Iron Mössbauer spectra of lava from Jeju island and its similarities to Moon basalts

We report the result of measurements of the⁵⁷Fe Mössbauer spectrum for powder samples of lava taken from four widely separated sites on Jeju island. The spectra consist of well defined quadrupole doublets having a 2+ charge state and indicate the presence of olivine, clinopyroxene, and ilmenite. In addition we find a six line magnetically split hyperfine pattern characteristic of impure hematite, with considerable line broadening and reduced internal field. The observed spectra have a remarkable similarity to those found for moon basalts. A recently popularized “collision ejection” model for the moon formation would be consistent with our observations. The data is a particularly simple and direct illustration of the well-known fact that the iron silicates and ilmenite found on the moon are very similar in composition and relative abundance to that found on earth.     

2.2]Paracyclophane/Dehydrobenzoannulene Hybrids: Transannular Delocalization in Open-Circuited Conjugated Macrocycles

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