Lunar Sample 15016
Mission | Apollo 15 |
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Lithology | basalt |
Description | Lunar Sample 15016 is a highly vesicular, olivine-normative, basalt with a major element composition similar to that of non-vesicular basalt 15555. It is a medium-grained basalt with subhedral phenocrysts of zoned pyroxene (1-2 mm) and olivine (~1 mm) set in a matrix of subophitic intergrowths of pyroxene and plagioclase. |
Laboratory Views (Mug Shots)
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Thin Sections
In Situ
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Cutting and Miscellaneous Lab Views
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Cutting and Chipping Diagrams
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Stereo Views
Other Information
Lunar Sample Atlas Lunar Sample15016