Introduction: The nature, origin and evolution of Mars' Noachian crust is relatively unknown [1]. Detailed analyses of meteorites point to an early differentiation event for the planet but the only rock definitively of Noachian age is the Martian meteorite; ALH84001, comprised of >95% orthopyroxene [2]. Our understanding of the composition of the Martian crust is derived mostly from Amazonian-a...

Compositional fields for spinels from a wide variety of mafic– a wide range of conditions from mafic and ultramafic ultramafic igneous rock types and tectonic environments have been magmas and, in the case of chromites, are often among determined from a global database of over 26 000 analyses. the first phases to crystallize. They also exhibit a wide These fields are defined using contoured dat...

It has long been recognized that mare basalts on the Moon are preferentially located both on the Earth-facing hemisphere and within large impact basins. A popular model that accounts for this observation assumes that these magmas were denser than the lunar crust, that they accumulated at the crust^mantle interface, and that eruptions occurred only when this magma chamber became overpressurized....

Introduction: Over the years, there have been many proposed mechanisms for moon formation, including fission, capture, and coaccretion, but the most popular and ever-evolving model at present is the giant impact origin [1]. The impact origin points to the existence of a hot, young moon, likely with a global magma ocean [2]. The next logical step, based on the mantle cumulate crystallization seq...

study area is located in district of bajestan and ferdows cities, ne of iran. structurally, this area is part of lut block. the oldest exposed rocks, to the north of intrusive rocks and in eastern bajestan, are meta-chert, slate, quartzite, thin-bedded crystalline limestone and meta-argillite. the sedimentary units are: sardar formation (carboniferous), jamal formation (permian), sorkh shale an...

In this study the formation of polygenetic High Tatra granitoid magma is discussed. Felsic and mafic mixing mingling processes occurred in all batches composing pluton are documented by typical textural assemblages, which include: microgranular enclaves (MME), clots, felsic quartz-plagioclase-titanite ocelli, biotite-quartz poikilitic plagioclase crystals, chemically zoned K-feldspar phenocryst...

Abstract Generally all orogenic ultrapotassic rocks are formed after melting of metasomatized sub-continental lithospheric mantle via subducted crustal mica-bearing lithologies. Here we present another possible model, based on the study small Stomanovo monzonite porphyry intrusion in Central Rhodope Massif, Bulgaria. The dated at 30.50 ± 0.46 Ma is intruded into voluminous Oligocene (31.63 0.40...