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Oscillatory zoning in silicate minerals, especially plagioclase, is a common feature found in volcanic rocks from various terrestrial tectonic settings, but is nearly absent in the lunar environment. Here we report backscattered electron images, quantitative wavelength-dispersive spectrometry (WDS) analyses, and qualitative WDS elemental X‑ray maps that reveal oscillatory zoning of Mg, Ca, Fe, Ti, Al, Cr, and Mn in euhedral pyroxene phenocrysts, and faint oscillatory zoning of P in olivine phenocrysts in basaltic lunar meteorite Northwest Africa (NWA) 032. This is only the third known occurrence of oscillatory zoning in lunar silicate minerals. Zoning bands in pyroxene range from  ~ 3-5 μm up to  ~ 60 μm in width, but are typically  ~ 10-20 μm in width. Oscillatory bands are variable in width over short distances, often within a single grain. Most oscillatory bands preserve a euhedral form and have sharp edges; however some bands have jagged or uneven edges indicative of resorption surfaces. The short-scale oscillatory nature of the zoning in pyroxene is overprinted on longer-scale core to rim normal magmatic zoning from pigeonite to augite compositions. Oscillatory zoning of P in olivine is faint and only resolvable with high beam current (400 nA) mapping. Bands of higher P are typically only a few micrometers in width, and although they preserve a euhedral form, they are not traceable around the full circumference of a grain and have variable spacing.

Magma chamber dynamics recorded by oscillatory zoning in pyroxene and olivine phenocrysts in basaltic lunar meteorite Northwest Africa 032