The Apollo 16 Lunar Samples: Petrographic and Chemical Description
- 5 January 1973
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in Science
- Vol. 179 (4068), 23-34
- https://doi.org/10.1126/science.179.4068.23
Abstract
The preliminary characterization of the rocks and soils returned from the Apollo 16 site has substantiated the inference that the lunar terra are commonly underlain by plagioclase-rich or anorthositic rocks. No evidence has been found for volcanic rocks underlying the regolith in the Apollo 16 region. In their place, we have found anorthositic rocks that are thoroughly modified by crushing and partial melting. The textural and chemical variations in these rocks provide some evidence for the existence of anorthositic complexes that have differentiated on a scale of tens to hundreds of meters.Keywords
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