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Apollo Sample 12036

   
Generic Number 12036
Mission Information
Mission Apollo 12
Station
Landmark BENCH CRATER
Bag Number Bag 8-D
Original Weight 75.00 g
Sample Classification
Rock Type Basalt
Rock Subtype Olivine
Description C, medium to coarse-grained, many vugs, high K, glass intersitital, K-spar, large olivine and pyroxene with poikilitic plagioclase, very much like 12035
Sample Availability
Percent of Pristine Sample Available 73.01%
Date of Pristinity Calculation Sep 4, 2014
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
References
   
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Publication Year: 1972

Authors: Busche, F. D., Prinz, M., Keil, K., and Bunch, T. E.

Title: Spinels and the petrogenesis of some Apollo 12 igneous rocks

Busche, F. D., Prinz, M., Keil, K., and Bunch, T. E. (1972) Spinels and the petrogenesis of some Apollo 12 igneous rocks. American Mineralogist, 1729-1747.

Publication Year: 1971

Authors: Busche, F. D., Conrad, G. H., Keil, K., Prinz, M., Bunch, T. E., Erlichman, J., and Quaide, W. L.

Title: Electron microprobe analysis of minerals from Apollo 12 lunar samples

Busche, F. D., Conrad, G. H., Keil, K., Prinz, M., Bunch, T. E., Erlichman, J., and Quaide, W. L. (1971) Electron microprobe analysis of minerals from Apollo 12 lunar samples. UNM Institute of Meteoritics Special Publications 3.

Publication Year: 1971

Authors: Jedwab, J.

Title: Surface morphology of free-growing ilmenites and chromites from vuggy rocks 10072 and 12036

Jedwab, J. (1971) Surface morphology of free-growing ilmenites and chromites from vuggy rocks 10072 and 12036. Proceedings of the 2nd Lunar Science Conference, 923-935.

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