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Apollo Sample 15465

   
Generic Number 15465
Mission Information
Mission Apollo 15
Station 7
Landmark SPUR CRATER
Bag Number SCB 5 199
Original Weight 376.00 g
Sample Classification
Rock Type Breccia
Rock Subtype Regolith
Description Glass with regolith breccia clasts
Sample Availability
Percent of Pristine Sample Available 85.74%
Date of Pristinity Calculation Mar 2, 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.
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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: 1979

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

Title: Catalog of pristine non-mare materials Part 2. Anorthosites. Revised

Ryder, G. and Norman, M. D. (1979) Catalog of pristine non-mare materials Part 2. Anorthosites. Revised. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Houston, TX.

Publication Year: 1976

Authors: Plieninger, T. and Schaeffer, O. A.

Title: Laser probe Ar ages in individual mineral grains in lunar baslt 15607 and lunar breccias 15465

Plieninger, T. and Schaeffer, O. A. (1976) Laser probe Ar ages in individual mineral grains in lunar baslt 15607 and lunar breccias 15465. Proceedings of the 7th Lunar Science Conference, 2055-2066.

Publication Year: 1976

Authors: Richter, D., Simmons, G., and Siegfried, R.

Title: Microcracks, micropores, and their petrologic interpretation for 72415 and 15418

Richter, D., Simmons, G., and Siegfried, R. (1976) Microcracks, micropores, and their petrologic interpretation for 72415 and 15418. Proceedings of the 7th Lunar Science Conference, 1901-1923.

Publication Year: 1973

Authors: Cameron, K. L. and Delano, J. W.

Title: Petrology of Apollo 15 consortium breccias 15465

Cameron, K. L. and Delano, J. W. (1973) Petrology of Apollo 15 consortium breccias 15465. Proceedings of the 4th Lunar Science Conference, 461-466.

Publication Year: 1973

Authors: Blanchard, D. P.

Title: The analysis of Apollo 15 rake sample walnuts and lunar breccias 15465 and 15565 for major and trace elements by atomic absorption spectrometry and neutron activation analysis

Blanchard, D. P. (1973) The analysis of Apollo 15 rake sample walnuts and lunar breccias 15465 and 15565 for major and trace elements by atomic absorption spectrometry and neutron activation analysis. University of Wisconsin, Madison.

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: Delano, J. W.

Title: Petrologic examination of breccia 15465 and its implications as to the nature of the Apennine Front

Delano, J. W. (1972) Petrologic examination of breccia 15465 and its implications as to the nature of the Apennine Front. In The Apollo 15 Lunar Samples (eds. J. W. Chamberlain and C. Watkins), pp. 60-61. The Lunar Science Institute, Houston, TX.

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