Catalog of Apollo 16 Rocks

N/SA
NationalAeronautics and
- SpaceAdministration Curatorial Branch
Lyndon B. JohnsonSpace Center Publication 52

Houston.Texas77058
September 1980 JSC 16904
CATALOG OF APOLLO 16 ROCKS

Part 11. 60015 - 62315
Graham Ryder and Marc D. Norman

(Lunar Curatorial Laboratory, Northrop Services, Inc.)
CATALOGOF APOLLO16 ROCKS
GRAHAM RYDERANDMARCD. NORMAN

(Northrop Services, Inc.)
September,1980
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1
INTRODUCTION
...................................................... (i)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
.................................................. (ii)
ABBREVIATIONS
.................................................... (ii)
THE APOLLO16 MISSION........................................... (iii)
NUMBERING
OF APOLLO16 SAMPLES
................................. (viii)
APOLLO16 ROCKSAMPLES: BASIC INVENTORY
.......................... (x)
SKETCHMAPSOF APOLLO16 SAMPLINGSITES......................... (xxx)
SAMPLES60015 - 60679 ............................................... i
SAMPLES61015 - 61577............................................. 187
SAMPLES62235 - 62315............................................. 299
PART2
SAMPLES63335 - 63598 ............................................. 351

SAMPLES64425 - 64837 ............................................. 427
SAMPLES65015 - 65927 ............................................. 557
SAMPLES66035 - 66095 ............................................. 737
PART3
SAMPLES67015 - 67975 ............................................. 775

SAMPLES68035 - 68848 ............................................ 1033
SAMPLES69935 - 69965 ............................................ 1099
REFERENCES
....................................................... 1113
INTRODUCTION
This catalog characterizes each of 543 individually numbered rock samples

in the Apollo 16 collection, showing what each sample is and what is known
about it. Regolith samples are not included. The catalog is intended to
be used by both researchers requiring sample allocations and a broad
audience interested in Apollo 16 rocks. The sample descriptions are
arranged in numerical order, closely corresponding to the sample collection
stations.
Information on sample collection, petrography, chemistry, stable and radio-

genic isotopes, surface characteristics, physical properties, and curatorial
processing is summarized and referenced as far as it is known. In many
cases we found it necessary to reinspect samples in the laboratory and have
new thin sections of several rocks cut. Our intention has been to be
comprehensive--we have attempted to include all published studies of any
kind which provide information on a sample, as well as some unpublished
information. Exceptions are made where the same research group published
the same data and conclusions in two journals, in which case one reference
(usually the earlier) is chosen; if one is the Proceedings of the Lunar
Science Conference, this reference is selected. We have rarely included
references which are primarily bulk interpretations of existing data (such
as mixing models) or mere lists of samples. The references are complete
to early 1980. Foreign language journals were not scrutinized, but as far
as we can tell little data has been published only in such journals.
Much valuable information exists in the original Apollo 16 Sample Information

Catalog (1972). However, that catalog was compiled and published only three
months after the mission itself, from rapid descriptions of usually dust-
covered rocks, usually without anything other than macroscopic observations,
less often thin sections, and rarely some chemical data. Since that time,
the rocks have been extensively studied, analyzed, and split, with numerous
published papers. These make the original catalog inadequate, outmoded, and
in some cases erroneous, providing the motivation for this revision. However,
The Apollo 16 Sample Information Catalog (1972) contains more information on
macroscopic observations for most samples than does the present volume.
Early catalogs were produced specifically for those rocks collected by
raking the regolith: LM area and Station 5 (Keil, Dowty, Prinz); Stations
I, 4, and 13 (Phinney and Lofgren); and Stations 11 and 8 (Smith and Steele).
These samples are included in the present catalog.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Many of the Northrop Services, Inc., personnel employed in the Lunar

Curatorial Laboratory worked on the compilation of this catalog. Gabriel
Garcia, Catherine King, Andrea Mosie, and Frank Rodriguez processed the
samples we reinspected in the laboratory. Jimmy Holder, Dan Jezek, and
Janet Nieber cut new thin sections for this study. Lee Smith and Polly
McCameyprovided support for data pack research and the thin section
library. Sherry Feicht drafted many of the diagrams and amended the photo-
graphs.
Outside of the Lunar Curatorial Laboratory, several persons directly or in-

directly provided assistance. Sources of unpublished data are quoted
directly in the text. K. Keil and G.J. Taylor (University of New Mexico)
provided many photomicrographs, and I.M. Steele, E.C. Nansen, and J.V. Smith
(University of Chicago) assisted in many ways in the inspection and photo-
graphing of the Stations 8 and 11 rake sample thin sections.
The catalog was produced with the encouragement and support of P. Butler, Jr.
(NASA: Lunar Sample Curator); C.H. Simonds (NSI: Lunar Curatorial Laboratory
Manager); and the Lunar and Planetary Sample Team during its chairmanship by
J.J. Papike.
Preparation of this catalog was supported under contract NAS 9-15425 for the
operation of the Lunar Curatorial Laboratory by Northrop Services Inc.
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations have been used in this catalog:
ppl. : plane polarized light (i.e. transmitted light)

xpl. : crossed polarizers
rfl. : reflected light
JSC : Johnson Spacecraft Center

TSL : Thin Section Laboratory
TS : Thin Section
PM : Probe Mount
P.I. : Principal Investigator
ANT : Anorthosite-norite-troctolite suite of rocks; a catch-all acronjan for

rocks usually with granoblastic, poikiloblastic, or cumulate textures,
but sometimes brecciated, and with low abundances of incompatible
elements.
KREEP: acron_nn for rocks high in potassium, rare earth elements, and phos-
phorus, and usually lower in alumina than other highlands rocks. The
light rare earths are enriched over heavy rare earths, and a conspicuous
negative Eu anomaly is present.
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TNE APOLLO16 MISSION
The Apollo 16 mission (April 1972) to the Descartes landing site in the
central lunar highlands was the only Apollo mission restricted to highlands
terrain (Figures i,ii). Nence, samples from the site are of fundamental
importance in the understanding of lunar crustal evolution. Approximately
95 kg of rocks, mainly feldspathic breccias, and soils were collected during
three periods of extravehicular activity. Using the Lunar Roving Vehicle,
astronauts John W. Young and Charles M. Duke covered over 20 km of traverses,
and samples were collected from I0 different stations (Figure iii).
The mission had two prime sampling objectives: the Cayley Formation, an
example of highland plains; and the Descartes Formation, a rugged, hilly,
and furrowed terrain. The consensus of premission photogeological interpre-
tation was that both units were of probable volcanic origin; however, it
became apparent even during the mission that the samples were not volcanic
but predominantly impact-produced feldspathic breccias. The landing site
included a portion of the Cayley Plain and two areas of mountainous terrain:
Stone Mountain to the south and Smokey Mountain to the north. Traverses
were selected to sample 1) the Cayley Plains around the Lunar Module, 2)
Descartes material on Stone Mountain, 3) blocky debris around the rim of
North Ray Crater, a 1 km wide, 230 m deep crater which lies on the boundary
between Smokey Mountain and the Plains, and 4) blocky material from a ray
of the younger South Ray Crater, an almost 1 km wide crater in the Cayley
Plains. The exploration strategy was to use impact craters of various
diameters as stratigraphic probes.
_ The great majority of samples collected are feldspathic breccias of varied

characteristics. They incl_ude specimens chipped from boulders up to tens
of meters in size, individually collected hand samples, samples raked from
the regolith, and samples picked from regolith samples in the laboratory.
In all, more than 500 rocks have been individually numbered in addition to
the many regolith samples collected. The largest rock collected (61016) is
11,729 g; the smallest include many samples less than 1 g. The samples
include friable breccias, coherent breccias, and varied impact melts; many
of the latter have clast-free or near clast-free ophitic textures and were
almost completely molten during their formation. Glass, glassy breccias,
and glass coatings on breccias are common. A significant group are the
cataclastic anorthosites, nearly pure plagioclase and certainly shocked
igneous cumulates from the early lunar crust.
The Apollo 16 samples confirm that the highlands crust is feldspathic and
formed by a process involving plagioclase accumulation. The details of
variation between sampling sites have not yet been fully worked out; the
most obvious distinction is that samples, including soils, from the North
Ray Crater area are more aluminous (_28-30 wt% A1203) than those from other
areas (26-28 wt% A1203), and include more friable, fragmental, light-colored
breccias. North Ray Crater and South Ray Crater are about 50 m.y. and 2 m.y.
old respectively.
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Figure (i). Apollo and Luna sampling locations
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Fig, ure (ii). Apollo 16 landing site area (Apollo 16 metric camera
frame 439)
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Figure (,iii). Apollo 16 traverses and sampling stations (Apollo 16 pan
camera frame 4618)
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References to detailed studies on the Apollo 16 samples are cited in the
individual rock descriptions. The following list is a more general
selected bibliography pertaining to the geological interpretation, and rock
samples of the Apollo 16 landing site. The Proceeding of the Lunar Science
Conferences, in particular the 4th, contain many other relevant papers.
AFGIT (Apollo Field Geology Investigation Team) (1973) Apollo 16 exploration

of Descartes: A geologic summary. Science 179, 62-69.
AFGIT (in press) Geology of the Apollo 16 area, central lunar highlands
(G.E. Ulrich, C.A. Hodges and W.R. Muehlberger, eds.). U.S. Geol.
Survey Open File Report No. 79-1091, 1128 pp. (To be published as U.S.
Survey Prof. Paper No. 1048).
Apollo 16 Preliminary Examination Team (1973) The Apollo 16 lunar samples:

Petrographic and chemical description. Science 179, 43-54.
Elston D.P., Boudette EoL., Schafer J.P., Muehlberger W.R. and Sevier J.R.
(1972) Apollo 16 field trips. Geotimes 17, 27-30.
Head J.W. (1974) Stratigraphy of the Descartes region (Apollo 16): Impli-
cations for the origin of samples. The Moon 11, 77-99.
Hinners N.W. (1972) Apollo 16 site selection. Apollo 16 Prelim. Sci. Rep.
NASASP-315, p. 1-I.
Hodges C.A., Muehlberger W.R. and Ulrich G.E. (1973) Geologic setting of
z Apollo 16. Proc. Lunar Sci. Conf. 4th, p. 1-25.
H_rz F., Carrier W.D., III, Young J.W., Duke C.M., Nagle J.S. and Fryxell R.
(1972) Apollo 16 special samples. Apollo 16 Prelim. Sci. Rep. NASA
SP-315, p. 7-24 to 7-54.
LSAPT (Lunar Sample Analysis Planning Team) (1973) Fourth Lunar Science
Conference. Science 181, 615-622.
Milton D.J. (1968) Geologic map of the Theophilus Quadrangle of the Moon.
U.S. Geol. Survey Misc. Geol. Inv. Map 1-546 (LAC 78).
Milton D.J. and Hodges C.A. (1972) Geologic maps of the_Descartes region of
the Moon, Apollo 16 premission maps. U.S. Geol. Survey Misc. Geol. Inv.
Map 1-748 (2 sheets).
Ulrich G.E. (1973) A geologic model for North Ray Crater and stratigraphic
implications for the Descartes region. Proc. Lunar Sci. Conf. 4th, p. 27-
39.
Warner J.L., Simonds C.H., and Phinney W.C. (1973) Apollo 16 rocks: Classi-
fication and petrogenetic model. Proc. Lunar Sci. Conf. 4th, p. 481-504.
Wilshire H.G., Stuart-Alexander D.G., and Jackson E.D. (1973) Apollo 16 rocks:
Petrology and classification. J. Geophys. Res. 78, 2379-2392.
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NUMBERING
OF APOLLO16 SAMPLES
Five digit sample numbers were assigned each rock (coherent material greater
than about 1 cm), the unsieved portion and each sieve fraction of scooped
<I cm material, the drill bit and each drill stem and drive tube section and
each sample of special characteristic. Rocks include samples chipped from
boulders, individual hand samples, rake samples, and samples picked from rego-
lith during laboratory processing.
The first digit (6) is the mission designation for Apollo 16 (previous missions
used the first two digits). The second digit indicates sampling site, as fol-
lows:
Sampling Sit e Initial Number

LM, ALSEP 60000
Stations I0 and I0 prime 60000
Station 1 61000
Station 2 62000
Station 4 64000
Station 5 65000
Station 6 66000
Station 8 68000
Station 9 69000
Station II 67000
Station 13 63000
The only exceptions now known are 60017 which was collected at Station 13,
and 61017 which could be from Station 2, not Station I.
The first numbers for each area were used for drill stems, drive tubes, and
special samples (surface samplers), with an omitted number to separate drive
tube or drill stem strings. (For example, at Station 9, 69001 is a single
core tube and 69003 and 69004 are the two surface samplers.) Drill stem
sections and double drive tubes are numbered from the lower-most section up-
ward.
The last digit denotes sample type. Fines from a given documented bag are
ascribed numbers according to:
6wxyO unsieved material (usually <I cm)

6wxyl <I mm
6wxy2 I-2 mm
6wxy3 2-4 mm
6wxy4 4-10 mm
Rocks from a documented bag were numbered 6wxy5 - 6wxy9, usually in order of
decreasing size.
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Sample number decades were reserved for the contents of each documented bag.
In the cases where the number of samples overflowed a decade the next avail-
able decade was used for the overflow. For example DB II contained soil,
numbered 62280 - 62284, and 6 small rocks, numbered 62285 - 62289 and 62305.
Documented bags with predominantly soil samples were assigned even numbered
decades and those with rock samples were assigned odd-numbered decades. The
decades for rock samples usually only have an unsieved fines number for soil
(adhering to the rock or scooped up with it) mixed in with any fragments that
may have broken from the rock. For example, the 12 grams of soil and rock
fragments in DB 362 are numbered 61130 and the 245 gram rock is 61135.
Paired soil and rake samples for each sampling area were assigned by centuries
starting with 6x500. The soil sample documented bag has the first decade or
decades of the century, in conformity with the last digit coding for rocks
and fines (as explained above), and the rake sample documented bag uses the
following decades. For example, 67700 - 67708 were used for the sieve frac-
tions and four rocks from the soil sample in DB 388. Then for the companion
rake sample in DB 423, 67710 - 67714 were used for the fractions of soil and
the 32 >I cm rake fragments were numbered 67715 - 67719, 67725 - 67729, ... ,
67775, 67776.
As much as possible all samples returned loose in a sample collection bag or

a sample return container were numbered in a decade. In the cases in which
rocks from several stations were put into a single collection bag however,
the soil and rock fragments were assigned a decade number that conforms to
the site for the largest or most friable rock. The other rocks in the same
bag have numbers for their own site, generally in the second or third decade
of the thousand numbers for that site.
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APOLLO16 ROCKSAMPLES:BASIC INVENTORY
The following pages are an inventory of all numbered Apollo 16 rock samples
and are updated from the Apollo 16 Sample Information Catalog (1972); rego-
lith and core samples are not included. Rock sample columns comprise the
type of sample, its mass, a brief descriptive name, and the container (s) in
which it was brought to earth.
Under SAMPLETYPE, a blank indicates that the sample was an individually col-
lected hand sample, in some cases chipped from boulders. An R indicates that
the sample was collected with many others by raking the regolith. A P indi-
cates that the sample was picked from a regolith sample during laboratory
processing in Houston. Details on sample collection can be found in the
Interagency Report: Astrogeology 51 (1972), the Apollo 16 Preliminary Science
Report (1972), Bailey and Ulrich (1978), and AFGIT (in press).
The DESCRIPTIONis not meant to be a formal classification nor to replace

existing classifications. The descriptive names are not entirely mutually
exclusive, because the categories are not precisely defined nor are all de-
fined on similar bases, hence fail the criteria for formal classification.
For samples for which thin sections have not been made the nature and genesis
of a rock is far less well-known than for those for which thin sections do
exist. Thus some of the rocks can be more specifically characterized than
others, and this is partly reflected in the descriptive name. The descrip-
tions contain few question marks, but actually in some cases are imprecise
and may be altered following further study. The name given is not precisely
the description given as the title line in the comprehensive descriptions in
the main part of this catalog; the title line usually contains more informa-
tion.
Early classifications of Apollo 16 rocks were given by Wilshire et al. (1973,

and in AFGIT, in press) and Warner et al. (1973), and a general c-Ta_ification
system for highlands rocks is prese_e_--and discussed by St_ffler et al. (1979,
1980).
The descriptive names used in the inventory are:
Basaltic impact melt: homogeneous, mainly subophitic to ophitic igneous tex-

ture, with clasts present in some but not all cases. Chemical data
show meteoritic contamination.
Variolitic impact melt: homogeneous, igneous texture with radiating clusters

of plagioclase, and interstitial glass and mafic minerals. Clasts are
usually present, and chemical data show meteorite contamination.
Poikilitic impact melt: homogeneous, generally igneous texture with numerous

tiny plagioclase grains embedded in larger oikocrysts of pyroxene (less
commonly olivine). Interoikocryst areas contain ilmenite and glass.
Clasts are usually conspicuous and more commonthan basaltic impact
melts, and chemical data show meteorite contamination. (Some workers
believe this texture to be metamorphic in origin).
The use of the above three terms usually requires that thin section study
j_ has been made. In cases where there is evidence that the sample is an
impact melt and is not aphanitic, but the texture cannot be identified, we
have used the more general term crystalline impact melt.
Fine-grained impact melt: numerous clasts in a seriate size distribution

embedded in a fine-grained (<50 um) melt matrix - the distinction be-
tween tiny clasts and the melt is usually difficult, but the melt in-
cludes laths of plagioclase and ilmenite.
Glassy impact melt: similar to the fine-grained impact melts but with more
glass and larger laths of plagioclase.
The above two terms have been used for samples both with and without thin
sections.
Glass, cindery glass, glassy breccia: these terms are used in a loose sense
to split a gradational series, from near homogeneous glasses with few
clasts through clearly polymict, clast-rich breccias with abundant
glass in the matrix. The glassy impact melts are also gradational
into this group; the distinction is that the glassy breccias may have
several stages of glass production or distinct glass entities, whereas
the glassy impact melts have glass produced in a single event. The
glasses include both clear and devitrified glasses, and both spherical
and irregular bodies.
Fragmental polymict breccia: polymict breccias characterized by angular,

unequilibrated mineral and lithic clasts. They are mainly friable,
although some are coherent and probably lightly sintered. They are a
diverse group with variable colors and clast contents; most of the
"light matrix breccias" in published studies are in this group.
Coherent polymict breccia: A catch-all phrase for mainly heterogeneous co-

herent polymict breccias with varied matrices from crystalline impact
melt, to glassy, to those of unidentified character. Most of these
are medium to dark gray in color.
Dilithologic breccias: Breccias which consist of two lithologies, one light-

colored (cataclastic anorthosite or granoblastic material), the other
dark-colored (usually fine-grained crystalline impact melt), generally
referred to in published studies as "Black-and-White" breccias.
Regolith breccia: coherent to friable rocks which are lithified soils or at

least contain abundant regolith-derived components such as glass beads,
glass shards, and agglutuntic material; usually dark gray to brown.
Friable regolith clod: mainly disaggregated, often brown, clods which appear
to have been loosely bound regolith.
Cataclastic anorthosite: near-monomineralic (plagioclase) rocks which are

brecciated but commonly contain relict plagioclase grains a few milli-
meters across. If chemical or other data indicates a lack of meteoritic
contamination the phrase Pristine cataclastic anorthosite is used. The
modifiers noritic and troctolitlC are also used.
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Other sparsely-used descriptive names, for which explanation see the
individual samples, are granoblastic anorthosite (60619), granoblastic
troctolitic anorthosite (61577), poikiloblastic impactite (67955, 67746),
granoblastic impactite (67566), and polymict granoblastic breccia (60035).
They consist largely of materials with clearly metamorphic textures. Such
lithic types are fairly commonas smaller clasts in other polymict breccias.
One sample (61576) is probably a single plagioclase crystal, and one sample
(67667) is a pristine feldspathic lherzolite.
Finally, some of the descriptive names are combined forms (e.g. glassy impact
melt/breccia) where two lithologies are conspicuous, and the prefix "meta-"
is used in a few cases where a dominantly igneous texture has been modified
by subsequent thermal effects.
The SAMPLECONTAINERacronyms are:

DB Documented bag
PDB Padded documented bag
SCB Sample collection bag
SRC Sample return container
Further details of sample containers can be found in the Interagency Report:
Astrogeology 51 (1972), and the Apollo 16 Sample Information Catalog (1972).
References Cited:
AFGIT (in press) Geology of the Apollo 16 area, central lunar highlands (G. E.
Ulrich, C. A. Hodges and W. R. Muehlberger, eds.). U. S. Geol. Survey Open
File Report No. 79-1091. I]28 pp. (To be published as U. S. Geol. Survey
Prof. Paper No. 1048).
Apollo 16 Lunar Sample Information Catalog (1972). MSC03210. Manned Space-

craft Center, Houston. 372 pp.
Apollo 16 Preliminary Science Report (1972). NASASP-315. National Aero-

nautics and Space Administration, Washington, D.C.
Bailey N. G. and Ulrich G. E. (1975) Apollo 16 Voice Transcript. USGS-GD-74-030.

United States Geological Survey, Flagstaff. 323 pp.
Interagency Report: Astrogeology 51 (1972) Prepared by the Geological Sur-

vey for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. 252 pp.
Stoffler D., Knoll H.-D., Maerz U. (1979) Terrestrial and lunar impact
breccias and the classification of lunar highlands rocks. Proc. Lunar
Planet. Sci. Conf. lOth, p. 639-675.
Stoffler D., Knoll H.-D., Marvin U. B., Simonds C. Ho, and Warren P. H.
(1980) Recommendedclassification and nomenclature of lunar highland rocks -
a committee report. Proc. of the Conference on the Lunar Highlands Crust
p. 51-70.
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Warner J. L., Simonds C. H., and Phinney W. C. (1973) Apollo 16 rocks:
Classification and petrogenetic model. Proc. Lunar Sci. Conf. 4th,
p. 481-504.
Wilshire H. G., Stuart-Alexander D. G. and Jackson E. D. (1973) Apollo 16

rocks: Petrology and classification. J. Geophys. Res. 78, 2379-2392.
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APOLLO16 ROCKINVENTORY
SRC/DB
SAMPLE SAMPLE OR
NUMBER TYPE MASS_ DESCRIPTION* SCB/DB
60015 5574.0 Pristine cataclastic anorthosite (G) SCB5/

60016 4307.0 Fragmental polymict breccia SCB7/
60017 2102.0 Variolitic impact melt/breccia SCB7/
60018 1501.0 Basaltic impact melt (G) SCB7/ •
60019 1887.0 Glassy (regolith?) breccia (G) SCB4/
60025 1836.0 Pristine cataclastic anorthosite (G) SCB3/
60035 1052.0 Polymict granoblastic breccia (G) SRCI/351
60055 35.48 Pristine cataclastic anorthosite SRCl/355

60056 16.07 Cataclastic anorthosite (G) SRCI/355
60057 3.10 Cataclastic anorthosite SRCI/355
60058 2.12 Fragmental polymict breccia SRCI/355
60059 1.05 Cataclastic anorthosite SRC1/355
60075 183.8 Fragmental polymict breccia SRCl/373
60095 46.60 Glass SCB1/O04
60115 132.5 Glassy breccia SCBI/381
60135 137.7 Cataclastic anorthosite (G) SCB6/430
60215 385.8 Pristine cataclastic anorthosite (G) SCB6/13
60235 70.13 Basaltic impact melt SCB6/15
60255 871.0 Regolith breccia (G) SCB6/17
60275 255.2 Glassy breccia (regolith?) (G) SCB7/18
60315 787.7 Poikilitic impact melt SCB7/20
60515 R 16.74 Cataclastic anorthosite SCB4/349

60519 R .50 Cataclastic anorthosite SCB4/349
60525 R 12.84 Poikilitic impact melt SCB4/349

60527 R 7.36 Crystalline polymict breccia/glass(G)SCB4/349
60528 R 2.94 Glassy impact melt SCB4/349
60529 R 1.24 Basaltic impact melt SCB4/349
* A (G) following the descriptive name indicates that the rock is at least
partly coated with glass.
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SRC/DB
SAMPLE SAMPLE OR
NUMBER TYPE MASS_ DESCRIPTION SCB/DB
60535 R 7.23 Fragmental polymict (regolith?) SCB4/349

breccia (G)
60615 R 32.97 Basaltic impact melt (G) SCB4/347

60617 R 2.77 Crystalline impact melt (G) SCB4/347
60618 R 21.67 Basaltic impact melt/anorthosite SCB4/347
60619 R 28.00 Granoblasticanorthosite (G) SCB4/347
60625 R 117.00 Poikiliticimpact melt SCB4/347

60627 R 12.09 Crystalline impact melt (G) SCB4/347
60628 R 6.86 Cataclasticanorthosite(G) SCB4/347
60629 R 4.92 Cataclasticanorthosite (G) SCB4/347
60635 R 15.05 Basaltic impactmelt SCB4/347

60636 R 35.65 Basaltic/poikiliticimpact melt (G) SCB4/347
60637 R 7.98 Fragmentalpolymict (regolith?) SCB4/347
breccia
60638 R .72 Fragmentalpolymict breccia SCB4/347
60639 R 175.1 Fragmentalpolymict breccia (G) SCB4/347
60645 R 33.5 Fine-grainedimpact melt SCB4/347

60648 R 2.84 Glassy breccia SCB4/347

60657 R 6,05 Fragmentalpolymict breccia (G) SCB4/347
60658 R 5.47 Glassy impact melt (G) SCB4/347
60659 R 22.20 Fragmental polymict breccia SCB4/347
60665 R 90.1 Glass SCB4/347

60667 R 7.66 Glassy/basaltic impact melt (G) SCB4/347
60669 R 2.54 Glass SCB4/347
60675 R 1.30 Fine-grained impact melt SCB4/347

61015 1804.0 Dilithologicbreccia (G) SRC1

61016 11729.0 Basaltic impact melt/pristine BSLSS
anorthosite (G)
61017 2.62 Cataclasticanorthosite SRC1/
61135 245.1 Fragmentalpolymict breccia SRC1/362
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SRC/DB
SAMPLE SAMPLE OR
NU_BER TYPE _ DESCRIPTION SCB/DB
61155 47.59 Glassy impact melt SRCI/371

61156 58.46 Meta-poikilitic impact melt SRCI/371
61195 587.9 Regolith breccia (G) SRCl/O02
61225 3.52 Crystalline impact melt SRCI/357

61226 1.53 Cataclasticanorthosite (G) SRC1/357
61245 8.25 Fine-grainedimpact melt SRC1/352
61246 6.05 Fine-grainedimpact melt SRC1/352

61247 2.48 Poikiliticimpact melt SRCI/352
61248 1.71 Fragmentalpolymict breccia SRC1/352
61249 1.17 Basaltic impact melt SRC1/352
61255 1.13 Cindery glass SRCI/352
61295 187.00 Regolith breccia SRC1/353
61505 P 1.651 Fine-grainedimpact melt SRCI/354
61515 R 2.00 Fragmentalpolymict breccia SRC1/372

61516 R 2.38 Fragmentalpolymict breccia SRC1/372
61517 R .47 Fragmentalpolymict breccia SRC1/372
61525 R 10.35 Glassy breccia SRC1/372

61526 R 4..08 Fragmentalpolymict breccia SRC1/372
61528 R .24 Fragmentalpolymict breccia (G) SRC1/372
61535 R .23 Fragmentalpolymict breccia (G) SRC1/372

61536 R 85.99 Glassy breccia (G) SRC1/372
61537 R 6,62 Fragmentalpolymict breccia (G) SRCl/372
61538 R 4,76 Fragmentalpolymict breccia (G) SRC1/372
61539 R 5,78 Glassy breccia SRC1/372
61545 R 3.61 Fragmentalpolymicz breccia (G) SRCI/372

61546 R 110.7 Glassy impact melt SRC1/372
61547 R 17.93 Basaltic impact melt (G?) SRC1/372
61548 R 24.18 Glassy impact melt SRC1/372
61549 R 3.76 Basaltic/poikiliticimpact melt SRC1/372
xvi
SRC/DB
SAMPLE SAMPLE OR
61555 R 3.46 Glassy impact melt SRCI/372

61556 R 2.23 Glass SRCI/372
61557 R .93 Glassy impact melt SRCI/372
61558 R 3.00 Glass SRCI/372
61559 R .62 Glassy breccia SRCI/372
61565 R .88 Glassy breccia SRCI/372

61566 R .66 Glassy impact melt SRCI/372
61567 R .19 Glassy impact melt SRC1/372
61568 R 19.32 Basaltic/poikilitic impact melt SRC1/372
61569 R 12.02 Poikilitic impact melt SRCI/372
61575 R 5.26 Crystalline impact melt SRC1/372

61576 R 5.87 Plagioclase crystal (G) SRC1/372
61577 R .21 Granoblastic troctolitic SRCI/372
anorthosite (G)
62235 319.6 Poikilitic impact melt SRC1/O05

62236 57.27 Pristine noritic anorthosite SRC1/O05
62237 62.35 Pristine troctolitic anorthosite SRC1/O05
62238 1.565 Cataclastic anorthosite SRCI/O05
62245 P 6.03 Crystalline impact melt SRCl/O06

62246 P 4.59 Cataclastic anorthosite (G) SRC1/O06
62247 P 2.11 Fragmental polymict breccia SRCI/O06
62248 P 1.61 Fragmental polymict breccia (G) SRCI/O06
62249 P 1.41 Fragmental polymict breccia SRCI/O06
62255 1239.0 Dilithologic breccia (G) SRCl/O07
62275 443.0 Cataclastic anorthosite SRC1/O09
62285 P 3.524 Friable regolith clod SRC1/OII

62286 P 2.917 Friable regolith clod SRCI/OII
62287 P 2.474 Fine-grained impact melt SRCl/OI1
62288 P 1.939 Fragmental or crystalline polymict SRCl/011
breccia
62289 P 1.135 Friable regolith clod SRCI/OII
62295 250.8 Basaltic impact melt SRCI/OIO
62305 P .810 Fragmental polymict breccia SRCl/011
62315 P .77 Fragmental polymict breccia SRC1/O06
63335 65.4 Fine-grained impact melt/breccia SCB6/428
63355 68.24 Poikilitic impact melt SCB6/429
xvii
SRC/DB
SAMPLE SAMPLE OR
63505 P 5.41 Fine-grained impact melt SCB4/346

63506 P 4.9 Basaltic impact melt SCB4/346
63507 P 2.78 Fragmental regolith breccia (G) SCB4/346

63526 R 2,91 Fine-grained impact melt SCB4/345
63527 R 6.10 Basaltic impact melt (mafic) SCB4/345

63538 R 35.06 Fine-grained impact melt/glass SCB4/345
63539 R .39 Fine-grained impact melt SCB4/345

63546 R 9.23 Fine-grained imPact melt SCB4/345

63559 R 6.04 Glass SCB4/345
63565 R .94 Glass SCB4/345

63566 R 19.61 Glass SCB4/345
63567 R 3.21 Glass SCB4/345
63568 R 4.06 Glass SCB4/345
63569 R .43 Glass SCB4/345
63575 R 4.72 Glass SCB4/345

63576 R 1.23 Glass SCB4/345
63577 R 12.41 Crystalline polymict breccia SCB4/345
63578 R 19.60 Glassy/fine-grained impact melt SCB4/345
breccia
63585 R 32.62 Basaltic/poikilitic impact melt SCB4/345

63589 R 13.51 Fragmentalpolymict breccia SCB4/345
xviii
SRC/DB
SAMPLE SAMPLE OR

64425 14.62 Dilithologic breccia SCB3/399
64435 1079.0 Fine-grained impact melt (G) SCB1/394
64455 56.68 Basaltic impact melt (G) SCB3/397

64477 19.32 Glassy breccia SCB3/398
64478 12.34 Poikilitic impact melt (G) SCB3/398
64505 P 5.392 Fragmental polymict breccia SCBI/396

64506 P 5.079 Basaltic impact melt (G) SCB1/396
64507 P 4.474 Dilithologic breccia SCB1/396
64508 P 4.168 Dilithologic breccia SCBI/396
64509 P 3.150 Fragmental polymict breccia SCBI/396

64516 P 2.929 Cataclastic anorthosite SCB1/396
64517 P 1.546 Crystalline polymict breccia SCB1/396
64519 P 1.124 Cataclastic anorthosite SCBI/396
64535 R 256.6 Dilithologic breccia SCB1/395

64536 R 177.5 Dilithologic breccia SCBI/395
64538 R 30.03 Polylithologic breccia SCB1/395

64547 R 10.90 Fragmental polymict or dilithologic SCB1/395
breccia
64555 R 5.29 Fragmental dilithologic breccia SCB1/395

64556 R 5.15 Dilithologic or polymict breccia SCB1/395
64557 R 4.790 Fine-grained _mpact melt SCBI/395
64558 R 3.130 Dilithelogic breccia SCB1/395
xix
SRC/DB
SAMPLE SAMPLE OR
NUMBER TYPE MASS _ DESCRIPTION SCB/DB

64569 R 14.32 Poikiliticimpact melt SCBI/395

64576 R 6.916 Basaltic impact melt SCBI/395
64578 R 5.596 Fine-grainedimpact melt (G) SCB1/395
64579 R 4.802 Fine-grainedimpact melt SCBI/395
64585 R 4.696 Basaltic/poikiliticimpact melt SCBI/395

64586 R 3.337 Fine-grainedimpact melt (G) SCB1/395
64588 R 2.546 Fragmentalpolymict breccia SCBI/395
64589 R 4.039 Cataclasticanorthosite SCB1/395
64815 R 20.90 Meta-poikiliticimpact melt SCB3/401

64818 R 15.98 Dilithologicbreccia SCB3/401
64819 R 11.76 Pristine cataclasticanorthosite(G) SCB3/401

64828 R .97 Fragmentalpolymict breccia SCB3/401

65015 1802.0 Poikiliticimpact melt SCB3/

65016 21.02 Glass SCB1/
65035 446.1 Cataclasticanorthosite (G) SCBI/404

65056 64.78 Varioliticimpact melt SCB3/337
65095 560.1 Fragmentalpolymict (regolith?) SCB3/336

breccia (G)
65315 300.4 Pristine cataclasticanorthosite (G) SCB1/405
XX
SRClDB
SAMPLE SAMPLE OR
NUMBER TYPE MASS_. DESCRIPTION SCB/DB
65325 R 67.87 Pristine cataclastic anorthosite (G) SCBI/405

65326 R 36.40 Cataclastic anorthosite SCBI/405
65327 R 6.97 Pristine cataclastic anorthosite (G) SCB1/405
65328 R 1.28 Cataclastic anorthosite (G) SCBI/405
65335 R 1.63 Cataclastic anorthosite SCBI/405

65336 R .60 Cataclastic anorthosite (G) SCBI/405
65345 R .86 Fragmental polymict breccia SCB1/405

65347 R .43 Fragmental polymict breccia SCBI/405
65348 R 11.66 Glass SCB1/405
65349 R 7.58 Glassy impact melt SCBI/405

65359 R 2.53 Fragmental polymict breccia (G) SCB1/405
65365 R 2.16 Poikilitic impact melt SCBI/405

65366 R 8.48 Glass SCB1/405
65515 R 50.25 Fragmental polymict breccia SRC2/332

(regolith clod)
(regolith clod)
(regolith clod)
(regolith clod)
(regolith clod)

(regolith clod)
(regolith clod)
(regolith clod)
(regolith clod)
(regolith clod)
xxi
SRCIDB
SAMPLE SAMPLE OR
NUMBER TYPE MAS__ DESCRIPTION SCB/DB -

(regolith clod)
(regolith clod)
(regolith clod)
(regolith clod)
(regolith clod)

(regolith clod)
(regolith clod)
(regolith clod)
(regolith clod)
(regolith clod)

(regolith clod)
(regolith clod)
(regolith clod)
(regolith clod)
(regolith clod)
65565 R .852 Fragmental polymict breccia SRC2/332

(regolith clod)
(regolith clod)
(regolith clod)
(regolith clod)
(regolith clod)
xxii
SRC/DB
SAMPLE SAMPLE OR
b5575 R .907 Fragmental polymict breccia SRC2/332

