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Mineralogy of Apollo 15415 ?genesis rock' - Source of anorthosite on moon.Results of electron microprobe analyses of plagioclase points and pyroxene grains of Apollo 15415 ?genesis rock.' It is pointed out that no evidence of cumulate textures has yet appeared to support suggestions of extensive crystal-liquid differentiation producing an anorthositic crust or a lunar crust composed of a mixture of plagioclase-rich rock, basalts and minor ultramafic material, which require that plagioclase crystals float in a basaltic liquid. The plagioclase in 15415 does not show cumulate texture either. It is noted that it remains to be seen whether rock 15415 is correctly named the ?genesis rock.'
Document ID
19720028745
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Steele, I. M.
Smith, J. V.
(Chicago, University Chicago, Ill., United States)
Date Acquired
August 6, 2013
Publication Date
November 19, 1971
Publication Information
Publication: Nature
Volume: 234
Subject Category
Space Sciences
Accession Number
72A12411
Distribution Limits
Public
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