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Apollo Sample 12008

   
Generic Number 12008
Mission Information
Mission Apollo 12
Station
Landmark
Bag Number
Original Weight 58.40 g
Sample Classification
Rock Type Basalt
Rock Subtype Ilmenite
Description C, fine-grained, no vesicles & vugs, ilmenite, chromite, ulvospinel, silica, olivine porphyritic, very fine-grained to glassy matrix
Sample Availability
Percent of Pristine Sample Available 57.71%
Date of Pristinity Calculation Jan 13, 2015
Thin Sections Available See list of available thin sections.
Public Displays
Display Samples Available
Apollo Virtual Microscope @ the Virtual Microscope for Earth Sciences
The Apollo Virtual Microscope collection was developed in collaboration with The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.
Catalogs and Publications
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Publication Year: 1977

Authors: Jarosewich, E. and Mason, B.

Title: Compositions of lunar basalts 10069, 10071 and 12008.

Jarosewich, E. and Mason, B. (1977) Compositions of lunar basalts 10069, 10071 and 12008. . In Lunar Sample Studies (ed. W. Phinney).

Publication Year: 1972

Authors: Butler, P.

Title: Compositional characteristics of olivines from Apollo 12 samples

Butler, P. (1972) Compositional characteristics of olivines from Apollo 12 samples. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 36(7), 773-785. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0016-7037(72)90087-7.

Publication Year: 1971

Authors: Brett, R., Butler, P., Meyer, C., Reid, A. M., Takeda, H., and Williams, R.

Title: Apollo 12 igneous rocks 12004, 12008, 12009 and 12022: A mineralogical and petrological study

Brett, R., Butler, P., Meyer, C., Reid, A. M., Takeda, H., and Williams, R. (1971) Apollo 12 igneous rocks 12004, 12008, 12009 and 12022: A mineralogical and petrological study. Proceedings of the 2nd Lunar Science Conference, 301-317.

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