(regolith clod)
65576 R ,906 Fragmental polymict breccia SRC2/332
(regolith clod)
(regolith clod)
(regolith clod)
(regolith clod)
65585 R 9.294 Cindery glass SRC2/332

(regolith clod) (G)
(regolith clod) (G)
65715 R 31.36 Fragmental polymict breccia SCBI/334

65719 R 7.04 Fragmental pglymict breccia SCB1/334


65739 R .95 Fragmental polymict breccia SCBI/334
65745 R 7.76 Fragmental polymict (regolith?) SCBI/334

breccia
65746 R 4.19 Regolith breccia SCB1/334
65747 R .82 Fragmental polymict (regolith?) SCBI/334
breccia
65748 R .97 Fragmental polymict (regolith?) SCBI/334
breccia
65749 R .95 Fragmental polymict (regolith?) SCB1/334
breccia
65755 R 1.42 Glassy impact melt or regolith SCB1/334

breccia
65758 R 5.95 Dilithologic or crystalline polymict SCBI/334
breccia
xxiii
SRC/DB
SAMPLE SAMPLE OR __
65765 R 1.12 Dilithologic breccia or melt-coated SCB1/334

anorthosite (G?)
65767 R 17.51 Glass SCBI/334
65768 R 3.25 Fragmental polymict breccia (G) SCB1/334
65769 R 2.74 Fragmental polymict breccia (G) SCBI/334
65775 R 3.50 Fragmental polymict breccia (G) SCBI/334

65777 R 16.53 Poikilitic impact melt (G) SCB1/334

65786 R 83.02 Glassy breccia (G) SCBI/334
65787 R 8.28 Crystalline polymict breccia (G) SCBI/334
65795 R 6.84 Basaltic impact melt SCBI/334

65906 P 6.584 Basaltic impact melt (G) SCBI/406
65907 P 4.658 Fragmental polymict breccia SCB1/406
65908 P 2.162 Glass SCB1/406
65909 P 2.024 Cataclastic anorthosite SCB1/406
65915 P 2.060 Glassy or fine-grained impact melt SCBI/406


breccia
breccia
65927 R .72 Fragmental polymict (regolith?) SCB1/335
breccia
66035 211.4 Fragmental po]ymict breccia (G) SCB1/407

66036 4.384 Fragmental polymict breccia SCB1/407
66037 3.718 Glassy breccia SCBI/407
66055 1306.0 Polymict or dilithologic breccia SCBI/408
66075 347,1 Fragmental polymict breccia SRC2/409
66085 3.66 Fragmental polymict breccia SRC2/339

66086 2.027 Fragmental polymict breccia SRC2/339
xxiv
SRC/DB
SAMPLE SAMPLE OR
67015 1194.0 Fragmental polymict breccia SCB7/

67016 4262.0 Fragmental polymict breccia BSLSS
67025 16.06 Basaltic impact melt (G) BSLSS
67075 219.2 Cataclastic anorthosite SCB7/384
67115 240.0 Fragmental polymict breccia (G) SCB7/386
67215 276.2 Fragmental (monomict granoblastic) SCB6/PDBI

breccia
67235 937.2 Poikilitic impact melt SCB6/PDB2
67415 174.9 Cataclasticnoritic anorthosite SCB6/387
67435 353.5 Crystallinepolymict breccia (G) SCB6/415
67455 942.2 Fragmentalpolymict breccia SCB6/416
67475 175.1 Glassy impact melt/breccia SCB6/418
67485 P 6.55 Fine-grainedimpact melt SCB6/419

67486 P 5.80 Glass SCB6/419

67516 R 14.38 Crystallinepolymict breccia SCB6/420
67518 R 3.74 Fragmentalpolymict breccia or SCB6/420
cataclasticanorthosite

XXV
SRC/DB
SAMPLE SAMPLE OR
67535 R .99 Fragmental breccia or cataclastic SCB6/420

anorthosite
67536 R 1.20 Fragmental breccia or cataclastic SCB6/420
anorthosite



67566 R 4.31 Granoblastic impactite SCB6/420
67567 R 11.51 Glass SCB6/420
67568 R 11.05 Glass SCB6/420
67569 R 7.27 Glass SCB6/420

67576 R 3.98 Glassy breccia (regolith?) SCB6/420

67618 R 11.17 Crystalline breccia (G) SCB6/421

67627 R 79.64 Glass SCB6/421
67628:renumbered 67685-88
67629 R 5.43 Glass SCB6/421
67635 R 9.12 Pristine cataclastic anorthosite SCB6/421

67638 R 7.23 Fragmental/glassy po!ymict breccia SCB6/421
xxvi
SRC/DB
SAMPLE SAMPLE OR

67648 R 7.88 Crystalline(?) polymict breccia SCB6/421

67657 R 1,70 Fragmental polymict breccia SCB6/421
67658 R 1,35 Fragmental polymict breccia SCB6/421
67659 R 1.62 Crystalline or fragmental polymict SCB6/421
breccia

67667 R 7.89 Pristine feldspathic lherzolite SCB6/421
67675 R 1.07 Glass SCB6/421

67676 R 2.33 Variolitic impact melt SCB6/421
67685 R 28.04 Cindery glass SCB6/421

67695 R 14.02 Glass SCB6/421

67696 R 7.85 Glass SCB6/421
67705 P 5.82 Glass SCB4/388

67708 P 1.33 Fragmental polymict breccia (G) SCB4/388

67718 R 41.05 Fine-grained impact melt and SCB4/423
fragmental breccia
67725 R 5.85 Crystalline polymict breccia (G) SCB4/423

xxvii
SRC/DB
SAMPLE SAMPLE OR
NUMBER TYPE MASS_ DESCRIPTION SCB/DB -
67735 R 13.30 Glassy impact melt/breccia SCB4/423
67736 R 14.92 Crystalline impact melt SCB4/423

67746 R 3.47 Poikiloblastic inpactite SCB4/423

67757 R 4.83 Basaltic/poikilitic impact melt SCB4/423


67915 2559.0 Crystalline polymict breccia SCB4/

67936 6!.82 Basaltic impact melt SCB4/389
67945 4.37 Basaltic impact melt (G?) SCB4/390

67946 3.20 Variolitic impact melt SCB4/390
67955 162.6 Poikiloblastic impactite SCB4/390

67975 446.6 Fragmental polymict breccia (G) SCB4/392
68035 20,96 Crystalline polymict breccia (G) SCB3/413
68115 1191.0 Glassy breccia SRC2/340
68415 371.2 Basaltic impact melt SRC2/341-2

68416 178.4 Basaltic impact melt SRC2/341
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SRC/DB
SAMPLE SAMPLE OR
68505 P 1.30 Poikilitic impact melt SCB3/412
68515 R 236.1 Dilithologic or polymict breccia(G) SCB3/411

68516 R 34.04 Fine-grained/glassy impact melt SCB3/411
68517 R 13.13 Crystalline of fragmental polymict SCB3/411
breccia (G)
68518 R 29.82 Glass SCB3/411
68519 R 10.56 Basaltic impact melt (G) SCB3/411
68525 R 38.96 Poikilitic impact melt (G) SCB3/411

(poikilitic impact melt? )
68529 R 7.03 Glass SCB3/411

68537 R 1.41 Fine-grained impact melt (G?) SCB3/411
68815 1826.0 Glassy breccia SRC2/343
68825 P 8.658 Glassy impact melt SCB1/375

68846 P 2.284 Fine-grained impact melt SCBI/344
68847 P 2.854 Fine-grained impact melt SCBI/344
68848 P 1.770 Basaltic impact melt (G) SCBI/344
69945 6.88 Poikilitic impact melt (G) SCB3/377
69955 75.94 Cataclastic anorthosite SCB3/380
69965 1.].2 Fragmental polymict breccia (G) SCB3/379
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60015 PRISTINE CATACLASTIC ANORTHOSITE, GLASS-COATED 5574 9
INTRODUCTION: 60015 is a coherent, very light gray, shock-melted and cata-

clastic anorthosite which is probably chemically pristine. It is largely
coated with a vesicular glass up to i cm thick (Fig. 1). The glass contains a
few white inclusions and the glass-anorthosite contact is macroscopically sharp.
60015 was probably collected about 30 m west-northwest of the Lunar Module

but details of its collection, situation, and orientation are notknown.
It is blocky with rare fractures. Zap pits are common on two surfaces with
a few on the others.
FIGURE I.
PETROLOGY: Petrographic descriptions are given by Sclar et al. (1973), Sclar

and Bauer (1974), Dixon and Papike (1975) and Juan et al.-T19-74). All note
the brecciation and intense shock damage to the anor-tho-site (Fig.2) which
took place prior to the emplacement of the glass coat. The anorthosite
consists of more than 98% plagioclase (Angs-98) with 1-2% orthopyroxene
(EnG3) and augite _Fig. 3). Ishii et al. (1976) calculate an equilibration
temperature of 987 C from the augit_--or-thopyroxene data of Dixon and Papike
(1975). Olivine is absent, but ilmenite, Cr-spinel, troilite and minor Fe-metal
are present (Dixon and Papike, 1975).
There is a bimodal grain size with grains of plagioclase I-3 mm in diameter set
in a finer-grained matrix. Plagioclases are strained with undulose and patchy
extinction and some well-developed sets of shock lamellae exist. Maskelynite
is not present. The intergranular areas include colonnaded, feathery plagio-
clases (Fig. 2) interpreted as resulting from a rapidly cooled intergranular
shock melt. No intergranular movement took place during the shock event and
60015
a b - •
FIGURE 2. 60015,120
a) anorthosite, xpl. width 2mm.

b) colonnades in anorthosite,
xpl. width O.5mm
c) glass coat, ppl. width 2mm.
60015
FIGURE 3. Pyroxenes; from FIGURE 4. Metals; from Hewins

Dixon and Papike (1975). and Goldstein (1975a).
_- _ 2
FIGURE 5. Rare earths; from

Laul and Schmitt (1973).
.=
ol I I I III II
Ba Lo Ce Nd Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Yb Lu Hi' To Th
REE IONIC RADII
/
6001 5
temperatures are believed to have risen to over 1500°C. The progenitor was _
possibly porous (Sclar and Bauer, 1974). Fe-metal in the anorthosite contains
little Co or Ni (Fig. 4) (Hewins and Goldstein,1975a; Sclar and Bauer, 1974;
Mao and Bell, 1976). The lowest values, which occur in the feathery plagio-
clase regions may be the result of shock reduction of Fe2 plagioclase
(Sclar and Bauer, 1974).
The glass coat is brown, vesicular and partly crystallized into skeletal
microlites of plagioclase. The plagioclase-rich xenoliths and xenocrysts in
the glass show no evidence of reaction with the glass, which is similar in
composition to Apollo 16 soils (Table 2). Metal in the glass contains up to
30% Ni, in the meteoritic range (Fig. 4) (Hewins and Goldstein,1975a; Mao and
Bell, 1976). Mao and Bell (1976) show that metals are altered from their
original meteoritic composition by reaction with the anorthosite, and that the
higher Ni contents occur in metals associated with troilite and schreibersite.
The contact relationships of glass coat and anorthosite are described in detail
by Sclar and Bauer (1974). The peripheral 6 mm of anorthosite lacks feathery
plagioclase, but a 200 _m boundary layer of pure, colonnaded plagioclase exists,
and is interpreted as quenched liquid derived by melting the surface of the
anorthosite. Two distinct liquids, one the anorthosite surface, the other the
glass coat, existed momentarily. The heat to melt the anorthosite surface must
have been mainly from the shock event which produced the glass coat, not from
the glass coat itself (Sclar and Bauer, 1974).
CHEMISTRY: Chemical studies are listed in Table 1 and summary chemistries

of the anorthosite and of the glass coat in Table 2. Representative
incompatible element patterns are shown as Figure 5.
For the anorthosite, Laul and Schmitt (1973) note that the REEs are low
and identical to 15415 (Fig. 5). Volatile and light elements are very low in
abundance (Jovanovic and Reed, 1973; Moore and Lewis, 1976; and others) as are
Zr and Hf, with the lowest Zr/Hf of any sample (Garg and Ehmann, 1976). The level
of meteoritic contamination, if any, is uncertain because Au, Ir (etc.) have not
been measured. Co values are low (i ppm or less) except for the analysis by
Juan et al. (1974) which has 44 ppm Co, and 30 ppm Ni. The low Co contents
and t_-6_-6/Ni ratios of the metal suggest that most of the anorthosite is
uncontaminated. The glass coat was analyzed by Laul and Schmitt (1973) with
results in agreement with microprobe data by Dixon and Papike (1975) and Sclar
and Bauer (1974). Although similar to Apollo 16 soils, subtle chemical differ-
ences exist e.g. lower Ti02 (Laul and Scbmitt,1973). The Ni/Au/Ir ratios
suggest that the glass was created by the impact of an iron meteorite.
STABLE ISOTOPES: Clayton et al. (1973) reported _018 values of 5.67 for the
anorthosite plagioclase and 5.68 for the glass coat, typical lunar values.
I
TABLE 2
TABLE I Sunimarychemistries of anorthosite and
Chemical studies of 60015 _lass coat in 60015
Reference _ Description Elements analyzed

S.R. Taylor et aI.(1973) ,64 anorthosite majors, REEs, other trace Anorthosite Glass Coat
Janghorbani et ai.(1973) ,65 " majors
Laul and Schmitt (1973) ,6 ,, majors, REEs, other trace SiO2 44 44
,, ,54 glass coat " TiO2 0.02 0.4
Juan e.}.ta._l.
(1974) ,67 anorthosite majors, some trace Al203 36 27
Nunes et.ta__l.
(1973) ,50 " U, Th, Pb Cr203 <0.01 0.1
Ehmann and Chyj (1974) ,65B " Zr, Hf FeO 0.35 5
Garg and Ehmann (1976) ,65A " Eu, Zr, Fe, Cr, Sc, Co, Hf MnO <0.01 0.05
Miller et al. (1974) ,65B " Fe, Cr, Sc, Co, Eu MgO _Z).3 6 - 9
Schaeffer and Husain (1974) ,22 ,69 " K, Ca CaO 19 15
Jovanovic and Reed (1973) ,60 " F, Cl, Br, I, Te, U, P205 Na20 0.4 "_0.45
Moore etal. (1973) ,61 " C K20 <0.01 0.08

,, ,53 glass coat C P205 0.01
Cripe and Moore (1974) ,61 anorthosite $ Sr 178 157
" ,53 glass coat S La 0.13 11
Moore and Lewis (1976) ,61 anorthosite N Lu 0.003 0.49
,, ,53 glass coat N Rb 7 1.9
Phinney"etta___l.
(1975) ? " K, Ca $c 0.6 5.8
Nyquist et al. (1975) ,501 ,5011 " Rb, Sr Ni 900
Papanastassiou and Co 1 42
Wasserburg (1976) ,36 ,95 " Rb, Sr,K Ir ppb 23
Nunes e_ta._li.
(1974) ,46 glass coat Rb, Sr, K, U, Th Au ppb 8
C 20 59
N 23 50
S 27 890
Zn o_
Cu 2 o
o
Oxides in wt%, others in ppm except as noted, c_
6001 5
RADIOGENIC ISOTOPES AND GEOCHRONOLOGY:Rb-Sr data are summarized in Table 3.

The low measured 87Sr/86Sr give calculated ratios at 4.6 b.y. close to BABI.
Nyquist et al. (1975) calculate an isochron age from two whole rock samples
as 3.8 ±--i-.7--b.y. but because of the large error do not attribute significance
to it. Two plagioclase clasts from the glassy rind have 87Sr/SSSr at 4.6 b.y,
even lower than the anorthosite (Nunes et al., 1974).
TABLE 3. Summar7 of Rb-Sr data* for 60015
Sample Description Rb/Sr 87Sr/86Sr 87Sr/86Sr Reference

Measured Calc. at 4.6
b.y.
,50 I Anorthosite 0.00165 0.69934C4 0.69902 Nyquist et al. 1975

,50 II " 0.00044 0.69915_5 0.69907 "
,50 " 0.00073 0.69904_6 0.69890 Nunes et al. 1974
,36 " 0.00016 0.69903+3 .0.69900 Papanastassiou and
Wasserburg 1976
,95 " 0.00067 0.69908+4 0.69895 "
,46 Plag. in glass 0.00083 0.69900+7 0.69884 Nunes et al. 1974

i,46 " 0.00044 0.69887+3 0.69878 "
,46 Glass coat 0.01218 0.70120+6 0.69888 "
*Not corrected for inter]aboratory bias.
Ar-Ar ages of 3.5 ± 0.05 b.y. (Fig.6) (Schaeffer and Husain 1974) and 3.54 _+0.05
b.y. (Fig.7) (Phinney et al.,1975)demonstrate that the shock melting of the anor-
thosite was later than_he--_.O b.y. cataclysm. These ages may just be lower
limits but a good plateau was obtained by Schaeffer and Husain (1974).
-- 60015,Z2 V°
.... 6001,5.69 175 _ O.OOl •
4'0 AGE ,3 50_0-05 (xlotl_) _....... 0.000_ _ • I I I I J I i I
1400" r ...................... _ I l_ 40 I I,3 I ,. I I I 16

J I I
y
"_ 3.= 12_ -___I
1300"
" _1550" : ................ _," _ X
.m 3.s
I.O
| I | I 1 I i i I I I t I I I I I
O0 O2 @4 06 041 I-0 Ol_ 0._ O.:i Ol,0 0.5 o.o 017 Oil O!tJ t.O
Cumu_l@ve _rod_On 3_Ar ,eleo*_d
CUMULATIVE FRACTIONS OF 31)A_rtt
FIGURE 6. Ar release; from FIGURE 7. Ar release; from

Schaeffer and Husain (1974). Phinney et al. (1975).
60015
The U-Th-Pb data (Nunes et ai.,1973, 1974) indicate an enrichment in Pb at

3.57 b.y. (2-stage modelT-or--3.8 b.y. (3-stage model). The Pb introduction
was presumably contemporaneous with the shock-melting event. These theoretically
valid model-dependent ages may not be as precise as first believed because up
to 3% of the Pb may be contamination (Nunes et ai.,1974). '_
RARE GAS/EXPOSUREAGES: Leich and Niemeyer (1975) provide Xe, Ar and Kr isotopic
data and report an _IKr-Kr exposure age of 1.96 ± 0.08 m.y., or 1.93 + 0.08 m.y.
if the trapped xenon in the rock is terrestrial. The latter interpretation of
the origin of the trapped xenon is preferred following experiments (Niemeyer and
Leich, 1976) which showed much more Ar, Xe and Kr in crushed samples, even though
temperatures greater than I000 o were required to release 75% of the trapped Kr
and Xe.
Phinney et al. 11975) and Schaeffer and Husain (1974) report Ar isotopic data
and calculate 3°Ar-Ca exposure ages of 3 ± 1 m.y., and 4.6 ± 0.6 and 6.1 ± 0.5 m.y.
respectively. These are significantly higher than the 8ZKr-Kr age which Leich and
Niemeyer (1975) consider more reliable.
MICROCRATERSAND TRACKS: Several studies of microcraters on the glass surface of

60015 have been made. The surface is in production, not equilibrium. Size-frequ-
ency data is provided by Neukum et al. (1973), H_rz et ai.(1974), Fechtig et al.
(1974), Mandeville (1976), and Hartung et ai.(1977) TFig-_). Neukum et al._-97Y),
Nagel et al. (1975), and Mandeville (19T6)-p-rovide measurements of pit characters.
Flavill et al. (1978) discuss some of the craters as being of secondary or tertiary
origin rather than of direct micrometeroid origin, and Hartung et ai.(1977) note
that the data do not specify that there was a variation of the meteoroid flux with
time. Carey and McDonnell (1976) find no evidence for the build-up of sputtered
weld material on the surface. Storzer et al. (1973) plot the solar flare track
density against depth, as deduced from Trat-ering statistics.
i0¢ Dt
60015
'E tt
Io_
'_ _'
t • eI
°_, FIGURE 8. Microcraters; from

Fechtig et al. (1974).
100 - 'l_swork _o
o Neukumet _.1_731
I IO IGO t_o
_C_Oa_TE_ PITO_TER. q, _]
6001 5
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: The remanent magnetism characteristics of the anorthosite

_ve been studied by Runcorn's group (Collinson et al.,1973;Stephensen et al., -
1974, 1975) using the anhysteretic remanent magne-tiTation method (ARM)._h_rock
does not appear to possess a measurable hard NRM, although grains capable of
holding such an NRM are present. This is probably due to the extremely low iron
content. The initial susceptibility and the saturationremanence are very low.
Weeks (1973) studied electron paramagnetic resonance characteristics and noted
that Fe3+ and Ti 3+ are higher than in several pther Apollo 16 rocks.
P and S wave velocities of the anorthosite from 0.5 to 7 kb are reported in Chung
(1978) (Table 4, Fig.9). Herminghaus and Berckhemer (1974) measured Q with ultra-
sonic absorption measurements at 10 -4 torr and +20°C to -180oc. Q is quite low,
independent of T, and at 20oc only 20% higher than at atmospheric pressure. The
measurements suggest that the anorthosite has a high microcrack density.
TABLE 4. Elastic wave velocities of anorthosite in 60015
Confining pressure (Kb)
0.5 1.0 1.5 2 3 4 5 6 7 10"
P Km/s 5.5 6.0 6.27 6.52 6.75 6.86 6.90 6.94 6.97 7.02
S Km/_ 2.6 2.9 3.21 3.40 3.58 3.68 3.74 3.86 3.88 3.91
*Estimated by linear extrapolation. Reference: Chung (1973)
FIGURE 9. from Chung (1973).

g
- " 197"K
! F"
?',,_
/. _ Ilo.
I ,0' ]o'l ;' *' ,0' O00t
Fr_q_cy {HI)
FIGURE lO.Dielectric properties;

from Chung and Westphal (1973).
o = PR2SSUR_
(wb,° ' '
Dielectric constants and losses for the anorthosite are presented in Chung and
Westphal (1973) (Fig.lO).
Mandeville and Dollfus (1977) determined polarimetric properties of surface

portions of 60015, one cratered and dust-free, others cratered and dust-covered.
60015
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972, 60015 was sawn into 5 main pieces (Fig.ll).
The large pieces ,1 and ,2 are preserved intact and ,3 was subdivided into 3
pieces for display purposes. All allocations are from the two slabs produced
during sawing. The main subdivision of these slabs and the locations of the
splits are shown in Figures 12 and 13. Several subsequent splits and renumbering
of returned/consumed samples are not shown.
• jl /- Dark glass :oa1:ing
,.,_-';_._
_.._ _._.. .'-;_;.;_':_-_" _-;:_,",
_C" FIGURE 1I.
_"
:,' _,,
. k.':
_, _.'_a
,46,_
"_,48 ,29\
,49
,20_
,38\1 =
TS ,'t17-,122
S-72- 54203
FIGURE 12.
60016 FRAGMENTALPOLYMICT BRECCIA 4307
INTRODUCTION: 60016 is a friable, medium gray breccia with a porous clastic

matrix and abundant light and dark clasts of various sizes (Fig. I).
The sample was collected 14-15 m southwest of the Lunar Module where it had
a poorly developed fillet. Its orientation is known. It is subrounded and
zap pits are present on all surfaces.
FIGURE I. S-78-34417. Scale in mm.
PETROLOGY: Johan and Christophe (1974), Haselton and Nash (1975a,b!, Takeda et al°
(1979), Misra and Taylor (1975) and LSPET (1973) provide limited petrographic m-
information. The rock is polymict with a variety of clast types in a porous,
unequilibrated matrix that is essentially free of glass (Fig.2). Grain size
is seriate from several mm downwards. Some rust is present.
Mineral fragments of plagioclase, pyroxene, olivine, spinel and metal are

present. Lithic clasts include cataclastic and recrystallized anorthosite,
coarse-and fine-grained poikilitic impact melt, granoblastic material, noritic
11
6001 6
FIGURE 2.
a b
c d
a) _0016,83. general matrix,ppl, b) 60016,83. vitric breccia clast,

width 2mm. ppl. width O.5mm.
c) 60016,86. fine-grained poikilitic d) 60016,98. feldspathic granoblastic
melt clast, ppl. width 2mm. impactite, xpl. width 2mm.
12
60016
anorthosite with relict cumulate texture, dark-to-vitric matrix breccia and

f-. clast-bearing basaltic impact melt. Also present are several types of glass
beads and fragments in various stages of devitrification, and rare agglutinates.
Most of the clasts show minimal effects of shock or thermal metamorphism.
Plagioclase in mineral and anorthosite clasts is of typical highlands com-

position _An96-98, low Fe, Mg; Johan and Christophe, 1974). These authors also
report systematic variations of Fe, Mg and Na in plagioclase with respect to
twin lamellae and associated intergrowths of exsolved pyroxene and silica (Fig.3).
Pyroxene clast compositions are given in Figure 4. One discrete grain of
orthopyroxene (En79) with ilmenite lamellae yielded an equilibration temper-
ature of 900-1000oc based on the coexisting mineral compositions (Fig.5)
(Haselton and Nash, 1975a,b). Metal grains in the matrix that are large enough
to analyze by microprobe are homogeneous with 4-6% Ni (Fig.6) (Misra and Taylor,
1975).
Nearly all of the dark clasts (Fig.I) are aphanitic melts. In thin section
they are glassy with an obvious melt texture. Most are packed with abundant
plagioclase clasts and could also be called vitric matrix breccias (Fig.2).
Poikilitic clasts occur as both coarse-and fine-grained varieties (Fig.2).
They are very similar to typical Apollo 16 poikilitic rocks such as 60315
and 65015. Macroscopically they appear as pale gray crystalline clasts.
from Johan and Christ-
_ Fo _ ophe (1974)
,07 B BO,_ / _ FIGURE 3. Plagioclase;
0,0| . 215_m_ // ....

Co
Di ,, ^
T^ ,. Hd
L
from Takeda e t.t al° (1979)o
• • v v
Ng Fe
13
60016
FeSiO3 .,MgTiO,a:FeTiO,a* MgSiO 3
1.5
cooke = 60016
I1_ _o- -_
v 1.0
i
OS_ITE=PYROXENE INTERGROW'rHS _ _ 0.5
2 6
W t, I/, Nickel
OI I ,I ; _ I , , , , , , ,
t II 12
T'C/IO0 FIGURE 6. Metals; from

Misra and Taylor (1975).
FIGURE 5. Equilibration temperature;
from Haselton and Nash (1975b).
CHEMISTRY: Bulk rock major element analyses are given by Janghorbani et al.
(1973) and S.R. Taylor et al.(1974)_Bulk trace element _ata are provide--c[Ey
these authors and Kr_henbUhl et al. (1973},Ganapathy et al. (1973), Garg
and Ehmann (1976), Jovanovic and Reed (1976a,b) and Goel et al. (1975). All
of these analyses are of splits of a single sample of chips and fines sub-
divided at the LCL. W_nke et al. (1975) give major and trace element chemistry
on an aphanitic clast, a pol-_Til_tic clast and a granoblastic impactite clast.
Goel et al. (1975) report nitrogen data on separated light and dark clasts.
The bulk rock is compositionally very similar to the local soils, but with
slightly lower Ti02 and Cr203 (Table i). Its REE pattern (Fig. 7) and Zr/Hf
ratio is typical of a highland breccia with trace element chemistry dominated
by KREEP (S.R. Taylor et al., 1974; Garg and Ehmann, 1976). Kr_henbUhl et a1.
(1973) detect an enrichment of volatile relative to involatile elements _._
high TI/Cs and TI/U) and conclude that the rock is probably enriched in a
fumarolic component.
Clast analyses by W_nke et al. (1975) are reproduced in Table I. Both the
aphanite and the poikiliTi-c_last are rich in KREEP and in siderophiles in-
dicating a probable impact origin. The granoblastic impactite has low levels
of incompatibles and may be low in siderophiles based on Co (Table 1). No other
siderophile data are available on this clast.
STABLE ISOTOPES: Clayton et al. (1973) report 6018 values, listed in Table 2.
The uniform values indicate-a_ominant plagioclase component in all samples.
RADIOGENIC ISOTOPES AND GEOCHRONOLOGY:Weber and Schultz (1978) report K-Ar

gas retention ages of 3.8 ± 0.1 b.y. for both the poikilitic and the dark aphanite
clasts analyzed by W_nke et al. (1975).
14
6001 6
FIGURE 7.
500 I [ I ] 1 f I I I I I I I
I
60016 i
,48 Poikilitic clast
Wanke et a1.,1975
,22 Aphanitic clast F_'O---.
100 _
i
E
)
,62 Bulk rock

q)
,I
qO
¢-.
O
J= S.R. Taylor et al., 1974
° 7t
-_ //
cn 10 /
/ / -
! / =
/ / "
/ "
_ ,51 Granoblastic clast W_nke et al., 1975
1
I I I I I I I I I I I J I
La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
15
60016
TABLE 1. Summarychemistr_of 60016 bulk rock and clasts
,22.4 ,48.4 ,51.4

Bulk rock ..aphanite poikilitic _ranoblastic
5i02 45.5 43.0 44.7 44.3

TiO2 0.29 0.27
AI203 27.4 20.03 15.88 29.48
Cr203 0.07 0.15 0.21 0.09
FeO 4.8 7.42 11.5 4.0
MnO 0.057 0.09 0.12 0.63
MgO 6.2 7.64 12.45 3.82
CaO 15.2 11.9 10.8 17.2
Na_O 0.48 0.49 0.60 0.31
K20 0.10 0.29 0.33 0.01
P205
Sr 160 190
La 13.3 55.9 58.5 0.99
Lu 0.6 2.27 2.46 0.%0
Rb 2.3
$c 8.2 13.6 15.6 7.43
Ni 300 740 1940
Co 27 42.3 105 6.19
Ir ppb 5.7 15 36
Au ppb 5.9 15 36
C TABLE2
N 28
S 6 0ze of variousportions
Zn 7.6 of 60016
Cu
matrix 5.73
plagioclase 5.78
All clast analyses by _nke et al. (1975).
Oxides in wt%; others in ppmexcept as noted, light elasts 5.62
dark clasts 5.67
RARE GAS/EXPOSUREAGES: Bogard et al. (1973) and Weber and Schultz (1978)
provide noble gas data for the bu-_Fk_ock.The matrix of 60016 contains a
large amount of trapped solar gas, probably indicatinga significantregolith
component.
Noble gas data and 2_Ne and 3BAr exposure ages for clasts (Table 3) are also
given by Weber and Schultz (1978).
16
60016
TABLE 3. 21Ne and 38At exposure ages (m.y.) of three clasts (_ _
from 60016
=_Ne SeAr _" _ _L\
,22.4 aphanite 1.2 ± 0.2 3.0 ± 4.0
,48.4 poikilitic 3.5 ± 0.7 4.0 ± 1.5
,51.4 granoblastic 0.3 ± 0.1 1.2 ± 0.4

lo
Craterdiameter,
_m
FIGURE 8. Microcraters;
from _orrison et al.
(I973).
MICROCRATERS: 60016 is subrounded in shape with microcraters on all sides.
This suggests a complex exposure history that includes tumbling. The surface
is probably in cratering equilibrium (Fig. 8) _Morrison et al. 1973; Neukum
et al., 1973). Total exposure of the rock after lithification may have been
on the order of 15-20 million years, assuming a constant micrometeoroid flux
rate (Morrison et al., 1973).
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Intrinsic and structure sensitive magnetic parameters

and some characteristics of the natural remanent magnetization of 60016 were
measured by Nagata et al. (1974,1975) and Cisowski et al. (1975). No
significant NRM resCue-remains in the rock after 250 _.rms demagnetization.
Therefore there is no magnetic component present which can be attributed to
ordinary thermoremanent magnetization although the relatively stable component
up to 250 Oe'rms may have some significance for lunar magnetism (Nagata et al.,
1974).
The proportions of Fe-bearing phases, the Fe°/Fe2+ ratio and the average
composition of the ferromagnetic metal component have also been determined by
magnetic and Mossbauer techniques (Huffman et al., 1974; Nagata et al., 1974).
Iron metal makes up _).33 wt% of the rock. --_b_t 71% of this ferromagnetic
metal can be attributed to a kamacite component averaging _5 wt% Ni (erroneously
reported as 15 wt% Ni in Nagata et al., 1974). The remainder of the metal is
apparently pure iron. This contrasts with the microprobe data of Misra and
Taylor (Fig. 6) which show no metal with <4 wt% Ni. Nagata et al. (1975)
conclude that this discrepancy can be resolved if the pure iron component exists
as micron-size particles too small to analyze by microprobe and possibly forming
by subsolidus reduction of oxide and silicate phases. FMR studies show that the
metal was annealed at 700-900oc (Fig. 9) (Tsay and Bauman, 1975).
The reflectance (albedo) of the 60016 matrix has been measured by Adams and
McCord (1973) and Charette and Adams (1977) (Fig. I0). Dollfus and Geake (1975)
report polarimetric properties of both the poikilitic and the aphanite clast
analyzed by W_nke et al. (1975).
17
60016
• ' ' ANNEALING DOMINANT

61221,' 26 TT./V_EI_TURE - -
A_ SOIL FI0 pHASE
,_ _ 7_ sm T
,____.../ ' j __ oemc_ soil SUI_RPARA-
,. j', f x_s.*, luc._:'Tic__

_j" BRECCIA 600oC +
f
/
_ .. /--_ __ _ smc._-oc_m FIGURE 9. Correlation
v - _ -,,,_ [ between ferromagnetic
_. _ smE_tT_..,_rmxs,
m T resonance and annealing
_-_.,__ J m_T 'c ,omoc w.T,oo_,, temperature for metal
_.._.___-_/ --,,moc _ phases; from Tsay and
Baumann (1975)
POIKILITIC ROCK
' o'o0 ' 4 o'o
2 0 ' 60 0 'o ....
8000 lO,O00
MAGNETICFIELD, RiUSS
' l .... I .... I ' ' ' ' f ' ' ' '
?0 -
6O
,., 50 600t6 / FIGURE I0. Spectral ref-
4o ure soil; from Adams and

,.o, McCord (1973).
,,_
z° 30 S "'__-"
_ _ I .... _s1_"_ _ lectance compared to mat-
LU .,,- " 60601
20 /
..--_"
- // -- BRECCIA
I 0 -// .... SOl L
i I , i _ , i i i , , I I _ i i I i i i i
0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5
WAVELENGTH (ilzm)
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972, 60016 was sawn into three main pieces and
the slab extensively subdTvided and allocated (Fig. 11). All of the various
"whole rock" properties published so far were measured on splits of the slab.
Bulk chemistry, the oxygen isotopes and rare gases were measured on splits of
one undocumented sample of chips and fines (originally ,49-not shown on Fig. 11).
The aphanite clast analyzed for chemistry, rare gases, exposure age and polar-
imetric properties was an interior clast (,48). The poikilitic clast also
analyzed for the same properties was a pale gray exterior clast (,22 and ,23).
The granoblastic clast was a large white exterior clast (,51 and ,53). Not all
splits of the rock are shown in Figure 11.
18
60017 VARIOLITIC IMPACTMELTBRECCIA 5574g
INTRODUCTION:60017 is a crystalline, medium to dark gray, vesicular melt rock,

containing clasts which are mainly dark melt breccia and macroscopically
indistinct (Fig. i). The melt, which has a variolitic texture, contains _ 30%
A1203.
Despite its number, 60017 was collected from Shadow Rock at Station 13 but
its precise location on the boulder is unknown. Because it was broken from
the boulder, one surface (B) is fresh while the others are subrounded. Few
zap pits occur even on the surfaces that were exposed on the lunar surface.
FIGUREI. Saw cut face. S-75-33756. Scale in mm.
PETROLOGY:The rock contains two dominant lithologies: _70% variolitic melt and
_30% dark aphanitic clasts <Fig. 2). The rock is heterogeneous at the thin
section scale such that some thin sections contain only variolitic melt whereas
others contain very little of it. Petrographic information of various thin
sections is provided by Kridelbaugh et al. (1973), Nord et al. (1975), Misra and
Taylor (1975), Ganapathy et al. (1974-_-,--andEnglehardt ('i_-79_,. Cadenhead and
Brown (1976) provide some--_e_ils of a surface chip.
2O
a b 60017
FIGURE 2. a) 60017,116. variolitic melt, xpl. width 2mm.

