Petrology of Apollo 16 poikilitic rocks

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Date
1973
Authors
Simonds, Charles H.
Warner, Jeffrey L.
Phinney, William C.
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Pergamon
Abstract
Poikilitic rocks, virtually all with low K-KREEP composition are found in all non-mare suites of lunar samples. Most of these rocks have low calcium pyroxene oikocrysts enclosing many chadacrysts of feldspar. The poikilitic rocks are proposed to form by crystallization of an impact generated partial melt with over 70% liquid.
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Lunar surface samples, Igneous rocks
Citation
Proceedings of the Fourth Lunar Science Conference (Supplement 4, Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta) Vol. 1, pp. 613-632
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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11753/1601
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