Crystallization of the lunar magma ocean and the primordial mantle-crust differentiation of the Moon

By B. Charlier, T. Grove, O. Namur, F. Holtz. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2018

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Abstract We present crystallization experiments on silicate melt compositions related to the lunar magma ocean (LMO) and its evolution with cooling. Our approach aims at constraining the primordial internal differentiation of the Moon into mantle and crust. We used graphite capsules in piston cylinder (1.35–0.80 GPa) and internally-heated pressure vessels (

Subfields: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Geophysics, Paleontology

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