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Apollo Sample 15499

   
Generic Number 15499
Mission Information
Mission Apollo 15
Station 4
Landmark DUNE CRATER
Bag Number SCB 5
Original Weight 2024.00 g
Sample Classification
Rock Type Basalt
Rock Subtype Pigeonite
Description Vitrophyric qz-norm
Sample Availability
Percent of Pristine Sample Available 73.14%
Date of Pristinity Calculation Mar 3, 2015
Thin Sections Available See list of available thin sections.
Public Displays
Display Samples Available
Sample Description Location Map
15499,10 Display of Apollo 15 Lunar Sample 15499,10. Cite de L'Espace 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: 1979

Authors: Fuller, M. D., Meshkov, E., Ciscowski, S. M., and Hale, C. J.

Title: On the natural remanent magnetism of certain mare basalts

Fuller, M. D., Meshkov, E., Ciscowski, S. M., and Hale, C. J. (1979) On the natural remanent magnetism of certain mare basalts. Proceedings of the 10th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 2211-2233.

Publication Year: 1973

Authors: Chappell, B. W. and Green, D. H.

Title: Chemical compositions and petrogenetic relationships in Apollo 15 mare basalts

Chappell, B. W. and Green, D. H. (1973) Chemical compositions and petrogenetic relationships in Apollo 15 mare basalts. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 18(2), 237-246. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0012-821x(73)90062-9.

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