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Scientific paper
Nov 1984
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1984lpsc...15...50l&link_type=abstract
(Lunar and Planetary Institute, NASA, American Geophysical Union, et al., Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, 15th, Houston,
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Breccia, Gabbro, Kreep, Lunar Composition, Lunar Craters, Lunar Rocks, Petrography, Alkali Metal Compounds, Apollo 16 Flight, Chondrites, Feldspars, Granular Materials, Highlands, Microstructure, Neutron Activation Analysis, Rare Earth Elements, Moon, Alkali, Gabronorite, Kreep, Melt, Rock, Clasts, North Ray, Feldspar, Fragments, Breccia, Samples, Lunar, 67975, Apollo 16, Iron, Rare Earth Elements, Concentrations, Comparisons, Magnesium, Ferroan Materials, Mineralogy, Crust, Age
Scientific paper
Lunar breccia 67975 is a feldspathic fragmental breccia from North Ray crater, Apollo 16. It contains clasts of alkali gabbronorite and ultra-KREEPy mafic fragment-laden melt breccias, which are unique among Apollo 16 samples. Both are alkali- and iron-rich rocks with moderate to high REE concentrations. They more strongly resemble Apollo 14 gabbronorites and alkali anorthosites and KREEP-rich rocks than they do other Apollo 16 samples. The other clasts in 67975 are the ferroan anorthosites, feldspathic melt rocks, and magnesian granulites, which are typical of other feldspathic fragmental breccias. Examination of bulk and mineral compositions of other breccias and melt rocks suggests that alkali gabbronorite may be a minor component in other North Ray crater breccias and feldspathic melt rocks. This implies that alkali gabbronorite was a fairly early (4.0 b.y.) crustal component in the North Ray crater region.
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