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Chemical composition of lunar meteorites and the lunar crust

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The paper presents the first analyses of major and trace elements in 19 lunar meteorites newly found in Oman. These and literature data were used to assay the composition of highland, mare, and transitional (highland-mare interface) regions of the lunar surface. The databank used in the research comprises data on 44 meteorites weighing 11 kg in total, which likely represent 26 individual falls. Our data demonstrate that the lunar highland crust should be richer in Ca and Al but poorer in mafic and incompatible elements than it was thought based on studying lunar samples and the first orbital data. The Ir concentration in the highland crust and the analysis of lunar crater population suggest that most lunar impactites were formed by a single major impact event, which predetermined the geochemical characteristics of these rocks. Lunar mare regions should be dominated by low-Ti basalts, which are, however, enriched in LREEs compared to those sampled by lunar missions. The typical material of mare-highland interface zones can contain KREEP and magnesian VLT basalts. The composition of the lunar highland crust deduced from the chemistry of lunar meteorites does not contradict the model of the lunar magma ocean, but the average composition of lunar mare meteorites is inconsistent with this concept and suggests assimilation of KREEP material by basaltic magmas. The newly obtained evaluations of the composition of the highland crust confirm that the Moon can be enriched in refractory elements and depleted in volatile and siderophile elements.

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Original Russian Text © S.I. Demidova, M.A. Nazarov, C.A. Lorenz, G. Kurat, F. Brandstatter, Th. Ntaflos, 2007, published in Petrolgoiya, 2007, Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 416–437.

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Demidova, S.I., Nazarov, M.A., Lorenz, C.A. et al. Chemical composition of lunar meteorites and the lunar crust. Petrology 15, 386–407 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0869591107040042

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