Lunar ferroan anorthosites: Mineralogy, compositional variations, and petrogenesis
Mcgee, J. J.(1993). Lunar ferroan anorthosites: Mineralogy, compositional variations, and petrogenesis. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 98(E5), 9089-9105. https://doi.org/10.1029/93je00400
Datasets
| number | title | Methods | variables analyzed | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ferroan Anorthosites | FORSTERITE | |||
| 3 | Plagioclase Compositions | ANORTHITE, FeO, MgO | |||
| 4 | Pyroxene Compositions | WOLLASTONITE, ENSTATITE, FERROSILITE, Al2O3, TiO2, Cr2O3, MnO | |||
| 5 | Compositions of Pyroxenes in Relic Lithic Clasts | WOLLASTONITE, ENSTATITE, FERROSILITE, Al2O3, TiO2, Cr2O3, MnO | |||
Methods
| method name | laboratory | method comment | More details are available for the following variables | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CALCULATED | UNKNOWN | N/A | ||
| ELECTRON MICROPROBE | USGS RESTON | 20-kV accelerating voltage, 250-nA beam-aperture current, which corresponded to approximately 55-nA sample current on the carbon-coated thin sections |


