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Thermal regimes in impact melts and the petrology of the Apollo 17 Station 6 boulder

C. H. Simonds

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This paper is a progress report on the petrologic study of the Station 6 boulder, with a discussion of the implications of its petrographic and geochemical studies to the understanding of the processes of formation and crystallization of impact melts.

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This paper is a progress report on the petrologic study of the Station 6 boulder, with a discussion of the implications of its petrographic and geochemical studies to the understanding of the processes of formation and crystallization of impact melts.

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This paper is a progress report on the petrologic study of the Station 6 boulder, with a discussion of the implications of its petrographic and geochemical studies to the understanding of the processes of formation and crystallization of impact melts.

Key concepts: Geology, Clastic rock, Petrography, Geochemistry, Petrology, Mineralogy, Sedimentary rock

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