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Apollo Sample 15459

   
Generic Number 15459
Mission Information
Mission Apollo 15
Station 7
Landmark SPUR CRATER
Bag Number SCB 6
Original Weight 5854.00 g
Sample Classification
Rock Type Breccia
Rock Subtype Regolith
Description Regolith breccia
Sample Availability
Percent of Pristine Sample Available 89.12%
Date of Pristinity Calculation Mar 2, 2015
Thin Sections Available See list of available thin sections.
Public Displays
Display Samples Available
Sample Description Location Map
15459,6 Display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample 15459,6. United Nations, Vienna, Austria See Map
15459,447 Glass display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample 15459,447. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History See Map
15459,19 Thin Section display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample 15459,19. Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History See Map
15459,173 Display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample 15459,173. North Carolina Museum of Life and Science See Map
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: 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: 1990

Authors: Lindstrom, M. M., Marvin, U. B., Holmberg, B. B., and Mittlefehldt, D. W.

Title: Apollo 15 KREEP-poor impact melts

Lindstrom, M. M., Marvin, U. B., Holmberg, B. B., and Mittlefehldt, D. W. (1990) Apollo 15 KREEP-poor impact melts. Proceedings of the 20th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 77-90.

Publication Year: 1989

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

Title: Chemical and isotopic constraints on the petrogenesis of the large mare basalt clast in breccia 15459

Nyquist, L. E., Lindstrom, M. M., Bansal, B. M., Mittlefehldt, D. W., Shih, C.-Y., and Wiesmann, H. (1989) Chemical and isotopic constraints on the petrogenesis of the large mare basalt clast in breccia 15459. Proceedings of the 19th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 163-174.

Publication Year: 1987

Authors: Lindstrom, M. M. and Marvin, U. B.

Title: Geochemical and petrological studies of clasts in Apennine Front breccia 15459 (abs)

Lindstrom, M. M. and Marvin, U. B. 1987. Geochemical and petrological studies of clasts in Apennine Front breccia 15459 (abs). In Proceedings of the 18th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 554-555.

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: 1977

Authors: Ridley, W. I.

Title: Some petrologic aspects of Imbrium stratigraphy

Ridley, W. I. (1977) Some petrologic aspects of Imbrium stratigraphy. Royal Society of London Philosophical Transactions A285, 105-114.

Publication Year: 1975

Authors: Ridley, W. I.

Title: Petrology of Apollo 15 breccia 15459 (abs)

Ridley, W. I. 1975. Petrology of Apollo 15 breccia 15459 (abs). In Proceedings of the 6th Lunar Science Conference, Houston, TX, The Lunar and Planetary Institute, 671-673.

Publication Year: 1973

Authors: Takeda, H.

Title: Inverted pigeonites from a clast of rock 15459 and basaltic achondrites

Takeda, H. (1973) Inverted pigeonites from a clast of rock 15459 and basaltic achondrites. Proceedings of the 4th Lunar Science Conference, 875-885.

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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