Petrology of basalt and single-mineral fragments in the soil of the Sea of Fertility
Abstract
Basalt and single-mineral particles, ranging from 150 to 425 microns, from the Luna-16 sample are studied by electron microanalysis, X-ray fluorescence analysis, and petrographic techniques. Three basalt species of different structure are identified. The structure and composition of the individual minerals (in particular of pyroxenes) indicate that the basalts have crystallized under conditions similar to those established for Apollo-11 samples.
- Publication:
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Lunar Soil from the Sea of Fertility
- Pub Date:
- 1974
- Bibcode:
- 1974lssf.book...93B
- Keywords:
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- Basalt;
- Chemical Composition;
- Lunar Maria;
- Lunar Soil;
- Mineralogy;
- Petrology;
- Crystallization;
- Crystallography;
- Feldspars;
- Microstructure;
- Olivine;
- Pyroxenes;
- Selenography;
- Single Crystals;
- Lunar and Planetary Exploration