Carbides in lunar soils and rocks

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Carbides, Lunar Rocks, Lunar Soil, Metal Particles, Breccia, Carbonaceous Chondrites, Cohenite, Microstructure, Photomicrographs

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Carbides and the surrounding metal of eight particles from Apollo 14, 16, and 17 soils were analyzed for C, Fe, Ni, and Co with the electron microprobe. In addition, carbide-containing metal particles in two Apollo 17 rocks were studied. Carbide-metal assemblages were found in anorthositic hornfels, melt rock, and agglutinate, but not in any primary igneous rocks. Carbon measurements show that cohenite is the carbide phase present in all the samples. Cohenite exsolves from the carbon-rich metal phase during cooling of the lunar metal particle in the host rocks or soil fragments. Measurements of two-phase interface compositions indicate equilibration for carbides and metal during cooling below 600 C and possibly below 500 C.

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