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Dissolution of olivine in basaltic liquids: experimental observations and applications.

January 1, 1985

Rates of olivine dissolution in synthetic lunar basalt 77115 and a silica-enriched 77115 composition (Sil-77115) at superliquidus temperatures have been determined. Dissolution-rate data have been applied to the problem of the thermal history of fragment-laden impact-melt rocks of the lunar highlands. Textural and chemical criteria are discussed for the recognition of olivine resorption (and growth) phenomena in igneous rocks. -J.A.Z.

Publication Year 1985
Title Dissolution of olivine in basaltic liquids: experimental observations and applications.
Authors C.R. Thornber, J.S. Huebner
Publication Type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Series Title American Mineralogist
Index ID 70012903
Record Source USGS Publications Warehouse
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