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Lunar 'dunite', 'pyroxenite' and 'anorthosite.'Photomicrographic study of 200 thin sections of Apollo 14 rock samples suggests that these monomineralic aggregates are recrystallized single-mineral grains. It is contended, therefore, that the source rocks are not properly characterized by igneous rock names, being more moderately coarse-grained gabbroic rather than ultramafic rocks.
Document ID
19730029306
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
doi:10.1016/0012-821X(72)90158-6
Authors
Wilshire, H. G.
Jackson, E. D. (U.S. Geological Survey Menlo Park, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1972
Publication Information
Publication: Earth and Planetary Science Letters
Volume: 16
Subject Category
Space Sciences
Accession Number
73A14108
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASA ORDER T-4738-A
Distribution Limits
Public
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