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Apollo Sample 12010

   
Generic Number 12010
Mission Information
Mission Apollo 12
Station
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Bag Number
Original Weight 360.00 g
Sample Classification
Rock Type Breccia
Rock Subtype Regolith
Description abundant mare basalt clasts, abundant glass fragments and solivinear wind gases, shocked mineral grains
Sample Availability
Percent of Pristine Sample Available 87.53%
Date of Pristinity Calculation Mar 2, 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: 1972

Authors: Keith, J. E., Clark, R. S., and Richardson, K. A.

Title: Gamma-ray measurements of Apollo 12, 14 and 15 lunar samples

Keith, J. E., Clark, R. S., and Richardson, K. A. (1972) Gamma-ray measurements of Apollo 12, 14 and 15 lunar samples. Proceedings of the 3rd Lunar Science Conference, 1671-1680.

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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