DPSC - Apollo 15 - Station: 6

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Apollo 15
Station: 6

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Preview	Sample #	Piece	Mission/ Station	Comments	Size	Slide Number	Originator	Binder Position
100% 50% 25%	15255	76	Apollo 15 / 6	Soil breccia with basalt, D1, D2, glass, maskelynite	3.4	19	Wilshire	ap1501_09_02
100% 50% 25%	15255	76	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 19 uxn	3.4	20	Wilshire	ap1501_09_03
100% 50% 25%	15256	16	Apollo 15 / 6	Brecciated, remelted basalt	3.4	21	Wilshire	ap1501_09_04
100% 50% 25%	15256	16	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 21 uxn	3.4	22	Wilshire	ap1501_09_05
100% 50% 25%	15256	16	Apollo 15 / 6	shock melted basalt	2.7	23	Wilshire	ap1501_09_06
100% 50% 25%	15256	16	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 23 uxn	2.7	24	Wilshire	ap1501_09_07
100% 50% 25%	15256	23	Apollo 15 / 6	Core of Relict? plagioclase in D2 - presence of low B + pyroxene poikiloblastic enclosed plagioclase	0.9	9	Wilshire	ap1501_09_08
100% 50% 25%	15256	23	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 9 uxn	0.9	10	Wilshire	ap1501_09_09
100% 50% 25%	15256	23	Apollo 15 / 6	Another relict plagioclase? with very coarsely recrystallized matrix	0.9	11	Wilshire	ap1501_09_10
100% 50% 25%	15256	23	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 11 uxn	0.9	12	Wilshire	ap1501_09_11
100% 50% 25%	15256	16	Apollo 15 / 6	Relict orthopyroxene (relict clinopyroxene elsewhere) Note pyroxene cores in shock recrystallized plagioclase's	0.9	32	Wilshire	ap1501_09_12
100% 50% 25%	15256	16	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 32 uxn	0.9	33	Wilshire	ap1501_09_13
100% 50% 25%	15256	16	Apollo 15 / 6	Patchy, clast - like charue. of the rock, relict - clinopyroxene right.	2.7	34	Wilshire	ap1501_09_14
100% 50% 25%	15256	16	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 34 uxn	2.7	35	Wilshire	ap1501_09_15
100% 50% 25%	15256	16	Apollo 15 / 6	Patchy variolitic in groundmass size + orthopyroxene - clinopyroxene relicts	3.4	36	Wilshire	ap1501_09_16
100% 50% 25%	15256	16	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 36 uxn	3.4	37	Wilshire	ap1501_09_17
100% 50% 25%	15256	23	Apollo 15 / 6	Relict plagioclase, high relief due to holes, bubbles?	2.2	21	Wilshire	ap1501_09_18
100% 50% 25%	15256	23	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 21 Relict plagioclase in extrusion.	2.2	22	Wilshire	ap1501_09_19
100% 50% 25%	15256	23	Apollo 15 / 6	Another relict plagioclase	2.2	23	Wilshire	ap1501_09_20
100% 50% 25%	15256	23	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 23 uxn	2.2	24	Wilshire	ap1501_10_01
Preview	Sample #	Piece	Mission/ Station	Comments	Size	Slide Number	Originator	Binder Position
100% 50% 25%	15257	4	Apollo 15 / 6	soil breccia	3.4	25	Wilshire	ap1501_10_02
100% 50% 25%	15257	4	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 25 uxn	3.4	26	Wilshire	ap1501_10_03
100% 50% 25%	15265	7	Apollo 15 / 6	Rounded C1, C5, D1, with 2 D2 inclusion, A3, glass mineral fragments	3.4	5	Wilshire	ap1501_10_04
100% 50% 25%	15265	9	Apollo 15 / 6	Annealed clast - ride O2 + C5 + O1	2.2	6	Wilshire	ap1501_10_05
100% 50% 25%	15265	9	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 6 uxn	2.2	7	Wilshire	ap1501_10_06
100% 50% 25%	15265	9	Apollo 15 / 6	Plagioclase rock (plagioclase strongly zoned) with devitrified interstitial glass, Al, Ol	2.2	8	Wilshire	ap1501_10_07
100% 50% 25%	15265	9	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 8 uxn	2.2	9	Wilshire	ap1501_10_08
100% 50% 25%	15265	9	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 8	2.2	10	Wilshire	ap1501_10_09
100% 50% 25%	15265	9	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 9 uxn	2.2	11	Wilshire	ap1501_10_10
100% 50% 25%	15265	9	Apollo 15 / 6	A1, D1, C5 (olivine) clasts	2.7	12	Wilshire	ap1501_10_11
100% 50% 25%	15265	9	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 12 uxn	2.7	13	Wilshire	ap1501_10_12
