Physics
Scientific paper
Sep 1980
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980geoch......243l&link_type=abstract
Geochimica, Sept. 1980, p. 243-247. In Chinese, with abstract in English.
Physics
Apollo 17 Flight, Basalt, Electron Microscopy, Lunar Maria, Lunar Rocks, Microstructure, Lunar Landing Sites, Microcracks, Minerals, Silicates, Surface Properties, Textures
Scientific paper
Scanning electron microscopic observation of rock fragments, minerals and glass from the 70017-291 mare basalt indicates the presence of glassy spheres of silicate caused by impact melting. Silicate glass fragments were noticed as impact ejecta adhering to the surface of glassy sphere. Metallic grains are enclosed by silicate glassy materials and exhibit fluidal structure. This indicates that mare basalts were subjected to repeated meteoritic impact. It is suggested that the lunar crystalline rock sample that was investigated was probably collected from the soil near the landing site of Apollo-17. Some microfractures and undulatory extinction have been observed within pyroxene grains under microscope and plastic deformation noticed in plagioclase. So, there are some signs of impact metamorphism in the mare basalt.
Cao Jianfeng
Li Wangrong
Wang Dongming
Xu Yadong
Yang Sheng
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