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Apollo 14: Some geochemical aspectsChemical analyses were obtained for five samples of Apollo 14 regolith fines, three 14230 core samples, soil clod 14049, breccias 14305 and 14319, 14310 basalt, and some separated phases. The chemical uniformity of these Apollo 14 samples indicates thorough mixing and/or uniform source rocks. Basalt 14310 can be matched well in composition by a four to one mixture of soil and plagioclase. The Eu(2+)/Eu(3+) ratios calculated for 14310 pigeonite and plagioclase are similar to those for Apollo 12 and 15 mare-type basalt phases; this indicates similar redox conditions. Apollo 14 samples are chemically similar to Apollo 12 and 15 KREEP as distinct from Apollo 11, 12, and 15 and Luna 16 mare-type basalts.
Document ID
19720017235
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Philpotts, J. A. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Schnetzler, C. C. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Nava, D. F. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Bottino, M. L. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Fullagar, P. D. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Thomas, H. H. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Schuhmann, S. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Kouns, C. W. (NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Date Acquired
August 6, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1972
Subject Category
Space Sciences
Report/Patent Number
NASA-TM-X-65877
X-644-72-99
Accession Number
72N24885
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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