b) 60017,119. aphanitic melts,ppl, width 2mm.
The variolitic melt consists of plagioclase laths with interstitial mafic

minerals, mnor ilmenite and Fe-metal, and very rare troilite and cryptocrystal-
line material. Although referred to as "devitrified glass" by Kridelbaugh et al.
(1973) and Misra and Taylor (1975) the evidence leading to this conclusion T_n'ot
stated. The typical textures are shown in Figure 2. The plagioclase laths which
are up to _2mm long have compositions of An93_gs (Kridelbaugh et al., 1973).
They are frequently skeletal and mainly untwinned. Spherulites are often cored
by plagioclase xenocrysts. Analyses of mafic minerals by Kridelbaugh et al. (1973)
show only olivine (Fo68), although Nord et al. (1975) and Engelhardt (T-979--)-refer
to the mafic mineral as pyroxene. Analyses of metal by Misra and Taylor (1975)
have an average of 5.7% Ni, I,,3,% Co, 0.05% P and 0.01% S. Co shows a wide scatter
and is mainly out of the meteoritic range (Fig. 3). Nord et al. (1975), in a high
voltage electron microscopy study, found no glass or evidence of deformation.
The variolitic melt is generally finer-grained towards the dark breccia clasts,
and contains rare xenocrysts of pink spinel and a few small lithic clasts,
including dunitic material. , , , , ,
2.0
60017
1.5 • •
u
FIGURE 3. Metals;(1975).
from Misra and Taylor _,O_os -'_"
illil
2 6 I0
Wt _ Nickel
21
60017
The dark breccia clasts are brown, aphanitic and inhomogeneous melt breccias.
In places they are flow banded and deformed (Fig. 2). They are plagioclase-rich _k
(>85%) and contain numerous plagioclase-rich xenocrysts and xenoliths which have
various reaction rims. Petrographic descriptions are given by Kridelbaugh et al.
(1973) and Nord et al. (1975). The former in particular note the bulk compo-si_Ton
of "gabbroic anorthosite" and the variety of xenoliths, including shocked, re-
crystallized anorthosite (An94_96) and small "anorthositic gabbro" (actually
basalt-textured)clasts(?) which have plagioclase laths (An9s), interstitial
olivine (Fo62-7_) and thin dark rims. Nord et al. (1975) note the presence of
some isotropic material and deformation with--Tow--dislocation densities within
the dark breccia material.
The boundary between the variolitic melt and the dark breccia clasts is
generally distinct, but in places it is diffuse and irregular, suggesting
considerable digestion of the clasts. Cadenhead and Brown (1976) describe the
characteristics of a surface chip (,43) using various methods. The petro-
graphy of the chip is not known but they find it to be heterogeneous, not
porous at sub-micron scales, and of low density (2.78 g/cc). The surface is
enriched in volatiles and surface iron is reduced more than the interior.
CHEMISTRY: Major and trace element analyses of bulk rock (Table I) are pre-
sented by Janghorbani et al. (1973), Rose et al. (1973), Laul and Schmitt
(1973), Laul et al. (19-7-4T_,Morrison et al. (1973) and S.R. Taylor et al.
(1973). Krahe-nb_l et al. (1973) and Ganapathy et al. (1974) report sidero-
phile and other trace elements, Garg and Ehmann -_-97-6-) report trace elements,
Tera et al. (1974) report U, Th, and Pb abundances, and Flory et al. (1973)
report hydrocarbon and light element abundances. The latter suggest the
presence of indigenous lunar methane. MacDougall et al. (1973) give a U
abundance (_0.2 ppm) from fission track mapping. These are probably mainly
analyses of variolitic melt.
Although Morrison et al. (1973) state that they received and analyzed a white
chip, photodocumenTat_n demonstrates that they received a dark vesicular chip.
Nonetheless their analysis i__ssignificantly different from other analyses, in
particular being lower in alumina and higher in magnesia. Kr_henbGhl et al.
(1973) and Ganapathy et al. (1974) give incorrect split numbers; they ac-tua-Tly
analyzed ,80.
60017 is significantly more aluminous than local soil compositions and has a
positive Eu anomaly (Fig. 4). It is similar to Sample 63335 taken from the
same boulder. The trace siderophiles are low (although not at indigenous levels)
as are many North Ray Crater samples. The siderophile element ratios place the
sample in meteoritic Group 6 of Ganapathy et al. (1974). Rose et al. (1973)
obtained higher Ni and Ni/Co than other ana-TysTs. ----
Defocussed beam microprobe analyses of the dark breccia and their included
"anorthositic gabbro" clasts are reported by Kridelbaugh et al. (1973). The
dark breccia is similar in composition to the bulk breccia an-alyses, while the
"anorthositic gabbro" clasts are much less aluminous (Table I).
22
60017
TABLE I. Summary chemistr_ of 60017
Bulk rock or variolitic

melt dark breccia* "anorthositic gabbro"*
SiO2 44 46 46
TiO2 0.3 0.2 1.1
A1203 31.0 31.2 22.9
Cr203 0.06
FeO 3 3.3 9.2

HnO O.04
MgO 3 2.4 6.4

CaO 17.0 17.4 14.0
Na20 0.53 0.03 0.76
K20 0.07 0.43 0.0_
P205 0.02 0.02 0.06
Sr 140 ?
La 3.0 --
50
Rb
Lu 0.8
0.16 i 20
Sc 6 c
co 7 _ 10
Ir ppb 1.4 _'_
Ni ppb
Au 50
0.4 ? _ 5
C 30-I05 E
N 7-24
S 120 .-
c 2
Zn 5
Cu 2 m 1.0 _ _ J f __ ] i _ __ _ i
Ba La Ce NdSmEuGdTbDy YbLu Hf Ta Th
Oxides in wt%; others in ppm except as noted
*from DBA, Kridelbaugh et a__I.{1973) FI___GURE

4. Rare earths; from Laul
and Schmitt (1973).
RADIOGENICISOTOPESANDGEOCHRONOLOGY: Murthy and Coscio (1977) and Murthy

(1978_report BTsr/B_srfor two hand-pickedplaqioclaseclasts, which ex-
trapolate to values close i:oBABI at 4.6 b.y. [Table 2)
Table 2. 87Sr/8_Srfor plagioclaseclasts in 60017_56

BTSr/86Sr B7Sr/B6Sr at 4.6 b.y*
i 0.69933+5 0.69900+5
II 0.69928C5 0.69899C5
* adjusted for bias by subtracting0.00006 to be equivalentto Caltech data
23
6001 7
Tera et al. (1974) report U, Th and Pb isotopic data for 60017,72, a bulk rock
sampl_The sample contains predominantly initial radiogenic lead rather
than in situ -produced lead. The sample falls off a reference isochron
which encompasses most other highlands samples on a 2°TPb/2°6Pb v.
238U/2°6Pb evolution diagram (Fig. 5). The departure can be accounted for
by assuming that the sample formed at _4.0 b.y, from a source _4.4 b.y. old
or formed at %3.9 b.y. from a source 4.5 b.y. old.
[pb(15415)
t5415 P-2 _*_9)
FIGURE 5. U-Pb evolution diagram.

L, "_. ..,_.L_NOSO,_S Reference isochron passes through
.__o,6_u._
\_ rock
total68415.
rock and
Number
plagioclase
in parentheses
for
_ '_.'_.-_A co_o,A is]4 value; from Tera et al "(1974) "
E
al
Q,
_h.V_pb
• i . i . t . I , I , I i l t I , I , I , T , I i I
Q2 _ Q6 (_1 1.0 1.2
TRACKS AND RELATED STUDIES : MacDougall et al. (1973) measured the U content
from fission tracks, but found no solar f_r_tracks in olivine or feldspar.
Fireman et al. (1973) report count rates for 3H, which is less abundant in the
interior than the surface.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Housley et al (1976) found that 60017,84 (bulk rock)

has a very weak ferromagnetic resonance and is thus unlike either soils or
soil breccias. Gold et al. (1974, 1975,1976a) used 60017 for calibration
in Auger electron spectroscopy of samples. They found that the albedo (0.5)
of 60017 does not decrease to highland soil albedo levels merely by crushing.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: A few small fragments were chipped off the

samples prior to its sawing in late 1972. During sawing several fragments
were produced (Fig. 6). The two largest pieces ,18 and ,52 and several small
pieces are preserved intact. Slab A was dissected as shown in Figure 7, and
,17 was dissected to give splits ,53 through ,88 (Fig. 6). Most allocations
have been made from the subdivisions of ,17.
24
6OO17
Slab A.
FIGURE 6. Cutting diagram
25
60017
FIGURE7. Subdivision of slab.

S-73-21544.
,42 2:5
_,26
,46 I cm
I'--'--1
,51 ,55 ,52, ,54
S-7:5-21544
26
60018 SHOCKEDBASALTIC IMPACT MELT, GLASS COATED 1501 g
INTRODUCTION: 60018 is a coherent, medium gray, basaltic impact melt that

suffered a variety of shock effects after lithification. Extensive fractures
and a aetwork of glass veins penetrate the rock (Fig. I). A dark, vesicular
glass coats the exterior surfaces.
60018 was chipped from a 50 cm boulder I00 m southwest of the Lunar Module.
This boulder was perched and subrounded. The location and orientation of
60018 are known. Many zap pits are present on the lunar-exposed surface.
FIGURE I. Saw cut face. S-78-31788. Scale in mm.
PETROLOGY: Although intensely shocked, a relict melt texture is clearly

c_Tscernable over much of the rock. An intergranular basaltic texture is
most common with plagioclase laths often forming radial clusters (Fig. 2).
Areas of fine-grained breccia and patches with a poikilitic to subophitic
texture are also present. Grain size of the melt matrix varies dramatically
over short distances; maximum crystal length is _1 mm.
27
60018
a b
c d
FIGURE 2. a) 60018,53. general view, basaltic, xpl. width 2mm.

b) 60018,57. general view, poikilitic and glassy, xpl. width 2mm.
c) 60018,51. spherulitic, glassy, xpl. width 2mm.
d) 60018,51. glass veins, ppl. width 2mm.
28
60018
Plagioclase xenocrysts are abundant. Clasts of anorthosite and noritic.

anorthosite (up to _i cm) are somewhat less common. Metal fragments have Ni
and Co contents which plot within the "meteoritic field" (Reed and Taylor,
1974). Troilite and schreibersite are occasionally associated with the metal.
Figure 3 shows that many of the kamacite particles not associated with schreiber-
site are neverthelessenriched in P relative to meteoriticmetal. Some rust is
also present. Late stage silicate-liquidimmiscibilityis apparent in some
interstitialareas.
Both the clasts and the host basalt show extreme shock effects. Many of the
plagioclaselaths and clasts have been converted to maskelyniteor recrys-
tallized. In the most severely altered zones interstitialmafics have been
convertedto small rounded grains (Fig. 2).
A complex network of glass veins penetratesthe rock and is probably related

to the glass coat. In thin section these veins are green to brown, often con-
tain schlierenand debris, and seem especiallycommon along clast-matrix
boundaries. The intrusionof these glass veins appears to postdate the lithifi-
cation of the rock and is probably related to the event which caused the in-
tense shock metamorphism.
(>S •
°l.P
0"5
_4 • FIGURE 3. P v. Ni for metal;

• • from Reed and Taylor (1974).
0.3-
_2.
0.1
o I 'I
CHEMISTRY: S.R. Taylor et al. (1973) and Haskin (unpublished)have analyzed bulk
rock samples for major an-_Traceelements. Haskin (unpublished)has also anal-
yzed clasts and glass samples. Cripe and Moore (1974),Moore and Lewis (1976),
Moore et al. (1973) and Goel et al. (1975) provide carbon, nitrogen and sulfur
data. Nunes et al. (1974) provide U, Th, and Pb abundances.
REEs in the basalt are high (Fig. 4). This, along with the high bulk Ni values
and metal composition_ indicates that the rock was a clast-ladenimpact melt with
significantKREEP and meteoriticcomponents. Also notable is the extreme en-
richment in sulfur relative to the other light elements (Table l).
The glass veins are significantlymore aluminousthan the basalt and have lower
levels of incompatibleelements (Table l). Thus the glass is not a whole rock
29
60018
melt of the basalt.
White clasts analyzed by Haskin are virtually pure plagioclase or anorthosite

based on their low contents of FeO and REEs (Table 1 ). One black clast, also
analyzed by Haskin: is ultramafic with high FeO and very low levels of REEs
(Table 1).
TABLE I. Summar_ chemistr_ of
the melt matrix (basalt), clasts and _lass veins of 60018
Basalt Glass* White clasts* Black clasts *
SlO2 45.7 44.9

TiO2 0.65 0.359
A1203 24.0 28.5
Cr203 O.ll 0.086 0.006 0.04
FeO 5.6 4.60 0.3 34.8
MnO 0.07 0.048 0.015 1.07
MgO 8.9 4.83
CaO 13.8 16.6
Na20 0.54 0.492 0.424 0.02

K20 0.23 0.103
P205
Sr
La 25 I0.7 0.38 (Sm=O.042)
Lu 1.1 0.46 0.003
Rb 7.7 3.1
Sc 9.1 6.0 0.44 7.1
Ni 400 520
Co 29 43 0.54 71
Ir ppb
Au ppb
C 32
N 29 TABLE 2. Oxygen isotope data

S 2250
Zn 2.2 2.6
Cu _ O18 _ Ol _
Whole rock 5.69
Oxides in wt%I others in ppm except as noted.
Light clast 5.60
• from }laskin (unpublished)
"Cataclastic
anorthosite"* 5.60 2.75
Photodocumentation shows that this split is mostly

*Listedbut
basalt in Clayton
also contains
and Mayeda
a large
(1975)
white
asclast.
60018,43.
30
60018
FIGURE 4. Rare earths.
300 I I I I I I I I I I I I 1
Basalt - ,44=
,11 ."
,21: Haskin, unpublished
¢n Glass I ,21;
,11 :i" R. Taylor etal.,1973
100 ,9;
10
C
0 _0-- .... 0 ....
0 • ...........
60018
10
STABLE ISOTOPES: Clayton et al. (1973) and Clayton and Mayeda (1975) report
GO'Sand _0z_ data for clasts and the bulk rock (Table 2).
RADIOGENIC ISOTOPES AND GEOCHRONOLOGY: Nunes et al. (1974, 1977) provide

U-Th-Pb data for several splits of the rock. -Man-y of their samples had sawn
surfaces and were significantly (up to 77%) contaminated with terrestrial lead
(Fig. 5). Only their "whole rock" and hand-picked glass samples do not appear
to be contaminated. The "whole rock" analysis is nearly concordant at 4.2 b.y.
but the glass contains excess Pb relative to U suggesting that the glass may
be fused soil (Nunes et al., 1974,1977).
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES : Sugiura et ai.<1978) report the results of paleontensity

experiments performed while heat-Tng-the sample under controlled fo2(Thellier's
method) (Fig. 6). The natural remanent magnetization (NRM) of the rock is
fairly strong and stable against AF-demagnetization although an ancient remanent
magnetization probably is not present. As most of the NRM is thermally de-
magnetized by 400 ° C, low temperature shock events may have been responsible for
the remanent magnetization that is present. Some of the magnetic properties can
also be accounted for by the chemical changes produced by heating.
31
60018
LI
o - Lo 2.0 3.0 _ / __
F_UR_ U_IU D
r i z_
E
D 1.5
_l Directiop_l chan$c of I_RM during AF demagnet_.atio'a for mo pieces of

E 60018,19. Relative oricmation of these _,'o pieces _ no¢ known.
ID
Nio B 2.o- z.o- Thermal

"- E emagnetization
Z E Z
_ •
t-., N 1.0 - I .0
Z _5 I
-- e,IRM) 0
i,.--
0 IO0 ZOO 0 1.0 0 400 800

ALTERNATING FIELD (Oe)
pTRM (h:O.lO e) Temperature(°C)
AF demag_dzafion of NRM for two pieces (A and B) of 60018,19 snd of IRM
fo¢ t_'ce A. NRM vs. pTRM pot and thermal dema_ptctLzadoafoz,_}018,19.
32
60018
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 this rock was cut into three main pieces,
one being a slab (Fig. 7). The slab was entirely subdivided with most of the
allocations being taken from it. Not all splits are shown in the diagram.
0 C#, _,5,
_lBi_'_._., _;_ , ,_?:
FIGURE 7. top: cutting diagram, bottom: slab dissection. S-73-21540.
33
60019 DARKGLASSYMATRIXBRECCIA(REGOLITHBRECCIA?) 1887 9
INTRODUCTION: 60019 is a coherent, medium-gray glassy breccia containing

several large, light colored clasts (Fig. i) which are mainly poikilitic and (more
rarely) basaltic impact melts. Part of its surface has a rough glass coating.
The sample location is not known precisely but was approximately 115 m west south-
west of the Lunar Module. It was partly buried (poorly developed fillet). The
sample is subrounded. The orientation is known and zap pits are present on some
surfaces.
FIGUREI.
34
6001 9
f_ PETROLOGY: Macroscopically the rock consists of a dark aphanitic matrix with

abundant clasts up to 5 cm (Fig. i). Clasts vary from fine-grained, crystalline
lithic fragments to glass and mineral fragments. The matrix has glass-lined
cracks and glassy veins. Rust patches occur in both the matrix and the larger
clasts.
a b
FIGURE 2. a) 60019,14. general view, ppl. width 2mm.

b) 60019,77. Clast l, poikilitic, xpl. width 2mm.
Thin sections show that the matrix is brown, glassy, partly vesicular and contains
glass fragments (Fig. 2). These characteristics and its chemistry (below) suggest
that 60019 is lithified regolith or is largely derived from regolithic material.
Most of the large clasts (e.g. clasts 1 and 2, Fig. 1) are poikilitic impact melts.
Clast 1 is poikilitic with abundant fragments (Fig. 2) including granoblastic
impactites, cataclastic anorthosite, and aluminous basalt. In places the poikilitic
texture, characterized by pyroxene oikocrysts up to I mm, grades into basaltic
texture. Other smaller clasts in the matrix include coarse, aluminous, impact
basalts, aluminous breccias, and plagioclase and mafic mineral grains. One small
(2x3 mm) coarse basalt may be of mare affinity; it is mafic and has conspicuous
ilmenite.
Hansen et al.(1979b and unpublished) investigated a granoblastic impactite clast in

60019. _a-gioclase compositions show little dispersion of major (Ang___s) or minor
(K20 0.053%; FeO 0.098%; MgO 0.135%) elements. Olivine is FoT_.
35
60019
CHEMISTRY: Rose et al. (1975) report TABLE I. Chemistr_ of 60019

major and trace e_me'nt analyses of
both the matrix and clast I. Cripe Clast 1
and Moore (1975) and Moore and Lewis Matrix (Poikilitic)
(1976) report light elements for these
same two lithologies. The matrix is Si02 45.3 45.3
chemically indistinguishable from
Apollo 16 soils in all respects with Ti02 0.35 0.46
the exception of rare-earths which are A1203 26.3 23.2
enriched in 60019. The poikilitic
clast is more aluminous and less Cr203 0.I0 0.14
enriched in incompatible elements than FeO 5.3 6.9
most other Apollo 16 poikilitic rocks;
this is at least in part a consequence MnO 0.06 0.08
of its abundant clastso MgO 6.7 9.5
CaO 14.9 13.6
RARE GASES: Bernatowicz et al. (1978) Na20 0.46 0.48
report xenon and krypton _oto-pic K20 0.14 0.18
abundances from heating studies of a
matrix sample. The sample contains P20s 0.19 0.27
substantial excess fission xenon and
129Xe, suggesting that excess fission Sr 131 136
xenon is a global characteristic. The La 20 26
sample is rich in solar wind components, Lu
again suggestive of a significant regolith
component. Rb 3.1 4.2
Sc 11 11
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In October, N_ 795 810
1974, two en_ pieces (,_ and ,5) and a
slab were cut from 60019 (Figs. I, 3). Co 49 45
The slab itself was subdivided leaving Ir ppb
two large pieces (,18 and ,23). Most
subdivisions were made from a column Au ppb
down the center of the slab and from C 162 II0
the region of Oast I.
N 56 28
S 920 910
Zn 13 <4
Cu 7.8 7.5
Oxides in wt %; others in ppm

except as noted.
36
60019
60019 s-74-32517
,25
_ Vesicula= glass coat
1 cm
FIGURE 3. Saw cut subdivisions.
37
60025 CATACLASTICANORTHOSITE_
PRISTINE , 1836q
INTRODUCTION: 60025 is a coarse-grained, moderately shocked and cataclastic

ferroan anorthosite which is monomict and is free of meteoritic siderophiles
(i.e. chemically pristine). A small patch of dark vesicular glass is present
on one surface (Fig. I). 60025 was collected 15 m southwest of the Lunar
Module where it was perched. It is moderately coherent with some penetrative
fractures. Its orientation is known and zap pits occur on all surfaces, though
not equally distributed.
FIGUREI. Saw cut slab. S-72-49095. Scale in mm.
3O
60025
38
60025
PETROLOGY: Walker et al. (1973), Hodges and Kushiro (1973), Dixon and Papike
(1975), Warren and W_s_ (1978) and LSPET (1973) provide general petrographic
information. Takeda et al. (1976) studied pyroxenes in detail and Longhi et alo
(1976), Hansen et al .-C19"7-9a)and Meyer (1979) report data on minor elementTin--
plagioclase.
The rock is a true anorthosite with > 90% plagioclase (An9__98). Shock-twinned
and fractured clasts up to 4 mmlong rest in a fine-grained and often recrystal-
lized matrix of granulated plagioclase (Fig. 2). Mafics are ferroan and irreg-
ularly distributed. Walker et al. (1973), Hodges and Kushiro (1973) and Dixon
and Papike (1975) report < 2%Tp_oxene and no olivine whereas LSPET (1973) in-
dicates _ 10%olivine,and a "mafic-rich" portion described by Warren and Wasson
(1978) contains 20% olivine (Fos7-65) and 10% pyroxene. A 2x2 mmoptically con-
tinuous zone of pyroxene and a 4x4 mmzone of olivine attest to the coarse-
grained nature of the rock prior to cataclasis (Warren and Wasson, 1978).Traces
of silica, ilmenite, Cr-spinel and glassy inclusions in plagioclase are scattered
throughout the rock.
Anhedral pyroxenes (most < 0.5 mm) are concentrated as discrete grains in the
matrix but also occur as rods_ stringers and irregular blotches along plagioclase
twin planes and grain boundaries. The dominant pyroxene is orthopyroxene. Some
grains show well developed exsolution lamellae of high-Ca pyroxene and were prob-
ably primary pigeonite. Augite is also present as discrete grains. Apparently
three primary pyroxenes-orthopyroxene, pigeonite and augite - were present at the
time of crystallization (H,odges and Kushiro, 1973). Pyroxene compositions are
shown in Figure 3.
FIGURE2. 60025,130. general view,

xpl. width 2mm.
39
60025
Co
v ,, v' _e
Mg V V0 V
Atomic per cent
" 60025
a) from Hodges and Kushiro (1973).
b) from Walker et al. (1973),
, _ ANORTHOSITE FIGURE 3. Pyroxenes.
SILlCA
PSEUDOTERNARY
LIQUIDUS stucA
RELATIONSAT FIGURE 4. from Walker et al. (1973)
LOW P02
APOLLO16ROCKS PrROXENE
IVINE
SPINEL
PLAGIOCLASE
OLIVINE ANORTHrIE
4O
60025
EXPERIMENTAL PETROLOGY: Ford et al. (1974) determined that plagioclase is the

liquidus phase of a rock with the composition of 60025. The anhydrous liquidus
occurs at temperatures > 1370°C. Moderate water vapor pressure lowers the
liquidus temperature to below 1200OCo The anhydrous solidus is _ 1200oc.
CHEMISTRY: Chemical studies of 60025 are listed in Table 1 and a summary

Chemistry in Table 2. The splits analyzed were almost pure plagioclase (Table 2,
Fig. 4); apparently none of the mafic rich portions were sampled for chemistry.
Rare earths are low with the large positive Eu anomaly typical of lunar anortho-
sites (Fig. 5). The REE pattern of 60025 parallels that of 15415 and 60015
but with absolute concentrations nearly twice as high. Zr and Hf and the Zr/Hf
ratio are typical of lunar anorthosites and are among the lowest measured in any
lunar material (Ehmann et a1.,1975;Garg and Ehmann, 1976).
60025 is also low in siderophiles indicating a lack of meteoritic contamination.

Its very high volatile to involatile ratios (e.g. TI/Cs and TI/U) however suggest
that a fumarolic component is present (KrA_enb6_l et al., 1973). Sulfur is also
enriched in 60025 relative to the other light gaseT(_ble 2), its Fe content
(Fig. 3 of Kerridge et al.,1975a) and other pristine anorthosites (e.g. 15415,
60015, 67075).
Flory et al. (1973) determined total amounts of hydrocarbons and other light
gases and their release patterns upon heating. 60025 was the only rock analyzed
by these authors to yield detectable methane, apparently produced by the hydrol-
ysis of reactive, solar wind-deposited carbon.
Sato (1976) determined the oxygen fugacity of 60025 by the solid-electrolyte

oxygen cell method and found it to have among the lowest fo2 ever measured in
lunar material. A self-reduction at high temperatures occurred during the first
heating cycle. Reported values are given in Table 3.
I0
o_
p_ 5
FIGURE 5. Rare earths; from
Haskin et ai.(1973).
m _
0.I I l I I I I I I I I I "]---F"I
Lo Ce PF Nd Pm Srn Eu Gd Tb Oy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
RARE EARTH ATOMIC NO.
41
O_
0
0
r_
TABLE I. Chemical studies of 60025 anorthosite TABLE 2. Summary chemistry of anorthosite 60025
Reference _ Elements analyzed
Janghorbani eta_]l.(1973) ,72 majors Si02 44.2

Rose e..tta_l.
(1973) ,95 Bajors, trace Ti02 0.1
Haskin et a].l.(1973) ,45 majors, REEs, other trace Al203 35.3
Laul and Schmitt (1973) ,73 majors, REEs, other trace Cr203 0.02
Nakamura et al. (1973) ,76 majors, REEs, Ba FeO 0.6
_lalkeret al. (1973) ,90 majors* MnO 0.014
Kr_henb_hl et al. (1973) ,84 meteoritic sids. and Vols. MgO 0.2
Ehmann and Chyi (1974) ,72 Zr, Hf CaO 19.0
Ehmann et al. (1975) ,72 Zr, Hf, Sc, Co, Fe, Eu Na20 0.44
Miller et al. (1974) ,72 Fe, Sc, Co, Eu K20 0.03
_ 0.003
r_ Cripe and Moore (1974) ,82 S P205
Moore e_.t.tal.
(1973) ,82 C Sr 218
Moore and Lewis (1976) ,82 N La O_
Schaeffer and}_usain (1974) ,86 K, Ca Lu 0.005
Nyquist et al. (1975) ,26B Rb, Sr Rb 0.02

Papanastassiou and Sc 0.05
Wasserburg (19/2b) ,65 Rb, Sr Ni _ i
Tera and Wasserburg (1972)_ Co 0.07
Tera et a_].l.
(1973) _ ,65 U, Th, Pb Ir ppb 0.006
tluneset a_].l.
(1974) ?,9003 (from U, Th, Pb, Rb, Sr, K Au ppb 0.007
,26) C 35
Nunes et a].l.
(1977) ,9003 (from U, Th, Pb
,26) N 56
S 240
*Microprobe, fused powder Zn <2(?)

Cu 8.4(?)
Oxides in wt%I others in ppm except as noted.

60025
TABLE 3. Oxygen fu_acit_ of 60025 ISator 1976)

.f
T (oc) -log fo2 (arm)
1000 16.9
1050 16.1
1100 15.4
1150 14.7
1200 14.1
STABLE ISOTOPES: Taylor and Epstein (1973)report 6018 and aS±30 values of
+5.95 and -0.01 respectivelyfor whole rock splits of 60025.
RADIOGENIC ISOTOPESAND GEOCHRONOLOGY:Rb-Sr data are summarizedin Table 4.

The very low measured aT-gr786Srextrapolatesto very close to BABI at 4.0 and
4.6 b.y. Only whole rock data from the anorthositeare currently available
although a mineral isochron could conceivablybe obtained from the mafic-rich
portions of the rock. Schonfeld (1976)constructed a Rb-Sr whole rock isochron
from data on lunar anorthositeswhich gave an apparent age of 4.6 b.y. and an
initial 87Sr/86Srof 0.69905. 60025 lies on this isochron.
An Ar-Ar determinationyielded a well defined plateau age of 4.19 +_0.06 b.y.

(Fig. 6) (Schaefferand Husain, 1974). There was no increase in apparent age
at high temperatures(Fig. 6) indicatingno relict Ar in ancient plagioclase
clasts (Schaefferand Husain, 1974).
U-Th-Pb data show very low concentrationsof all of these elements and essen-
tially no initial radiogenicPb (Tera and Wasserburg, 1972; Tera et ai.,1973;
Nunes et al., 1974,1977). The analyses are highly discordant (Fig-7.
7--T.Lead
isotopes _e not easily leachable and are highly evolved yielding a 2°TPb/
2°6Pb single stage model age of 4.64 b.y. (Tera and Wasserburg,1972). Nunes
et al. (1974,1977)report serious terrestrialcontaminationin their samples
_th--sawn surfaces. Interiorchips without sawn surfaces do not show such con-
tamination(Tera and Wasserburg,1972).
TABLE 4. Summary of Rb-Sr data for anorthosite 60025
S ISr/SSSr 8_Sr/S6Sr
Rb/Sr measured at 4.6 b.y Reference
1.16x10-4 0.69896 ± 3 0.69894 Papanastassiou and

Wasserburg (1972b)
9.44x!0-5 0.69908 ¢ 6 0.69906 Nunes et al. (1974)

1.34xi0"4 0.69905 ± 6 0.69902 Nyquist et a1.(1975)
1.22x10-q 0.69913 ± 3 0.69910 Nyquist et ai.(1979)
Not corrected for interlaboratory bias
43
60025
15
°
% Jo
_ @
_ 60025,@6
O.
38 600
•
• ii_0.r20C_,
I _ '
FIGURE 6. Ar release; from
_
4.o423.8_.
3"6.
,_. ,ooo.'°_"_°', _5o1250°,_, Schaeffer and Husain (1974) .
9@0" I0@0"
_ 4-2
4"0
3"6
3"8
3'4 _ i i _,025,6g,I i i
0-0 0-2 0"4 0_6 0_8 I'0
CUMULATW£ FRACTIONS OF _gAr_
FIGURE 7. U-Pb evolution diagram;

from Tera and Wasserburg (1972).
44
60025
RARE GASES/EXPOSUREAGES: Lightner and Marti (1974a) and Leich and Niemeyer
(1975) provide Xe, Kr and Ar isotope data. Significant amounts of trapped Xe
not of solar or cosmic origin were found; It is however isotopical_y
indistinguishable from terrestrial Xe and is believed to represent terrestrial
contamination because experiments by Niemeyer and Leich (1976) showed that
unexpectedly high temperatures (> lO00OC) were required to remove known terres-
trial contamination.
Marti (pets. comm., 1975, referenced in Drozd et ai.,1977) calculated a single

stage 8ZKr-Kr exposure age of 1.9 m.y., consis_nt'-with an excavation by the
South Ray cratering event. Fruchter et al. (1977) and Kohl et al. (1977! rer
port Mn and A1 isotope data that conf_m-This 2 m.y. exposure age.
Schaeffer and Husain (1974) report Ar isotopic data and calculate 38Ar-39Ar
exposure ages which average 8.6 m.y., considerably higher than the 81Kr-Kr
age which Leich and Niemeyer (1975) consider more reliable.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Limited magnetic information is provided b Cisowski et al.

