Clast-laden nature and the origin of Luna 24 olivine-vitrophyres
Clast-laden nature and the origin of Luna 24 olivine-vitrophyres
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1978
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Basu, Abhijit
McKay, David S.
Fruland, Ruth M.
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Pergamon Press
Abstract
Particles of olivine-vitrophyre make up less than one percent of the <250 μm fraction of the Luna 24 soils. They contain microphenocrysts of olivine and spinel, together with a variety of olivine, pyroxene, plagioclase, a silica phase, and opaque oxide clasts.
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Lunar surface samples
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Basu, A., Mckay, D.S., Fruland, R.M., 1978. Clast-Laden Nature and the Origin of Luna 24 Olivine-Vitrophyres, in: Proceedings of the Ninth Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, Texas, March 13-17, 1978, LSI Contribution. Pergamon Press, New York, NY, pp. 535–546.