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Apollo Sample 15086

   
Generic Number 15086
Mission Information
Mission Apollo 15
Station 1
Landmark ELBOW CRATER
Bag Number SCB 1 158
Original Weight 216.50 g
Sample Classification
Rock Type Breccia
Rock Subtype Regolith
Description
Sample Availability
Percent of Pristine Sample Available 51.06%
Date of Pristinity Calculation Dec 3, 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
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Publication Year: 1986

Authors: Simon, S. B., Papike, J. J., Gosselin, D. C., and Laul, J. C.

Title: Petrology of the Apollo 15 regolith breccias

Simon, S. B., Papike, J. J., Gosselin, D. C., and Laul, J. C. (1986) Petrology of the Apollo 15 regolith breccias. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta 50, 2675-2691.

Publication Year: 1973

Authors: Drake, J. C. and Klein, C.

Title: Lithic fragments and glasses in microbreccia 15086: Their chemistry and occurrence

Drake, J. C. and Klein, C. (1973) Lithic fragments and glasses in microbreccia 15086: Their chemistry and occurrence. Proceedings of the 4th Lunar Science Conference, 467-479.

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: 1972

Authors: Drake, J. C. and Klein, C.

Title: Mineralogical and chemical studies of breccia 15086

Drake, J. C. and Klein, C. (1972) Mineralogical and chemical studies of breccia 15086. In The Apollo 15 Lunar Samples (eds. J. W. Chamberlain and C. Watkins), pp. 67 - 69. The Lunar Science Institute, Houston, TX.

Publication Year: 1972

Authors: Wenk, E., Glauser, A., and Schwander, H.

Title: On bytownite in 15086,36

Wenk, E., Glauser, A., and Schwander, H. (1972) On bytownite in 15086,36. In The Apollo 15 Lunar Samples (eds. J. W. Chamberlain and C. Watkins), pp. 189-190. The Lunar Science Institute, Houston, TX.

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