(1976) who found that 60025 possesses high saturation isotherma_ remanent _---
magnetization (IRMs) comparable to soil breccias and well above that of other
cataclastic anorthosites (see their Fig. 6).
Katsube and Collet (1973a,b) and Gold et al.(1976b) report electrical charac-
teristics of the anorthosite (Fig. 8).----
SAMPLE NO 60025j55
109
K=o.0
_o7 _°2_ FIGURE 8. Electrical properties;

I08 P_ q_,_,_,,. :m
- _ from Katsube and Collett (1973b).
•_ ioe 0_
_- 0 o go
->" i05
u) _.
f°z "_%"®""%,_.o......o
_ i0.3.
,o, I01 ,o, ' I0 3 io, io,

FREQUENCY (Hz)
'
IOg
45
60025
Sondergeld et al. (1979) measured compressional wave velocities on three per-

pendicular _r_ces of a slab of the anorthosite. Measured velocities were
all < 1 km/sec and deviated up to 29% from the mean value of the three direc-
tions (0.66 km/sec). Neither variation in temperature (up to 90 o C) nor vacuum
(down to 10 -6 _m Hg) had any detectable effect on the velocities. These data
agree well with seismic wave data from the lunar surface at the Apollo 16 site.
Jeanloz and Ahrens (1978) determined shock wave, equation of state data for
the anorthosite over the pressure range 400-1000 kbar (Fig. 9). Porosity in
the rock (average _ 18%) induces smaller peak pressures and greater temper-
atures than experienced by non-porous rocks subjected to similar shock con-
ditions. Jeanloz and Ahrens (1979) extended the shock wave experiments to
higher and lower pressures (1160 and 270 kbar).
140 I I J I I ; I I I I I J _ I I I I/
_ New Data
120- HuqoniotState
Release State o
I00-- e _, Tahawus (An49) An FIGURE 9. Hugoniot equation of

o Pre-Experimental state data; from Jeanloz and
-- _'_ HugoniotState corrected /__ j
AO _ Estimate{An96) _ Ahrens (1978).
o.
in
8o-
60--
°o-_ ,,:t2
// /
S ? I/"
[ " , ,:_" I I I I I I L I i i J i I
z 3 4
Density(Mg/m3)
Microcracks were studied by Simmons et al. (1975) who found two sets of shock
induced cracks, possibly indicating separate shock events.
Hapke et al. (1978) provide ultraviolet reflectance data.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972, 60025 was sawn into three main pieces
(Fig. i0). The slab and the E butt end were extensively subdivided and
allocated. The mafic-rich thin sections described by LSPET (1973) and Warren
and Wasson (1978) are from an undocumented chip (60025,9) which is now a potted
butt. Processing notes in the data pack indicates that mafic-rich clumps may be
present on the N surface.
46
60025
FIGURE I0. Cutting diagram.
47
60035 POLYMICT BRECCIA, PARTLYGLASS-COATED !.052g
INTRODUCTION: 60035 is a coherent, whitish breccia (Fig. l) consisting mainly of

a varietydf feldspathic impactites with granoblastic and poikiloblastic textures
(Fig. 2). Macroscopically the breccia is homogeneous and cut by a few veins of
dark glass. It is partly coated with black glass which apparently once entirely
coated the rock.
The sample was collected about 190 m south-southwest of the Lunar Module where it
was partly buried. Its orientation is known and zap pits are common on the "lunar
up" surface, rare to absent on others. 60035 was originally set aside as a posterity
sample and only recently made available for study.
FIGURE I. Cube is 1 cm. 5-72-38300.
PETROLOGY: R. Warner et al. (1980) provide petrographic information. Thin

sections from widely separated portions of the rock consist of a variety of
crystalline anorthositic, troctolitic, and noritic lithologies that grade
in size from clasts to a finer-grained matrix.
48
60035
a b
FIGURE 2. 60035,18. a) granoblastic,xpl, width 2ram. b) poikiloblastic,xpl.

width imm.
The most common lithic type recognized by R. Uarner et al. (1980) is poikiloblastic
anorthositic norite (Fig. 2). Low-Ca pyroxene oikocrysts enclose small rounded to
subequant grains of plagioclase. At least two distinct populations of pyroxene
compositions were found; one more Fe-rich than the other (Fig. 3). Hore calcic
plagioclases (An97_98) are associated with the Fe-rich group. Minor amounts of
olivine are present.
Granoblastic anorthositic troctolite clasts (70-80% plagioclase) are also common

(Fig. 2). The grain size within these clasts is variable (0.05-0.25 mm). Larger
plagioclase grains typically show shock effects such as cataclasis or undulose
extinction. Olivine is Fo7(;.B2.
One large (4x8 mm) clast grades from fine-grained (0.05-0.25 mm) granular
troctolite (_50% olivine, 50% plagioclase) through a coarser (up to 0.8 mm) zone
with >60% plagioclase to another fine-grained (0.05 mm) area with low-Ca pyroxene
more abundant than olivine. The mafics in this clast are considerably more
magnesian (olivine _Fo88; low-Ca pyroxene Wo3En86) than other mafics in this
rock.
Other lithic types include cataclastic anorthosite, basaltic impact melt with
lathy plagioclase, and mineral clasts of plagioclase, rare olivine, spinel and
a variety of opaque phases including chromite, ilmenite, troilite and metal. Most
49
6O035
metal grains analyzed by R. Warner et al. (1980) have _6% Ni and 0.0% Co (Fig. 4).
Metal in the magnesian granular tro_oTTte is exceptional: 36-51% Ni and 1.2-1.9%
Co,
Di Hd
A
\
• -)k fr_.Warner et al.
_ FIGURE 3. Pyroxenes;
980).
0 trootollte
o trootolltlo anorthosite \
[]noritio onorth6site _.
A cataclastloanorthosite -/_
-? _ 9 recrystalllzed anorthoslte
v , V v v V W v
En Fs
I ] I I I
2.0 -- 0 --
o o
FIGURE 4. Metals;
15- o from R.Warner et al.
o (1980)
0 X o
(_} o 0
ox.
60035 metal
0.5 " o troctoliticanorthosite
troctotite _
ncriticonorthosite
o matrix
._: 1.0 o_r _ x glasscoating
I I I I 1
I0 20 50 40 50
wt % Ni
5O
60035
_ CHEMISTRY: The only chemical analysis of 60035 is an average defocusedelectron

beam analysis (DBA) of the glass coat presented in R. Warner et al. (1980),
reproducedin Table I.
TABLE 1
Average BBA of 60035 glass coat
SiO2 44.3
TiO2 0.29
A1203 29.4
Cr203 0.12
FeO 5.1
MnO 0.04
MgO 5.7
CaO 15.8
Na20 0.25
K20 0.06
P205 0.01
Oxides in wt%
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: 60035 was initiallyset aside as a posterity sam-

ple, and has only recently been made available for study. Three small unlocated
chips were used to make the first thin sections (,4 ,5 ,6) and then three chips
(,8 ,lO ,13) from different areas of the rock were taken to make thin sections
,16 and ,17; ,18 and ,19; and ,20 and ,21 respectively. Subsequentlya slab was
cut (Fig. 5). The slab broke into several pieces, and the sawing produced many
small chips. Some of these have been allocatedto Schmitt for chemical analyses.
51
60035
FIGURE 5. Post sawing. Scale in cm. S-80-35183.
52
60055 CATACLASTICANORTHOSITE,PRISTINE 35.5 9
INTRODUCTION: 60055 is a homogeneous, friable, cataclastic anorthosite which

is chemically pristine. Original surface features have been obscured due to
its friable, dusty nature (Fig. 1). This rock was collected about 170 m south-
southwest of the Lunar Module. The sample was disturbed prior tophotographing,
hence burial and orientation data were lost.
FIGUREI. Scale in cm. S-72-41416.
PETROLOGY:Warren and Wasson (1978) provide petrographic information. They

describe a granular, unannealed anorthosite with 98% plagioclase (Angs_96)
and 2% high-Ca pyroxene (Wo_2..4,En42). A single grain of exsolved low-Ca
pyroxene (Wo2En61) is also mentioned. Original grain size was >2 mm.
Our own thin section observationsconfirm that the rock is a porous, cataclastic
anorthosite (Fig. 2) with traces of a silica mineral, rare grains of ilmenite
with exsolved rutile lamellae,and at least one other, more-poorly-reflecting
opaque phase. Rare relict grain boundariesbetween mafics and plagioclaseare
present.
CHEMISTRY: Warren and Wasson (1978) report major and trace element data. Their
analysis confirms the highly anorthositenature of the rock and demonstratesthat
_- the rock is free of meteoritic siderophiles and low in incompatible elements
(Table 1).
53
60055
_ FIGURE 2. 60055,4.
general view, partly
xpl. width 2.3mm.
TABLE I. Summary chemistry of anorthosite 60055
SiO2 44.3
TiO2
A|203 34.0
Cr203 0.005
FeO 0.34
MnO 0.096
MgO 0.33
CaO 19.04
Na20 0.335
K20 0.010
P205
Sr
La 0.13
Lu 0.0038
Rb
Sc 0.55
Ni 1.9
Co 0.84
Ir ppb 0.013
Au ppb 0.014
C
N
S
Zn 0.60
Cu
Oxides in wt%; others in ppm except as noted.
54
60056 CATACLASTICANORTHOSITE
(?) 16.07 g
INTRODUCTION:60056 is a friable, white rock (Fig. I) that is probably a cata-

clastic anorthosite but may be a fragmental, polymict breccia. A thin coat of
dark glass is present on some pieces. Apparently it was removed from its docu-
mented bag as a single piece but broke into many small fragments and fines dur-
ing initial processing. 60056 was collected about 170 m southwest of the Lunar
Module. Zap pits are absent.
55
60057 CATACLASTICANORTHOSlTE(?) 3.10 g
INTRODUCTION: 60057 is a friable, white rock (Fig. I) that is probably a cata-

clastic anorthosite. Some patina is present but zap pits are absent. It was
collected _170 m southwest of the Lunar Module.
FIGURE I. Sample is about

2 cm, long. S-72-41309.
' < i !!!i!i!!!i!i!!/_I
56
60058 FRAGMENTALBRECCIA (?) 2 12 9
INTRODUCTION: 60058 is a friable, light gray rock (Fig. l) that is probably

either a polymict or dilithologicclastic breccia. Most of the rock is a
white, friable matrix that supports a few (_IO% of the rock?) dark clasts. It
was collected_17O m southwest of the Lunar Module. Zap pits are absent.
FIGURE I. Sample is about 1.5

cm. long. S-72-41309.
57
60059 CATACLASTICANORTHOSITE(?) 1.05 9
INTRODUCTION:60059 is a friable, white rock (Fig. I) that is probably a cata-

clastic anorthosite. It was collected _170 m southwest of the Lunar Module.
Zap pits are absent.
FIGURE'I. Sample is about 1 cm.

long. S-72-41309.
58
60075 FRAGMENTALPOLYMICT BRECCIA 183.8
INTRODUCTION: 60075 is a very friable clastic breccia; it was removed from its
documented bag as 13 small pieces. These pieces have been subsequently broken
and powdered even more during processing and handling (Fig. I). A few zap pits
on the largest fragment were reported in the original catalog description but the
extremely dusty and friable nature of the rock has now obscured all original
surfaces. The rock was collected about 170 m south-southwest of the Lunar
Module. It was disturbed prior to photographing, hence burial and orientation
_ata were lost.
/ i-
FIGURE I. Part of 60075. Small scale units are mm. S-75-33675
PETROLOGY: Library thin sections are of a highly porous and fragmental breccia
composed of abundant small (<2 mm) clasts in a fine-grained clastic matrix (Fig.
2). Lithic clasts include granoblastic anorthosites, troctolites, and norites,
cataclastic anorthosite, spinel-bearing basaltic impact melt and vitric matrix
breccia. Plagioclase, pyroxene and olivine clasts are also present as well as
J metal, troilite, oxide and devitrified brown glass fragments. Pyroxene and
plagioclase clasts occasionally contain parallel rods and stringers of exsolved
opaques.
59
60075
TABLE 1
Summary Chemistry of 60075
SiO2 46.47
TiO2 0.20
A1203 32.55
Cr203 0.03
FeO 1,73
MnO 0.02
MgO 1.87
CaO 17.63
Na20 0.67
K20 0.05
P205 0.02
Sr 174
La <10
Lu
Rb 1.0
Sc 5.1
Ni 50
Co 7.5
Ir ppb
Au ppb
C 4
N 66
S 630
Zn <4
cu 3.4 FIGURE 2. 60075,34. general view,

xpl. width 2ram.
Oxides in wt %; others in ppm
except as noted.
CHErIISTRY: Rose et al. (1975), Cripe and Moore (1975) and Moore and Lewis (1976)
provide major and trace element data for the bulk rock (Table I). Its reported
composition is very aluminous and quite unlike that of the local soil. Despite
the abundant metal seen in thin section, the split analyzed by Rose et al. (1975)
was low in Ni and Co. Incompatible elements are also low indicating a very small
KREEP component.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: All of the allocated splits came from a single 21 g

fragment (60075,4) which was one of the original 13 pieces of the rock. During
processing 60075,4 broke into a 2 cm fragment, two 1 cm fragments and many
smaller chips and fines. Processing notes indicate that the portions analyzed for
chemistry were typical fragments and fines that included both dark and light
clasts.
60
60095 GLASS SPHEROID ,46.69
INTRODUCTION:60095 is a fractured spheroid of yellow-green to light brown

glass (Fig. i). Internal vesicles are numerous. Cooling cracks and zap
pits are present but rare on all surfaces. The sample was collected about 175 m
southwest of the Lunar Module at the heat flow hole site.
FIGUREIo Scale in cm. S-72-39424
PETROLOGY: Schaal et al. (1979) and Mehta and Goldstein (1979) provide
petrographic informatTon-/. The sample is nearly holohyaline. A few partially
digested and recrystallized clasts of plagioclase act as nucleation sites for
areas of devitrification and quench-crystal growth (Fig. 2). Rounded blebs
of metal with associated troilit# and schreibersite are abundant, ranging in
size from _ 50 _m down to a few Angstroms. Submicron metal particles are
peppered through the glass, sometimes aligned in flow planes. Mehta and
Goldstein (1979) provide detailed information on the metal in this rock.
61
60095
TABLE 1
Summary chemistry of 60095
SiO2 44.87
TiO2 0.51
A1203 25.48
Cr203 O. 14
FeO 5.75
MnO 0.07
MgO 8.11
CaO 14.52
Na20 0.28
K20 0.09
H_
P205
ka
ku
Rb 1.67
Sc
Ni 560
Co
Ir ppb 25.4
Au ppb 7.11
C
N
S
Zn 1.55
Cu
FIGURE 2. 60095,30. general Oxides in wt%; others in

view,ppl, width 2mm.
ppm except as noted.
CHEMISTRY: Schaal (unpublished) analyzed for major elements by defocussed

electron beam (DBA) and Ganapathy et al. (1974) report siderophile and volatile
abundances. In terms of major elements 60095 is equivalent to local Apollo 16
soil tTable i). Siderophiles are very high. Hertogen et al. (1977) assigned
this meteoritic component to group 5H, probably derived-Tr_ the South Ray
Crater projectile. Ganapathy et al. (1974) discuss other possibilities for the
presence of this meteoritic group.
MICROCRATERSAND SURFACES: Neukum et al. (1973), and Brownlee et al. (1975)

studied the microcraters on this sam-ple--(Figs. 3, 4 and 5). The surface has
had a complex exposure history and is in production. Blanford et al. (1974)
briefly mention glass droplets on the surface.
62
60095
/- -- N. I,ooo _ , IC_,,,7
_ i I _ ,,',i I , i I _llii] ,
_" FIGURE 3. Microcraters; I -2500xSCANS

CRATER
• A : +4OOx
: 60095 E
,-, '_'6296x
I0 DS
•i ,oo _/31=_ from Neukum et al (1973). ._ 506 "302x
0200x(opticol)-
_' _OTALCOUNTS:\ _- * 80 X
40FOLD:. 53 I--
. _-- .039 __
i 1 Z I0"
.,-2o_4o,,-_2o,,._
FOLO:
i ";' , _uJ - O
o 1090xx ×
560
.[ -I_ x 5440
,o 1oo ,,ooo ,o,ooo o
_.A..O,AM_E.._ FIGURE 4. Micro- rr _ a5832x
craters; from
Brownlee et al. n-
(1975) • bJ
->IO"
Ld 104 _3650x
-J "t
_. 1.2_ u 60095.9
o 1.01-
I'"
O.B
'.......
' " ......
' .......
1 •"
_'_ I
VO.
i J lllil*l
1.0
t t lilllll
I0
I I I III
IO0
re,,, "#%1:.. _ CRATER DIAMETER (_m)

0.6 . •
0.4
_-
W
0.2
I I I I _ 1 I I_ I L I I I I I II I J I t I I i
o.j i.o io loo FIGURE 5. Microcraters; from

CRATER DIAMETER, Dp (/_m) Brownlee et al. (1975).
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Hopper et al. (1974), Uhlmann et al. (1974) and Klein and
Uhlmann (1976) provide data r-elaTing to the glass fo-rmTEg process and discuss
the kinetics of the transformation (Figs. 6,7,8,and 9). Theoretical con-
siderations assuming a nucleation barrier of 50 kT predict that a sphere the
size of 60095 should not be glassy. A somewhat higher nucleation barrier (60-
65 kT) and very few heterogeneous nucleii are required to bring prediction in
line with observation. The critical cooling rate of an object with the com-
position of 60095 is 70 °C/Sec; anhydrous liquidus temperature is 1270 ° C.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973, 60095 was cut into two pieces, the smaller
being subdivided for allocations. The larger piece (_ 2/3 of the sample) pre-
served the entire hemisphere with an intact exterior surface.
63
60095
T (°C)
1450 1156 947 791 670 100 _ I

16 I I I I I
60O95
14
_)_o,_
t)68502
2'//,
1 2 3
_
I0
Oglo"r/ e
,'.,'1","
.,.;;,
o 3o0
/
6 .',;'," 5
.'.'s" ,/ 400
sss s
as_s •
5OO0 5 I0 15 20
IOgfoTime (sec)
I I I J I u i n I i n I i [ _ I t I I I [ I I
5.2 6.4 7.6 8.8 I0.0 LI2

I/T (¢'K -_x IO4)
FIGURE 6. Viscosity v. temperature; FIGURE 7. Time-temperature-transformation

from Uhlmann/et ai.(1974), curve; from Uhlmann'et al. (1974).
8 I I I [ I
7 -- I0° I I I l i '
q •
_--- 6 -
,9 60095 / lO-0
X Noturol -_lLm ,,?" 65016 -
Synlheli 2: _ lO"z ....._._.,L-.A.. ""60095
_3
700 BOO 900 I000 llO0 1200 1300

_2 7 (_o2o', _-"__// ,Temperolure(C) , , ,
0 L I I I I
0 I 2 5 4 5 6
Time (minules)
FIGURE 9. Crystal growth rate v.

temperature, from Klein and Uhlmann
(1975).
FIGURE 8. Crystal thickness v.
time, from Klein and Uhlmann
(1975).
64
60115 GLASS-BONDEDPOLYMICT BRECCIA . 132.5 g
/f
INTRODUCTION: 60115 is a tough, angular sample with many fractures (Fig° I). It
is dominantly glassy but complex. The glassy matrix is variable in color and
vesicularity, and glass veins cut it. Plagioclase and light gray porphyritic
clasts are prominent as well as dark, glassy clasts. Clasts boundaries are
commonly indistinct.
60115 was collected approximately 60 m southwest of the Lunar Module where it was
slightly buried, Its orientation is known. Very few zap pits are present.
S-72 - 40396
FIGURE I.
PETROLOGY: Thin sections dominantly show angular fragments of dark aphanitic

impact melt engulfed in a colorless shock-melted anorthosite (Fig. 2). Relics
of shocked anorthosite, grading into the swirly glass, are abundant. The glass
penetrates the dark clasts (Fig° 2). In a few places the dark clasts are strung
out and melted, causing the host anorthositic glass to have a brown color. The
dark aphanitic impact melts contain few clasts, but have metal grains°
The porphyritic clasts contain small (<500 _m) elongate mafic mineral phenocrysts
and some plagioclases set in a groundmass of spherulitic plagioclase laths, mafic
minerals, and glass (Fig. 2). Metal is present.
CHEMISTRY: Clark and Keith (1973) show that the bulk rock is low in K (0.054%),
Th (1.46 ppm) and U (0.35 ppm) from y-ray counting. Data on radionuclides (26AI,
etc.) are also given, but it cannot be decided whether the surface is saturated
in 26AI or not (Yokoyama et al., 1974).
65
6011 5
a b
FIGURE 2.
a) 60115,8. shock-melted
anorthosite and aphanitic
clasts, ppl. width 2mm.
b) 60115,8. relict shocked
anorthosite, xpl. width 2mm.
c) 60115,14. plagioclase
porphyritic clast, ppl.
width 2mm.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: 60115 has been split along a natural fracture into
two main pieces, ,I and ,2, and a few small pieces, but has not been extensively
subdivided.
66
60135 SMOCKEDANORTHOSITE, PARTLY GLASS-COATED 137.7
f
INTRODUCTION: 60135 is an oblate ellipsoidal rock with a core of shocked

anorthosite partly coated with a smooth glass (Fig.i). The sample was
collected from a level area i00 m southwest of the Lunar Module. It may have
been perched and its orientation is not definitely known. Zap pits are present
but areas on both the anorthosite and the glass are free of zap pits.
-37966
FIGURE I.
PETROLOGY:A thin section of the anorthosite at the glass contact consists

of three 3x3 mm patches of fine-grained shock mosaics of plagioclase (Fig.2)
which probably represent original grains. A 500 _m deformed mafic grain
(olivine?) occurs at their mutual junction. Brown vesicular, colonnaded de-
vitrified glasses invade the anorthosite and surround the mafic grain. Macro-
scopically the plagioclase is variably white, milky, cloudy and vitreous.
The vesicular coat varies from glass at the exterior, through sPherulitic and
bow-tie structures of plagioclase and mafic minerals to intergrown ragged
plagioclase laths with interstitial glass in the interior (Fig.2). These
laths can be seen macroscopically. The bulk is 90% or more of plagioclase.
The glass coat makes small apophyses into the anorthosite but without ex-
tensive veining,
67
601 35
a b
FIGURE 2.
a) 60135,6. anorthosite, shocked,
with mafic grain at junction, xpl.
width 2mm.
b) 60135,5. spherulitic coat, xpl.
width Tram.
c) 60135,6. vesicular, basaltic-
spherulitic coat, xpl. width 2mm.
68
60135
CHEMISTRY: Eldridge et al. (1973) measured K, U, Th, and cosmogenic radionuclides

in the rock. The abun-dan-cesof the incompatible elements are extremely low (K20
0.017%, Th 0.27 ppm, U 0.068 ppm).
EXPOSURE AGE: The 2GAI and 22Na abundances (Eldridge et al., 1973) indicate
saturation values, hence an exposure long with respect to the half-life of 26AI.
MICROCRATERS:Size characteristics and cumulative size distributions_f the crater

popu-_Fig.3) on the glass surface of 60135 are presented by Neukumet al.
(1973). This surface is a production surface and rock has a simple (i.e., un-
tumbled) surface history.
= .12
L_ FIGURE 3. Microcraters; from

Neukumet al. (I 973).
tO '6013S,0
AV|RAG£
TOTALCOUNTS:3S1
N
_40x"l \
,1 I f
IO I00 l,OOO I0,000
CIATER DIAML_SII,
i._
PROCESSING ANDSUBDIVISIONS: The rock is undivided except for chips taken for
thin sections of the anorthosite and the coat.
69
60215 CATACLASTIC ANORTHOSITE, PARTLY GLASS-COATED 386
INTRODUCTION: 60215 is a coherent, cataclastic anorthosite with very low porosity.

A darK, vesicular glass coats _15% of the rock's surface (Fig. I). The bulk of
the rock is probably a monomict breccia although the presence of basaltic impact
melt clasts indicates at least some mixing. On the basis of very low Ni and Co
concentrations the anorthosite has not been contaminated by meteoritic siderophiles.
Zap pits and patina are abundant on the lunar-up side. The opposite surface is
devoid of pits, indicating a simple exposure history. The sample was collected
about 115 m southwest of the Lunar rlodule.
FIGURE I. Scale in cm. S-74-32059.
PETROLOGY: Meyer and McCallister (1973), Dixon and Papike (1975), Ishii et al.
(1976) and the Apollo 16 Lunar Sample Information Catalog (1972) provide petro-
graphic information. Seriate plagioclase mineral clasts (AngG) up to 4 mm long
make up 97% of the rock (Fig. 2). Small amounts of maskelynite are present and
some grains have been recrystallized to a fibrous or microgranular texture.
Accessory minerals include orthopyroxene (EnG2-6_Wo_-2; Fig. 3), augite
(En4,Wo44), rare olivine (Fo78), metal, troilite and ilmenite. Pyroxenes occur
as discrete grains without exsolution lamellae (Meyer and McCallister, 1973;
Dixon and Papike, 1975).
70
60215
a
b FIGURE 2. a) 60215 anorthosite, xpl.

width about 3mm. S-72-43966.
b) 60215,14. basaltic clasts, partly
xpl. width Imm.
FIGURE 3. Pyroxenes; from

Dixon and Papike (1975).
60215
v _ v v
71
60215
Lithic clasts are predominantly anorthositic, compositionally identical to the

mineral clasts. One large anorthosite clast contains a nest of disaggregated
orthopyroxene significantly more calcic than the mineral clasts (En63Wo_) and a
single grain of Cr-spinel (Meyer and McCallister, 1973). Fragments of basaltic
impact melt (troctolitic basalt; Meyer and McCallister, 1973) account for up to
3% of one thin section (,13). These clasts are small (<0.8 mm) and angular, and
have subophitic to intersertal textures (Fig. 2). Plagioclase in these fragments
is An94 and olivine is Fo8o-90. Minor phases include interstitial glass and
sulfides.
CHEMISTRY: Rose et al. (1975) (split ,30 erroneously published as ,33), Cripe and
Moore (1975) and Moore and Lewis (1976) report chemical data for the anorthosite.
Meyer and McCallister (1973) provide defocussed electron beam analyses (DBA) of
two "troctolitic basalt" clasts. The anorthosite is nearly pure plagioclase with
A1203 >35% (Table I). The low Ni and Co contents indicate a lack of meteoritic
contamination. Total sulfur is among the lowest ever measured in a lunar rock.
The compositions of the two troctolitic basalt clasts are different (Table I).
TABLE I. Summa_ chemistry of 60215 lithic types
Bulk anorthosite Troctolitic basalt clasts(DBA)
SiO2 44.50 47.8 44.7

TiO2 0.0 0.15 0.83
AI203 35.53 24.3 21.2
Cr203 0.05 0.16 <0.16
FeO 0.15 5.1 8.32
MnO 0.01 0.18 0.13
MgO 0.14 5.62 14.1
CaO 19.34 15.5 10.6
Na20 0.40 0.45 0.63

KpO 0.02 0.01 0.22
P205 0.0
Sr 121
La <10
Lu
Rb <1
Sc <2
Ni 1.8 Oxides in wt%; others in ppm except as noted.

Co <2
Ir ppb
Au ppb
C 17
N 105
S <6
Zn <4
Cu 1.8
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972, 60215 was cut into two main pieces (Fig. 1).
Allocations were made from chips taken from both of these pieces. Several
interior and exterior chips of both tile anorthosite and the glass coat exist.
72
60235 BASALTIC IMPACTMELT 70.1 9
_ _ INTRODUCTION: 60235 is a vesicular, medium gray basaltic impact melt (Fig. 1).
The coherent rock has a soft, white, earthy coating, distinct from soil, in
places. It was collected about 30 m south or southwest of the Lunar Module and
it was photographed prior to collection. A few zap pits are present on all
surfaces.
fFIGUREI. Scale in mm.
PETROLOGY:A thin section cut for this study shows that 60235 is a plagioclase-
rich impact melt. It consists of plagioclase laths 200-300 _m long (Fig. 2)
which are frequently hollow and have square cross-sections. Interstitial
minerals are mainly pyroxene, with some mesostasis glass with opaque minerals and
cristobalite. Clastic material consists of plagioclases and plagioclase-rich
breccias.
73
60235
FIGURE 2. 60235,2. general

view, ppl. width 2mm.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: A single representative chip (,1) was used to make

thin section ,5.
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60255 REGOLITH BRECCIA 871
_ - INTRODUCTION: 60255 is a tough, dark, glassy matrix breccia with abundant and
varied clasts. A lineation of the clasts is apparent on sawn surfaces (Fig.i).
In many respects 60255 is very similar to local soils but with a fairly large
and stable magnetic component. Splash glass coats part of the N and E surfaces.
This rock was probably collected 30-40 m southwest of the Lunar Module and was
partially buried at the time of collection. The lunar orientation is known. Zap
pits are rare to absent on all surfaces.
60255, 45 S-79- 34528
FIGURE I. Saw cut face. Small scale division is mm.
PETROLOGY: Petrographic descriptions are given by Schaeffer and Hollister (1975),

James et al. (1975), Schaeffer (1974) and the Apollo 16 Lunar Sample Information
Catalog--(T972). Many different lithic, mineral and glass clasts are welded together
by a cryptocrystalline to glassy matrix. All of the clasts show minute fractures
and internal deformation indicative of mild shock.
75
60255
a b
c d
FIGURE 2. a) 60255,81. general view,ppl, b) 60255,81. clasts,ppl, width

width 2mm. 2mm.
c) 60255,81. basaltic melt clast, c) 60255,75. vitrophyre (center)',

xpl. width 2mm. ppl. width O.5mm.
76
60255
Granoblasticand basaltic textured fragments are the most abundant of the lithic
clasts (Fig.2). One of the basaltic textured impact melt clasts has homogeneous
olivine (FoT_), two zoned pyroxenes (augite and pigeonite)and plagioclasewhich
is largelyhomogeneous (Ang_) but with marked zoning (down to An69) near contacts
with mesostasis (Schaefferand Hollister,1975; Schaeffer, 1974).
A coarse-grained"gabbroictextured" clast (Fig. 2) with _90,%plagioclaseand I0%

poikiliticand exsolved pyroxene and olivine is sampled by several serial thin
sections (,71-,76and ,77-,82).The pyroxenesin this clast are _Wo3-sEnTo_65and
WO3o-3sEnso-_s,olivine is FOT_ and plagioclase is An92-9s (Schaefferand Hollister,
1975; Schaeffer,1974; Steele, unpublished). Fe-metal, troilite and ilmenite are
accessory phases;mesostasis is absent.
Rare olivine vitrophyresare present in some sections (Fig. 2). _Ioanalyses are
yet available. Clear, orange, yellow and brown glass beads and fragmentsare
scatteredthroughoutthe rock. Some are partiallycrystalline. The presence of
clean glass precludes any significantthermal event after the formationof this
rock.
CHEMISTRY:Scoon (1974) reports major element data, Boynton et ai.(1975) determined

major and lithophileelements,Wasson et al. (1975) provide_d_ophile and volatile
element analyses and Clark and Keith (_7_ give K,U,Th and cosmic-ray induced
nuclides determinedby gamma-ray spectroscopy.
All of these data indicate that 60255 is compositionallyindistinguishablefrom the

local mature soils. Major elements indicate an anorthositicnorite composition
(Table 1) and REEs in the rock fall within the range of the REEs in the local mature
soils (Fig.3). 60255 is also enriched in siderophilesand volatileswith absolute
abundancesand interelementratios equivalentto those of the local soils.
TABLE 1. Summary chemistry of 60255
Sr
SiO2 45.2
La 12.6
TiO 2 0.69
Lu O.70
A1203 26.1 Rb
Cr_O
3_ O.11
Sc 10.7
FeO 6.0
MnO 0.07 Ni 391
Co 35
MgO 6.4
Ir ppb 12.2
CaO 16.3
Au ppb 5.6
Na20 0.49 C
K20 0.13 N
P205 0.12 S
Zn 21.0
oxides in wt.%; others in ppm
except as noted, cu
77
60255
50 . i. l i i i i I
._ 40
.co30
E 20
g,
10 I i i I
La _ SmEu TbDy YbLu
FIGURE 3. Rare earths; from Boynton et al. (1975).
RARE GAS/EXPOSUREAGE: Clark and Keith (1973) provide data on cosmic-ray in-
duced nuclides as determined by gamma-ray spectroscopy. Yokoyama et ai.(1974)
discuss 22Na-26AI chronology and conclude that 60255 is saturated -i'n-_Al.
Bernatowicz et al. (1978) report Xe and Kr isotopic data. 60255 is rich in
trapped sola_--wT_d and a cosmogenic component but may or may not contain excess
fission Xe.
MICROCRATERSAND TRACKS:MacDougall et al. (1973) observe solar flare tracks

only in plagioclase grains and infer--th-at the rock experienced a thermal event
which erased the tracks from some but not all components. Estimated annealing
temperature was 700-800°C. Uranium is concentrated in fine-grained areas but is
heterogeneously distributed throughout the rock (MacDougall et al., 1973).
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Magnetic characteristics of 60255 were studied by Nagata

et al. (1973) and Pearce et al. (1973) using standard alternating field (AFt and
The_al demagnetization te-chn-Tques. A fairly large component of NRM (llxlO-Vemu/g)
is present that is quite stable with respect to intensity and direction of AF-
demagnetization between 100-400 Oe,rms (Fig.4). This component is considered by
Nagata et ai.(1973) to be a genuine natural remanent magnetization acquired on the
lunar surface.
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60255
Ferromagnetic metal accounts For 0.47 wt% of the rock and occurs as about equal
amounts of pure iron and kamacite with _ 6 wt% Ni (Nagata et ai.,1973). Fine-
grained metal (30-150 _) in 60255 averages 41 _ as determin-ed--_y magnetic
granulometry (Schwerer and Nagata, 1976). Mossbauer-determined distributions of
iron among the various minera'J phases are reported by Schwerer et al. (1973) and
Huffman et al. (1974).
AF-DEMAGNEI'IZATIONOF NRM ANO IRM

SAMPLE : 60255
• x lO-6emu/g rn
6o _ 9o° FIGURE 4. AF-demagnetization;
N _ i 6o= from Nagata et al. (1973).
400 ';
2 0 30° 60 = 900
• O tO0 200 300 400 Oe. rms

DEMAGNETIZING AF-FIELD
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972,60255 was slabbed and the slab subdivided

_Fig.5). Allocations were made from the slab and from other chips. Thin sections
from ,23 and ,30 (adjacent pieces from the slab) contain the basaltic and "gabbroic"
clasts described in PETROLOGY.The largest single piece of 60255 remaining is ,45
(672.9 g).
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60255
Slab
,_
,27_
_2oi_
_, 17
,2'_
_[})_. - 31_ ,22
,71--,83 _ ,28 _42
,37 ,38
FIGURE 5. Cutting diagram.
80
60275 GLASSY MATRIX BRECCIA (REGOLITH BRECCIA?), GLASS COATED 255 9
INTRODUCTION: 60275 is a polymict, dark-colored breccia coated with a vesicular

glass (Fig. I). The breccia matrix is glassy and mineral, lithic, glass, and
devitrified glass fragments are common.
60275 was collected adjacent to the Lunar Module, where it was perched. Its
orientation is known. It has a few zap pits on one surface.
60275
FIGURE I.
b) is S-75-20527, cube
is 2cm.
81
6027 5
PETROLOGY: 60275 consists of a variety of clasts apparently bonded with

brownish glass (Fig. 2). The lithic clast population includes poikilitic
and basaltic-textured impact melts, cataclastic anorthosites, and feldspathic
granulites. Glass and brown devitrified glass fragments are also common. The
sample may be a regolith breccia but it lacks glass beads and agglutinates.
Hansen et al. (1979b and unpublished) report microprobe data for plagioclases
and maf_m-i-nerals in granoblastic clasts in thin section ,47. One clast has
plagioclase An_s_96, pyroxene averaging _En71Wo_, and olivine FOsT. Two other
analyzed clasts have similar plagioclases.
a b
FIGURE 2.
a) 60275,51. general view,

ppl. width 2mm.
b) 60275,13. melt clasts,
ppl. width 2mm.
c) 60275,51. glass, ppl.
width 2mm.
82
60275
CHEMISTRY: Christian et al. (1976) report major and some trace element analyses
for a chip ,34, summar_ed--in Table 1. Clark and Keith (1973) analyzed K, U, and
Th in the bulk rock using gamma-ray spectroscopy; their K abundance is signifi-
cantly lower than that of Christian et al. (1976). The analysis of Christian et
al. (1976) is similar to local soil _aTyses.
TABLE i. Summary chemistry of 60275
Ifrom Christian et al,, 1976)
SiO2 44.9 $r 150

TiO2 0.62 La 14
AI203 25.4 Lu
Cr203 0.I0 Rb 3.2
FeO 5.8 $c 9.8
MnO 0.06 Ni 250
MgO 7.6 Co 18
CaO 14.6 Ir ppb
Na20 0.46 Au ppb

K20 0.22 C
P205 0.26 N
S
Oxides in wt%_ others in Zn 10
Cu 5.4
ppm except as noted
RARE GASES AND EXPOSUREAGE: Bernatowicz et al. (1978) provide Xe and Kr isotopic
data and conclude that 60275 contains sign_ic-ant amounts of solar wind components.
It also has excess fission xenon. Clark and Keith (1973) report cosmic ray induced
radionuclide data and the sample is saturated in 2GAI (Yokoyama et al., 1974).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: 60275 has been sawn and substantially split. The
main post-sawing splits are shown in Figures i and 3. Earlier chips of the rock
(,i and ,2) were made into thin sections and clear glass fragments (,3) were made
into grain mounts. ,12 (Fig. 3) was also made into a potted butt for thin sections.
83
0
FIGURE 3. Rule is 15 cm. long. S-75-20524.