100% 50% 25%	15265	9	Apollo 15 / 6	Metanorite = D2, relict plagioclase, orthopyroxene	2.2	14	Wilshire	ap1501_10_13
100% 50% 25%	15265	9	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 14 uxn	2.2	15	Wilshire	ap1501_10_14
100% 50% 25%	15265	9	Apollo 15 / 6	Annealed eruslud gabbraic anorthosite Relict plagioclase, orthopyroxene?, clinopyroxene	0.9	16	Wilshire	ap1501_10_15
100% 50% 25%	15265	9	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 16 uxn	0.9	17	Wilshire	ap1501_10_16
100% 50% 25%	15265	10	Apollo 15 / 6	recrystallized matrix of D2 in photo #6	0.4	18	Wilshire	ap1501_10_17
100% 50% 25%	15265	7	Apollo 15 / 6	D/d with 2 D/b's (one on edge) in glassy breccia	2.2	1	Wilshire	ap1501_10_18
100% 50% 25%	15269	4	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 27 uxn	3.4	28	Wilshire	ap1501_10_19
100% 50% 25%	15269	4	Apollo 15 / 6	Vesiculated soil breccia	3.4	27	Wilshire	ap1501_10_20
100% 50% 25%	15285	12	Apollo 15 / 6	Ophitic basalt clast with brown pyroxene - plagioclase recrystallized	0.9	24	Wilshire	ap1501_11_01
Preview	Sample #	Piece	Mission/ Station	Comments	Size	Slide Number	Originator	Binder Position
100% 50% 25%	15285	12	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 24 uxn	0.9	25	Wilshire	ap1501_11_02
100% 50% 25%	15285	13	Apollo 15 / 6	C9 Plagioclase - rich. note round holes in some pyroxenes. Poikilitic orthopyroxene	0.7	26	Wilshire	ap1501_11_03
100% 50% 25%	15285	13	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 26 uxn	0.9	27	Wilshire	ap1501_11_04
100% 50% 25%	15285	13	Apollo 15 / 6	Pyroxene - rich norite, poikilitic plagioclase	0.9	28	Wilshire	ap1501_11_05
100% 50% 25%	15285	13	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 28 uxn	0.9	29	Wilshire	ap1501_11_06
100% 50% 25%	15285	13	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 31 farther	2.7	30	Wilshire	ap1501_11_07
100% 50% 25%	15285	13	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 28 farther	2.2	31	Wilshire	ap1501_11_08
100% 50% 25%	15285	13	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 31 uxn	2.2	32	Wilshire	ap1501_11_09
100% 50% 25%	15285	13	Apollo 15 / 6	D1 with poikiloblastic orthopyroxene. pyroxene microclasts orthopyroxene, clinopyroxene	0.7	33	Wilshire	ap1501_11_10
100% 50% 25%	15285	13	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 33 uxn	0.7	34	Wilshire	ap1501_11_11
100% 50% 25%	15285	15	Apollo 15 / 6	Bent orthopyroxene with clinopyroxene lamellae	0.9	35	Wilshire	ap1501_11_12
100% 50% 25%	15285	15	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 35 uxn	0.9	36	Wilshire	ap1501_11_13
100% 50% 25%	15285	13	Apollo 15 / 6	Small 495 - like vitrophyre with 3 skeletal zoned pigeonites	0.6	37	Wilshire	ap1501_11_14
100% 50% 25%	15285	12	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 37 uxn	0.6	38	Wilshire	ap1501_11_15
100% 50% 25%	15288	109	Apollo 15 / 6	Soil breccia with basalt	3.4	33	Wilshire	ap1501_12_02
100% 50% 25%	15298	7	Apollo 15 / 6	Clast of plagioclase phyric basalt orthopyroxene in groundmass	0.9	14	Wilshire	ap1501_11_16
100% 50% 25%	15298	7	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 14 uxn	0.9	15	Wilshire	ap1501_11_17
100% 50% 25%	15298	6	Apollo 15 / 6	Soil breccia, coarse homfels	3.4	29	Wilshire	ap1501_11_18
100% 50% 25%	15298	6	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 29 uxn	3.4	30	Wilshire	ap1501_11_19
100% 50% 25%	15299	108	Apollo 15 / 6	Soil breccia	3.4	31	Wilshire	ap1501_11_20
Preview	Sample #	Piece	Mission/ Station	Comments	Size	Slide Number	Originator	Binder Position
100% 50% 25%	15299	108	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 31 uxn	3.4	32	Wilshire	ap1501_12_01
100% 50% 25%	15299	109	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 33 uxn	3.4	34	Wilshire	ap1501_12_03
100% 50% 25%	15299	107	Apollo 15 / 6	Soil breccia	3.4	35	Wilshire	ap1501_12_04
100% 50% 25%	15299	107	Apollo 15 / 6	Same as 35 uxn	3.4	36	Wilshire	ap1501_12_05

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