lunar mantle during the overturn (sinking) of Fe-and Ti–rich ilmenite-
bearing clinopyroxenite cumulates (IBC) in the lunar interior is called upon to explain the …
bearing clinopyroxenite cumulates (IBC) in the lunar interior is called upon to explain the …
Resurgence of Lunar Volcanism: Role of Localized Radioactive Enrichment in a Numerical Model of Magmatism and Mantle Convection
K Uh, M Kameyama, G Nishiyama, T Miyagoshi… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
We develop a 2-D numerical model of magmatism and mantle convection to understand the
volcanism on the Procellarum KREEP terrane (PKT) of the Moon, which continued for …
volcanism on the Procellarum KREEP terrane (PKT) of the Moon, which continued for …