60315 POIKILITIC IMPACT MELT . __ 787
INTRODUCTION: 60315 is a greenish-gray, very coherent poikilitic impact melt

(Fig. 1) that is enriched in incompatible elements compared with most other
Apollo 16 rocks. Its texture and major element chemistry is typical of Apollo
16 poikilitic rocks. Macroscopically the silicate phases are homogeneously
distributed but the grain size is somewhat variable. The sample was collected
5 m north of the Lunar Module, where it was only slightly buried. Its
orientation is known, and the exposed lunar surface has many zap pits, with
few on other surfaces.
FIGURE I. Scale in cm. S-72-41572B
85
6031 5
PETROLOGY: Bence et al. (1973), Simonds et al. (1973), Hodges and Kushiro
_1973) and Walker et--aTT (1973) provide de_i_d petrographic descriptions of
60315. All note the a_hedral orthopyroxene (Wo4 Enso) oikocrysts up to 3 mm
long which enclose abundant laths and clasts of plagioclase, rare olivines
(Fo74-77) and opaques (Fig. 2). Plagioclase clasts often have very calcic
cores (Angs-97) and narrow, more sodic rims (down to An89). Augite, olivine,
ilmenite and armalcolite discontinuously rim some oikocrysts. Simonds et al.
(1973) give a mode of 55% plagioclase + mesostasis, 34% orthopyroxene, _--
augite, I% olivine and 1% opaques. Mineral compositions are shown in Figure 3.
Similar data are presented by Vaniman and Papike (1981).
Areas interstitial to the oikocrysts have textures ranging from granular to

subophitic and account for _ 10% of the rock. Most of the interstices are en-
riched in K, Na, Si, S, P and opaque minerals. Rounded vesicles are common.
Bence et al. (1973) report one interstitial region with euhedral plagioclase
crysta_ i_ a troilite matrix. In many places the oikocrysts grade into a
fine-grained clastic matrix of plagioclase (An71-8o), olivine (Fo71-8o), pyroxene,
opaques and lithic fragments. Plagioclase grains often show textural signs of
reequilibration with the matrix. The small (_ 0.5 mm) subophitic patches consist
of interlocking plagioclase laths (An9o-95) with interstitial olivine (Fo71-73),
zoned augite (Wo3s-41Ens3-_8), orthopyroxene (Wo3 En82) and minor K-feldspar,
ilmenite, armalcolite, phosphates, silica, metal and troilite.
Hewins and Goldstein (1975b),Ridley and Adams (1976) and Hodges and Kushiro (1973)
calculated equilibration temperatures based on pyroxene, olivine and metal phase
geothermometers. The silicate phases equilibrated at _ i000-1200°C whereas the
metallic phases record a temperature of _ 600°C. Metal compositions (Fiq. 4) are
a b
FIGURE 2. 60315,15. Same view, width 2mm. a)xpl, b)ppl.
86
60315
given by L. Taylor et al. (1973a),Reed and Taylor (19741 and Misra and Taylor
(1975). Meyer (1979-T_termined trace elements in plagioclase in 60315 using
the ion microprobe.
EXPERIMENTAL PETROLOGY: Ford et al. (1974) experimentally determined the phase

relations of 60315. Spinel is the equilibrium liquidus phase (1300oc) followed
by olivine (1276o) and plagioclase (1256o). Pyroxene was not produced even at
their lowest temperature (120@). This is consistent with textural evidence
which indicates that olivine and plagioclase preceeded pyroxene.
, 60315,63 /r.--.-r----_
/ ?
/// / d) co
l
(Fo)
DI
Atomic per cent
60315 ,,l Ilmllllll ii I I I i I
e) An 95 90 8'5 8'0/ _6-'6_ ,o 60315,75

mo[-°/o 75 XENOCRYST •
MATRIxLATH -
FIGURE3. Compositions of pyroxenes, w,,o ,I_-.-.:_ _

i " ° " ._
olivines, and pla_oclases in 60315. _ ?, .I_,

a) and b) Bence et al. (1973). f) ,5 _ &IF_
c) Walker et al .-_-9_). ,oo
d) and e) Hodges and Kushiro (1973) o ,o 20 _o ,_ _o eo ,o
f) Walker et al. (1973).
MOLE_ FEO/F[O+MGO
87
60315
I , I I I b) [ ...... Polk
a) 60315,65 _oT_,F 60315
-- !.5- <, _ c_sF

.o
o ""_ :_
"_ 4" 2 6 _o
%,
o 1.0.......................
Meteoritic
FIGURE 4.
.m Metals Metal compositions; a) from

0.5 - L.Taylor et al.(1973a), b) from
,,_0 Misra and Taylor (1975).
L i I i I t I I I =
8 12 16 20
Weight Per Cent Nickel
CHEMISTRY: Chemical studies of 60315 are listed in Table l and a summary chemistry
in Table 2. Rare earth element abundances and patterns are shown in Figure 5.
The major element chemistry of 60315 is very similar to Apollo 15 "Fra Mauro basalt"
glasses, and it lies very near the olivine-plagioclase cotectic of the OL-AN-SI
system (Fig. 6). Rare earth element abundances are among the highest measured in
any Apollo 16 sample (see also 62235 and 65015) and have a KREEP pattern (Table 3
and Fig. 5). 60315 is not simply remelted local soil: it is much lower in A1203
and higher in rare earth elements. Siderophile abundances vary from split to split
(e.g. reported Ni values range from 191-1400 ppm) but all indicate substantial
amounts of meteoritic material. Hertogen et al. (1977) considered the anomalously
low Ir/Au ratio indicative of a distinct m_eo'_itic component and assigned 60315 to
a new meteoritic signature, Group ILL. Volatiles also vary by two orders of
magnitude between different splits (e.g. reported Zn ranges from 0.3-12 ppm).
Sato (1976) measured the oxygen fugacity of 60315 directly using the solid-electro-
lyte oxygen cell method. Fu_acity values at a series of temperatures are given in
Table 3. Hash and Haselton (1975) calculated the equilibrium silica activity of a
melt with the composition of 60315. They conclude that Apollo 16 crystalline rocks
60315 and 68416 have higher initial silica activities than Apollo 17 high-Ti mare
basalts.
88
\
TABLE I. Chemical studies of 60315 TABLE 2. Summary chemistry of 603|5
Reference _ Elements analyzed SiOz 46.5

Rose et al. (1973) ,88 majors, t_ace, incl. some REEs TIO2 1.31
Hubbard et a__l.(1973) ,3 majors, REEs, other trace Al203 17.2

Hubbard et al. (1973) ,57 majors Cr203 " 0.21
Morrison et al. (1973) ,53 majors, REEs, other trace FeO 9.3
LSPET (1973) ,3 majors, trace MnO O.ll
S.R. Taylor e_t_t
a._l.(1973) ,58 majors, REEs, other trace MgO 13.2
Laul et.t
a1_l.(1974) ,157 majors, REEs, other trace CaO 10.2
W_nke et al. (1976) ,87; ,I03 majors, REEs, other trace Na20 0.61
W_nke e_t.t
a1_l.(1977) ,87 V K20 0.40
Nyquist et a_l_l.
(1973) ,3 Rb, Sr P205 0.48
Kirsten e___t
a___l.
(1973) ,19 K, Ca Sr 155
Nunes et al. (1973) ,81 U, Th, Pb La 49
Nunes (1975) ,81 ? U, Th, Pb Lu 2.1

Eldridge et al. (1973) ,0 U, Th, K Rb 9.7
co _m 15
Moore et al. (1973) ,4 C Sc
Ganapathy et a_l. (1974) ,79 meteoritic sids. and vols. Ni _)00
Fiery et aJl.(1973) ,52 volatile organogenic compounds Co _50
Ir ppb _I0
Au ppb _17
c _2o (?)
TABLE 3. Oxygen Fugacity of 60315 N _20

-- ' S 1300
Zn _5 (?)
T C°C] -log fo2 (arm) Cu 11
1000 16.2 Oxides in wt%l others in ppm except as noted.
1050 15.4
1100 14.6 o_
C_
1150 13.9
(.,"1
1200 13.2
6031 5
SILICA
SILICA
FIGURE 5. from Walker et al.

(1973).
PYROXENE
PLAGIOCL.AS
E
60315°
OLD/INK
SPINEL
OLIVINE ANORTHITE
500
60315
,m
10
(IJ .
o
e- 100 _. //
_ ",a_._...__.y
, /qr _ ,
E "
/
..... ,88; Rose et al., 1973
...........,87 ,103= Wanke et a1.,1973
...... ,58.. S.R. Taylor et al., 1973
---- ,157,, Laul et al., 1973
-- ,3 ."Hubbard et al., 1973
10 ----- ,53."Morrison et al., 1973
9O
60315
GEOCHRONOLOGY AND RADIOGENICISOTOPES: Whole rock Rb-Sr data are presented by

Nyquist et al. (T973]. Mo-del ages of TBABI = 4.41 -+ 0.06 b.y. and TLUNI = 4.44 -+
0.06 b.y. were calculated. KRFEP-rich rocks 60315, 62235, and 65015 define a whole
rock Rb-Sr isochron of 4.42 -+ 0.38 b.y. with initial BTSr/86Sr : 0.6992 -+ 9.
Assuming a 3.9 b.y. age for these rocks yields an initial 87Sr/86Sr = 0.70040 + 15
(Nyquist et al., 1973).
Well defined 39Ar-"°Ar plateau ages of 4.03 + 0.03, 3.94 -+ 0.05 and 3.91 + 0,02 b.y.
were obtained by Kirsten et al. (1973), Husain and Schaeffer (1973) and Schaeffer
et al. (1976) respectivelT(F-_-g. 7). Schaeffer et al. (1976) also report a K-Ar age
o-'f _69 + 0.01 b.y.
4.2
"-- 60315_6 FIGURE7a, Ar release;
_)_ 3.8 J (1973).

_ from Husain and Shaeffer
3._
2.35
3.( I i I I
0.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
Fraction of 39Ar released
4.5 I I I I I I I I I II
II
ease; from Kirsten
et al. (1973).
3.5
3.0
4.0 _ _ FIGURE 7b. Ar rel-
2.5 I I I I I I I I I I
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
Fraction of 39Ar released
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6031 5
Nunes et al. (1973) and Nunes (1975) report U-Th-Pb data. 60315 is very enriched
in in situ radiogenic lead (2°6Pb/2°"Pb, >I0,000). Nearly all of the original lead
was probably expelled during a period of intense heating. A Pb-Pb internal isochron
yields an age of 3.99 ± 0.01 b.y. (Fig. 8). The bulk rock is concordant at 3.93 b.y.
(Nunes, 1975) rather than slightly discordant at 3.99 b.y. as originally reported
by Nunes et al. (1973).
moo( T:3.99 b.y. S from Nunes

FIGURE et al isochron;
8. Pb-Pb .(I973).
a.
o
_ 500¢
I I
10000 20000
2o6pB/204 PB
RARE GAS/EXPOSUREAGE: Kirsten et al. (1973) report a 3BAr age of 4.5 ± 1 m.y.
Schaeffer et al. (1976) determined a maximum 3eAr age of II m.y. with a more
probable a_o-_5 ± 3 m.y. Keith and Clark (1974) calculate a 26AI maximum
exposure age of 2.3 m.y. Eldridge et al. (1973) provide abundance data on
cosmogenic radionuclides determined-'by'_-ray spectroscopy and Keith et al. (1975)
discuss the saturated activities of specific short-lived, cosmogenic--rad'Tonuclides.
MICROCRATERSAND TRACKS: Neukum et al. (1973), Fechtig et al. (1974) and Nagel
et al. (1975) provide data on microcraters on 60315. The rock has had a simple
exposure history and the surfaces are in production. Nagel et al. (1975) report
small metallic spherules enriched in Fe, Ni and S suspended w-i-th-Tn some of the
crater glass linings.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Brecher et al. (1973), Nagata et al. (1973) and Schwerer
and Nagata (1976) provide magn-etTc data and discuss_n-TFigs. 9 and 10). Coarse
multidomain grains predominate over a superparamagnetic fraction. About 40% of
the metallic iron component in this rock is kamacite with _ 5% Ni. A very small
component of NRM and IRM is stable against AF-demagnetization (Fig. I0). Measured
magnetic parameters of 60315 vary from chip to chip by over an order of magnitude
(see e.g. Brecher et al., 1973) possibly relating to the inhomogeneous distribu-
tion of metallic phases.
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6031 5
Mossbauer analyses are given by Brecher et al. (1973), Huffman et al. (1974) and
Huffman and Dunmyre (1975) (Fig. 11). TTay--and Bauman (1977) stu-dTed para-
magnetic iron using the electron spin reasonance (ESR) method. These spectra and
the magnetic data referenced above indicate up to _ 4.5 wt% metallic iron in
60315.
MAGNETIZATION CURVES
I0
7 from Brecher et ai.(1973).

e _4--4,4"_ FIGURE 9. Magnetization;
6 rng)L+T~3OO*K
-- 5
)<
_._ 4
3
2 / (22"8515 •fAT~I75°K
I I l I I I I I I I I '
2 3 4 s 6 7 e 9 _o . ,z
H (koe)
1.0 z_ 60315,51 ,NRM

0.9 _ v 60515, 51 ,NRMoffer Iow-Tcycling
0.8 • • 60315,51 , IRM {lOkoe)
0,7
o0.6
"" 0.5 ___ • 60315,51 , IRM (6koe)
0.4 "" _O
0.2 .._.___.
O. I - '_ .A
I "_ , 1 I I I I I I
I00 200 300 400 500
HAF (oe)
Normolized AF Demognetizotion
FIGURE I0. AF-demagnetization; from

Brecher et al. (1973).
93
60315
104 I I I I I | i I I
I
102F FIGURE II. Liquid-helium
4.57 K " V 0 "

i 95 A,Ri,d o v o
tO0
4.BK 0_ W U
re'
LLI I001
_I -- _ spectra; from Huffmanand
93
-10 -8
22 hrs at 1083 C t
l
-6
I
-4
I
-2
I
VELOCITY(rnm/s)
-i
0
,_
2
!
t. |
i
4
i
6
i ---1
!
8 10
Elastic wave velocities at pressures up to 10 kb were measured by Mizutani and

Newbigging (1973) (Fig. 12). These data closely match the seismic velocity profiles
from 5-25 km depth in the moon.
Chung and Westphal (1973) note the unusual electrical properties of 60315. The
dielectric constant, dielectric losses and conductivity are all high (Figs. 13 and
14) possibly owing to the high concentration of metallic iron in the rock.
'°°°L ' , i i i i i
60 5, 33 3 = jol._------o.--___
F _
-"-.-,-.-__T.,_3oo K
n"--_ 198 OK
_ / (P=3"05 g/cm_)
>_ - I/ I I I I I I
•_ Io z io _ i04 _0• io6 io7 io 8 iOg
b) LUNAR SAMPLE 60315

o
Pressure, kb _ _o ?7oK
0.01/ I I I I I I
FIGURE 12. Elastic wave velocities; _2 ,o
_ _o" io, io, io, _o
° ,o"
from Mizutani and Newbigging (I973). Frequency(Hz}
FIGURE 13. from Chung and Westphal

(1973).a')dielectric constant
94 b) dielectriclosses.
6031 5
T(°C)
2 |00 O -1(30 -150 -I90
104 I I I I I I
LUNAR SAMPLE 60515 FIGURE 14. Electrical cond-

o, uctivity; from Chung and
i0"5 Z%_o_ Westphal (I 973) Q
w_%Q
%
_A%% "%'_ 10MHz
b_ 10-'t %- --- _o_ 100

k--_'--z
•"_3
oC: _ O_o.,
° "-o_._ 10 kHz
(.) IO'e _ i.A --v....,
\ "t
°_°_ Hz
10(3
10-1o I I I i ]o-----4.___
0 2 4 6 8 I0 12 14
I000/T (':'K)
Charette and Adams (1977) provide visible and near-infrared reflectance data.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: This rock has been extensively subdivided and widely
_Tlocated. In 1972, it was cut into four pieces, including a slab (FigS. 15,16). Allo-
cations were primarily from the slab, from ,18 (entirely subdivided as ,47- ,59
and ,79- ,97) and from chips of ,0. The largest single piece remaining (,0 in Fig.
16) weighs 594.3 g and has been renumbered ,46. Serial thin sections were made
from slab pieces ,20 and ,26. Thin sections also sample other portions of the
rock. Many interior and exterior splits exist.
95
6031 5
ZT
42 _18
41 SLAB
j16 j40
,38 ,39
l
S- 72 - 51842 |
60315
Main slab,26dissections _7 _ ! /
,24
,25
1 cm
i 1
FIGURE 16.
96
60335 BASALTIC IMPACT MELT 318
INTRODUCTION: 60335 is a tough, medium gray, basaltic impact melt with a pro-
nounced vug population (Fig. I). The rock as a whole is homogeneous although the
grain size changes abruptly and color varies irregularly from dark to light areas.
Metal spherules (up to 5 mm) are abundant.
60335 was collected about 70 m east-northeast of the Lunar Module, where it was
I/3-I/2 buried with a moderately well-developed fillet. Its orientation is known;
zap pits are present on all surfaces but one, although the densities vary
considerably from surface to surface.
FIGURE I. S-72-38289
PETROLOGY: Walker et al. (1973), Brown et al. (1973), Nord et al. (1973) and
Vaniman and Papike _T-98-T) provide petrographic information. Nord et ai.(1973)
studied pyroxene exsolution using high-voltage transmission electron micro-
scopy. Misra and Taylor (I!)75) report metal and schreibersite compositions.
60335 is a basaltic impact melt rock that exhibits a variety of melt textures
(Fig. 2). Most commonly, normally zoned, subhedral plagioclase phenocrysts
(An 9s-86) and shocked, anhedral plagioclase xenocrysts (An97-95, up to 4 mm)
grade into a finer grained matrix of equant to lathy plagioclase partially
enclosed by olivine (FoBs-79, single crystals up to 10 mm). In other areas a
Si-K-rich glassy mesostasis fills the interstices. Overgrowths of ortho-
97
60335
a b
FIGURE 2. a) 60335,61. general basaltic, xpl. width 2mm. b) poikilitic area

(top left) and vesicle (top right) in general basaltic area, xpl. width Imm.
pyroxene (Wos En76}, pigeonite (Wo9 En68) and augite occasionally rim the olivines
and many of the plagioclase phenocrysts display a clear rim over a shocked core.
Pigeonite occasionally shows augite exsolution lamellae. A mode of the matrix
given by Walker et al. (1973) is reproduced as Table i. Minor phases include
silica, phosphat_,_r-armalcolite, ilmenite, ulvospinel, metal and schreiber-
site. Mineral compositions are given in Figures 3 and 4.
Less common melt textures in this rock include radiating clusters of plagioclase,
often cored by an incompletely digested clast and poikilitic patches in which
0.5 mm olivine encloses many small clasts and crystallites of plagioclase (Fig.2).
Although Walker et al. (1973) and the Apollo 16 Lunar Sample Information Catalog
(1972) interpret certain poikilitic areas as lithic clasts, an extensive survey
of library thin sections convinces us that these patches crystallized from the
same melt that produced the bulk of the rock. Evidence for this interpretation
includes the arcuate boundaries of the patches against vesicles (Fig. 2), the
tendency of the poikilitic patches to completely fill irregularly shaped areas
and the fact that some of the poikilitic olivines are single crystals with
olivines that are definitely a part of the ophitic matrix.
Lithic clasts include granoblastic anorthosite (2 mm) and granoblastic troctolite

(5 mm) with accessory ilmenite and metal. Most of the lithic clasts are shocked
with a well defined reaction rim of fine-grained, unshocked plagioclase.
98
60335
7O
60335;75 .@
a ) 75 XEN<WJRYST W D1
BLOOKY {_ ._
BO LATH --
. 60335
/" -m FELDSPATHIC
BASALT
/ \
..,o
II . "
io% ,o _o _ 4o so oo 70 eo EN -- so
MOLE,_ FEO/F£O+MGO
FIGURE 3. Mineral compositions; 60335

a) plagioclases, from Walker e_t CQM_/--'--_-_-_ _ "_='===_=g*
_ roxenes,
,rom
Wa ,er
c) pyroxenes, from Vaniman and
Papike (1981).
ai.(1973)(1913) C_ ;;/ --'_
TABLE 1 M g _L_I_I____ Fe
Mode of 60335 from Walker et al. (1973)
PIagioclase 64% 60335

Olivine 16% : 1.s
FIGURE 4.
Clinopyroxene 10% u I.c
Opaques 2% Metals; from
Glassy mesostasis 8% Misra and o._ -_
Orthopyroxene tr Taylor (l975).
Wt % Nickel
EXPERIMENTAL PETROLOGY:Muan et al. (1974) and Ford et al. (1974) report exper-
imentally determined equilibrTum_hase relations. At I_ pressure plagioclase is
the liquidus phase of 60335, followed by spinel, then olivine. Liquidus temper-
ature is >1370 ° C. Spinel becomes unstable between 1200-1216 ° C. At 1 kb pressure
with 10% water, spinel is the liquidus phase at temperatures >1250°C (Ford et al.,
1974).
L.A. Taylor et ai.(1976) performed subsolidus heating experiments to observe changes

in metal gra{_m-6-rphology and chemistry. The most conspicuous textural change
observed was the development of euhedral metal crystals at the edges of the
annealed fragments. Observed changes in metal compositions are summarized in
Figure 5.
99
60335
0 Unheated Sample
I _ I I I
* 6 Oay Anneal
O
o.8- 60335 ° 10 Day Anneal
O • 20 Day Anneal
"- _ 0.6-
"_" -00
O0
0
"I
0.4- o o o
0.21- ,
"- ' 2 4 6 8
Weight Percent Nickel
FIGURE 5. Subsolidus metal changes; from L. Taylor et a1.(1976).
CHEMISTRY: Major and trace element data are given by Haskin et al. (1973), Rose
et al. (1973), Miller et al. (1974), Fruchter et al.(1974)(of ,34 erroneously
reported as ,4) W_nke e_ a-T. (1976) and LSPET (1973). Hubbard et ai.(1974) and
Ehmann and Chyi (1974) report trace elements, Clark and Keith (_73-T provide data
on natural and cosmogenic radionuclides and Barnes et al. (1973) present trace
element and isotopic abundances (see also STABLE IS_OPE-S and GEOCHRONOLOGY below).
Walker et al. (1973) report major elements determined by electron microprobe ana-
lyses of natural rock powder fused to a glass.
SILl
FIGURE 6. from Walker et ai.(1973).

PYROXENE
PLAGIOCLASE
60335
Q
OLIVINE
SPINEL
OLIVINE ANORTHITE
100
60335
TABLE 2
IOOO
Si% 46.0 5o0

TiO2 0.61
AI203 24.9
Cr203 0.13
FeO 4.7 z0 too
MnO 0.07 :ll --------
MgO 8.1 w
L_
CaO 14.3 rF
Na20 0.57 O.
K20 0.25 ,, lo
P205 0.21 _) 5
Sr 150 c_
La 21 r_
,_ FIGURE 7. Rare earths;
z from Haskin et ai.(1973).
Lu 0.84
Rb 6.8 I
uJ
Sc 8.1 uJ
oc 0.5
Ni 340 E
Co 20 o.
Ir ppb 17
Au ppb 16.8 oJ , , ,, _ ! : _ : ,. _
L'Q Ca Pr Nd Orn Sm Eu Gd Tb Oy HO Er Tm Yb Lu
C RARE EARTH ATOMIC NO.

N
S TABLE 3
Zn 2
Co 8 Average oxygen fugacity of 60335
-log fo2(atm)
Oxides in wt%: others in 1000 16.7

ppm except as noted. 1060 15.6
1100 14.6
1150 13.7
1200 12.8
• Chemically60335 is a very homogeneousrock. Its major element composition is

that of anorthositicnorite (Table 2 and Fig. 6),very similar to the local mature
soils. Rare earth elements (Fig. 7) are slightly higher in the rock (La _ 65 x
chondrites)than in the local soil} (La _ 45 x chondrites).The Zr/Hf is high,
dominatedby a KREEP component (Ehmannand Chyi, 1974). Siderophilesindicate a
substantialmeteoriticcontribution(Table 2).
Sato 11976) measured the oxygen fugacity of 60335 directly using the solid-electro-
lyte oxygen cell method. The low values (Table3) are consistentwith the equil-
ibrationof metallic iron with the silicate and oxide phases. A slight self-re-
duction was noted during the first heating cycle.
STABLEISOTOPES:Barnes et al, (1973) provide data on isotopes of Cr, Ni and K.
I01
60335
RADIOGENIC ISOTOPES AND GEOCHRONOLOGY:Whole rock Rb-Sr data are provided by

Barnes et al. (1973) and Nyquist et al. (1974). A model age of 4.055 b.y. was
calcula_d_y Barnes et al. (1973T-a_uming I =0.6994 (sic.). Model ages of
TBABI = 4.19 ± 0.06 b.y. and TLUNI = 4.23 ± 0.06 b.y. were calculated by Nyquist
et al. (1974).
Whole rock U-Th-Pb isotopic data are reported by Barnes et al. (1973). Four model
ages ranging from 4.059 - 4.081 b.y. and averaging 4.070_.y:-. were calculated.
60335 is conCordant at 4.075 boy.
Relative isotopic compositions of 39K,_°K and 4_K are given by Barnes et ai.(1973).
RARE GAS/EXPOSUREAGE: Solar flare track data indicate that 60335 had a complex
exposure history (Fig. 8) but allow an approximate burial (subdecimeter) age of
50 m.y. and a surface exposure age of _ 0.5 m.y. to be calculated (Bhandari et al.,
1976). Bhandari (1977) reports a 26AI surface exposure age of < 0.2 m.y. 26_d
other cosmic-ray induced radionuclide abundance data are provided by Clark and
Keith (1973).
a) b)
i0_ I0"s
60335
to' _. _ to6
° I0_ -- i0_
I-- _o__o W
tmJ
I0 _ _ i0 4
i i ¢ II t L I i_ I _ I II I I r II I _
IO -4 JO-,_ I0 -_: IO-I 10(3 iOI I0"

OE'PTH (cms)
FIGURE 8. from Bhandari ----

et al. (1976). t f tll ' _ ,tl , , ,if , , ,
a'}Track density profile '°__o-_ to-_ Io-' io° Io'
b) Residence time curve OEPTH(cms.)
102
60335
s-- MICROCRATERSAND TRACKS: Morrison et al. (1973) and Neukum et al. (1973) provide
size-fr'equency data on microcraterT[_o-rrison et al. (1973) note the exceptionally
low frequency of craters on 6(]335 and calculat_-_rbest estimate" exposure age of
0.6-0.8 m.y.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: 60335 is the "LPM" rock, chosen to measure the in situ
remanent magnetization of a lunar sample using the Lunar Portable Magnetometer.
Measurements made with the LPM on the lunar surface and in the laboratory did not
detect any rock magnetization (Dyal et al., 1972). Pearce et al. (1973) report
the total remanence of 60335 as 5.4-x-10 -_ emu/g, confirmin-g-th-at its intensity
is well below the resolution of the LPM. Thus the amount of lunar-induced soft
remanence in this sample could not be determined.
Intrinsic and remanent magnetic properties were measured on two chips of 60335
by Pearce et al. (1973) using room temperature hysteresis loops and AF-demag-
netization--tec-'hniques. Total metal content is 0.36 wt %, principally as multi-
domain particles. The Curie temperature (0=760°C) is characteristic of iron with
a few percent Ni. A low Curie temperature (@' = 350oc) phase, possibly high-Ni
metal, was also detected. Electron microprobe studies did not detect such a high-
Ni metal phase (Misra and Taylor, 1975). Chou and Pearce (1976) note that 60335
has Ni/metal slightly higher than the local soils and interpret this as indicating
that very little metal in the rock was produced by subsolidus reduction.
AF-demagnetization of the two chips revealed significant differences between the

chip that was stored in field-free space (,30) and the chip that was not (,18)
(Fig. 9). Apparently the rock acquired a non-lunar viscous remanence that is
stable against AF-demagnetization but not against field-free storage (Pearce
et al., 1973).
II'ITENSIIY,
_,ml,/=m
6o_3s FIGURE 9. AF-demagnetization;
/<sO Oo _,%,._Li\_ I from Pearce et el. (1973).

I- ..... I :
10"_ !_ 00
100 200 300 400 SO0

H, Om PEA)(,
103
60335
Velocity and linear strain data are provided by Warren et al. {1973) for hydro-
static and uniaxial loading conditions (Fig. 10). Bulk_l_tic properties cal-
culated from the density, bulk modulus and shear modulus of the silicate phases
of the rock agree well with the measured values. These authors conclude that
pore and crack effects exert an extreme control over bulk elastic properties.
Simmons et al. (1975) note the presence of healed cracks that displace twin
lamellae-Tn--plagioclase xenocrysts.
J TERRESTIAL BASALT,Vp
6
5 FIGURE I0. Velocity profiles;

from Warren et al (1973)
VELOCITY VS " "
HYDROSTATIC PRESS
3-3' DiRECTiON
OUe
J O {)OWN
f ,m33_.zo
v,
3 _ 6O335,2OVs
2
/ I I I I I I
0 1 2 3 4 5 6
PRESSURE(Kb)
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972, 60335 was cut into three main pieces, in-
cluding a slab. All three of these pieces have been extensively subdivided as
shown in Figure 11. Not all splits are shown. Allocations have been made from
many portions of the rock.
104
60335
FIGURE II. Cutting diagram.
105
60515 CATACLASTICANORTHOSITE 16.74
INTRODUCTION: 60515 is a white, moderately coherent anorthosite with only minor

mafic phases (Fig. i). It is rounded with a granular, finely comminuted appear-
ance. It is a rake sample collected 50 m southwest of the Lunar Module, and has
abundant zap pits (Fig. i).
106
60516 CATACLASTICANORTHOSITE 7.9! 9
INTRODUCTION: 60516 is a white, moderately coherent, cataclastic anorthosite

(Fig. 1). It is a rake sample collected about 50 m southwest of the Lunar
Module. Zap pits vary in abundance from few in some areas to many in others.
60516
FIGUREI.
PETROLOGY: A brief petrographic description is given by Warner et al. (1976b).

60516 is also included in a discussion of ferroan anorthosites by Dowty et al.
(1974a).
The rock appears to be monomict. Angular, moderately shocked clasts of plagio-

clase (up to 1.5 mm) rest in a granulated matrix, which is also dominantly
plagioclase (Fig. 2). Pyroxene is the only mafic mineral present and is very
rare. Mineral composition!; are shown in Figure 3 and tabulated by Dowty et al.
(1976). The composition and equilibrated nature of the pyroxenes and the very
calcic plagioclases are typical of lunar ferroan anorthosites.
107
60516
FIGURE2. 60516,3. partly

xpl. width 3mm.
CHEMISTRY: A defocussed beam analysis (DBA) is given by Dowty et al. (1974a)

and reproduced by Warner et al. (1976b) and here as Table I. T}TTs_nalysis
shows 60516 to be nearly pure plagioclase.
TABLE I. Summary chemistry of 60516
(DBA_ normalized to I00%)
SiO2 44.8
A1203 35.2
FeO 0.28
MgO 0.05
CaO 19.2
Na20 0.44
K20 0.01
P205 0.02
PROCESSING
AND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 ,1 was removed for thin sections (Fig.l).
108
Di Hd
/% /% A
FIGURE 3. Mineral compos- /"

Tt_;-from R. Warner et. /
a_]_l.
(19
C_
I v v Y v v v v v v
En Pyroxenecompositionimole %) Fs
NO OLIVINE
'
I00 9'
0 8'
0 7 'O _0 '
50 '
40 :30' '
20 '
I0 '
0
Forsterite content of olivine (mole%)
c)
I00 90 810 7'0 60 '

50 4'0 '
30 2'0 I0' 0' o_
Anorthite contentof plagioclase (mole%)

60517 CATACLASTIC ANORTHOSITE 1.23 g
INTRODUCTION: 60517 is a white, moderately coherent anorthosite with minor

mafic phases (Fig. i). It is subangular with a granular, finely commminuted
appearance. The tiny (<0.05 mm) black mafic specks are scattered through the
rock. It is a rake sample collected 50 m southwest of the Lunar Module. Zap
pits are heterogeneously distributed.
FIGURE I. Scale in mm. S-72-46326
II0
INTRODUCTION: 60518 is a white, moderately coherent anorthosite with only minor

mafic phases (Fig. 1). It is subangular with a granular, finely comminuted
appearance. The tiny (<0.05 mm) black mafic specks are scattered throughout the
rock. It is a rake sample collected 50 m southwest of the Lunar Module, and has
a few zap pits.
FIGURE I. Scale in ram. S-72-46330
/-
iii
60519 CATACLASTIC ANORTHOSITE 0.50
INTRODUCTION: 50519 is a white, moderately coherent anorthosite with only

minor maf_c phases (Fig. 1). It is subangular with a granular, finely
comminuted appearance. The tiny {<0.05 mm) black mafic specks are scattered
throughout the rock. It is a rake sample collected 50 m southwest of the
Lunar Module. Zap pits and patina are rare.
FIGURE I. Scale in mm.

S-72-46324.
112
60525 POIKILITIC IMPACT MELT 12.84 g
INTRODUCTION: 60525 is a medium gray, coherent, impact melt with a variable

texture which is dominantly poikilitic or micropoikilitic (Fig. i>. It is a
rake sample collected about 50 m southwest of the Lunar Module and has a few
zap pits.
S-73- 20481
FIGURE I.
PETROLOGY; Warner et al. i1976b) provide a brief petrographic description

and mineral composiTi-o_. 60525 is texturally heterogeneous_ grading from
poikilitic ioikocrysts _ 0.1 mm) to subophitic over a single thin section
(Fig.2). Clasts of plagioclase, minor olivine and several lithic fragments
are present. Mineral compositions are shown in Figure 3 and tabulated by
Dowty et al. k19z6). Minor phases Include splnel, 11menlte, Fe-meta (5 7-9.1%
Ni, 0._0_% Co), zircon and a "K-rich phase" (8-14.8%, K20).
CHEMISTRY: A defocussed electron beam analysis (DBA) is given by Warner e__tta l.

(1976b) and reproduced here as Table I.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 a single chip (,i) was removed for thin
sections (Fig.I).
113
60525

DI I_
0 k _ • • n
TABLE 1. Chemistry of 60525 (DBA)
SiO2 46.1
TiO2 1.05
• AI203 21.2
ee Cr203 O.14
v , v _ ,, FeO 7.2
En P'pOxenecomposition
(mole'/,,} Fs
MnO 0.08
. m. MgO g.3
I(_o _o 8'o 70 eo eo 40 ,_o _o tb 6 CaO 12.9
For_tevite
cOnfent
of olivine
(mole*/,,} Na20 0.64
K20 0.27
m | P205 0.26
A_rthit¢_
conteM
of p|ogiociou
(mo_o%_
FIGURE 3. Mineral compositions; from R.Warner

et al.(1976b).
114
INTRODUCTION: 60526 is a medium gray, coherent, poikilitic impact melt (Fig. I).
It is a rake sample collected about 50 m southwest of the Lunar Module, and lacks
zap pits. (The photograph labelled 60526 in Keil et al., 1972, p. 50 is actually
of 60527; the correct photograph is on p. 62).
PETROLOGY: Warner et al. (1976b) provide a brief petrographic description and

m_neral compositionTT_exturally 60526 is a typical fine-grained poikilitic
rock with oikocrysts (4.3 x 0.15 mm) of dominantly low-Ca pyroxene enclosing
abundant euhedral to subhedral plagioclase (Fig. 2). Mineral compositions are
shown in Figure 3 and tabulated by Dowty et al. (1976). Accessory phases include
ilmenite, armalcolite and Fe-metal (4.4-6]-i"%-]_i, 0.3% Co).
CHEMISTRY: A defocussed electron beam analysis (DBA) presented by Warner et al.

(1976b) is reproduced here as Table I. 60526 is compositionally very simi_r_o
the well-studied poikilitic rocks such as 60315.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 ,I was removed for thin sections. In 1978

,_ was allocated for chemistry (Fig. 1).
/I
FIGURE I. Large scale division in cm. S-78-27394.
115
60526

view, xpl. width 3mm.
• TABLE 1. Chemistry of 60526 (DBA)
SiO2 47.5
TiO2 1.40
A1203 17.4
Cr203 0.17
FeO 8.9
w _ v w
En Pyroxene
composition
(m_e%) i• MnO O.09
MgO 13.5
l CaO 10.8
_o _o _o 7_ _o do 4"0 _o io ib 6 Na20 O. 71
Fonh.'iler._llentof olivine
(mole%) K20 0.45
P205 0.44
ioo oo eo 70 6o _o 40 ao 2o _ 0
/_oet_oon_ _ _ogiocJoa(mole_/,4
FIGURE 3. Mineral compositions; from R. Warner

e'tal. (1976b).
116
60527 CRYSTALLINE BRECCIA AND VESICULAR GLASS 7.36 9
INTRODUCTION: 60527 consists of a rectangular clast of coherent, crystalline

rock thickly coated by highly vesicular, glassy impact melt and a separate
piece of vesicular glass (Fig. 1). The rectangular clast has _50% white
material (in grains <0.05 mm long) embedded in dark material and is possibly
a poikilitic impact melt. The glassy coat contains rare white clasts (_0.7 mm
long). It is a rake sample collected 50 m southwest of the Lunar Module and
has rare zap pits. (The photograph labelled 60527 in Keil et al., 1972, p. 40,
is actually 60528; the correct photograph is on p. 50).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: This rock was removed from its documented bag as
two pieces which were numbered together as 60527.
FIGURE I.
Scale in mm.
117
60528 GLASSY IMPAST MELT 2.94 9
INTRODUCTION: 60528 is a medium gray, coherent, glassy impact melt with several
small (<I.5mm) white clasts (Fig. l). This rake sample is very irregularin
shape with abundant vesicles and rare zap pits and was collected about 50 m
southwest of the L_nar Module. (The photographlabelled 60528 in Keil et al.,
1972, p. 61 is actually of 60529; the correct photograph is on p. 40).
FIGUREI.
_!!iiiiiiiii!!_i! Scale in mm.
118
60529 BASALTIC IMPACT MELT 1.24 g
/f -.
INTRODUCTION: 60529 is a medium gray, coherent basaltic impact melt IFig. 1).
It is angular with _10% vesiscles. It is a rake sample collected about 50 m
southwest of the Lunar Module and has rare zap pits. (The photograph labelled
60529 in Keil et al., 1972, p. 62 is actually of 60526; the correct photograph
is on p. 61). ----
S- 73- 20477
60529
Post split
FIGURE I.

view, ppl. width 2ram.
PETROLOGY:Warner et al. (1976b) provide a brief petrographic description.

The matrix of 60529-iTa very fine-grained impact melt with spherulitic
needles of plagioclase separated by a cryptocrystalline to glassy mesostasis
(Fig,2). Lithic clasts include breccia fragments and a few anorthosites, all
of which show evidence of assimilation into the melt. Mineral clasts are re-
latively rare and also show evidence of assimilation.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 two small chips were removed from this
rock. One of these chips was allocated for thin sections as ,1 (Fig.i).
119
60535 POLYMICTBRECCIA(REGOLITHBRECCIA?) 7.23 9
INTRODUCTION: 60535 is a medium gray, coherent, possibly regolith breccia (Fig. 1).
One surface is coated with glass and another has a sheared appearance. It is a
rake sample collected 50 m southwest of the Lunar Module. Zap pits are hetero-
geneously distributed from abundant on one side to very few of the others.
FIGUREI.

