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Apollo Sample 12063

   
Generic Number 12063
Mission Information
Mission Apollo 12
Station
Landmark BENCH CRATER
Bag Number
Original Weight 2426.00 g
Sample Classification
Rock Type Basalt
Rock Subtype Ilmenite
Description C, medium-grained, rare vesicles, ilmenite, chromite, ulvospinel, rare silica, porphyritic olivine and pyroxene, symplectite
Sample Availability
Percent of Pristine Sample Available 86.38%
Date of Pristinity Calculation Jan 27, 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: Trzcienski, W. E. and Kulick, C. G.

Title: Plagioclase and Ba-K phases from Apollo samples 12063 and 14310

Trzcienski, W. E. and Kulick, C. G. (1972) Plagioclase and Ba-K phases from Apollo samples 12063 and 14310. Proceedings of the 3rd Lunar Science Conference, 591-602.

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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