NASA NTRS · 19740040177
Rb-Sr systematics for chemically defined Apollo 15 and 16 materials
Abstract
Concentrations of Rb and Sr and the Sr87/86 ratios are determined in a large number of Apollo 15 samples, including KREEP basalts, mare basalts, anorthosite breccia clasts, lithic fragments, a spinel-bearing clast, green glass samples, breccia matrix, and soils. Relative concentrations of Sm, Eu, Rb, and Sr are also examined in the samples, with particular attention to Rb/Sr systematics vs other trace element abundances and total chemical compositions of rocks. Analysis of crystalline KREEP samples rich in trace elements indicates that the differentiation of these rocks has extended to -4.25 AE age, a significantly later time than the presumed time of accretion of the moon.
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Nyquist, L. E., Hubbard, N. J., Jahn, B., Bansal, B. M., Wiesmann, H., Gast, P. W.. 1973-01-01. Rb-Sr systematics for chemically defined Apollo 15 and 16 materials. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19740040177
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