The distribution of Mg-spinel across the Moon and constraints on crustal origin

A robust assessment is made of the distribution and (spatially resolved) geologic context for the newly identified rock type on the Moon, a Mg-spinel-bearing anorthosite (pink-spinel anorthosite, PSA). Essential criteria for confirmed detection of Mg-spinel using spectroscopic techniques are present...

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Main Authors: Pieters, CM, Hanna, KD, Cheek, L, Dhingra, D, Prissel, T, Jackson, C, Moriarty, D, Parman, S, Taylor, LA
Format: Journal article
Published: Mineralogical Society of America 2014