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Apollo Sample 15505

   
Generic Number 15505
Mission Information
Mission Apollo 15
Station 9
Landmark SCARP CRATER
Bag Number SCB 7 255
Original Weight 1147.00 g
Sample Classification
Rock Type Breccia
Rock Subtype Regolith
Description Glass-coated
Sample Availability
Percent of Pristine Sample Available 88.72%
Date of Pristinity Calculation Nov 13, 2013
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: 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: 1973

Authors: Michel-Levy, M. C. and Johan, Z.

Title: Apollo 15 lunar rocks 15555, 15565 and 15505 and their associated glasses (abs)

Michel-Levy, M. C. and Johan, Z. 1973. Apollo 15 lunar rocks 15555, 15565 and 15505 and their associated glasses (abs). In Proceedings of the 4th Lunar Science Conference, 136-137.

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