PETROLOGY: Warner et al. 1976b) provide a brief petrographicdescription.

The matrix of 60535_s_ery porous and is composed of a heterogeneousmixture
of mineral, lithic and glass fragments welded together by a small amount of
glass. Lithic clasts include a variety of breccias, several poikiliticrocks
and several anorthositicfragments. Numerous clasts of glass are also present
includingone 1.5 mm long shard noted by Warner et al. (1976b).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: , In 1973, three small chips were pried from one
end of the rock. Two of these chips were allocated for thin sections as ,1
(Fig.l).
120
60615 BASALTIC IMPACTMELT 32.9g
INTRODUCTION: 60615 is a light gray, coherent, basaltic impact melt. Irregularly

shaped vugs (up to 13 mmacross) are common(Fig. i). Small, very thin areas of
glass partially coat one surface. It is a rake sample collected about 70 m west
southwest of the Lunar Module. Zap pits are heterogeneously distributed.
S - 73 - 20458
60615
FIGUREI.
PETROLOGY: Dowty et al. (1974b) and Warner et al. (1976b) provide petrographic
descriptions. Min_aT-analyses are tabulate_--bTDowty et al. (1976). The texture
of 60615 is predominantly intergranular with olivine and pyroxene confined to
interstices between fine (_.i mm) plagioclase laths (Fig. 2). Mafic minerals are
unusually magnesian (Fig. 3). Plagioclase laths and xenocrysts are of the same
composition. Accessory phases include ilmenite, armalcolite, rutile, Fe-metal
(4.3-13.6% Ni, 0.6-1.03% Co), schreibersite and troilite. Angular xenocrysts of
plagioclase account for _4% of the rock. One "breccia" clast is noted by Warner
et al. (1976b).
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606]5
FIGURE 2. 60615,8. xpl.

width 2mm.
SiO2 44.9
TiO2 0.52
A1203 21,8
Cr203 0.144
FeO 5.3
MnO 0.071
I)i . . sd MgO 14.2
CaO 12.5
K20 0.13
P205 0.09
Sr
La i6.9
9 Na20
Lu 0.386
0.77
Rb
_fl _ _ " V W v w v
E Pyroxen4,
com_sltlon
(mole
%) FI Sc 9.0
Ni 490
.hir Co 32
I00 IP'O 60 7'0 6'O 5'0 4'0 _0 S'O t6 6 Ir ppb 9
Fonterltec4)nlen!
ofotivlne
(mole'/,) AU ppb 8
_o
5
_o _) 7'o _o _ 4'0 _o io R)
N
of plogloclose
Anortl_tocor,':ent (mole%) S
Zn
Cu
FIGURE 3. Mineral compositions; from
R.Warner et al. (197(_b).
Oxides In wt%; others in ppm except as noted.
122
60615
CHEMISTRY: Major and trace element abundancesare reported by Laul and Schmitt
(1973). A defocussedelectron beam analysis (DBA) of a thin section is presented
by Dowty et al. (1974b)and reproducedby Warner et al. (1976b).
60615 is somewhat less aluminousthan most other basaltic impact melts from
Apollo 16 (Table 1). The bulk Mg/Fe is quite high as reflected in the mineral
compositions. Rare earth elements are slightly enriched compared to local soils.
Siderophilesindicate a significantmeteoriticcomponent.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 representativechips were removed and

allocatedfor thin sections and petrography {,1), chemistry (,2) and for isotopic
analyses (,3).
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60616 POIKILITIC IMPACTMELT 3.40 g
INTRODUCTION:60616 is a medium gray, coherent, poikilitic impact melt

(Fig.i). it-is a rake sample collected about 70 m west southwest of the
Lunar Module and lacks zap pits.
6O616
S- 73- 20503
FIGUREI.
PETROLOGY: Warner et al. (1976b) provide a brief p_trographic description

and mineral compos_i_s. Oikocrysts are less abundant in 60616 than in
most other poikilitic rocks, enclosing only _ 60-70% of the area of the
section (Fig.2). Inter-oikocryst areas have a subophitic texture. Clasts
are predominantly plagioclase and are abundant. Mineral compositions are
shown in Figure 3 and tabulated by Dowty et al. (1976). Minor phases in-
clude ilmenite and Fe-metal (6.1-8% Ni, 0.3-0.4% Co).
124
60616
/f-_.
FIGURE 2. 60616,2. ppl.

width 3_n.
Ol Hd
TABLE I. Chemistry of 60616 (DBA)
SIO2 45.5
TiO2 0.68
AI203 24.5
V V Y W V
Cr203 0.11
En Pyroxe_con_ositlon
(m_e%) F, FeO 5.9
MnO 0.06
MgO 8.3
Ioo ,o eo 70 60 oo 40 30 zo so o CaO 14.3
Fo_M_tecontentofoliv_e{mob%} Na20 0.56

K20 0.20
mo _o 8o 70 6o eo 40 30 2o Io o P205 0.22
Anort_tecon_ntof pIQgio_a_[mole%)
FIGURE 3. Mineral compositions;from R.Warner et

al. (19'7'6b).
CHEMISTRY:A defocussedelectron beam analys_s (DBA) is given by Warner et al.

(1976_ and reproducedhere as Table 1. 60616 is more aluminous than most
other Apollo 16 poikiliticrocks.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973, two chips (,1) were allocatedfor thin

sections (Fig.l).
125
60617 CRYSTALLINEIMPACTMELT 2.77 _
INTRODUCTION: 60617 is a medium gray, coherent, impact melt (Fig. 1). It is

subangular with a few small areas of dark splash glass. It is a rake sample
collected about 70 m west southwest of the Lunar Module. Zap pits are rare.
FIGUREI.
Scale in mm.
126
f-_ 60618 BASALTIC IMPACTMELT/ANORTHOSITE 21.7
INTRODUCTION: 60618 is a tough, light gray rake sample consisting of basaltic

impact melt and cataclastic anorthosite (Fig. I). The anorthosite is not
ferroan. Possible clast-matrix relations have not been determined but the
anorthosites are probably clasts in the basalt. A few 2-3 mmvesicles are
present, some of which appear to be lined with metal.
60618 is a rake sample collected about 70 m west southwest of the Lunar Module.
Zap pits are rare.
FIGUREI.
PETROLOGY: Two distinct lithologies, a coarse-grained, cataclastic spinel-

bearing anorthosite and a finer-grained basaltic melt have been recognized in
this rock. Petrographic descriptions are given by Dowty et al. (1974a,b) and
Warner et al. (1976b).
The anorthosite described by Dowty et al. (1974a) and Warner et al. (1976b)
consists of a single large (2x3 mm) plagioclase crystal in a granulated matrix
of feldspar, minor olivine, spinel, pyroxene, ilmenite, metal (6.1% Ni, 1.3%
Co),and schreibersite (Fig. 2). Pyroxene occurs mainly in fine veins that cut
both the large crystal and the matrix. Mineral compositions are shown in
Figure 3 and tabulated by Dowty et al. (1976), and show that the anorthosite
has much more magnesian mafic minerals than typical ferroan anorthosites.
127
60618
FIGURE2.
a) 60618_4. cataclastic
anorthoslte, xpl. width
3mm.
b) 60618,3. basaltic
melt, xpl. width 3mm.
The basaltic impact melt portion consists of many equant, but somewhat irregu-
lar, relict plagioclase grains (_0.5 mm) in a subophitic melt matrix of plagio-
clase laths (up to 0.5 ¢_nlong), olivine, and pyroxene (Fig. 2). Mineral
compositions are shown in Figure 4 and tabulated by Dowty et al. (1976). Acces-
sory minerals include ilmenite, armalcolite, Fe-metal (2.5-6.9% Ni, 0.6-1.2%
Co), schreibersite, and troilite.
Meyer (1979) reports ion probe analyses of minor elements in plagioclase from
an unspecified section of the rock (Table I).
TABLE 1
Minor elements in 60618 plagioclase (ppm) (Meyer, 1979)
Li Mg Ba
4 800 16
128
60618
Ol Hd
• compositions; from R. Warner

et al. (1976b).
• FIGURE3. Anorthosite mineral
En Pyroxenecomposition
(mole%) Fs
,_oI _o "o 7'o e:o _'o Xo _:o _o ,b 6

Forsteritecontent of olivLne(mole%)
_o _o _ io _o _o 4"o _o _ l_ 6
Anorlhltecontenlof pla_i_ose (mole'/)
DI Hd
n
_- - FIGURE4 ° Basaltic melt

mineral compositions; from
R. Warner et al. (1976b).
V u
En Pyroxene
composition
Cmo_e
%1 Fs
t& io
L.,
80 7'o 6'o 5'o go z:o _ ib 6
Forst_ito contentof elivine(mole%)
;00 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 I0 0
Anorthitecontentof plogiocaose
(mOle'/,)
CHEMISTRY: Major and trace element analyses of the anorthositicand the basal-
tic melt portions are given by Murali et al. (1977) and Ehmann et al. (1975).
Eldridge et al. (1975) report whole rock abundancesof natural and cosmogenic
radionuclides. Jovanovic and Reed(1976b)provide halogen and other trace ele-
ment abundancesfor a split probably rich in anorthosite. Microprobedefocussed
beam analyses (DBA) of each lithologyare reported by Dowty et al. (1974a,b)and
Warner et al. (1976b). Ca and K abundancesof an anorthosite-richsplit are
given by Schaeffer and Schaeffer (1977) in an Ar isotopic study.
129
60618
Whole rock abundances of K, U, and Th show that the rock is very low in incom-
patible elements (K 670 ppm, U 0.28 ppm, Th 0.63 ppm). Eldridge et al. (1975)
note the unusually low Th/U ratio (2.3) of this rock.
The anorthositic material is nearly pure plagioclase, with low abundances of

incompatible elements (Table 2). Siderophile element abundances indicate
meteoritic contamination.
The basaltic melt portions are less aluminous and have higher levels of in-
compatible elements than the anorthositic material (Table 2).
TABLE 2 Summarychemistryof 60618 litholoqies
Anorthosite Basalticimpactmelt
SiO2 44.3 45.8

TiO2 0.03 0.27
AI203 33.2 28.8
Cr203 0.01 0.061
FeO 1.1 2.0
MnO 0.02 0.03
MgO 3.4 4.9
CaO 16.9 15.9
Na20 0.40 0.49
K20 0.047 0.15
P205 0.009
Sr
La 3.2 6.0
Lu 0.13 0.29
Rb
Sc 1.5 3.2
Ni 228 5O
Co 12 4.1
Ir ppb 5
Au ppb 3 15
C
N
S
Zn
Cu
Oxides in wt%; others in ppmexcept as noted.
130
60618
RADIOGENICISOTOPES/GEOCHRONOLOGY: Schaeffer and Schaeffer (1977) report an

4UAr-_Ar plateau age of 4,,00±0.02 b.y. over the 900-II00°C temperature inter-
val (Fig. 5). Large losses of low temperature Ar with an age of _2.17 b.y.
are also noted.
and Shaeffer (1977).

,ooo__ FIGURE 5. Ar release; from Shaeffer
x
I0 [__.
80618 J3
4"1"; _"
_ 3"7 _Z _2
o _, _, J.6 "-, ,-o

CUMULATIVE FRACTION OF lear
RARE GASES/EXPOSUREAGES: Whole rock 22Na and 26AI data indicate that 60618
is probably saturatedin 26AI activity (Eldridgeet al., 1975). Excess 3BAr
at all temperaturespreclude the calculationof an Ar exposure age (Schaeffer
and Schaeffer,1977).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973, the pieces of 60618 were numbered

,8 - ,ll (Fig. l). The melt rock splits came from ,9. The anorthositesplits
were taken from ,lO.
131
60619 GRANOBLASTICANORTHOSITE 28.0 _
INTRODUCTION: 60619 is a coherent, light gray anorthosite that has been

extensively recrystallized to a granoblastic texture. A small amount of dark
splash glass is present on some surfaces (Fig. 1). 60619 is a rake sample
collected about 70 m west southwest of the Lunar Module. Zap pits are hetero-
geneously distributed.
FIGURE I.
S-72-43473. Scale
in cm.
PETROLOGY: Petrographic descriptions are given by Dowty et al. (1974a) and

Warner et al. (1976b). Accurate electron microprobe analyses of Na, Fe, Mg
and K in 60619 plagioclases are given by Hansen et al. (1979a).
The granoblastic texture (Fig. 2) of 60619 is indicative of extensive recrystal-

lization. Small (<0.2 mm), anhedral grains of plagioclase have smooth boundaries
and meet in triple junctions. Anhedral mafic minerals occur (i) in these triple
junctions, (ii) as inclusions in plagioclase, and (iii) as somewhat larger grains
partially enclosing some plagioclase. Mineral compositions are shown in Figure
3 and tabulated in Dowty et al. (1976).
132
6061 9
FIGURE 2. 60619,2.
granoblastic anorth-
osite, partly xpl.
width 3mm.
DI Hd
SiO2 44.6
TiO2 0.06
Al203 32.9
e Cr203 0.01
ElO _ 1.20
v , . v " v " '"- TABLE i. FeO
Chemistry of 60619 (DBA)
E. Pyrox_ ¢om_lt;o.(mole
%' Fs MnO 0.01
CaO 17.8
M90 I.68
IO0 9'o I1'0 70 6'o _'0 4.0 _0 _ ob 6 Na20 0.63"
P20s 0.03
J_ Forsterite
r..ont_tof olivine[molo%) K20 0.04
K_o _o _ _o _o _o 4'o _:o 20 _ 6
A.'_'fh_fe
¢Onto_
of IdclgiOdoN
_nolee',_
Figure 3. Mineral compositions,

from R. Warner et al. (1976b).
CHEMISTRY: A defocussed electron beam analysis (DBA) is presented by Dowty e___t

al. (1'974a)and reproduced in Warner et al. (1976b) and here as Table 1.
_- PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 two small chips (,1) were taken for thin
sections ('Fig. I).
133
INTRODUCTION: 60625 is a light gray poikilitic rake sample with rusty patches.
It is fairly friable, rounded and covered with zap pits (Fig° l). Because it is
a rake sample, its orientation is unknown. It was collected about 70 m west-
southwest of the Lunar Module.
60625, 0
PETROLOGY: Mineral analyses and a brief petrographic description are provided by

Warner et al. (1976b). 60625 was listed as a rusty rock by L.A. Taylor et al.
(Ig73b).
60625 has a poikilitic texture (Fig. 2) with most oikocrysts (mafic minerals) about
500 _m long and slightly elongated. The oikocrysts enclose lathy plagioclase
chadacrysts (Fig. 2). The overall texture is diffuse because the oikocrysts also
contain abundant glassy or cryptocrystalline areas, unlike the better-studied
poikilitic rocks such as 60315. The interoikocryst areas are extremely narrow and
contain opaque minerals, plagioclase and glass. Analyses of pyroxenes, olivines,
and plagioclases are summarized in Figure 3o Warner et al. (1976b_ also present
compositional data for ilmenite (_9% MgO), armalcolite (_9% MgO, _2% Zr02), Fe-
metal (_0.45% Co, 3-10% Ni) and K-rich phases (8-14% K20). A few lithic and
plagioclase clasts are present, most of which are shocked; mafic mineral clasts are
rare.
134
60625
FIGURE 2. 60625,11.
general view, ppl.
width 3mm.
DI Hd
V _ _ V V
En Pyroxene
composition
(mole%)
_o 9'o ,io z'o _o _b 4'o _o _ ,b 6

Forsterltecontentof olivine(mole%)
1_
_o _o _o io _ _ 4"o _o _ _
Anorthltecon_entof plagioclose(mole%)

et al.(1976b).
135
60625
CHEMISTRY: Fruchter et al. (1974) present a partial major and trace element analysis
without comment, and _I_r'_-_r et al. (1976b) present a defocussed beam analysis.
These are summarized in Table Io
TABLE.I. Summary chemistry of 60625 poikilitic melt
Cl) (li)
S_02 44.7
Tt02 0.67
A1203 25.9 22.6
Cr203 0.12 0.11
FeO 5.4 7.8
MnO 0.06
MgO 9.8
CaO 13.2
Na20 0,49 0.54

K20 0.21
P2Os o.2s
Sr
La 20.7
Lu 1,0
Rb
Sc 9.7
Ni
Co 27.0
Ir ppb
Au ppb
Oxides in wt%_ others in ppm except as noted.

(I) from Fruchter e._t
a__l.(1974). (ii) DBA from Warner et a_l. (1976b).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Only a few small pieces have fallen from or been
separated from the parent_ ,0.
136
60626 POIKILITIC IMPACTMELT 15.87 9
INTRODUCTION: 60626 is a light gray, coherent, poikilitic rock that has been
extensively fractured. Veins of dark glass cut the rock {Fig. I). It is a
rake sample collected about 70 m west southwest of the Lunar Module. It has
zap pits which are heterogeneously distributed.
PETROLOGY:Warner et al. (1976b) provide a brief petrographic description and

mineral compositions. 60626 is poikilitic with irregularly shaped oikocrysts
of dominantly low-Ca pyroxene. Unlike most Apollo 16 poikilitic impact melts
the plagioclase chadacrysts are anhedral and equant. Clasts of plagioclase
are abundant (Fig. 2). Mineral compositions are shown in Figure 3 and tabulated
by Dowty et al. (1976). Accessory phases include titaniferous spinel (_21%
Ti02), il_n_e,and metal (11.0-1.7% Ni, 0.8% Co).
CHEMISTRY: Major and trace element data are provided by Laul and Schmitt (1973).
A defocussed electron beam analysis (DBA) is given by Warner et al. (1976b).
These data show that 60626 is much more aluminous than most Apollo 16 poikilitic
impact melts, at least in part owing to its abundant clasts, and contains low
levels of incompatible elements and siderophiles (Table 1).
PROCESSING ANDSUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 representative chips were allocated for

petrography (,1), chemistry (,3) and Ar geochronological studies (,2).
S - 73 - 20493
i!iiii%i
lcnl ¸
I
FIGUREI.
137
60626
FIGURE 2. 60626,5.
general vlew, ppl.
width 3ram.
TABLE 1. Summary chemistr_ of 60626

(mainly Laul and Schmitt_ 1973_
Ol Hd SiO2 45.3
_ TiO2 0.35
Al203 29.4
Cr203 0.096
FeO 4.4
MnO 0.061
MgO 3.3
CaO 16.7
Na20 0.444
0.10
_ v , K20
En Pyrox_.eco_osltton(mole
%) r, P205 0.04
Sr
._ La 2.1
I_o 9'o _o T'o 60 s'o 4'o _o _ t_) 6 Lu O. 14
Forsterite content of olivine (mole%)
Rb
Sc 10
_oo 9o eo 70 6o _ 40 3o zo zo o NJ 30
Anort_tecontentof _o@o_aN(mo_'/,_ Co 14
Ir ppb
Au ppb
FIGURE 3. Mineral compositions; from R. Warner c
et al. (1976b). N
S
Zn
Cu
Oxides in wt%, others in ppm except as noted.
13_
60627 CRYSTALLINEIMPACTMELT 12.09
INTRODUCTION: 60627 is a light gray, coherent, impact melt with a very fine
grain size (Fig. 1). A few patches of dark splash glass are present on the
surface of the smooth, sub.-rounded sample. It is a rake sample collected about
70 m west southwest of the Lunar Module. Zap pits are abundant.
FIGUREI. Small scale

divisions in mm.
139
INTRODUCTION: 60628 is a white anorthosite of variable coherence (Fig. 1). It

is subangular with a crushed appearance. Plagioclase is of variable grain size
and ranges from clear to milky white. A small amount of light colored splash
glass occurs on one surface; many zap pits also occur on this surface. It is a
rake sample collected about 70 m west southwest of the Lunar Module.
FIGURE I. Small scale

division in mm.
S-72-46822
140
f 60629 CATACLASTIC ANORTHOSITE, PARTIAL GLASS COAT 4.92 g
INTRODUCTION: 60629 is a white, coherent, cataclastic anorthosite with a

partial coating of dark glass (Fig. 1). It is a rake sample collected about
70 m west southwest of the Lunar Module. Many zap pits are present on all
surfaces.
iii!!iii!ili
FIGURE I.
PETROLOGY: Petrographic descriptions are provided by Dowty et al. (1974a)

and Warner et al. (1976b). Angular clasts of plagioclase (u-p to 3 mm long,
mostly <o.3_mT-rest in a granulated matrix which is also dominantly plagio-
clase IFig.2). Mafic minerals tend to occur as discrete grains in the
matrix. Mineral compositions are shown in Figure 3 and tabulated by Dowty
et al. (1976). Fe-metal is an accessory phase; the single analyzed grain
_s_.17% Ni and 0.43% Co (Warner et al., 1976b).
CHEMISTRY:A defocussed electron beam analysis (DBA) is given by Dowty et al.

(1974a) and reproduced by Warner et al. (1976b) and here as Table 1.
141
60629
FIGURE 2. 60629,2.
xpl. width 3mm.
DI Hd
TABLE i. Chemistry of 60629
IDBA_ normalized to 100%)
SiO2 44.6
_ v _ _ TiO2 0.01
35.1
En Pyroxe_compoeltI_(molo%) Fe A1203
FeO 0.36
MgO 0.26
_o _o 8'o _o "_o _o 4'0 _o _o tb 6
Na2
o 0.41
_tertto contentof olivine
(mole%) K20
CaO 0.02
19.2
tOrO _0 _0 7'0 eO _0 "0 _0 _0 m6 6 P205 0.03
AnortNteconlent
of ploQIoclase
(mote%)

et al, (1976b).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 a chip of the anorthosite (,1) was taken

for thin sections. During this processing a portion of the glass coat fell
off but has been kept with ,0 (Fig.l).
142
60635 BASALTIC IHPACT MELT 15.05
INTRODUCTION: 60635 is a medium gray, coherent, coarse-grained, basaltic impact

melt {'Fig. 1). Vugs and vesicles are abundant. It is a rake sample collected
about 70 m west southwest of the Lunar Module. Zap pits are rare.
60635
7,0
1 cm
i
S-73-20489
FIGURE I.
FIGURE 2. 60635,2.
ppl. width 3mm.
143
60635
ts[ . . . i TABLE 1, Chemistry,of 60635 (DBA)
LO [|.._'__'I "_" • _I
"_'J TiO2
SiO2 0.34
45.8
o_s
I;'" J Cr203
A1203 0.07
27.6
o 5 to m 20 FeO 4.7
N_,wt % MnO 0.04
MgO 4.l
CaO 15.8
OI ,_ . . Hd Na20 0.54
K20 0,09
P205 0.09
oo ;o •
o• •
Qo
'v v V V W
En (mole
P'Foxenecomp_ltlon %) FS
NO OLIVINE
_Jo s_o _o 7'0 _o _'o 4'o _o =b =b 6
Fo_twlto¢4mtcmt
of OliV'kle
(mole%)
.k.
AnortNte¢onlent
of plogioBose
(mole%)
FIGURE 3. Mineral compositions; metals from

Dowty et al. (1974b), silicates from R. Warner
et al
PETROLOGY: Dowty et al. (1974b) and Warner et al. (1976b) provide petrographic
_escriptions. This--is'-acoarse-grained rock_il_ITabundant phenocrystic laths and
prisms of plagioclase (0.6-2.5 mm long) and smaller grains of plagioclase and
pyroxene confined to interstices (Fig. 2). Olivine is absent and clasts are very
rare. Mineral compositions are shown in Figure 3 and tabulated by Dowty et al.
(1976). Minor phases include nearly pure ulv_spinel, Fe-metal, troilite _d--
K-feldspar.
CHEMISTRY: A defocussed electron beam analysis (DBA) is presented by Dowty et al.

TT_nd reproduced by Warner et al. (1976b) and here as Table I.
This analysis shows 60635 to be compositionally similar to local mature soils but
with a higher Fe/Mg and lower TiO2.
PROCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS: During initial processing at JSC 60635 fell into
two pieces. In1973 a single chip (,l) was removed and allocated to Keil for
petrography.
144
60636 SUBOPHITICTO POIKILITIC IMPACTMELT 35.7 9
INTRODUCTION: 60636 is a medium gray, coherent impact melt with many crystal-
lined vugs (Fig. 1). Some splash glass is present. It is a rake sample collected
about 70 m west southwest of the Lunar Module. Zap pits are rare.
60636
1 cm
I" !
ii
S.73 - 20486
FIGUREI.
145
60636
TABLE 1. Chemistry of 60636 (DBA)
SiO2 48.0
TiO2 0.93
Al203 24.2
Cr203 0.11
FeO 6.2
MnO 0.07
MgO 6.1
CaO 13.9
Na20 0.79
K20 0.73
P205 0.40
FIGURE 2. 60636,6. general view,

partly ppl. width 2mm.

60636 is a clast-laden impact melt with tablet-shaped plagiocla_ g_ains
(0.01 - 0.02 mm long) enclosed by subophitic to poikilitic pyroxene (Fig.2).
Clasts of plagioclase and subordinate olivine are abundant. One fragment of
plagioclase-rich, poikilitic breccia is noted by Warner et al. (1976b). Matrix
and clast plagioclase grains are slightly rounded suggestTng-minor recrystal-
lization or resorption.
CHEMISTRY: A defocussed electron beam analysis (DBA) is presented by Warner

et al. (1976b) and reproduced here as Table i. U, Th, and Pb data are pro-
v-Td_ by Tera et al. (1974) in a geochronological study. 60636 has very high
levels of inco_aYTble elements (Table 1).
GEOCHRONOLOGY: U, Th and Pb isotopic data are presented by Tera et al. (1974).

These data are within error of concordia at _ 3.94 b.y. VirtualTy_l of
the radiogenic lead in 60636 has been produced by in situ decay, yielding model
ages of 3.91 - 3.95 b.y.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 representative chips were allocated for

petrography (,I), Chemistry (,3) and radiogenic isotope studies (,2).
146
60637 FRAGMENTALPOLYMICT BRECCIA (REGOLITH BRECCIA?) 7.98 9
INTRODUCTION: 60637 is a brownish gray, polymict breccia of variable coherence

(Fig. 1). It is a rake sample collected about 70 m west southwest of the Lunar
Module. Zap pits are rare.

divisions in mm.
FIGURE 2. 60637,2.
ppl. width 3mm.

Various clasts, inc--Tu_ng a fragment of basaltic impact melt, numberous breccias
and rare "chondrules," rest in a heterogeneous matrix of mineral and glass frag-
ments welded together by a small amount of interstitial glass (Fig.2). Porosity
of the matrix is high.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 60637 was split into several fragments

and one chip (,1) allocated for thin sections (Fig.i).
147
60638 FRAGMENTAL(?) POLYMICT BRECCIA 0.72 g
INTRODUCTION: 60638 is a brownish gray breccia of variable coherence (Fig. I).

Small white clasts are scattered through the angular sample. It is a rake
sample collected about 70 m west southwest of the Lunar Module.
FIGURE I. Small Scale divisions

in mm.
148
60639 FRAGMENTALPOLYMICT BRECCIA, GLASS COATED 17_I g
INTRODUCTION: 60639 is a fragmental polymict breccia with a low porosity. A

wide variety of clasts is present, a mare basalt and a pristine anorthosite
(Fig. la) being of particular significance. One side of the subangular rock
is covered with a smooth dark glass (Fig. ib).
The sample was a rake sample from an area 70 m west-southwest of the Lunar Module I
hence its orientation is unknown. Zap pits occur in a few areas.
FIGURE la.
PETROLOGY: The matrix is briefly described by Warner et al. (1976b). The

mare basalt clast is described, with mineral analyses, by Dowty et al. (1974b),
Delano (1975) and Warner et al. (1976b). The pristine anorthosite is briefly
described, with mineral analyses, by Warren and Wasson (1978).
The matrix is fragmental (Fig. 2) with a low porosity. Apart from the mare
basalt and pristine anorthosite, lithic clasts include poikilitic, aphanitic,
and glassy breccias.
149
60639
FIGURE lb.
The mare basalt is subophitic,with plagioclase needles 300-500 um long en-

closed in clinopyroxene grains (Fig. 2). It contains _5% olivine, _35% plagio-
clase, _50% pyroxene, _5-I0% ilmenite,and accessory spinels (Delano, 1975).
Mineral data are shown in Figure 3. Modal mineralogy, zoning trends, and chem-
istry (below) are very similar to the intermediate-TiO 2 Luna 16 basalts.
The anorthosite is intenselycataclasized (Fig. 2), and consists almost en-

tirely of plagioclase with a few tiny pyroxene grains. Mineral compositions
have very narrow ranges (Warren and Wasson, 1978): plagioclases An96.o_96.8;
pyroxenes En64_6_ WOl-2 and _En42 Wo43. Some other pyroxenes are incompletely
exsolved pigeonites. These mineral compositions are typical of ferroan anor-
thosites.
150
60639
a b
FIGURE 2. 60639,2. a) general view, partly ppl. width 2mm. b)mare basalt clast,
partly ppl. width 2mm.
DI Hd
n
_e • FIGURE 3a. Minerals in mare

• • basalt clast; from R. Warner
• ,._ • 4, et al. (1976b).
v u v v v
En Pyroxe_ com_sltl_ (m_n%) Fs
mb
_o o'o 8'o 7o eo 4o 4'o _:o _ ,b 6
Forsleritecontentof oUvine(mole%)
_o s)o 8'o _:o _) _ 40 _o io J_)

Anorthitc contentof plagioclasu(mole%)
151
60639
"" 691
/ .:.-. . ,," o.e .
/ F°
0'4
pyroxenes _ o.s
E. ...... F= 0.2 • [
' I00
,o_--._---_---..
olivine; ,F. 75 ,'o,'s,o ,% '
m s MOLE % An
60639.1
• pyr enes o4 0% ,:o ,:5

Fe
z'.o z:5 3'.o
oo_ O M--'_
¢_oo o.oo Ol_ O.t4 o.&t 040
C _ F,w • om_=i
60639, l SPINELS
(Based on 32 oxygens)
Io-
e- _= 60639, I
6- • At-chromite o
x_ I-O *"; e_ F: | |: • am| i •
Cr - ,._ 0.8
Cr-ulv6spinel "_ /
4- 11,
z _
ilmenites
Z- _ 0"4
o .o ,
J z
, ,
s 4
, ,
s
,
s
0.0
IO
:- .%
30
7' ....
50 7o
, ,.
9o
, ,-
rio
,
Fe
E AI F M"-g
FIGURE 3b. Minerals in mare basalt clast; from Delano (1975).
152
60639
CHEMISTRY: No matrix analyses are available. Data for the mare basalt (Murali
et al., 1976; DBA in Warner et al., 1976b) and the anorthosite (Warren and Wasson,
_78-_-are summarized in Table 1.
The mare basalt is an intermediate-Ti02, high-alumina basalt very similar to the

Luna 16 mare basalts. The anorthosite is chemically pristine as shown by its low
siderophiles,and is extremely low in mafic components and incompatible elements.
TABLE I
Summary chemistry of 60639 mare basalt and anorthosite clasts
mare basalt anorthosite
Si02 (42) 44.5

TiO2 7.4
AI203 12.4 35.1
Cr203 0.30 0.006
FeO 20.0 0.34
Mn0 0.25 0..01

Mg0 6.5 0.35
Ca0 10.6 19.4
Na20 0.58 0.379

K20 0.13
P205
Sr
La 15.5 0.11
Lu 1.8
Rb
Sc 73 0.59
Ni 0.72
Co 20 1.0
Ir ppb 4.02
Au ppb _,16 0.019
C
N
S
Zn 2
Cu
mare basalt: Murali et al. (1976). anorthosite: Warren and

Wasson (1978). ()xide-s_ wt.%I others in ppm except as noted.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: No saw cuts have been made in 60639. All splits
have been made by chipping and prying. Most of the original bulk of the rock
_175 g) remains as ,0 (163 g).
153
60645 FINE-GRAINED HETEROGENEOUS
IMPACT MELT 33.5 9
INTRODUCTION: 60645 is a medium gray, coherent impact melt with a variable

texture. Vesicles are very abundant (Fig. 1). It is a rake sample collected
about 70 m west southwest of the Lunar Module and has rare zap pits.
PETROLOGY: Warner et al. (1976b) provide a brief petrographic description.

The matrix texture v-arl-'-es through very fine-grained poikilitic, subophitic, and
granular (Fig. 2). Minor amounts of a dark, cryptrocrystalline mesostasis are
present. One large cataclastic anorthosite clast is noted by Warner et al.
(1976b).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973, three small chips were removed and

allocated for thin sections as ,1 (Fig. i).
60645
FIGURE I.
FIGURE 2. 60645,3
general view, ppl.
width 3mm.
154
60646 FINE-GRAINEDOR GLASSYVESICULARIMPACTMELT 3.39 q
INTRODUCTION: 60646 is a medium gray, coherent, glassy impact melt (Fig. i).
It is angular and highly vesicular. A few small (<I mm) white clasts are
present. It is a rake sample collected about 70 m west southwest of the Lunar
Module and has only rare zap pits.

divisions in mm.
155
60647 CLAST-LADEN,GLASSYIMPACTMELT 1.76
INTRODUCTION: 60647 is a medium gray, coherent, glassy impact melt (Fig. 1).
Clasts include several white fragments (up to _4 mm) and a fragment of coherent,
crystalline rock, probably basaltic impact melt. It is angular and highly
vesicular. It is a rake sample collected about 70 m west southwest of the Lunar
Module and has only rare zap pits.

divisions in mm.
156
60648 CLAST-LADEN,GLASSY BRECCIA 2.84 9
INTRODUCTION: 60648 is a medium gray, coherent,glassy impact melt with abundant

small (<3 mm) white clasts iFig. I). It is angular and highly vesicular and one
surface has a sheared appearance. It is a rake sample collectedabout 70 m west
southwestof the Lunar Module and lacks zap pits.

divisions in mm.
157
60649 CLAST-LADEN,GLASSYBRECCIA 1.03 g
INTRODUCTION: 60649 is a medium gray, coherent, glassy breccia (Fig. 1). Small
(<I mm) white clasts are abundant. It is angular and slightly vesicular. It is
a rake sample collected about 70 m west southwest of the Lunar Module and lacks
zap pits.

divisions in mm.
158
60655 GLASSYIMPACTMELT 8.63 9
INTRODUCTION: 60655 is a medium gray, coherent, glassy impact melt (Fig. 1).
Vesicles account for _15% of the rock (Keil et al., 1972). It is a rake sample
PETROLOGY:Warner et al. (1976b) provide a brief petrographic description. The

matrix of 60655 conTs_ of abundant glass containing angular mineral fragments
(Fig. 2). Various breccia clasts and a small number of glassy fragments are
present. Minor glassy veins intrude the matrix.
PROCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 this rock was subdivided into six pieces.
One of these pieces was allocated for thin sections as ,i and the other five
grouped as ,0 (Fig. i).
60655 s - 73 -20463
Post split
i cm
I
/f
FIGUREI.
159
60655

160
60656 GLASSY IMPACT MELT 11.23 9
INTRODUCTION: 60656 is a medium gray, coherent, glassy impact melt with

several white clasts (Fig.I). It is a rake sample collected about 70 m west
southwest of the Lunar Module_ Zap pits are rare.

_bundant mineral a_TTthic clasts reside in a glass-rich matrix (Fig.2).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 four chips were removed from one end
of the rock. One of these chips was allocated for thin sections as ,i (Fig.l).
FIGURE1.
161
O7
0
O7
07
*-#°
C'D
:E _--"
"0 ir,o
0"_
0
:E O_
.-i°
0-.0_
F,O
3
CI)
CI)
"5
60657 FRAGMENTALI?
) POLYMICTBRECCIA, GLASSCOATED 6.05 9
INTRODUCTION: 60657 is a light gray, coherent breccia with dark, vesicular

glass attached to two ends of the rock (Fig. 1). White anorthositic clasts
are abundant in both the breccia and the glass coat. It is a rake sample
iii_i ii FIGUREI. Small scale

;_, ........ divisions in mm.
163
60658 GLASSY IMPACT MELT, GLASS-COATED 5.47 9
INTRODUCTION: 60658 is a light gray, coherent, glassy impact melt that was
coated and intruded by dark, vesicular glass (Fig. I). It is a rake sample
collected about 70 m west southwest of the Lunar Module.

