Sentences with phrase «in plagioclase»

Here we present ion microprobe measurements of the CO2 content of basaltic melt trapped in plagioclase crystals.

Williamson BJ, Herrington RJ, Morris A (2016) Porphyry copper enrichment linked to excess aluminium in plagioclase.

Not exact matches

Thousands to millions of years later, these elements combined with silicates in the moon's mantle to form plagioclase feldspars, which eventually moved to the surface and formed the moon's crust, said Roy.

Both Longhi and Warren harbor some skepticism about the extraordinary level of plagioclase purity in the anorthosites detected by Kaguya but maintain that the general implications remain relevant.

The Kaguya orbiter looked for anorthosite, a type of rock enriched in the relatively low - density mineral plagioclase.