Publication Date:
2006-01-11
Description:
The methods of powder and monocrystal X-ray diffraction served in identifying the mineral composition of gross samples of regolith from different levels of the drill core and about 80 individual regolith particles returned by the Luna 16 station. It was established that the Sea of Fertility regolith includes pyroxenes of the augite-pigeonite series, anorthites, ilmenite, olivines, spinels, alpha cristobalite, iron particles, glass, and several as yet unidentified particles. Crystallographic and roentgenometric data are given for all the lunar minerals found.
Keywords:
LUNAR AND PLANETARY EXPLORATION
Type:
Lunar Soil from the Sea of Fertility (NASA-TT-F-15881); p 121-144
Format:
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