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From: Implications for the origins of pure anorthosites found in the feldspathic lunar meteorites, Dhofar 489 group

Figure 10

Mineral chemistry of the pure anorthosite clasts in Dhofar 489, Dhofar 911, and FAN 60015. Mineral compositions of (a) the pure anorthosite clasts in Dhofar 489 (PA1, PA3, PA4, and AN1), Dhofar 911 (PA5), and (b) 60015 (this work) are plotted in the plagioclase An values vs. Mg# (=molar 100 × Mg/(Mg + Fe)) of coexisting olivine (Ol) and orthopyroxene (Opx). The classical differentiation trends are ferroan anorthosite (FAN)-suite and Mg-suite rocks (e.g., Warner et al. 1976; Warren and Wasson 1977). The areas were taken from Yamaguchi et al. (2010). The areas in light blue represent confidence ≧7, and those in light green represent confidence ≦6 (Warren 1993).

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