In:
Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, American Geophysical Union (AGU), Vol. 88, No. S01 ( 1983-11-10)
Abstract:
We discuss the composition and chronology of clasts representing three minor lithologies in consortium breccia 67915. The lithologies studied are: sodic ferrogabbro, pristine troctolitic anorthosite (67915,26), and granulitic troctolitic anorthosite (67915,67). These lithologies were presumed to represent samples of the ancient lunar crust. The pristine troctolitic anorthosite, a typical member of the pristine anorthosite suite, contains little or no trapped liquid consistent with its two‐phase mineralogy. The plagioclase separates have 39 Ar‐ 40 Ar plateau ages of 4.10±0.06 b.y., and a final rise in the age pattern may represent a ‘memory’ of the earlier evolution. The granulitic troctolitic anorthosite, which has 13 times larger REE abundances, displays a continuous rise of the 40 Ar/ 39 Ar ratio. The last 25% of the 39 Ar release data establish a minimum age of 〉 3.5 b.y., but the 244 Pu/Nd chronology suggests an age of ∼4.3 b.y. The sodic ferrogabbro samples, which appear to be members of the Mg‐gabbronorite group of pristine rocks, show large Ar losses but indicate plateaus in the low‐temperature data, suggesting a metamorphic event more recently than 260 m.y. ago, a time that is consistent with the North Ray impact event 50 m.y. ago.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0148-0227
DOI:
10.1029/JB088iS01p0B165
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Publication Date:
1983
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