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Controlled fractional crystallization is feasible in the lunar environment

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Is it true that controlled fractional crystallization is feasible in the lunar environment?

Yes. Multiple petrological and geochemical studies confirm that fractional crystallization is a standard, feasible mechanism operating within the lunar environment, particularly during the evolution of the lunar magma ocean.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 7 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

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The retrieved papers consistently treat fractional crystallization as a core, physically feasible mechanism in the lunar environment, utilizing it in petrological experiments, numerical models, and geochemical analyses of lunar samples without disputing its fundamental feasibility.

Evidence for · 7
Fractional crystallization of the lunar magma ocean: Updating the dominant paradigm
2018
Simulates fractional crystallization of a lunar magma ocean directly using petrologic experimentation.
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Rapp, J. F. & Draper, D. S. (2018). Fractional crystallization of the lunar magma ocean: Updating the dominant paradigm. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1111/maps.13086

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Magma ocean crystallization model coupling fluid mechanics and thermo-chemistry: application to the lunar magma ocean.
2023
Develops a reactive transport model coupling fluid mechanics and thermo-chemistry to study lunar magma ocean fractional crystallization.
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Rey, L., Keller, T., Wong, Y., Tackley, P., Liebske, C., & Schmidt, M. (2023). Magma ocean crystallization model coupling fluid mechanics and thermo-chemistry: application to the lunar magma ocean.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu23-14392

Inefficient plagioclase segregation during Lunar Magma Ocean Crystallization can link the mantle sources for High-Alumina and High-Titanium basalts
2025
Investigates petrological experiments designed to study late-stage lunar magma ocean fractional crystallization and inefficient plagioclase segregation.
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Manosalva, D. A. & Elardo, S. M. (2025). Inefficient plagioclase segregation during Lunar Magma Ocean Crystallization can link the mantle sources for High-Alumina and High-Titanium basalts. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-19115

Isotopic evidence for volatile loss driven by South Pole-Aitken basin-forming impact.
2026
Notes that fractional crystallization processes help explain heavy iron isotopic signatures in lunar basalts.
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Tian, H., Zhang, C., Li, W., Xue, D., Wang, J., Yang, W., Liu, Y., Lin, Y., Li, X., & Wu, F. (2026). Isotopic evidence for volatile loss driven by South Pole-Aitken basin-forming impact.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2515408123

Low Ni and Co olivine in Chang'E-5 basalts reveals the origin of the young volcanism on the Moon.
2023
Performs fractional crystallization modeling on basalt olivines to understand magmatic processes on the Moon.
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Su, B., Zhang, D., Chen, Y., Yang, W., Mao, Q., Li, X., & Wu, F. (2023). Low Ni and Co olivine in Chang'E-5 basalts reveals the origin of the young volcanism on the Moon.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scib.2023.07.020

A dry lunar mantle reservoir for young mare basalts of Chang'e-5.
2021
Accounts for extensive magma fractional crystallization when estimating mantle water abundance from young lunar mare basalts.
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Hu, S., He, H., Ji, J., Lin, Y., Hui, H., Anand, M., Tartèse, R., Yan, Y., Hao, J., Li, R., Gu, L., Guo, Q., He, H., & Ouyang, Z. (2021). A dry lunar mantle reservoir for young mare basalts of Chang'e-5.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-021-04107-9

Fusible mantle cumulates trigger young mare volcanism on the cooling Moon.
2022
Conducts fractional crystallization simulations to understand how mantle source compositions relate to lunar volcanism.
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Su, B., Yuan, J., Chen, Y., Yang, W., Mitchell, R. N., Hui, H., Wang, H., Tian, H., Li, X., & Wu, F. (2022). Fusible mantle cumulates trigger young mare volcanism on the cooling Moon.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abn2103

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The retrieved papers consistently treat fractional crystallization as a core, physically feasible mechanism in the lunar environment, utilizing it in petrological experiments, numerical models, and geochemical analyses of lunar samples without disputing its fundamental feasibility.

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