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Apollo Sample 15498

   
Generic Number 15498
Mission Information
Mission Apollo 15
Station 4
Landmark DUNE CRATER
Bag Number SCB 6
Original Weight 2340.00 g
Sample Classification
Rock Type Breccia
Rock Subtype Regolith
Description Glass-coated
Sample Availability
Percent of Pristine Sample Available 34.11%
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.
Catalogs and Publications
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Publication Year: 1988

Authors: Vetter, S. K., Shervais, J. W., and Lindstrom, M. M.

Title: Petrology and geochemistry of olivine-normative and quartz-normative basalts from regolith breccia 15498: New diversity in Apollo 15 mare basalts

Vetter, S. K., Shervais, J. W., and Lindstrom, M. M. (1988) Petrology and geochemistry of olivine-normative and quartz-normative basalts from regolith breccia 15498: New diversity in Apollo 15 mare basalts. Proceedings of the 18th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 255-271.

Publication Year: 1976

Authors: Uhlmann, D. R. and Klein, L. C.

Title: Crystallization kinetics, viscous flow and thermal histories of lunar breccias 15286 and 15498

Uhlmann, D. R. and Klein, L. C. (1976) Crystallization kinetics, viscous flow and thermal histories of lunar breccias 15286 and 15498. Proceedings of the 7th Lunar Science Conference, 2529-2541.

Publication Year: 1972

Authors: Mason, B.

Title: Mineralogy and petrology of polymict breccia 15498

Mason, B. (1972) Mineralogy and petrology of polymict breccia 15498. In The Apollo 15 Lunar Samples (eds. J. W. Chamberlain and C. Watkins), pp. 137 - 139. The Lunar Science Institute, Houston, TX.

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