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Apollo 16 evolved lithology sodic ferrogabbro
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Zeigler, Ryan Jolliff, B. L. Korotev, R. L. |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Description | Evolved lunar igneous lithologies, often referred to as the alkali suite, are a minor but important component of the lunar crust. These evolved samples are incompatible-element rich samples, and are, not surprisingly, most common in the Apollo sites in (or near) the incompatible-element rich region of the Moon known as the Procellarum KREEP Terrane (PKT). The most commonly occurring lithologies are granites (A12, A14, A15, A17), monzogabbro (A14, A15), alkali anorthosites (A12, A14), and KREEP basalts (A15, A17). The Feldspathic Highlands Terrane is not entirely devoid of evolved lithologies, and rare clasts of alkali gabbronorite and sodic ferrogabbro (SFG) have been identified in Apollo 16 station 11 breccias 67915 and 67016. Curiously, nearly all pristine evolved lithologies have been found as small clasts or soil particles, exceptions being KREEP basalts 15382/6 and granitic sample 12013 (which is itself a breccia). Here we reexamine the petrography and geochemistry of two SFG-like particles found in a survey of Apollo 16 2-4 mm particles from the Cayley Plains 62283,7-15 and 62243,10-3 (hereafter 7-15 and 10-3 respectively). We will compare these to previously reported SFG samples, including recent analyses on the type specimen of SFG from lunar breccia 67915. |
| File Size | 357170 |
| Page Count | 2 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20140012941 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3sv2kq50 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2014-03-17 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Geophysics Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration Alkalies Petrography Lunar Crust Geochemistry Breccia Lunar Rocks Lunar Maria Highlands Feldspars Lithology Gabbro Anorthosite Kreep Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
