Apollo Sample Description

Skip to content | Skip to navigation

Site Actions

Site Sections

Breadcrumbs

Home Lunar SamplesApollo Sample Description

Lunar Sample and PhotoCatalog NASA Logo

Apollo Sample 15597

   
Generic Number 15597
Mission Information
Mission Apollo 15
Station 9A
Landmark HADLEY RILLE
Bag Number SCB 7 281
Original Weight 145.70 g
Sample Classification
Rock Type Basalt
Rock Subtype Pigeonite
Description Vitrophyric qz-norm
Sample Availability
Percent of Pristine Sample Available 77.64%
Date of Pristinity Calculation Jun 18, 2014
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
References
   
jPList Actions
  • 5 per page
  • 10 per page
  • 15 per page
  • View All
  • Sort by
  • Author A-Z
  • Author Z-A
  • Title A-Z
  • Title Z-A
  • Year asc
  • Year desc

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: 1978

Authors: Grove, T. L. and Raudsepp, M.

Title: Effects of kinetics on the crystallization of quartz normative basalt 15597: An experimental study

Grove, T. L. and Raudsepp, M. (1978) Effects of kinetics on the crystallization of quartz normative basalt 15597: An experimental study. Proceedings of the 9th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 585-599.

Publication Year: 1977

Authors: Grove, T. L. and Bence, A. E.

Title: Experimental study of pyroxene-liquid interactions in quartz-normative basalt 15597

Grove, T. L. and Bence, A. E. (1977) Experimental study of pyroxene-liquid interactions in quartz-normative basalt 15597. Proceedings of the 8th Lunar Science Conference, 1549-1579.

Publication Year: 1973

Authors: Weigand, P. W. and Hollister, L. S.

Title: Basaltic vitrophyre 15597: An undifferentiated melt sample

Weigand, P. W. and Hollister, L. S. (1973) Basaltic vitrophyre 15597: An undifferentiated melt sample. Earth and Planetary Science Letters 19, 61-74.

Publication Year: 1973

Authors: Brown, G. E. and Wechsler, B. A.

Title: Crystallography of pigeonites from basaltic vitrophyre 15597

Brown, G. E. and Wechsler, B. A. (1973) Crystallography of pigeonites from basaltic vitrophyre 15597. Proceedings of the 4th Lunar Science Conference, 887-900.

Publication Year: 1972

Authors: Weigand, P. W.

Title: Petrology of pyroxene vitrophyre 15597

Weigand, P. W. (1972) Petrology of pyroxene vitrophyre 15597. In The Apollo 15 Lunar Samples (eds. J. W. Chamberlain and C. Watkins), pp. 187-188. The Lunar Science Institute, Houston, TX.

No results found

jPList Actions
  • 5 per page
  • 10 per page
  • 15 per page
  • View All
  • Sort by
  • Author A-Z
  • Author Z-A
  • Title A-Z
  • Title Z-A
  • Year asc
  • Year desc
Images for Apollo Sample 15597