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Apollo Sample 12009

   
Generic Number 12009
Mission Information
Mission Apollo 12
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Bag Number
Original Weight 468.20 g
Sample Classification
Rock Type Basalt
Rock Subtype Olivine
Description C, fine-grained, 1 large vesicle, ilmenite, chromite, ulvospinel, vitrophyre, skeleton olivine phenocrysts in spherulite matrix
Sample Availability
Percent of Pristine Sample Available 88.43%
Date of Pristinity Calculation Mar 4, 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: 1979

Authors: Fuller, M. D., Meshkov, E., Ciscowski, S. M., and Hale, C. J.

Title: On the natural remanent magnetism of certain mare basalts

Fuller, M. D., Meshkov, E., Ciscowski, S. M., and Hale, C. J. (1979) On the natural remanent magnetism of certain mare basalts. Proceedings of the 10th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2211-2233.

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: 1972

Authors: Drever, H. I., Johnston, R., Butler, P., and Gibb, F. G. F.

Title: Some textures in Apollo 12 lunar igneous rocks and in terrestrial analogs

Drever, H. I., Johnston, R., Butler, P., and Gibb, F. G. F. (1972) Some textures in Apollo 12 lunar igneous rocks and in terrestrial analogs. Proceedings of the 3rd Lunar Science Conference, 171-184.

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.

Publication Year: 1971

Authors: Green, D. H., Ware, N. G., Hibberson, W. O., and Major, A.

Title: Experimental petrology of Apollo 12 basalts: Part 1, Sample 12009

Green, D. H., Ware, N. G., Hibberson, W. O., and Major, A. (1971) Experimental petrology of Apollo 12 basalts: Part 1, Sample 12009. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 13, 85-96.

Publication Year: 1971

Authors: Bogard, D. D., Funkhouser, J. G., Schaeffer, O. A., and Zahringer, J.

Title: Noble gas abundances in lunar material-cosmic ray spallation products and radiation ages from the Sea of Tranquility and the Ocean of Storms

Bogard, D. D., Funkhouser, J. G., Schaeffer, O. A., and Zahringer, J. (1971) Noble gas abundances in lunar material-cosmic ray spallation products and radiation ages from the Sea of Tranquility and the Ocean of Storms. Journal of Geophysical Research 76(11), 2757-2779. http://dx.doi.org/10.1029/JB076i011p02757.

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