A Thorium-rich Mare Basalt Rock Fragment from the Apollo 12 Regolith: A Sample from a Young Procellarum Flow?

• Main Authors: Jolliff, B. L., Swindle, T. D., Zeigler, R. A., Korotev, R. L., Barra, F.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2005
• Subjects: Lunar and Planetary Science and Exploration; Aitken; Barra; South Pole; South pole
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20050169796

In this abstract, we report on the composition, mineralogy and petrography of a basaltic rock fragment, 12032,366-18, found in the Apollo 12 regolith. Age data, collected as part of an investigation by Barra et al., will be presented in detail in. Here, only the age dating result is summarized. This...