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Apollo Sample 15205

   
Generic Number 15205
Mission Information
Mission Apollo 15
Station 2
Landmark ST. GEORGE CRATER
Bag Number SCB 1 161
Original Weight 337.30 g
Sample Classification
Rock Type Breccia
Rock Subtype Regolith
Description Glass-coated
Sample Availability
Percent of Pristine Sample Available 24.70%
Date of Pristinity Calculation Jun 18, 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: 1974

Authors: Dymek, R. F., Albee, A. L., and Chodos, A. A.

Title: Glass-coated soil breccia 15205: Selenologic history and petrologic constraints on the nature of its source region

Dymek, R. F., Albee, A. L., and Chodos, A. A. (1974) Glass-coated soil breccia 15205: Selenologic history and petrologic constraints on the nature of its source region. Proceedings of the 5th Lunar Science Conference, 235-260.

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.

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