Computer Science
Scientific paper
Dec 1975
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Akademiia Nauk Ukrains'koi RSR, Dopovidi, Seriia B - Geologiia, Geofizika, Khimiia ta Biologiia, Dec. 1975, p. 1059-1062. In Uk
Computer Science
Lunar Evolution, Lunar Geology, Lunar Rocks, Apollo Flights, Geochemistry, Glass, Lunar Craters, Lunik Lunar Probes, Metal Oxides, Meteorite Craters
Scientific paper
Petrochemical diagrams of lunar glasses are constructed on the basis of previously published chemical analyses of lunar regolith samples collected by Luna 16, Luna 20, and Apollo expeditions, and are discussed in terms of what information they may yield regarding the origin of the lunar regolith. The sharp differentiation between the petrochemical fields of glass samples from lunar sea and continental regions is apparent: the sea glasses, in comparison to the continental ones, show higher FeO and MgO and smaller CaO and Al2O3 content, while in the glasses from all regions there is a linear relationship between CaO and Al2O3 content. Petrochemical fields of glass from different areas mutually intersect, giving evidence for a similar glass production mechanism in different seas. The petrochemical data are compatible with the view that the regolith was created by the spattering and rapid cooling of material drops during ejection. Further processing of the regolith is due to explosions during meteorite impacts.
Turkina L. F.
Vdovikin G. P.
Vdovikina V. G.
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