Lunar apatite with terrestrial volatile abundances

Jeremy W. Boyce (), Yang Liu, George R. Rossman, Yunbin Guan, John M. Eiler, Edward M. Stolper and Lawrence A. Taylor
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Jeremy W. Boyce: California Institute of Technology
Yang Liu: Planetary Geosciences Institute, University of Tennessee
George R. Rossman: California Institute of Technology
Yunbin Guan: California Institute of Technology
John M. Eiler: California Institute of Technology
Edward M. Stolper: California Institute of Technology
Lawrence A. Taylor: Planetary Geosciences Institute, University of Tennessee

Nature, 2010, vol. 466, issue 7305, 466-469

Abstract: Earth-like lunar apatite It is thought that the lunar interior is deficient relative to the Earth in hydrogen, chlorine and other volatiles, due to near-complete degassing from the Moon-forming impact. New analyses of lunar basalt 14053, a much-studied sample collected by the Apollo 14 astronauts, suggest that portions of the lunar mantle or crust may be more volatile-rich than previously thought. Concentrations of hydrogen, chlorine and sulphur in the mineral apatite from 14053 are indistinguishable from apatites in common terrestrial igneous rocks. Measurements of apatites from other available lunar rock types will help to clarify the generality and significance of the terrestrial-like properties of this basalt.

Date: 2010
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