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Apollo Sample 12022

   
Generic Number 12022
Mission Information
Mission Apollo 12
Station
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Bag Number
Original Weight 1864.00 g
Sample Classification
Rock Type Basalt
Rock Subtype Ilmenite
Description C, medium-grained, few vugs, ilmenite, silica, porphyritic, olivine and pyroxene phenocrysts, radiate groundmass
Sample Availability
Percent of Pristine Sample Available 79.76%
Date of Pristinity Calculation Jan 14, 2015
Thin Sections Available See list of available thin sections.
Public Displays
Display Samples Available
Sample Description Location Map
12022,92 Glass display of Apollo 12 Lunar Sample 12022,92. National Museum of Wales See Map
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: 1974

Authors: Hewins, R. H. and Goldstein, J. I.

Title: Metal-olivine associations and NiCo contents in two Apollo 12 mare basalts

Hewins, R. H. and Goldstein, J. I. (1974) Metal-olivine associations and NiCo contents in two Apollo 12 mare basalts. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 24(1), 59-70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0012-821x(74)90008-9.

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.

Publication Year: 1971

Authors: Weill, D. F., Grieve, R. A. F., McCallum, I. S., and Bottinga, Y.

Title: Mineralogy-petrology of lunar samples. Microprobe studies of samples 12021 and 12022; viscosity of melts of selected lunar compositions

Weill, D. F., Grieve, R. A. F., McCallum, I. S., and Bottinga, Y. (1971) Mineralogy-petrology of lunar samples. Microprobe studies of samples 12021 and 12022; viscosity of melts of selected lunar compositions. Proceedings of the 2nd Lunar Science Conference, 413-430.

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.

Publication Year: 1971

Authors: Strangway, D. W., Pearce, G. W., Gose, W. A., and Timme, R. W.

Title: Remanent magnetization of lunar samples

Strangway, D. W., Pearce, G. W., Gose, W. A., and Timme, R. W. (1971) Remanent magnetization of lunar samples. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 13(1), 43-52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0012-821X(71)90103-8.

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