Abundant mineral an(I-l_hic clasts are welded together by glass (Fig. 2).
Highly vesicular, flow-banded glass cuts the rock.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 a single chip was removed and allocated

for thin sections as ,I (Fig. I).
60658 20470
1 cm
I
,0
FIGURE I.
164
O_
...i° i..,,4
O_
O
t_
• ll)
(D
C_
0_
co
60659 FRAGMENTAL
POLYMICTBRECCIA 22.2 _
INTRODUCTION: 60659 is a light gray, coherent brecciawith many white clasts

surrounded by a gray, fragmental matrix (Fig. i). It is a rake sample collected
about 70 m west southwest of the Lunar Module.
60659
FIGUREI.
PETROLOGY:Petrographic descriptions of the matrix and a large cataclastic

anorthosite clast are given by Warner et al. (1976b). The anorthosite is
included in a discussion of ferroan an_t_sites by Dowty et al. (1974a).
The anorthositic clast has been severely granulated (Fig.2). Pyroxene is the
only mafic mineral observed and occurs as small isolated grains in the matrix.
Mineral Compositions are shown in Figure 3 and tabulated by Dowty et ai.(1976).
Accessory phases include spinel and ilmenite.
The matrix is a fragmental breccia with low porosity (Fig.2).
166
60659
a b
FIGURE 2. 60659,2. a) anorthositeclast, partly ppl. width 2mm.

b) generalmatrix (top) and anorthositeclast (bottom),
partly xpl. width 2mm.
Md
FIGURE 3. Mineral compositions;

from R. Warner et al.(1976b).
En Pyfoxeml composition (re(We

%) FI
NO OLIVINE
Forsterlte content of olivine (moll%)
_1 9"o go 7_ 6"o 6_ 4_ _o 2'o ,b
Anorthltlcontentof plagroclose
(mole%)
167
60659
TABLE I. Chemistry of 60659 anorthosite clast

(DBA_ normalized to 100%)
Si02 44.3
TiO2 0.02
AI203 35.4
FeO 0.30
MgO O.21
CaO 19.3
Na20 0_43
P205 0.03
CHEMISTRY: A defocussed electron beam analysis of the anorthosite clast is

p__by Dowty et al. (1974a)and reproduced by Warner et al. (1976b) and
here as Table I. No_na-Tysis of the matrix is available.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 two chips were removed from one end of
the rock. One of these chips was allocated for thin sections as ,I (Fig.l).
168
60665 VESICULAR GLASS, WHITE CLASTS 90.1 g
INTRODUCTION: 60665 is a vesicular glass containing small white clasts (Fig.

I), at least one of which is a cataclastic anorthosite. 60665 is a rake sam-
ple collected about 70 m west southwest of the Lunar Module. It has a few
small zap pits.
FIGURE ,I. S-73-20497. Larger pieces are about 6 cm across.
169
60665
a b
FIGURE 2. a) 60665,7. devitrified glass, ppl. width 2mm.

b) 60665,3. anorthositeclast, partly xpl. width 2mm.
PETROLOGY: 60665 is a glass with many small clasts, and is largely devitri-
fied (Fig. 2). Two white clasts are prominent macroscopically and one was
sampled for thin sections (Fig. I). Petrographic information on this clast
is provided by Dowty et al. (1974a) and R. Warner et al. (1976b); Hansen
et al. (Ig79a) report the abundances of minor elements in plagioclases and
the mg of orthopyroxene (Table I). The clast is an anorthosite (Fig. 2)
which is ferroan (Fig. 3).
TABLE I. Minor elements in plagioclase in anorthosite clast. (Hansen et al.

1979a)
Ab mole% MgO wt% FeO wt% K20 wt% Opx mg

3.6 0.060 0.132 0.16 0.60
170
60665
Ol Md
n ,- -
Oe •
• FIGURE 3. Mineral compositions
for anorthositeclast; from
, 4# e*v V
[n Pyfoxene
¢om_osltion
(mole*/,) Fs
For_t_'lte
content
of oflv_e(mole%)
I
• L v •
oo so _o _o _'o 4'o _o io J_
Anor_teconten!
of pta_loctooe
(mole%)
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: The sample has fallen into 2 pieces (Fig. l).
Part of one of the white clasts (,l) was removed for petrography (Fig. l)
and thin section ,3 cut from it. Two small white chips (,4) also exist. In
1979, two glass chips (,5) were made into a potted butt and thin section ,7
cut from it.
171
60666 GLASSY IMPACT MELT, CLAST OF BASALTIC IMPACT MELT 15.95 9
INTRODUCTION: 60666 is a dark gray, coherent, glassy to fine-grained impact

n_It with many clasts and vesicles and adhering dust. A large fragment of
lighter colored basaltic impact melt dominates the interior of the rock (Fig. i).
It is a rake sample collected about 70 m west southwest of the Lunar Module.
Zap pits are rare.
60666
1 cm
i
I
I
I
\
FIGURE I.
PETROLOGY: Dowty et al. (1974b) and Warner et al. (1976b) provide petro-
graphic descriptionTo_'-the large basaltic clast. Xenocrysts of shocked plagio-
clase and olivine rest in a matrix of skeletal to feathery olivine and glassy
to finely crystalline mesostasis (Fig.2). Rare, very small needles of plagio-
clase occur interstitial to the matrix olivines. A few grains of spinel appear
to have grown from the melt. The skeletal olivines are zoned (ranging from
FO87_gG) suggesting rapid growth from the melt. Plagioclase needles and
xenocrysts are the same composition (Fig.3). Intergrowths of Fe-metal (4-21% Ni,
0.4 - 1.3% Co), schreibersite and troilite and a few discrete grains of chromite
are also present. Mineral analyses are tabulated by Dowty et al. (1976).
172
60666

Fview, partly xpl. width _nm.
/s
DI Hd
FIGURE3. Mineral compositions;

from R. Warner et al. (1976b).
NO PYROXEN£
v v
En Pyroxene cor_osItion (mole'A,) Fi
io0 eo 80 70 eo 50 40 $0 zo lo 0
FonlterltQ content o_ ollvMe (mole_,,)
w, L ,
Al_orthlte
¢OMeMof plagiocla_(male_¢,}
173
60666
TABLE 1. Summarychemistryof 60666 lithologies
Dark,glassymelt Basalticclast,bulk Basalticclast, excludingclasts)

(Wassonet ai.,1977) (DBA,Dowty et al.,1974b) (DBA,Dowry et al.,1974b)
SiO2 42.7 45.1

TiO2 0.60 0.21 0.27
AI203 29.7 20.8 18.9
Cr203 0.12 0.11 0.14
FeO 5.57 4.2 5.0
MnO 0.07 0.05 0.05
M90 6.5 18.6 19.0
CaO 15.4 11.7 11.0
Na_O 0.473 0.39 0.36
K20 0.084 0.10 0.11
P205 0.04 0.06
Sr
La 11.4
Lu 0.49
Rb
Sc 6.5
Ni 800
Co 53
Ir ppb 28
Au ppb 9.0
C
N
S
Zn ,5.7
Cu
Oxides in wt%I others in ppmexcept as noted.
CHEMISTRY: Major and trace element data on the dark,glassy melt are presented
by Wasson et al. (1977). Dowty et al. (1974b) give major elements of the lighter
colored, b_aTi/ic clast and of t_It portion only of this clast (excluding
xenocrysts) by DBA. The bulk DBA analysis of the basalt clast is reproduced by
Warner et al. (1976b).
The two bulk analyses show that the basalt clast and the dark, glassy melt are
not the same composition (Table I). The dark, glassy material analyzed by
Wasson et al. (1977) is very similar to the local mature soils. A significant
meteoriTfc_omponent is indicated by the siderophile data. The basaltic clast
analyzed by Dowty et al. (1974b) is much less aluminous and has a higher Mg/Fe
than the dark, glassy material (Table 1).
PROCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 several chips were removed from the rock
and a portion of the l_asaltic clast (,i) allocated to Keil for petrography
(Fig.l). In 1976, two small chips of dark glass (,3) were allocated to Wasson
for chemistry.
174
60667 GLASSYBASALTIC IMPACTMELT 7.66
INTRODUCTION: 60667 is a medium gray, coherent, basaltic impact melt (Fig. 1).
Many small white clasts and a few grains of metal are scattered through the
rock. It is subangularwith many vugs and some splash glass. It is a rake
sample collected about 70 m west southwest of the Lunar Module. Zap pits are
rare.
60667 ,1 ,0
,1
• 1 cm
I i
S -73 -20506
FIGURE I.
175
60667

view, partly xpl. width 2mm.

Abundant, cryptocr_ta-Tline to glassy mesostasis rests in interstices fo_med
by many small plagioclase laths (Fig.2). One large, very fine-grained anor-
thosite clast is noted by Warner et al. (1976b).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972, the sample was split and three small
chips (,i) allocated to Keil for petrography (Fig.l).
176
INTRODUCTION: 60668 is a dark gray, coherent_ glassy impact melt (Fig. 1)

which is angular and highly vesicular. A considerable amount of dust is welded
to the glass and a few white clasts are present. It is a rake sample collected
about 70 m west southwest of the Lunar Module and lacks zap pits.

divisions In ram.
177
60669 VESICULARGLASS 2.54 g
INTRODUCTION: 60669 is a dark gray, coherent, glassy impact melt (Fig. 1). It
is angular and highly vesicular. A few small (<1 mm) white clasts are scattered
through the rock. It is a rake sample collected about 70 m west southwest of
the Lunar Module and lacks zap pits.

_ divisions in mm.
178
60675 FINE-GRAINED, VESICULARIMPACTMELT 1.30 g
INTRODUCTION: 60675 is a coherent,dark gray, fine-grainedimpact melt with

abundant vugs, vesicles and white clasts (Fig. 1). It was collected as a rake
sample about 70 m west southwestof the Lunar Module. Zap pits are absent.

divisions in mm.
179
INTRODUCTION: 60676 is a dark gray, coherent, glassy impact melt (Fig. 1).
It is subangular and contains several large clasts. Few vesicles are present
and most are filled with soil. It is a rake sample collected about 70 m west
southwest of the Lunar Module. Zap pits are absent.
S-73 - 20474
60676
Post split
1 cm
{ I
FIGURE I.

mineral compositions. Abundant dark, banded glass encloses a variety of clasts
(Fig. 2). One large poikilitic rock fragment, several heavily shocked plagioclase
grains and a O.l mm pink spinel clast are noted by Warner et al. (1976b). Mineral
compositions are shown in Figure 3 and tabulated by Dowty_a-T. (1976). Other
minor phases include ilmenite, armalcolite, rutile and Fe-_ta-T (5.4-6.5% Ni,
0.3-0.4% Co).
180
60676
FIGURE 2. 60676,2.
xpl. width 3ram.
OI Hd
• • TABLE I. Chemistr_zof 60676
SiO2 46.4
T102 0.70
A1203 23.5
CP203 0.12
FeO 6.7
@: _ v ,, . MnO 0.07
En Pyroxene
composition
(mole
%) FII MgO 9.7
I L . 1 I'_a
CaO20 13.8
O. 55
,_o _;o e'o 7'o _ 5'o 4b _o _ ,b 6 K20 O. 18
Fonlterlte
conlent
of olivine
(mole%) P205 O. 24
IOO I_0 60 ?o 60 so 40 3o zO I0 o
Anorth/te
content
of idagloclose
(mole%)

eta--t--aT_--CI976b).
CHEMISTRY: A defocussed electron beam analysis (DBA) is given by Warner et al.

(1976b) and reproduced here as Table I.
PROCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS_ In 1973 a single chip (,l) was removed and allocated
to Keil for'petrography (Fig. l).
181
60677 POLYMICT GLASSY BRECCIA 5.23 9
INTRODUCTION: 60677 is a coherent, dark gray, glassy breccia with several

different clasts, including a large (14X2 mm), friable clast of granoblastic
anorthosite (Fig. I). Many vesicles are present on all surfaces. It is a rake
sample collected about 70 m west-southwest of the Lunar Module and lacks zap pits.
S - 73 - 20465
60677
,0
FIGURE I.
PETROLOGY: Warner et al. (1976b) provide petrographic descriptions of

both the glassy matrix and a granoblastic anorthosite clast. Dowty et al.
(1974a) describe the same anorthosite clast.
The large white clast shown in Figure I is an annealed anorthositic breccia

with a granoblastic texture (Fig.2). Small, anhedral olivine grains reside
in triple junctions formed by polygonal plagioclases. Pyroxene is absent.
Mineral compositions are shown in Figure 3 and tabulated by Dowty et al.
(1976). llmenite is an accessory phase.
The matrix of 60677 is a very porous mixture of mineral, lithic and glass clasts
welde-_ together by glass (Fig. 2). Several breccia clasts and one poikilitic-
textured clast are mentioned by Warner et al. (1976b).
182
60677
a b
FIGURE 2. 60677,2. a) granoblasticanorthosite,partly xpl. width 2ram.

b) glassy brecciamatrix, partly xpl. width 2ram.
n . - Hd
FIGURE 3. Mineral compositions

i-n_no-blastic anorthosite;from
_ R. Warner et al. (1976b).

NO PYROX_NE
V v V _ _ w
En I Pyroxene
composlti(m
[mole
%) FI
I_o 9'o 8'o

J_o e'o e'o 4'o _:o _'o ,b 6
For_terite
coNentof olivine
(mole*_
1
Anorthile
content
of ple_ioclor,
e(mole%)
183
60677
TABLE 1. Chemistry of 60677 anorthosite clast (DBA)
SiO2 44.3
TiO2 0.04
A1203 34.2
Cr203 0.01
FeO 1.04
MnO 0.01
MgO 1.40
CaO 18.3
Na20 0.56
K20 0.03
P205 0.03
CHEMISTRY: A defocussed electron beam analysis (DBA) of the granoblastic anor-

thosite clast described above is presented by Dowty et al. (1974a) and reproduced
by Warner et al. 11976b), and here as Table 1. No _naTysis of the glassy matrix
is availab_.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 four small chips (,I) were allocated to Keil
for petrography (Fig.I).
184
60678 VESICULAR GLASSY IMPACT MELT 1.25 9
is angular and highly vesicular. Several small white clasts and a friable
breccia clast (8 mm) are present. It is a rake sample collected about 70 m west
southwest of the Lunar Module and lacks zap pits.

divisions in mm.
185
60679 VESICULAR GLASSY IMPACT MELT 2.96
is angular and highly vesicular. Several white clasts and a friable breccia
clast (13 mm) are present. It is a rake sample collected about 70 m west south-
west of the Lunar Module and lacks zap pits.

divisions in mm.
i
186
61015 DILITHOLOGIC (CATACLASTICANORTHOSITE
AND BASALTIC IMPACTMELT) 1789
BRECCIA, PARTLYGLASSCOATED
INTRODUCTION: 61015 consists of _75% dark basaltic impact melt and _25% white
anorthositeo The melt/anorthosite contacts are sharp and form an unusual texture
(Fig. I). A vesicular glass partially coats two sides. The sample is tough and
subangular.
61015 was collected I0 m south of Plum Crater and its orientation is known. Zap
pits on only half of its surface suggest a fairly simple exposure history.
Figure I. Saw cut face.
187
61015
PETROLOGY: A brief description is given by McGee et al. (1979) and 61015 is

il'_ustrated by LSPET (1973).
The basaltic impact melt (Fig. 2) is characterized by plagioclase laths less than
I00 _m long subophitically embedded in small pymoxenes and abundant interstitial
glass. Engelhardt (1978) lists it as poikilitic, but a poikilitic texture is only
poorly developed. Clasts of shocked plagioclase are abundant. Individual fragments
of the basalt have different grain sizes; a few are aphanitic and some glassy. No
chilled margins are present.
The anorthosite is cataclastic and coarse--some plagioclases are 2 mm in diameter

(Fig. 2). A few pyroxenes (up to 300 _m) are present; some have either exsolution
or shock lamellae. Some opaques (chromite?),troilite, and Fe-metal are also
present. Except for the distinct dark fragments, the anorthosite appears pure i.eo
it is not intimately mixed on a small scale with extraneous material.
The anorthosite probably intruded the basaltic impact melt in the rock-forming
event. The saw-cut faces (e.g. Fig° I) show zones of white material whose
boundaries with the main dark masses are mainly smooth and curving; within the
white zones, _ black fragments are prominent. In a few places t-_-e-white
forms small apophyses into the dark material. The anorthosite must have been
fluid (e.g. hot gas charged debris) though not a silicate liquid during its
injection. None the less, relationships between dark and white are not clearly
established.
The 91ass coat (Fig. 2) is vesicular, brown-gray, and contains small metal blebs
and plagioclase fragments. Its thermal effects on the impact basalt are optically
visible for 300 _m into the rock. Thin (300 _m) veinlets of gray-brown, flow-
banded glass penetrate the rock, apparently from the coat; these veinlets are
opaque at their margins.
CHEMISTRY: Chemical analyses of the basaltic impact melt and an impure sample of
the anorthosite are presented in Palme et al. (1978). Christian et alo (1976)
present an analysis of the impact melt a-n-d--of a mixed black-and-whTte'-split. The
analyses of the melt and the impure anorthosite are summarized in Figure 3 and
Table I. The glass coat has not been analyzed.
The basaltic melt is aluminous, meteorite-contaminated and distinct from Apollo 16

soil compositions. The impure anorthosite sample is meteorite-contaminated and
the analyzed sample probably contained some of the basaltic impact melto The data
indicate that the pure anorthosite is ferroan (FeO/MgO >I).
MICROCRATERS: Microcrater frequency distribution data for the surface of 61015

are reported by Neukum et al. (1973) and Morrison et al. (1973) (Fig° 4)° Both
papers note the rounded nature of the rock and that'-p_s occur on only half of the
surface, indicating a fairly simple exposure history. While Mnrrison et alo (1973)
do not believe that this rock has a steady-state surface, Neukum et al_'-(l-_T73)
consider that such equilibrium is likely.
188
61 Ol 5
a b
_. a) 61015,14. basaltic area,

ppl. width 2 mm.
0 b) 61015,14. anorthosite,
xpl. width 2 ram.
c) 61015,40. glass coat,
ppl. width 2 mm.
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61015
TABLE1.. Summarychemistry of basaltic impact melt

and impure anorthostte tn 61015
Basalttc Impure
Hel t Anorthosite
StO2 45.4 45.5

TtO2 0.70 0.27
A1203 23. 32.9
Cr203 O.14 0.05
FeO 6.6 3.0
MnO 0.09 0.03
MgO 9.7 2.9
CaO 13.5 17.8
N20 0.48 0.47
K20 _, 0.17 0.047
P208 0.19 0.087
Sr '_,153 197
La 20. 7.6
Lu 0.9 0.32
Rb 4.0
SC 10.5 3.9
Nt 540-1160 690
Co 30- 61 39.5
Ir ppb 29 13
Au ppb 20 14
C
N
5 2150 470
Zn
Cu
Oxides in wt%; others In ppm except as noted.
190
61 015
200
,.. 61015
(.)
.9,o lOO Impact melt
>
im
m
_ 50
L_
(U
0
C
_o
"ID
Anortho_
t-
JO
<C
10
La Ce Pr Nd Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
Figure 3. Rare earths; data from

Palme et al. (1978).
e, 1,000 j ]
'l JA : .271 " A : .27
,oo:_:,
', 6101S,0 T
o,,o,**
2o,oLo: _:_1 _\ Neukum et al (1973)
5 J°'[_'_3!]__ I'O'A'¢OUN'_
a_,,OLO:__°._,_,. Fi9ure 4. Microcraters ; from
.,I0 '_-_, _"_'_ I
I00 I,_0 I0,000 I0 IO0 1,000 I0,000
CItA[l[| DIAMETER, /*m
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: A few chips were removed from the rock prior to a
saw cut being made to remove a butt end in 1973. Most of the sample remains as ,0
(1490 g). The butt end was split into ,18 (150 g); ,20 (93 g) and a number of
other smaller pieces, some of which were further subdivided. Most of the alloca-
tions were from these latter chips.
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61016 SHOCKEDBASALTIC IMPACT MELT AND SHOCKED/MELTEDANORTHOSITE;
GLASS-COATED II ,745
INTRODUCTION: "Big Muley" is the largest rock collected on the Apollo missions.
The bulk of the sample is a fragment-laden aluminous impact melt in which all
plagioclase has been shocked to diaplectic glass. A chemically pristine but
shocked and shock-melted anorthosite is a subordinate lithology. The shock-
melted portion of the anorthosite was liquid, not diaplectic and intrudes the
basalt (Fig. I). Although the anortho_Tte has generally been referred to as a
clast in the basalt, the contact of the non-melted anorthosite with the basalt
is not in the thin sections and the relationships are obscure. Much of the rock
is coated with a thin aluminous glass (Fig. I). Warner et al. (1973) classify
61016 as a black-and-white rock: cataclastic anorthosite'-pTu's mesostasis-rich
basalt.
61016 was collected from the east rim of Plum Crater and its orientation is
known. Zap pits are absent from one side. This side was exposed on the lunar
surface, indicating that a recent, and only recent, rotation of the sample
occurred. Planar non-penetrative fractures are exposed on most surfaces.
61016, 7 s- 78- 33101
;ked
)rthosite
Glass coat
Figure I. Sawn face of 61016 showing main lithologies and the fractures.
192
TS t ,229 ,237
,212 - ,220
C_
0
61016
a b
c d e
Figure 3. a) 61016,217, basaltic area, ppl. width 2 ram.

b) 61016,217, basaltic area, xpl. width 2 mm.
c) 61016,217, shock-melted anorthositic glass,
ppl. width 1.5 mm.
d) 61016,217, shock-melted anorthositic glass,
xpl. width 1.5 mm.
e) 61016,221, shocked anorthosite, xpl. width 1.5 mm.
194
61016
PETROLOGY: 61016 consists of four lithologies (i) basaltic impact melt,

(ii) shocked anorthosite,(iii) shock-meltedanorthosite glass and (iv) glass
coat (Figs. l and 3). A proper apprec_of the published petrographic
descriptionsrequires an understandingof the location of the thin sections
studied; these are shown in Figure 2, except for thin sectionsmade from 2
chips of white anortbosite.
Stoffler et al. (1975) give an extensive descriptionof the petrographyand

petrogenes'Ts--of
61016 with emphasis on the basaltic impact melt (referredto
as "spinel troctoliticmatrix") and the glass coat ("melt crust"). The paper
provides microprobeanalyses of minerals, metals, glasses, and xenoliths.
Drake (1974),McGee et al. (1979) and Juan et al. (1974) describe thin sections
which are composed o_--t_ 'impactmelt and th-eanorthositeglass vein (from ,25).
The basaltic impact melt (Fig. 3) consists of anhedral to subhedral olivine (43%),
equant to lath-shapedanorthite transformedto diaplecticglass (42%), some tiny
spinels, Fe-Ni metal (1.5%) and an opaque mesostasis (14%) consistingof ilmenite,
submicroscopicphases and glass (St_ffleret al., 1975). 16% of the basaltic
lithologyis xenolithicmaterial. Olivine crystals are less than 200 _m and
compositionsrange from Fo79-93 (St_ffleret al., 1975; Drake, 1974). Plagioclases
are An92-ge (St_ffler et al., 1975). Fe-Ni--meTal (Fig. 4) has 4.24-7.48%
Ni and 0.24-0.47% Co (M-Ts_aand Taylor, 1975; St_ffler et al., ....
1975). The compositions of one metal-schreibersite pair
indicatesequilibriumat _650oc (Misra and Taylor, 1975). _ _ 61016
(.dark)
Engelhardt (1979) notes that ilmenite occurs only in the _,.o
mesostasis, o ._
• L_m l
The chemicallypristine shocked anorthisite is described • e

by Steele and-Smith (1973}, Smith and Steele (1974), Ni wt.%
St_ffler et al. {1975), and Hansen et al. (1979a). It has
a complex texture induced by shock metamorphism. Sub- Figure 4. Metals, from
rounde_fine-grained, polycrystallineanorthite "bodies" Misra and Taylor (1975).
(St_ffleret al., 1975) are embedded in a mass of spheru-
liticallycrystallizedanorthite (Fig. 3). Some pyroxene
aggregatesare present. Plagioclasesare Angs-97 with low abundancesof minor
elements (Table l) (Steeleand Smith, 1973; Hansen et al., 1979a).
Pyroxene blebs have two compositions,En41Wo,_andEnssWo2, lacking exsolution
features on a l _m scale (Steeleand Smith, 1973).
TABLE l: Minor Elements in 61016 Anorthosite Plagioclases

(Hansenei_a'l',,
1979a)
Mol % FeO MgO K20
Sample Ab wt% wt% wt%
,15 3.5 O.ll 0.07 0o006

,27 melted 3.8 0.231 0.17 0.022
,27 non-melted 3o8 O.121 0.051 0o023
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The shock-melted anorthosite glass is described by Juan et al. (1974), Drake

_1J974)and Dixon and Papike {1975) where it is referred to as the anorthosite.
The confusion arises because the relevant thin sections have basaltic impact
melt, shock-melted anorthosite, and a large diaplectic plagioclase which is
probably a xenocryst in the basaltic melt rather than the anorthosite. The
shock-melted anorthosite has the composition of nearly pure plagioclase
(verified by our own partial analysis) (An96; Drake, 1974; Dixon and Papike,
1975). Some low-Ca pyroxene grains are present with compositions _En64
(Dixon and Papike, 1975) as well as high-Ca pyroxene and Cr-spinel. Ishii et
al. (1976) use pyroxene data from Dixon and Papike (1975) to find an equili---
_ation temperature of 983°C.
crust is described by St_ffler et al. (1975). It contains unshocked

crystals and is connected to glass veins penetrating the rock. In
places the glass coat has penetrated and annealed plagioclase in the basaltic
impact melt. A temperature gradient of 600°C within about 2 mm is inferred
(St_ffler et al., 1975).
CHEMISTRY: Abundant chemical data for 61016 lithologies have been published.
In a few cases the lithology analyzed has been erroneously or not specifically
reported; Tables 2 and 3 list the references under the correct lithologies.
In most cases the analyses are reported without specific comment.
The basaltic impact melt (Table 4) (61016 !'dark")is aluminous and siderophile-
rich. Ganapathy et al. (1974) place it in their meteorite Group I. REEs are
45 (light)-20 (hea'v-yT-times
chondrites i.e., a KREEP pattern (Fig. 5). Although
roughly similar to local soils (Laul and Schmitt, 1973), in detail it differs
significantly e.g., higher magnesium, lower nitrogen. The impact melt is
volatile-enriched but when that enrichment occurred is not defined: Kr_henbUhl
et al. (1973) note that both the impact melt and the anorthosite have similarly
high Tl contents, suggesting post-formational enrichment. However, Cd and In
are enriched in the impact melt-a-scompared to the anorthosite (Kr_henbUhl et
al., 1973; Wasson et al., 1975) suggesting pre-formational enrichment. Whi_
_e impact melt has even higher contents of the volatiles Cl and Br than does
66095 (Jovanovic and Reed, 1973; and others), it has much lower abundances of
Zn, even lower than local soils.
The anorthosite is almost pure plagioclase (Table 4) and is at least in part

pristine (Kr_henb_hl et al., 1973); some analyses have slightly higher
siderophile contents and may be contaminated. This would not be surprising
in view of the shock-melting, if some of the analyzed samples include shocked
glass. (The Ir content of 1620 ppb given by Hughes et al. (1973) is completely
anomalous; because it is 3 times higher than chondrites whereas the corresponding
Au, Re contents are 5xlO"" times chondrites, it is probably erroneous)° This
pristine chemistry probably does not include volatiles, several of which (e.go,
Tl, Cd) are enriched as compared with other ferroan anorthosites.
The glass coat (Table 4) has been analyzed only by the microprobe (St_ffler
et al., 1975), thus no trace element data exist. Its major element composition
_Tst-_'nguishesit from both local soil and the 61016 basaltic impact melto It
is similar to Station 11 soil.
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\
I
TABLE 2. Chemical work on 61016 basaltic impact melt
SPLIT ELEMENTS
REFERENCE ANALYZED ANALYZED t(_E • • .... • " "
S,R. Taylor et al. (1973) ,149 major and trac.es

Duncan et_t
a__l.l.
(1973) ,139 major and traces _ i_ .
Janghorbani et a]_l.
(1973) ,133 majors Io \
Rose e_t.t
a_l. (1973)
Brunfelt et al. (1973)
Hubbard e_tt
--
a_].l.
Nyqulst e_t.t
(1973)
a_l.l.
(1973)
Lau, and Schmltt _,9,3j
--
" _ _
Nakamura et al. (1973)
W_nke ei_a._l.(1973)
,150
,145
,143
,152
,148
,151
major and traces
majors and traces
majors and traces

Rb, Sr
..........
I
,,=jot,traces, s,uer-op
majors and traces
e_
majors, traces, siderophiles

o.1
.1o
_
/%
+'++--_'
K Rb '_r _+,C',+.',+$mEuGd
'''
61o1_ ANORI14OSITE
+ .
_, d,' Y_t,;r H'f 1
W_nke el:a__l.(1974) ,151 majors, traces, siderophiles
W_nke e._t
al. (1977) ,151 V
Juan et al. (1974) ,146 majors and traces Figure 5. Incompatible elements,
Stettlere__t
a_].l.
(1973) ,4 K,Ca from Phi'Ipotts
et al. (I973).
Jovanovic and Reed (1973) ,131" F, CI, Br, I, Li, I),Te
Allen e_taj.l.(1974, 1975) ,131* 2°_pb, Bi, Tl, Zn

Jovanovic and Reed (1976a) ,131 Ru, Os
Reed et al. (1977) ,131 Zn, Tl

Eldrldge et a__l.
(1973) ,120 K, U, Th
Ehmann and Chyi (1974) ,133 Zr, Hf
Miller e_tt
a_].l.
(1974) ,133 Zr, Hf, Fe, Co, Sc, Cr, REEs, Th
6arg and Ehmann (1976) ,133
Des Marais (1978) ,323 N, S, C
Kerridge et.t
a_].l.
(1975) ,159 ,160 C, S
6oels etajl. (1975) ,136 N
Gibson and Moore (1975) Volatile gas compounds
Rees and Thode (1974) ,137" S
Kr_henb{ihlet a_Jl.(1973)t o_
Eanapathy et al. (1974) J ,132 MeteoritiCvolatiles
siderophiles and -_
o-
• Erroneously referred to in paper as the anorthosite phase.

TABLE4. Summarychemistry of lithologtes in 61016 o
O_
Basalttc
Impact Glass
Melt Anorthosite Coa__.
L
StO2 43.3 45.0 44.5

TtO2 0.76 0.02 0.17
TABLE 3. Chemicalwork on 61016anorthosite AI203 25.1 34.6 29.8
Cr203 0.10 O.Ol
FeO 5.1 0.3 3.7
REFERENCE SPLIT
ANALYZED ELEMENTS
ANALYZED MnO 0.05 <0.01
MgO 10.7 0.2 4.9
Hava (1974) _184 Majors CaO 14.3 19.6 15.6
Philpotts eta__l. (1973) ,184 REEs, Ba Na20 0.33 0.40 0.66
Wrigley (1973) ,173 K, U, Th I(20 0.08 0.01 0.08
Fruchter et al. (1974) ,180 Fe, A1, Co, Sc, Cr, REEs P205 0.12 0.05 0.08
Hubbardet al. (1974) ,79 ,84 Mg, REEs, other traces Sr 160 180
co Ganapathyet al. (1974) ,156 Siderophiles,volatiles La 15.3 0.1
Wassonet al. (1975) l Lu 0.65 0.01
Baedecker_t al.(197&b)J ,161" Siderophiles,volattles Rb 2.0 0.1
Hugheset al. (1973) ,182 Ni, Ir, Au, Re Sc 6.6 0.5
Tera et a.Z.(1973) ,84 K, Rb, Sr Ni 443 _I.0
Nyquistet al. (1973) ,79 ,84 Rb, Sr Co 36 _1.0
LSPET(1973) ,3"* Majors, traces Ir ppb 13 0.01 ?
Au ppb 12 0.02
* ,161 In datapack is a darkchip. White chip intendedfor allocationto C 35 o.
Wassonwas ,183;the numbersevidentlyhave becomereversed. N ]g ..
** Mixed powder,severelycontaminated
with basalticimpactmelt. S 538 100
Zn _1 1.6
Cu 4.4 ..
Oxides tn wt%; others in ppm except as noted.

