The Apollo 16 drill core - Modal petrology and characterization of the mineral and lithic componentA string of 59 polished thin sections covering the length of the Apollo 16 deep drill core has been examined. A modal analysis, involving the optical classification of 116,000 points was made, and over 500 mineral and lithic fragments from the core were chemically analyzed using an electron microprobe. These data were used to identify and characterize the source areas of the core material and to reconstruct the accumulation history of the core.
Document ID
19770051813
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Vaniman, D. T. (California Univ. Santa Cruz, CA, United States)
Lellis, S. F. (California Univ. Santa Cruz, CA, United States)
Cameron, K. L. (California, University Santa Cruz, Calif., United States)
Papike, J. J. (New York, State University Stony Brook, N.Y., United States)