A review of lunar chronology revealing a preponderance of 4.34-4.37 Ga ages

Borg, Lars E.; Gaffney, Amy M.; Shearer, Charles K.

doi:10.1111/maps.12373

Title: A review of lunar chronology revealing a preponderance of 4.34-4.37 Ga ages

Journal Article · Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 EST 2014 · Meteoritics and Planetary Science

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.12373· OSTI ID:1249132

Borg, Lars E. ^[1]; Gaffney, Amy M. ^[1]; Shearer, Charles K. ^[2]

Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Univ. of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM (United States)

In this study, data obtained from Sm-Nd and Rb-Sr isotopic measurements of lunar highlands’ samples are renormalized to common standard values and then used to define ages with a common isochron regression algorithm. The reliability of these ages is evaluated using five criteria that include whether: (1) the ages are defined by multiple isotopic systems, (2) the data demonstrate limited scatter outside uncertainty, (3) initial isotopic compositions are consistent with the petrogenesis of the samples, (4) the ages are defined by an isotopic system that is resistant to disturbance by impact metamorphism, and (5) the rare-earth element abundances determined by isotope dilution of bulk of mineral fractions match those measured by in situ analyses. From this analysis, it is apparent that the oldest highlands’ rock ages are some of the least reliable, and that there is little support for crustal ages older than ~4.40 Ga. A model age for ur-KREEP formation calculated using the most reliable Mg-suite Sm-Nd isotopic systematics, in conjunction with Sm-Nd analyses of KREEP basalts, is 4389 ± 45 Ma. This age is a good match to the Lu-Hf model age of 4353 ± 37 Ma determined using a subset of this sample suite, the average model age of 4353 ± 25 Ma determined on mare basalts with the ¹⁴⁶Sm-¹⁴²Nd isotopic system, with a peak in Pb-Pb ages observed in lunar zircons of ~4340 ± 20 Ma, and the oldest terrestrial zircon age of 4374 ± 6 Ma. The preponderance of ages between 4.34 and 4.37 Ga reflect either primordial solidification of a lunar magma ocean or a widespread secondary magmatic event on the lunar nearside. The first scenario is not consistent with the oldest ages reported for lunar zircons, whereas the second scenario does not account for concordance between ages of crustal rocks and mantle reservoirs.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

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OSTI ID:: 1249132

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-655538

Journal Information:: Meteoritics and Planetary Science, Vol. 50, Issue 4; ISSN 1086-9379

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