Sample 15297
15297 – 34.9 grams Regolith Breccia
Section titled “15297 – 34.9 grams Regolith Breccia”
Figure 1 a,b,c,d: Fragments of 15279. Cube is 1 cm.
Introduction
Section titled “Introduction”15297 is a collection of regolith breccias from the residue of sample container bag #3 – which also contained large breccia samples 15298 and 15299. They have not been studied.
Petrography
Section titled “Petrography”Note: the classic studies of Apollo 15 regolith breccias by McKay et al. (1989) and Simon et al. (1986) did not include 15297.
Processing
Section titled “Processing”There are no thin sections of 15297.
References for 15297
Section titled “References for 15297”Butler P. (1971) Lunar Sample Catalog, Apollo 15. Curators’ Office, MSC 03209
LSPET (1972a) The Apollo 15 lunar samples: A preliminary description. Science 175, 363-375.
LSPET (1972b) Preliminary examination of lunar samples. Apollo 15 Preliminary Science Report. NASA SP-289, 6- 1—6-28.
McKay D.S., Bogard D.D., Morris R.V., Korotev R.L., Wentworth S.J. and Johnson P. (1989) Apollo 15 regolith breccias: Window to a KREEP regolith*. Proc. 19th Lunar Sci. Conf*. 19-41. Lunar Planetary Institute, Houston.
Ryder G. (1985) Catalog of Apollo 15 Rocks (three volumes). Curatoial Branch Pub. # 72, JSC#20787
Simon S.B., Papike J.J., Grosselin D.C. and Laul J.C. (1986) Petrology of the Apollo 15 regolith breccias. Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 50, 2675-2691.
Swann G.A., Hait M.H., Schaber G.C., Freeman V.L., Ulrich G.E., Wolfe E.W., Reed V.S. and Sutton R.L. (1971b) Preliminary description of Apollo 15 sample environments. U.S.G.S. Interagency report: 36. pp219 with maps
