DOI: 10.1016/j.epsl.2020.116364
论文题名: Preservation of primordial signatures of water in highly-shocked ancient lunar rocks
作者: Černok A. ; Anand M. ; Zhao X. ; Darling J.R. ; White L.F. ; Stephant A. ; Dunlop J. ; Tait K.T. ; Franchi I.A.
刊名: Earth and Planetary Science Letters
ISSN: 0012821X
出版年: 2020
卷: 544 语种: 英语
中文关键词: apatite
; Apollo 17
; D/H
; Mg-suite
; shock
; water
英文关键词: Aquifers
; Deformation
; Isotopes
; Lunar missions
; Magnesia
; Nanostructures
; Rocks
; Accessory minerals
; Crustal materials
; Hydrogen isotopic composition
; Isotopic composition
; Isotopic signatures
; Volatile elements
; Volcanic glass
; Weighted averages
; Apatite
; accessory mineral
; apatite
; cumulate
; hydrogen isotope
; hydroxide
; isotopic composition
; lithology
; Moon
; norite
; preservation
; volcanic glass
英文摘要: Spurred by the discovery of water in lunar volcanic glasses about a decade ago, the accessory mineral apatite became the primary target to investigate the abundance and source of lunar water. This is due to its ability to contain significant amounts of OH in its structure, along with the widespread presence of apatite in lunar rocks. There is a general understanding that crustal cumulate rocks of the lunar magnesian (Mg) suite are better candidates for recording the original isotopic compositions of volatile elements in their parental melts compared to eruptive rocks, such as mare basalts. Consequently, water-bearing minerals in Mg-suite rocks are thought to be ideal candidates for discerning the primary hydrogen isotopic composition of water in the lunar interior. Mg-suite rocks and most other Apollo samples that were collected at the lunar surface display variable degrees of shock-deformation. In this study, we have investigated seven Apollo 17 Mg-suite samples that include troctolite, gabbro and norite lithologies, in order to understand if shock processes affected the water abundances and/or H isotopic composition of apatite. The measured water contents in apatite grains range from 31 to 964 ppm, with associated δD values varying between −535 ± 134‰ and +147 ± 194‰ (2σ). Considering the full dataset, there appears to be no correlation between H2O and δD of apatite and the level of shock each apatite grain has experienced. However, the lowest δD was recorded by individual, water-poor (<∼100 ppm H2O) apatite grains that are either directly in contact with an impact melt or in its proximity. Therefore, the low-δD signature of apatite could be a result of interactions with D-poor regolith (solar wind derived H), facilitated by shock-induced nanostructures that could have provided pathways for migration of volatiles. In contrast, in relatively water-rich apatites (>∼100 ppm H2O), regardless of the complexity of the shock-induced nanostructures, there appears to be no evidence of water-loss or alteration in their δD. The weighted average δD value of 24 such water-rich apatites is −192 ± 71‰, and, of all 36 analyzed spots is −209 ± 47‰, indistinguishable from that of other KREEPy lunar lithologies or the Earth's deep mantle. Despite experiencing variable degrees of shock-deformation at a later stage in lunar history, water-rich apatite in some of the earliest-formed lunar crustal material appears to retain the original isotopic signature of H in the Moon. © 2020 The Author(s) Citation statistics:
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/164909
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作者单位: School of Physical Sciences, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton KeynesMK7 6AA, United Kingdom; Centre for Applied Planetary Mineralogy, Department of Natural History, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, M5S 2C6, Canada; Department of Earth Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, M5S 3B1, Canada; Department of Earth Sciences, The Natural History Museum, London, SW7 5BD, United Kingdom; University of Portsmouth, School of the Environment, Geography and Geosciences, Burnaby Road, Portsmouth, PO1 3QL, United Kingdom
Recommended Citation:
Černok A.,Anand M.,Zhao X.,et al. Preservation of primordial signatures of water in highly-shocked ancient lunar rocks[J]. Earth and Planetary Science Letters,2020-01-01,544