Petrology, chemistry, and origin of Apollo 15 regolith breccias

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Dec 1986

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Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta (ISSN 0016-7037), vol. 50, Dec. 1986, p. 2675-2691.

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Apollo 15 Flight, Breccia, Lunar Rocks, Petrology, Regolith, Geochemistry, Glass, Landing Sites, Olivine, Pyroxenes, Rare Earth Elements

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Variations in modal petrology, mineral compositions, and bulk compositions were determined for ten Apollo 15 regolith breccias for comparison with local soils and assessment of the intrasite petrologic variability of the Apollo 15 regolith. Based on the above criteria the breccias are of local origin and mimic the soils from the corresponding sampling stations, with the exception of station 2 breccia 15205. This sample formed from an anomalous regolith, and although not considered exotic to the site is not representative of the soil at the site. KREEP basalt and green glass components vary from trace amounts to dominant in the breccias, evidence that these materials entered the regolith prior to formation of the breccias. Breccias from the edge of Hadley Rille are modally richer in highland fragments than the soils, whereas at the base of Hadley Delta the reverse is true. This is explained by the loss of material into the Rille to be replaced by basalt-derived material, making the soils more basalt-rich. At the base of Hadley Delta highland material is accumulating and the soils are becoming more highland-rich. Over billions of years these processes have developed differences between the present day, evolving soils, and 'fossil' nonevolving soils represented by the regolith breccias. This shows that there has been little change in the geology and the morphology of the Apollo 15 site, probably since the eruption of mare basalts at the site (about 3.3 b.y.).

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