Agglutinates as recorders of fossil soil compositionsThe composition of agglutinates in polished sections of the Apollo 17 drill core was studied in an attempt to deduce the nature of the Taurus-Littrow valley regolith prior to the formation of the Camelot and Central Cluster craters. The agglutinate compositions in the soils differed from the host soil compositions except for samples from the North Massif. Local materials from the valley floor and the massifs appear to form the pre-Central Cluster regolith. It is also shown that chemical mixing models for bulk soil compositions can be misleading unless the petrologic characteristics of each soil are taken into account.
Document ID
19790055194
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Taylor, G. J. (New Mexico Univ. Albuquerque, NM, United States)
Wentworth, S. (New Mexico Univ. Albuquerque, NM, United States)
Warner, R. D. (New Mexico Univ. Albuquerque, NM, United States)
Keil, K. (New Mexico, University Albuquerque, N. Mex., United States)