A description is presented of the modal petrology of eight surface soils from the Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, and 16 landing sites. One of the most striking features of the petrology of the considered soils is found to be the similarity in distribution of pyroxene composition between the soil and the local rock types. The considered investigation is concerned with certain difficulties with respect to an understanding of regolith evolution. Lunar soils contain material foreign to the local geology. The foreign material must have been transported over long distances. However, models of regolith formation on the moon indicate that lateral transport is inefficient. It is found in the investigation that the soil is predominantly of local derivation, that lateral homogenization is a minor process, that foreign material is present in the amounts indicated by bulk chemical mixing models, and that preferential transport of fine-grained material does not occur.


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    Title :

    The lunar regolith - Comparative petrology of the Apollo sites


    Contributors:
    Labotka, T. C. (author) / Kempa, M. J. (author) / White, C. (author) / Papike, J. J. (author) / Laul, J. C. (author)

    Conference:

    Lunar and Planetary Science Conference ; 1980 ; Houston, TX


    Publication date :

    1980-01-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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