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Characterizing the Effect of Shock on Isotopic Ages

Authors :
Edmunson, Jennifer
Cohen, Barbara
Publication Year :
2009
Publisher :
United States: NASA Center for Aerospace Information (CASI), 2009.

Abstract

Two troctolites from the lunar magnesium suite (Mg-suite), 76335 and 76535, have Sm-147-ND-143 and Rb-87- Sr-87 ages that do not indicate the same age for their respective sample. In the case of 76335, the Sm-147-ND-143 age is 4278 +/- 60 Ma, but the Rb-87-Sr-87 data does not reveal an isochron]. For 76535, the Sm-147-ND-143 age is significantly younger (4260 +/- 60 Ma) than the Rb-87- Sr-87 age (4570 +/- 70 Ma, Lambda = 1.402x10(exp -11)). This study was designed to discover why the Sm-147-ND-143 and Rb-87-Sr-87 ages did not match for each individual sample.

Details

Language :
English
Database :
NASA Technical Reports
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsnas.20090033640
Document Type :
Report