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Apollo Sample 15405

   
Generic Number 15405
Mission Information
Mission Apollo 15
Station 6A
Landmark
Bag Number SCB 6 168
Original Weight 513.10 g
Sample Classification
Rock Type Breccia
Rock Subtype Impact Melt
Description F.G. impact melt (KREEP)
Sample Availability
Percent of Pristine Sample Available 35.91%
Date of Pristinity Calculation Mar 4, 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
References
   
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Publication Year: 1991

Authors: Marvin, U. B., Lindstrom, M. M., Holmberg, B. B., and Martinez, R. R.

Title: New observations of quartz monzodiorite-granite suite

Marvin, U. B., Lindstrom, M. M., Holmberg, B. B., and Martinez, R. R. (1991) New observations of quartz monzodiorite-granite suite. Proceedings of the 21st Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 119-136.

Publication Year: 1986

Authors: Lindstrom, M. M.

Title: Diversity of rock types in Apennine Front breccias (abs)

Lindstrom, M. M. 1986. Diversity of rock types in Apennine Front breccias (abs). In Proceedings of the 17th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, Houston, TX, The Lunar and Planetary Institute, 486-487.

Publication Year: 1980

Authors: Taylor, G. J., Warner, R. D., Keil, K., Ma, M.-S., and Schmitt, R. A.

Title: Silicate liquid immiscibility, evolved lunar rocks, and the formation of KREEP

Taylor, G. J., Warner, R. D., Keil, K., Ma, M.-S., and Schmitt, R. A. (1980) Silicate liquid immiscibility, evolved lunar rocks, and the formation of KREEP. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta Suppl. 12, 339-352.

Publication Year: 1979

Authors: Ryder, G. and Norman, M. D.

Title: Catalog of pristine non-mare materials Part 1. Non-anorthosites. Revised

Ryder, G. and Norman, M. D. (1979) Catalog of pristine non-mare materials Part 1. Non-anorthosites. Revised. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, TX.

Publication Year: 1978

Authors: Bernatowicz, T. J., Hohenberg, C. M., Hudson, B., Kennedy, B. M., and Podosek, F. A.

Title: Argon ages for lunar breccias 14064 and 15405

Bernatowicz, T. J., Hohenberg, C. M., Hudson, B., Kennedy, B. M., and Podosek, F. A. (1978) Argon ages for lunar breccias 14064 and 15405. Proceedings of the 9th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 905-919.

Publication Year: 1976

Authors: Nyquist, L. E., Wiesmann, H., Shih, C.-Y., and Bansal, B. M.

Title: 15405 quartz-monzodiorite: Super KREEP

Nyquist, L. E., Wiesmann, H., Shih, C.-Y., and Bansal, B. M. (1976) 15405 quartz-monzodiorite: Super KREEP. In Interdisciplinary studies by the Imbrium Consortium. Volume 1 (ed. J. A. Wood).

Publication Year: 1976

Authors: Ryder, G.

Title: Interdisciplinary studies by the Imbrium Consortium: Samples 14064, 14082, 14312, 14318, 15405, 15445 and 15455.

Ryder, G. (1976) Interdisciplinary studies by the Imbrium Consortium: Samples 14064, 14082, 14312, 14318, 15405, 15445 and 15455. . Harvard University Press.

Publication Year: 1976

Authors: Tatsumoto, M. and Unruh, D. M.

Title: KREEP basalt age: Grain by grain U-Th-Pb systematic study of the quartz monzodiorite clast 15405,88

Tatsumoto, M. and Unruh, D. M. (1976) KREEP basalt age: Grain by grain U-Th-Pb systematic study of the quartz monzodiorite clast 15405,88. Proceedings of the 7th Lunar Science Conference, 2107-2129.

Publication Year: 1976

Authors: Ryder, G.

Title: Lunar sample 15405: Remnant of a KREEP basalt-granite differentiated pluton

Ryder, G. (1976) Lunar sample 15405: Remnant of a KREEP basalt-granite differentiated pluton. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 29, 255-268.

Publication Year: 1976

Authors: Marvin, U. B.

Title: Sample 15405: Hand Specimen Descriptions and Processing

Marvin, U. B. (1976) Sample 15405: Hand Specimen Descriptions and Processing. In Interdisciplinary studies by the Imbrium Consortium. Volume 1 (ed. J. A. Wood).

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