Skip to main content

Table 1 Modal abundances (vol%) of minerals in the NWA 2727 silicic clast, Apollo granite, QMD

From: Formation of ferroan dacite by lunar silicic volcanism recorded in a meteorite from the Moon

Sample name

NWA 2727

12033,634-34

12023,14-10

12032,366-19

15405,145

Clast

Silicic clast

Granite

Granite

Granite

QMD

Refer.

this work

Seddio et al. (2015)

Seddio et al. (2014)

Seddio et al. (2013)

Fagan et al. (2014)

Ol

4.9

7.1

0.8

2.8

-

LCP

-

8.7

2.2

5.5

12.1

HCP

5.9

13.7

Plg

31.4

30.3

14.2

6.3

20.2

Kfs

14.9

21.1

45.7

52.3

24.5

Si

39.4

24.0

36.7

32.0

23.8

Ox

<1

1.0

<1

<2

2.3

Ap

2.6

4.0

Tr

Tr

0.3

Mer

-

3.9

-

Tr

2.8

  1. Ol olivine, LCP low-Ca pyroxene (pigeonite + orthopyroxene), HCP high-Ca pyroxene (augite), Plg plagioclase, Kfs K-feldspar, Si silica, Ox oxide phases, Ap apatite, Mer merrillite, Tr trace amount. The unit of modal abundances in Seddio et al. (2013, 2014) are converted into “vol%” from “wt%”