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Apollo 16 rocks - Classification and petrogenetic model

J. L. Warner, W. C. Phinney, C. H. Simonds

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The Apollo 16 rocks include cataclastic anorthosites, two varieties of unequilibrated breccia, two varieties of partly- to fully-equilibrated breccia, and a sequence of partially melted breccias. The latter, which dominate the Apollo 16 collection, include glass, devitrified glass, mesostasisolivine-plagioclase rock, mesostasis-rich basalt, basalt, and poikilitic rocks.

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The Apollo 16 rocks include cataclastic anorthosites, two varieties of unequilibrated breccia, two varieties of partly- to fully-equilibrated breccia, and a sequence of partially melted breccias. The latter, which dominate the Apollo 16 collection, include glass, devitrified glass, mesostasisolivine-plagioclase rock, mesostasis-rich basalt, basalt, and poikilitic rocks.

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The Apollo 16 rocks include cataclastic anorthosites, two varieties of unequilibrated breccia, two varieties of partly- to fully-equilibrated breccia, and a sequence of partially melted breccias. The latter, which dominate the Apollo 16 collection, include glass, devitrified glass, mesostasisolivine-plagioclase rock, mesostasis-rich basalt, basalt, and poikilitic rocks.

Key concepts: Breccia, Plagioclase, Geology, Olivine, Pyroxene, Basalt, Geochemistry, Augite

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