Typomorphism of rock-forming minerals of Lunar regolith, Luna-16, -20, -24: comparision of sea vs continent vs sea
https://doi.org/10.18599/grs.2021.1.10
Abstract
The study focuses on the comparison of the chemical and mineral composition of Lunar regolith probes from Luna-16, -20, -24 stations and their the seacontinent environments. Using microprobe JXA-8200 and JSM-5610LV (400 analyses, 50 images, 9 fragments of layer-by-layer core samples) 18 mineral phases and their 12 varieties were diagnosed. The most common are ironmagnesium and calcium-bearing varieties of silicates – anortite, clinopyroxenes and olivine. The typomorphic features of rock-forming minerals in two types of the lunar surface are discussed. The composition of chromespinelids is demonstrated on a triangular prism diagram.
About the Authors
A. B. Makeyev
Institute of Ore Geology, Petrography, Mineralogy and Geochemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Alexander B. Makeyev – Dr. Sci. (Geology and Mineralogy), Professor, Leading Researcher, Laboratory of Ore Deposits Geology
35, Staromonetny Lane, Moscow, 119017
N. I. Bryanchaninova
Geological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Nataliya I. Bryanchaninova – Dr. Sci. (Geology and Mineralogy), Leading Researcher
7, Pyzhevsky lane, Moscow, 119017
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Makeyev A.B., Bryanchaninova N.I. Typomorphism of rock-forming minerals of Lunar regolith, Luna-16, -20, -24: comparision of sea vs continent vs sea. Georesursy = Georesources. 2021;23(1):94-105. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.18599/grs.2021.1.10
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