Lunar Sample and PhotoCatalog 
Apollo Sample 12053
| Generic Number | 12053 | ||||||||
| Mission Information | |||||||||
| Mission | Apollo 12 | ||||||||
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| Landmark | BENCH CRATER | ||||||||
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| Original Weight | 879.00 g | ||||||||
| Sample Classification | |||||||||
| Rock Type | Basalt | ||||||||
| Rock Subtype | Pigeonite | ||||||||
| Description | C, medium-grained, few vesicles, ilmenite, chromite, ulvospinel, rare silica, pyroxene & olivine phenocrysts, radiate groundmass | ||||||||
| Sample Availability | |||||||||
| Percent of Pristine Sample Available | 46.43% | ||||||||
| Date of Pristinity Calculation | Jan 13, 2015 | ||||||||
| Thin Sections Available | See list of available thin sections. | ||||||||
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| Display Samples Available |
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| 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 | |||||||||
Publication Year: 1984 Title: Cosmic ray exposure histories and 235U-136Xe dating of Apollo 11, Apollo 12, and Apollo 17 mare basalts Eugster, O., Eberhardt, P., Geiss, J., Grögler, N., and Schwaller, H. (1984) Cosmic ray exposure histories and 235U-136Xe dating of Apollo 11, Apollo 12, and Apollo 17 mare basalts. Journal of Geophysical Research 89, C171-C181. Publication Year: 1971 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. No results found
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| Images for Apollo Sample 12053 | |||||||||
Photo Number: 12053,85_JSC00987-X1 Thin Section Photograph of Apollo 12 Sample 12053,85 in Cross-Polarized Light at 2.5x Magnification and 2.85 mm Field of View (View #1) 
Photo Number: 12053,85_JSC00987-X1-ADJ Thin Section Photograph of Apollo 12 Sample 12053,85 in Cross-Polarized Light at 2.5x Magnification and 2.85 mm Field of View (View #1) 
Photo Number: 12053,85_JSC00988-P1 Thin Section Photograph of Apollo 12 Sample 12053,85 in Plane-Polarized Light at 2.5x Magnification and 2.85 mm Field of View (View #1) 
Photo Number: 12053,85_JSC00988-P1-ADJ Thin Section Photograph of Apollo 12 Sample 12053,85 in Plane-Polarized Light at 2.5x Magnification and 2.85 mm Field of View (View #1) 
Photo Number: 12053,85_JSC00989-R1 Thin Section Photograph of Apollo 12 Sample 12053,85 in Reflected Light at 2.5x Magnification and 2.85 mm Field of View (View #1) 
Photo Number: 12053,85_JSC00990-X2 Thin Section Photograph of Apollo 12 Sample 12053,85 in Cross-Polarized Light at 2.5x Magnification and 2.85 mm Field of View (View #2) 
Photo Number: 12053,85_JSC00990-X2-ADJ Thin Section Photograph of Apollo 12 Sample 12053,85 in Cross-Polarized Light at 2.5x Magnification and 2.85 mm Field of View (View #2) 
Photo Number: 12053,85_JSC00991-P2 Thin Section Photograph of Apollo 12 Sample 12053,85 in Plane-Polarized Light at 2.5x Magnification and 2.85 mm Field of View (View #2) 
Photo Number: 12053,85_JSC00991-P2-ADJ Thin Section Photograph of Apollo 12 Sample 12053,85 in Plane-Polarized Light at 2.5x Magnification and 2.85 mm Field of View (View #2) 
Photo Number: 12053,85_JSC00992-R2 Thin Section Photograph of Apollo 12 Sample 12053,85 in Reflected Light at 2.5x Magnification and 2.85 mm Field of View (View #2) 
Photo Number: 12053,85_JSC00993-X3 Thin Section Photograph of Apollo 12 Sample 12053,85 in Cross-Polarized Light at 2.5x Magnification and 2.85 mm Field of View (View #3) 
Photo Number: 12053,85_JSC00993-X3-ADJ Thin Section Photograph of Apollo 12 Sample 12053,85 in Cross-Polarized Light at 2.5x Magnification and 2.85 mm Field of View (View #3) 
Photo Number: 12053,85_JSC00994-P3 Thin Section Photograph of Apollo 12 Sample 12053,85 in Plane-Polarized Light at 2.5x Magnification and 2.85 mm Field of View (View #3) 
Photo Number: 12053,85_JSC00994-P3-ADJ Thin Section Photograph of Apollo 12 Sample 12053,85 in Plane-Polarized Light at 2.5x Magnification and 2.85 mm Field of View (View #3) 
Photo Number: 12053,85_JSC00995-R3 Thin Section Photograph of Apollo 12 Sample 12053,85 in Reflected Light at 2.5x Magnification and 2.85 mm Field of View (View #3) 
Photo Number: 12053,85_JSC00996-X4 Thin Section Photograph of Apollo 12 Sample 12053,85 in Cross-Polarized Light at 10x Magnification and 0.7 mm Field of View (View #4) 
Photo Number: 12053,85_JSC00996-X4-ADJ Thin Section Photograph of Apollo 12 Sample 12053,85 in Cross-Polarized Light at 10x Magnification and 0.7 mm Field of View (View #4) 
Photo Number: 12053,85_JSC00997-P4 Thin Section Photograph of Apollo 12 Sample 12053,85 in Plane-Polarized Light at 10x Magnification and 0.7 mm Field of View (View #4) 
Photo Number: 12053,85_JSC00997-P4-ADJ Thin Section Photograph of Apollo 12 Sample 12053,85 in Plane-Polarized Light at 10x Magnification and 0.7 mm Field of View (View #4) 
Photo Number: 12053,85_JSC00998-R4 Thin Section Photograph of Apollo 12 Sample 12053,85 in Reflected Light at 10x Magnification and 0.7 mm Field of View (View #4) No results found
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