61016
STABLE ISOTOPES: Stable isotope data are only availablefor the basaltic
impact melt. These data serve to emphasize that the melt is not melted
soil. Rees and Thode (1974) report S isotope data (erroneous'_--referredto
as for the anorthosite)showinq that _ 34S is -O.l °/oo, much lower than soils
(_+8 O/oo). Kerridge et al. (1975b)confirm the low value for _ 3_S (+Io9,
+I.3 % o). These latter authors also report 6 Z3C results of -35.7, -32.8 % o
(soils +lO % o or higher). DesMarais (1978) reports _ _C of -30.8 °/ooo
Allen et al. (1974) report total 2°_Pb (consideredstable because of its
extreme-l-y-Tong
half-life)in the impact melt, and consider that non-leachable
2°4Pb is partitionedinto fine metallic grains.
GEOCHRONOLOGY ANDRADIOGENICISOTOPES:No Rb-Sr or Sm-Nd internal isochrons exist

for any lithologies in 6101_, but whole-rock Rb-Sr data are available for both
the basaltic impact melt (Table 5) and the anorthosite (Table 6). The anorthosite
clearly was separated from high-Rb reservoirs very early in lunar history.
"°Ar-3_Ar data are available for the basaltic impact melt (Stettler et al., 1973)
and the shocked anorthosite (fluneke et al., 1977). A dark split ,4_v_"an age of
3.65 ± 0.04 b.y. (Fig. 6) but a good-_la-_eau was not attained (Stettler et al.,
1973). Huneke et al. (1977) analyzed both clear and milky "diaplectic gT_ss-es"
(Fig. 7). The age spectra are anomalous, and the clear glass is shifted to Younger
ages, with an apparent age for the milky glass clearly defined at 4.1 b.y. Huneke
et al. (1977) suggest that shock melting can result in glass with distinctly
_[Tff-erentage plateaus. Neither glass records the true age of the anorthosite.
_.00 s¢ I APOLLO
IS 61016.84
_.oo
Z
w
11.50 [ =,,i *z o4 06 Qs •
LO
o o.'._ "-_o "_ _Lc,,SEO
FRACTION OF Ar 3B RELEASED
Figure 6. Ar releases of FiDure 7. Ar releasesof

basaltic melt, from anorthositicglasses, from
Stettler et al. (1973). Huneke et al. (1977).
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TABLE 5. Rb-Sr isotopic data for 61016 basaltic impact melt

(from Nyquist et al., 1973)
Rb Sr
Sample ppm ppm eTSr/a6Sr TBABI(b.y.)
,143 crystalline 2.04 164.4 0.70139±8 4.50±0.16
,79 black glassy 1.877 145.4 0.70151±10 4.49±0.33
,3 powder: mixed
anorthosite &
basalt 0.446 177.9 0.69960±9 4.8±0.I
TABLE 6. Rb-Sr isotopic data for 61016 anorthosite
a_Sr/S6Sr*
Rb Sr calc. at
Sample ppm ppm aTSr/86ST 4,6 b.y. Reference
,79 gray 0.017a 17g.o 0.69906±5b 0.69892±_ Nyquist et al. (1793)

gray, repeat 0.69906±5b 0.69892±5
,79 white 0.0377 180.4 0.69924_40 -

white, repeat 0.69926±22 - Nyquist et al. (1973}
white, repeat 0.69906±4 b_c 0.69890±4
,79 0.0250 184.7 0.69907±3 0.69892±3 Nyquist et al. (1979)
,84 0.040 181.7 0.69907±5b 0.69891±5 Nyquist et al. (1973)
,84 0.032 178 0.69900±3 0.69897±3 Tera etal. (1973)

0.044 180 0.69900±4 0.69895±4
*Corrected for interlaboratory bias to conform with CaITech data where applicable.
a) Misprinted as 0.167 in original paper.
b) Corrected according to Nyquist et al. (]974, p. 1519) for error caused by tracer.
c) Preferred value for this sample-TNTquist, pers. comm.).
RARE GAS_ EXPOSURE AGES AND SURFACES: Stettler et al. (1973) calculate a
37Ar-38Ar exposure age of <7 m.y. from a dark surface chip. This age is
probably affected by 37CI because the Cl content of the rock is high and the
exposure age is low. 3BAr is produced from 37CI during pile irradiation and
this effect is probably responsible for the unusual release curve observed
(Stettler et al., 1973).
Rao et al. (1979) use quantitative techniques to isolate the solar cosmic
ray-produced Ne and Ar components in three sampling intervals from ,287 (which
contains anorthosite and glass surface material). A solar cosmic ray age of
1.7 ± 0.2 m.y. is derived, as well as a galactic cosmic ray age of 3.7 ± 0.3 m.y.
An erosion rate of 5 mm/m.y, is assumed.
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Fleisher and Hart (1974) studied the particle track record (heavy cosmic ray
nuclei). Two dark chips were too heavily shocked to reveal tracks. An
anorthosite surface chip has an unusual track density/depth profile suggesting
recent loss of a 1 mm chip, Assumingonegligible erosion, an exposure age of
20 m.y. is calculated; assuming 0.6 A/year erosion, an exposure age of 40 m.y.
is calculated. This is consistent with 26AI data (Eldridge et al., 1973) which
is saturated in the surface indicating exposure of more than a few million
years. Bhattacharya and Bhandari (1975), evaluating erosional effects on the
track record, derive an exposure age of 1.5 m.y. for the surface chip ,287.
Bhandari et al. (1975) calculate an age of 1.2±0.4 m.y. based on large craters,
and 0.5 m_7.--based on craters less than 80 _m in diameter° They suggest a
simple one-stage exposure history. Bhandari et al. (1975, 1976) also measured
26AI with depth and conclude that there has b_n-Tittle variation in the
average solar flare proton production over the last 1.5 m.y.
MacDougall et al. (1973) found no solar flare tracks in either olivine or

feldspar in an anorthosite sample.
Mandeville (1976) studied the size distribution of microcraters on a chip of

impact melt (,23). The sample has fewer craters than the sample studied by
Bhandari et al. (1975) which was on the lunar top of the sample (Fig. 8).
Depth/pit diameters are also reported.
Gold et al. (1976a) report auger spectrometer analyses for Fe, Ti, Ca and Si
(norma-l-iz'_d to 60017 values) for a chip of basaltic impact melt. Fe is
enriched in the surface.
iOC _ \',,.._.
N \. \
\
\
6mmz3s-_ \ Figure 8. Microcraters, from

_016_Z_TT
-- \ Mandeville et al. (1976).
i Dp,_n
10 100 1000
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Stephenson et al. (1977) tabulate, without comment,

magnetic data for a glass chip fro--m'_-TOl6. Housley et al. (1976) found that
the ferromagnetic remanence (FMR) of a chip of basaltic impact melt (,27) was
extremely weak.
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Chung and Westphal (1973) provide dielectricconstant, dielectriclosses, and

electricalconductivitydata as a function of frequencyand temperature. These
data (Fig. 9) are for a chip of basaltic impact melt. The seismic data of
Chung (19731 are for the same chip. Elastic wave (P-and S-) velocitieswere
measured as a function of pressure as received and in both "dry" and "wet"
modes (Table 7, Fig. 10). At low pressures,water increases velocitiesand
drying the sample decreases velocities;this effect is greatest for P-waves.
Warren and Trice (19751 use Chung's (1973) data to plot dynamic compressional
modulus/densityagainst pressure. They erroneouslyrefer to the data as being
for the anorthosite.
Dollfus and Geake (1975) report polarimetricand photometriccharacteristics

of light reflected from a sample of dust-covered,surface basaltic impact
melt (,23). The polarizationcurves resemble lunar fines.
IC I i I I I 1 I
LUNAR SAMPLE 61016 T('C)
_' $ _71=K°'_"-__ _470"K 10_ 21000 -I00 -150 -is0
"".--- _'<.o_ i" ,.._ LUNAR

SA_E_O6
='---a_=_=----= .=----_-_,°
_ _98 K
"_ 7 A----,..__..._ .._.._....., __ . e "v "__
ClOt IOI = I3
IO I
104 IO5
I I
IOs I7
IO IO
Is IOo ._. IO_
Frequency (Hz) ._ '_"_,
iO.O_ 11_41
371"I¢ _)1°K f l f I ] !
I I I I ]--=r 7 I
F_c.,1 Figure 9. Electrical data,

from Chung and Westphal (1973).
Condition
of Samp|¢ Mode 0.5 |.0 15 2 3 4 5 6 7 (101e
As Re¢eivcd P 5.6 6.2 6.30 6._0 6.77 6.87 6.91 6.96 6.99 7.02
(from Table 2) S 2.4 3.1 3,22 3,36 3,58 3.69 3.74 3.86 3.88 3.90
V,_V. 2,3 2.0 1.96 I._ 1.89 1,86 1.84 1.80 1,80 1.80
'+_-(D p 2.7s5._ s.+++.__.+2+,_6.70 6_ 7.m7.m TABLE 7. Seismic data, from

s
VJV_
z_
1.68
_.m
I./2
2._,
I._
_._52._
1.76
2., 2:,=
1.77 1.76 1.80
2._ 2= 2._)
1.8(I 1.80 LSB
',,_973)
_',_',:,
"wet" (2) P 6.5 6.70 _.7] 6.75 6.78 6.88 6.91 6.9"/ 6.99 7,02
S 2.4 .1.10 3.22 3.26 2.58 2.69 3.74 3.86 3._ 3,90
VWV_ 2.7 2,16 2.09 2.01 1.89 1.86 IJ_4 1.80 1.80 1.80
*Est/maled by a linear extrapolation of high-pressure vei_:ity dula.

(C) The term "dry" refers to the state of sample 61016 as it was heated in vacuum at 400"C for I0
hOUrs and slowly coaled down Io ambient tcmlgrature.
(2) The term "wet" refers Io a water-satmatcd s;_mpl¢ 61016.
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i
"dr _. 6,0,6
WAT[R* _ATURATED
• Figure I0. Seismic data, from

• Chung (1 973).
400"¢
4
i • RECE_VEO
I
0 I _ S 4 S • 7
PRESSURE(kb)
PROCESSINGAND SUBSIVISIONS: 61016 has been extensively subdivided. In 1972

a slab was cut from the rock producingtwo end pieces ,7 and ,8 (Figs. l and ll).
,7 remains essentiallyintact. The slab has been extensivelydissected (Figs.
2 and ll) and ,8 has been totally subdividedinto numerous daughters (not
shown).
'f_- • 2 I_ 6 8
CM
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61017 CATACLASTICANORTHOSITE 2.62 9
INTRODUCTION: 61017 is a friable, fractured piece of cataclastic anorthosite

(Fig. I). It is almost pure white with rare black and yellow flecks. 61017
was a loose sample in the sample return container from the first extravehicular
activity on the mission. Its lunar location is unknown and it could be from
Station I, 2, or from the ALSEP (Apollo Lunar Surface Experiments Package)
site. At least one zap pit is present and part of the surface either has a
patina or adherinq soil.
Figure I. 61017,0. Smallest scale division O.5mm.
2O4
INTRODUCTION: 61135 is a friable, light gray breccia (Fig. 1) containing a

diverse population of mineral and lithic fragments.
This sample was collected from the northeast rim of Plum Crater. Lunar orien-
tation is known. A few zap pits are present on some surfaces.
/f
Figure I. 61135,0. S-72-38316.
PETROLOGY:61135 is a clastic, unrecrystallized breccia composed of various

mineral and lithic fragments welded together by a small amount of glass (Fig.2).
Angular grains of both shocked and unshocked plagioclase dominate the mineral
fragment population. Mafic minerals, Fe-metal, troilite and ilmenite clasts
are much less common. Lithic fragments include granoblastic anorthosite and
noritic anorthosite (up to _3 mm), basaltic and poikilitic impact melts, and
clast-rich, glassy matrix breccia. Brown and clear glass beads and fragments
are abundant and indicate a significant regolith component in this rock.
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61135
Figure 2. 61135,7, general view, ppl. width about 15mm.
CHEMISTRY: Eldridge et al. (1973) report whole rock K-U-Th and cosmogenic
radionuclide abundances. Ca and K data for three splits are provided by
Schaeffer and Schaeffer (1977) in a K-Ar geochronological study. Total N and
C in a bulk sample are given by Moore and Lewis (1976).
The whole rock gamma ray data show 61135 to be poor in natural radionuclides
(690 ppm K, 0.38 ppm U, 1.39 ppm Th). A randomly-picked sample and a split of
fine powder analyzed by Schaeffer and Schaeffer (1977) show K abundances very
similar to the whole rock value of Eldridge et al. (1973) and Ca levels in-
dicative of nearly pure plagioclase (Table I TT. -The third split analysed by
Schaeffer and Schaeffer (1977) was a single coherent fragment considerably
enriched in K and depleted in Ca relative to the other samples (Table i). No
further information on the nature of these samples is available.
RADIOGENIC ISOTOPES/GEOCHRONOLOGY:Schaeffer and Schaeffer (1977) give K-At

data for three splits. Two of the samples, a randomly-picked split and a
split of fine powder, contain considerable amounts of trapped gas and did not
give "°Ar-39Ar plateaus. The third sample, a single coherent fragment, yielded
a plateau age of 3.90 ± 0.10 b.y.
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61135
TABLE 1. Summary chemistry of 61135 lithologies
Bulk rock K-rich fragment
CaO 18.9 11.8
K20 0.088 0.58

C 54
N 55
Oxides in wt%; others in ppm.
RARE GAS/EXPOSUREAGES: 26AI-2_Na whole rock data are provided by Eldridge

et al. (1973). From these data Yokoyama et al. (1974) could not decide
w-_et-her 61135 is saturated in 26AI or not.
Ar data are given by Schaeffer and Schaeffer (1977) for three splits: a
randomly picked sample, a split of fine powder, and a single coherent fragment.
The first two samples contained considerable trapped gas, probably residing
in the fine matrix of the rock. 3_Ar exposure ages of these two splits are
given as 61 m.y. and 44 m.y. (Schaeffer and Schaeffer, 1977, Table 6 ). The
third split gave an average _SAr exposure age of 28 m.y., but due to the extreme
variability of the exposure age measured over the 4°Ar-39Ar plateau temperature
range (1800 m.y. at 400 C to 4 m.y. at 1150uC), the average age reported
probably has little significance. A trapped 3BAr component is also suggested
by Schaeffer and Schaeffer (1977)
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: 61135 was removed from its Documented Bag in 1972
as one large piece (,1) plus three smaller pieces (,2-,4) and some fine residue
(,5). Schaeffer received 1 g of chips from ,5 in 1973. In 1975 ,2 and ,3 were
subdivided for further allocations. The large piece ,i (221.96 g) remains in
stock at JSC.
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INTRODUCTION: 61155 is a moderately coherent, medium gray, glassy impact

melt with abundant white clasts (Fig. I). At least two sets of perpendicu-
lar fractures and a series of thin, short (_5 mm) glass veins cut the rock.
A slickenside is present on the B surface.
61155 was collected _25 m northeast of Plum Crater. Zap pits are abundant
on two surfaces, rare to absent on the other surfaces.
PETROLOGY: 61155 is a glassy impact melt that is very clast-rich (Fig. 2).
In places the matrix texture approaches poikilitic. Oikocrysts (_0.3 mm)
are separated from one another by a concentration of relatively large clasts
of plagioclase. Glassy mesostasis is abundant. Clasts include fragments of
basaltic impact melt and cataclastic anorthosite. Fe-metal, troilite and
ilmenite are accessory phases.
Figure I. 61155,0. Scale is cm. S-72-38371.
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61155
Figure 2. 61155,7, general view, ppl. width 3mm.

/I
CHEMISTRY: Eldridge et al. (1973) provide whole rock K(445 ppm), U(O.31 ppm)
and Th(l.12 ppm) abundances by gamma ray spectroscopy.
EXPOSUREAGE: Eldridge et al. (1973) provide 26AI and 22Na data_6 From these
data Yokoyama et al. (197-4)_onclude that 61155 is saturated in AI, indicat-
ing an exposure age of at least a few million years.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 several chips were removed and one of

these (,3) allocated for thin sections.
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61156 META-POIKILITIC IMPACT MELT 58.3 g
INTRODUCTION: 61156 is a tough, medium gra_poikilitic impact melt rock that has
been thermally metamorphosed. Macroscopically the rock is blocky and angular;
few clasts are apparent (Fig. I). Metal spherules and small vugs (<0.5 mm) are
inhomogeneously distributed throughout the rock. There are many zap pits on the
"lunar up" surface, few on other surfaces. This sample was collected 25 m north-
east of Plum Crater.
Figure I. 61156,0. Scale is cm. S-72-38391.
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611 56
PETROLOGY: Petrographic information is given by Albee et al. (1973), Simonds et

al. (19731,and the Apollo 16 Lunar Sample Information Ca-taTog (1972). HaggertT-
-_973) provides detailed microprobe analyses and descriptions of armalcolite and
other oxides. Meyer et al. (1974) determined trace elements in plagioclase xeno-
crysts by ion micropro-be-/- Metal compositions from an anorthositic clast and the
poikilitic host are reported by Hewins and Goldstein (1975a)
61156 is a fine-grained, meta-poikilitic rock with several small (50-200 _m) plagi-
oclase and pyroxene xenocrysts and at least one large (>I0 mm) clast of anorthositic
breccia. Modal data are presented by Albee et al. (1973) and the Apollo 16 Lunar
Sample Information Catalog (1972) and reprodu-_e_--here as Table 1. In the poikilitic
host, mineral grains are anhedral and granular (Fig. 2) suggesting that the rock has
undergone a period of extensive subsolidus annealing. Two types of poikilitic
texture are randomly distributed throughout the rock. Most commonly, anhedral
orthopyroxene oikocrysts (up to _I mm, averaging _100 _m) enclose small, rounded,
elongate to equant plagioclase crystals (20-50 _m). Pyroxene oikocrysts, however,
are not as abundant in 61156 as in most of the other Apollo 16 poikilitic rocks.
The second, less common poikilitic texture in this rock is characterized by an inter-
locking network of anhedral plagioclase grains (usually <50 _m) intergrown with
small, equant grains of olivine and (rarely) high-Ca pyroxene (up to _50 _m). Many
of these mafic grains are optically continuous over an area generally <0.5 mm.
Olivine and high-Ca pyroxene are not included within the orthopyroxene oikocrysts.
K-rich patches are scattered throughout the rock but are never found within oiko-
crysts. Minerals are homogeneous and largely equilibrated (Fig. 3). Ridley and
Adams (1976) calculate a termperature of equilibration of 1010oc for coexisting
olivine and augite.
j -
a Figure 2. 61156,30. a) general view, xpl. width 2mm. b

b) poikilitic area, ppl. width 0.2mm.
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TABLE 1
Modal data for 61156
61156,5 61156,31
(1300 pts; Apollo 16 Lunar (1990 pts; A1bee e_t a_!., 1973)
Sample Information Catalog,1972) vol% wt%
?rthopyroxene 25.9 20.6 23.0

oikocryst 18.4
xenocryst 7.5
plagioclase 59.5 62.1 55.4
in oikocrysts 15.0
surrounding olivine 38.0
xenocryst 6.5
olivine 11.7 10.2 12.9
high-Ca pyroxene 5.1 5.6
metal 1.0 0.3 0.9
other opaques 1.9 0.6 1.2
phosphates 0.3 0.3
K-rich interstices 0.6 0.5
A wide variety of opaque and other accessory phases occur within the poikilitic
portions of 61156, including ilmenite, armalcolite, Cr-spinel, rutile, baddelyite,
metal, troilite and schreibersite. Oxides often form complex associations, prob-
ably representing the decomposition of some pre-existing oxide phase (Albee et al.,
1973; Haggerty, 1973). llmenite plates are apparently not related to the de_lop-
ment of oikocrysts. Metal occurs principally as 100-400 IJm globules and is very
homogeneous in composition (Fig.4).
Xenocrysts of Dlagioclase and low-Ca pyroxene account for _ 15% of the rock. Many
of these plagioclase clasts have calcic cores (Angs-97) rimmed by overgrowths of
the same composition as in the poikilitic host (AnBT-93). Trace elements in plagi-
oclase clasts as determined by ion microprobe (Meyer et al., 1974) are presented
in Table 2. Ba in these clasts is significantly below-th_ initial Ba expected by
in situ crystallization.
TABLE 2
Trace elements in plagioclase xenocrysts in 61156
Na20 0.39 wt%

Li 5
Mg 400
K 760
TI 110
Sr 150
8a 18
At1 data in ppm except as noted (from Meyer et al., 1974)
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61156
61156- PLAGIOCLASE
_c_sbos
/ // k MgAL2Si208
FeA_.
2 S_20B
NaALSi308 An85 Ango An95 C_AL2S_O 8

from Albee et al. (1973).
6115 - PYROXENE
/I\ NaAtSi20s" C_TiAt20_ 'W-
/-ID, + C,aCrAtSiO 6 + CoAIAIS_QS

Mg2Si20 s (Fe,_)2.SJ-2
06
l_ OLIVINE
o!Number 101
ono[yses 20 ........
_.,__ ARMALCOLITE) A ^ ,, ''I
ILMENITE ^
,-,'_ ,-, I
Mg _-+Mn
At least one large (>10 mm) clast of anorthositic breccia is also found in 61156.
It consists of angular, well-twinned plagioclase (An95; up to 1 mm) which has
been coarsely crushed. Interstitial mafics are rare but, where present, tend
to show a poikilitic texturE; around smaller plagioclase grains wlthin the
clast. The clast-matrix boundary is irregular with matrix sometimes pene-
trating along grain boundaries of the clast. Metal in the clast is of the same
composition as that in the poikilitic host (Fig.4) (Hewins and Goldstein, 1975a).
CLAST IN
61156, 30 61156,30
POIKILITIC HOST
I / 0 J from Hewins and Goldstein (1975a},
0
0 5
'°i! 5
WT. % Ni
WT. % Ni
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61156
CHEMISTRY: Major and trace element analyses are given by Hubbard et ai.11973),
W_nke e%-al. (1974) and LSPET (1973). Albee et al. (1973) calcula'_l_e_ major
element--b_k composition based on a mode and m-_-n_al analyses. Eldridge et al.
(1973) provide data on natural and cosmogenic radionuclides. Rb, Sr and U-_,_, Pb
data are presented by Nyquist et al. (1973) and Tera et al. (1974) respectively.
Compositionally, 61156 is more similar to Apollo 16 basaltic melt rocks than to

the other poikilitic melt rocks. It is more aluminous than most other poikilitic
rocks (Table 3), plotting on the plagioclase-spinel cotectic in the system
olivine-anorthite-silica (Fig. 5). Rare earth elements (Fig. 6) are moderately
enriched over local soils but are significantly less than in the KREEP-rich
poikilitic rocks such as 62235 and 60315. Siderophiles indicate a significant,
though variable, meteoritic content (Table 3). This variation in levels of
siderophiles is almost certainly due to the inhomogeneous distribution of metal.
Si02 45.0
TiO2 0.64 $1LIC A
AI203 23.0
Cr203 0.13
Fe0 7.8
MnO 0.11 SILICA
Mg0 9.7
CaO 13.5
Na20 0.40 kNORTHIIE

K20 0.108
P205 0.22
Sr 154
La 21.5
Lu 0.90
Rb 2.43 OLIVINE
SC 9.36 _.=
Ni 184-1190 (?)
Co 59.4
Ir ppb 23 OLIVINE ANORTHITE
Au ppb 22
c Figure 5. From Simonds et al. (1973).

N
S 1200
Zn 5.0
Cu 6.6
Oxides in wt% ; others in ppm except as noted.
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61156
200
61156
10
,_ La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
Figure 6. Rare earths.
TABLE 4. Summary of isotopic data on 61156
eTRb/s6Sr e_Sr/8%r 87Sr/8%r TBABI (b.y.) TLUNI (b,y. Reference

measured at 4.6 b.y.*
0.0451 0.70202+8 0.69949 4.66+.12 Tera et a1.(1974)

0.0462_4 0.70217+5 0.69948 4.63+.11 4.77_.11 Nyquist et ai.(1973)
*extrapolated from 3.9 to 4.6 b.y. and corrected for interlaboratory bias by Nyquist (1977)
U-Th-Pb model ages (b.y.)
2°TPb/2°6Pb 2°spb/238U 2°?pb/23SU 2°¢pb/_3_lh Reference
4.24 4.21 4.23 3.88 Tera et al; (1974)
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61156
RADIOGENIC ISOTOPES AND GEOCHRONOLOGY:Nyquist et al. (1973) report whole rock

Rb-Sr isotopic data. Tera et al. (1974) provide-'who--i-e rock Rb-Sr and U-Th-Pb
isotopic data.
The data are summarized in Table 4. Notable are the old model ages calculated
from Rb-Sr systematics. U-Pb isotopes do not show such old model ages. The whole
rock analysis of Tera et al. (1974) is within error of concordia at 4.24 b.y.
MICROCRATERS: Neukum et al. (1973) provide size-frequency data (Fig.7). They con-
clude that the surface of 61156 is in production.
61156,0
'N' 'r CaYSTALLII_
100 OS_ P _ 4.4
v 'N' : 2S 140x)
*k" : 69 _6x)
'T' : 96 (16x}
w
_* *S' : 234 |161c|
2 _:6s ,,.) Figure 7_ Microcraters,

_,.00o , , , , from Neukum et al. (1973).
_r 's' I 'w,
A : .070 A • ,_
,i '00'° o.. ,"

.I I i I I---- I
IO _00 1,000 I0,000 I0 I00 1,000 10,000 lO 100 1,000 I_,000
CRATER DIAMET[L/_m
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Intrinsic and remanent magnetic parameters were measured on

two splits of 61156 by Nagata et al. (1974) using hysteresis and AF-demagnetization
techniques. They find no signT{i_-ant residue of NRM after 150 Oe-rms demagnetiza-
tion. Greater than 90% of the metal in 61156 is kamacite with 4-6% Ni. Schwerer
and Nagata (1976) determined size distribution data for metallic particles in the
0.003-0.15 lam (30-150 A) size range using magnetic granulometry. The mean grain
size of fine-grained metal in this rock is 37 A.
Huffman et al. (1974) present Mossbauer and magnetic analyses of the same two
splits st-ffdTed by Nagata et al. (1974) These results are summarized in
Table 5.
TABLE 5
Distribution of Fe in the mineral phases of 61156*(Huffman et a1.,1974)
Sample pyroxene olivine ilmenite troil ite metal wt% metal
61156,11 57.9 34.2 2.8 2.8 2.2 0.70

61156,12 49.3 43.9 2.0 1.8 2.9 1.76
*percentage of total Fe
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61156
PROCESSINGOF SUBDIVISIONS_ In 1972, 61156,0 was chipped to produce ,1 ,2 and

,4 from the N surface. In 1973, the largest piece remaining (61156,0) was en-
tirely subdivided to produce ,3 and ,9-,13 (Fig.7). ,9-,12 came from the W
half of ,0. ,13 is the E end of ,0 and is now the largest single piece re-
maining (43.4 g). Other splits have since been made from the chips.
FiBure 8. S-72-53534.
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61157 FRAGMENTAL
POLYMICTBRECCIA 11.26
INTRODUCTION: 61157 is an irregularly shaped fragment of pale medium gray,

fragmental breccia (Fig. I). It is fairly coherent and fractured with some
planar surfaces. It contains dark and light colored angular clasts, all of
which are small. 61157 was taken from the regolith 25 m northeast of
Flag Crater. Its surfaces have some patina and zap pits.
Figure l. 61157,0. Smallest scale subdivision O.5mm
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61158 FRAGMENTAL
POLYMICTBRECCIA 14.79 g
INTRODUCTION: 61158 is a pale gray, friable, polymict breccia (Fig. I). It

contains small dark and light-colored fragments. The sample was taken from
the regolith 25 m northeast of Flag Crater. It has rare zap pits.
PROCESSING ANDSUBDIVISIONS: A part of 61158 has been numbered separately as

,I (4.00 g).
Figure I. 61158,0
!ili _i ! i!ii_i
i iiii!ili!i!i!!_!i
61158,1. Smallest
scale subdivision
O. 5mm.
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61175 FRAGMENTALPOLYMICT BRECCIA 543 g
INTRODUCTION: 61175 is a friable, gray matrix breccia (Fig. 1) with a wide

variety of clast types. It is subrounded in shape,and homogeneous in color and
texture.
61175 was collected near the northeast rim of Plum Crater, and its orientation is
known. Zap pits are abundant on the "lunar up" surface and rare to absent on
other surfaces.
Figure I. S-78-31342, mm scale.
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61175
PETROLOGY:Winzer et al. (1977) provide detailed petrographic information.

A_ariety of mineral and lithic clasts rest in a friable, clastic matrix sinter-
ed by a small amount of alkali-rich glass (Fig. 2). Modal data are presented
by Winzer et al. (1977) and reproduced here as Table 1. Grain size of the matrix
is seriate-Tr_ several millimeters down to a few microns. A significant rego-
lith component is suggested by the several types of glass beads and fragments
present in the matrix. Glass compositions are plotted in Figure 3. A mare com-
ponent is present in the glasses and as a glassy breccia clast (Winzer et al.
1977; Delano, 1975). Coarse spinel fragments (up to several mm) are scattered
through the matrix but are not present in any of the lithic clasts, suggesting
that at least one rock type not present as clasts has contributed to the matrix
(Winzer et al., 1977).
Lithic clasts include, in approximately decreasing order of abundance, basaltic

melt rocks (clast-free and clast-bearing), coarse-grained annealed rock{granu-
lite), fine-grained annealed rocks (hornfelses), and cataclastic anorthosites.
Basaltic melt rock clasts (Fig. 2) have textures ranging from vitrophyric to
diabasic. Most are holocrystalline with plagioclase, clinopyroxene, ortho-
pyroxene, olivine, ilmenite and a complex mesostasis as the principal constit-
uents. Minerals are zoned and compositions from all textural varieties overlap.
Olivine and pyroxene compositions are shown in Figures 4 and 5. Plagioclase is
Angs-83. Some of the basaltic clasts carry xenocrysts of olivine and plagioclase
and rare lithic fragments. Accessory minerals, normally associated with the
mesostasis but also occuring as xenocrysts, include Mg-spinel, chromite, troilite:
metal (up to 9% Ni), schreibersite, ilmenite, armalcolite, rutile and a Zr-min-
eral.
Coarse-drained 9ranoblastic clasts (granulites of Winzer et al., 1977) include

anorthositic, noritic and troctolitic lithologies with the a_edral minerals,
smooth grain boundaries and triple junctions indicative of extensive subsolidus
annealing (Fig. 2). Mafic minerals are unzoned and largely equilibrated within
any single clast (Fig. 6). Some large plagioclase grains have calcic cores
(Angs-97) and narrow, more sodic rims. Some of the noritic clasts have anhedral
orthopyroxene poikiloblasts (up to _I mm) which enclose anhedral plagioclase and
rare ilmenite. Several of the poikiloblasts show exsolution lamellae (up to 0.I mm)
of high-Ca pyroxene. Anhedral,magnesian ilmenites are'found in some granoblastic
clasts.
Fine-drained granoblastic clasts (hornfelses of Winzer et ai.,1977) are character-

ized by an interlocking mass of-'anhedral plagioclase pl_ivine and/or py-
roxene with smooth grain boundaries and triple junctions. Grain size is typical-
ly _ 50_m or less. Many of these clasts are rich in xenocrysts. Minerals are un-
zoned and largely equilibrated (Fig. 5); glass is absent. Xenocrysts of plagio-
clase often have calcic cores (Angs) and thin rims of the same composition as the
groundmass plagioclase (down to An88). Metal (4.5-9% Ni), troilite, ilmenite,
apatite and schreibersite occur as accessory minerals. Several of the fine-grain-
ed annealed clasts have a poikiloblastic texture that ranges from poorly to well
developed (Fig. 2). These poikiloblastic clasts are texturally distinct from the
typical Apollo 16 poikilitic rocks (such as 60315) which usually show a melt tex-
ture characterized by euhedral crystallites of plagioclase enclosed by anhedral
pyroxene oikocrysts.
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61175
Cataclastic anorthosites occur as larger clasts (up to 2 cm) which have been
moderately to severely shocked and brecciated. Maskelynite is abundant and melt-
ing has occurred in some clasts. Original grain size of the plagioclase (Angs-lo0)
was several millimeters. Minor phases include olivine, orthopyroxene,and rare
ilmenite and spinel.
40
Figure 3. Glass compositions,
from Winzer et a1. (1977).
2
! •
20 •
..:
| --
;: . •
• _ o o •
_ o
ooo Q o_ -- o o o o _ o o •
o,r vo o o ,F ,e
v o c'°a •
o • o
" 0 ( _ , . I. I
l0 10 20 30
AI90 AI20)
bi A A /\ A Hd
_>o o •
o9,. •
_o o
,_,
• °A A
o _'_ o
a
En v v V v v FS
I I I_<_a al ooo0 o I "t'+t I a I I I I I

F0 Fa
Figure 4. Pyroxene, olivine compositions in

clast-free basaltic clasts, from Winzer et al.
(I 977 ).
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61175
Oi Hd
• MeltRocks
• Hornfelses
,% • _ _ .....
En , _ A A A v A v Fs
C R
90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
_ 5. Pyroxene,olivine compositions in
bearingmelt clasts and fine-grained
Iranoblasticclasts, from Winzer et al.
1977).
DJ • O_+OA#0 /% I% /_ Hd
/ ++%"mo
En / V V v v v v v Fs
I I _ A_,AA l I l l l I J
FO Fa
Figure 6. Pyroxene,olivine compositions

in coarse-grainedgranoblasticclasts,
from Winzer et al. (1977).
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61175
CHEMISTRY: Winzer et al. (1977) provide major and trace element data for matrix
and various clast s_p_s. S.R. Taylor et al. (1974) report major and trace
element analyses on a plagioclase-rich separate of a whole rock sample. Cripe and
Moore (1974) report bulk sulfur and Moore and Lewis (1976) give bulk carbon and
nitrogen data. Eldridge et al. (1973) determined K, U, and Th by gamma-ray
spectroscopy.
Analyses by Winzer et al. (1977) show the matrix of 61175 to be somewhat more
mafic than its clas_-(_Fable 2). Compared to the local soils, the 61175 matrix
has the same Fe/Mg but is depleted in absolute abundances of ferromagnesian ele-
ments and REEs.
None of the rock types classified on the basis of texture can be singled out as
chemically distinct. Figure 7 shows that the major element chemistry of all of
the clast types overlap although some clustering is apparent. Coarse-grained
clasts tend to plot near the anorthite apex while the fine-grained annealed rocks
have compositions similar to other Apollo 16 poikilitic melt rocks and plot near
the olivine-plagioclase-spinel peritectic. Basaltic textured clasts cluster be-
tween these two groups.
TABLE I. Sun_ary chemistry of 61175
SILICA
SiO2 45.5
TiO2 0.53
AI203 27.8
SILICA Cr203 0.06
FeO 4.3
MnO 0.06
" CaO 16.2
PYROXENE Na:O 0.51
PX K20 0.10
PLAGIOCLASE P205
Sr 201
o
La
o o
_.. o ". ". Lu 0.5
o° "., .* Rb 2.3
,t,,,. * ,A SC
SPINE A A Ni
OLIVINE ANORTHITE Co
Ir ppb
Au ppb
FiBure 7. From Winzer et
-- al.
-- (1977). C 69
N 91
A--ANT, I_-hornfels, O----impact melts, and O--basalts. Unfilled symbols mark S 570
clasts whose classification is uncertain. In
Cu
Oxides in wt%; others in ppm except

as noted.
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7--
/ 61175,133
- _ -- -- MATRIX
UJ "-,I _ _ 61175,167
,6_ x MATRIX
-gg.
:'' \ I \ __-/ ',
--_ [ _ 6117S,170
X I0_' ]
I "I I _ r I I r r i I I I
Li K Rb Sr Ba Ce Nd Sm Eu Gd Dy Er Yb Lu
Lithophile trace element abundances from clasts and matrix of 61175.61175,133

and ,126 are dark clasts and are probably melt rocks. 61175,131 and ,170 are white
clasts, and are moderately shocked anorthosites.
Figure 8. From Winzer e_ all. (1977).
Rare earth elements (Fig. 8) also show the diversity of clast compositions al-
though too few clasts have been analyzed to show definite trends. Apparently the
clasts haveoa range of REE abundances which bracket that of the matrix. Of par-
ticular interest is split 61175, 170 which sampled a small anorthosite clast. This
clast has very low REE abundances and may represent a pristine lithology although
no siderophile data are available. Other anorthositic clasts from this rock have
significantly higher REEs (,131 on Fig. 8) and have probably been contaminated
with KREEP. Basaltic clasts may be either poor or rich in a KREEP component (e.g.
,126 and ,133 respectively, Fig. 8).
STABLE ISOTOPES: Clayton et al. (1973) determined a whole rock 6 018value of

5.78U/oo, typical of ApollTl6--breccias.
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61175
EXPOSUREAGE: A maximum track exposure age of 10 m.y. is reported by Crozaz et al.

11974, reference to Fleisher and Hart, 1974, unpublished). Crozaz et al.{1974--_--
also calculate a surface exposure age of > 1.5 m.y. from the cosmog_ic--radio-
nuclide data of Eldridge et al. (1973).
MICROCRATERS: Morrison et al. (1973) and Neukum et al. (1973) report size-frequency
data for microcraters o_6-_1-75 (Fig. 9). From the subrounded shape of the rock
and its crater distribution, both authors conclude that 61175 is probably in equi-
librium.
Schaal et al. (1976) provide detailed petrography and microprobe analyses of a thin
section cut through a 3.6 mm, glass-lined microcrater as an example of an impact
into a complex, polymict host. Preferential assimilation of plagioclase over py-
roxene and small scale flow and mixing was observed. The glass lining is inhomo-
geneous (30-37% Al_3)and significantly enriched in a plagioclase component relative
to the host matrix. Shock effects in the host progressively diminish away from
the crater through a zone _ 1.5 mm into the rock.
Figure 9. Microcraters,
/ _ " from Morrison et al. (1973).
f'_ I_ II 1/oo I I
Craterdiameter, j,m
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Compressional and shear wave velocities at pressures up to

i0 kb were measured by Mizutani and Osako (1974) (Fig.lO). The porous nature of
61175 results in velocities significantly less than those determined for the lunar
crust.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972, 61175 was chipped into six main pieces
(,0-,5). In 1973 the largest of these (,0) was cut into three pieces (,16 ,19 and
,20) one of which was a slab (,19). The slab was subsequently divided for allo-
cations (Fig. 11). All of the Winzer et al. (1977) allocations came from the slab
with most of them being taken from ,21 and ,30. The large white clast shown in
,30 is a moderately shocked anorthosite and was analyzed as ,151 (see CHEMISTRY).
The anorthosite clast with very low REEs (,170) was a small clast from ,21. It
was not the large white clast seen in ,21 in Figure 14. S.R. Taylor et al. (1974)
rece_d several whole rock chips from butt end ,16 but the analysis ,7-_,80--_
is
unlike any of the other matrix analyses and looks more like a plagioclase-rich
separate.
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61175
Pressure, kb
0 I 2 3 4
I ] I !
_8
°
E !
Figure 10. Wave velocity profile, >_
from Mizutani and 0sako (I974). ._ 6 )olio
16_Gobbroic
An_lhosites
O
>
4 6tl75.22
I
(3_
Porous Anorthosite
2
0 20 40 60 80
Deplh, km
F_gure II. Slab subdivisions,mm scale. S-73-25605.
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61195 REGOLITH BRECCIA 586 9
INTRODUCTION: 61195 is a coherent, medium gray breccia with a glassy matrix and
abundant clasts (Fig. 1). A significant regolith component is indicated by the
petrography and chemistry. A dark, vesicular glass coats 80-90% of the exterior
surface and intrudes the rock as small veins.
This sample was collected from the northeast rim of Plum Crater, where it was
about ½ buried. Its orientation is known. Zap pits are common on the "lunar up"
surface, rare to absent on other surfaces.
Figure I. S-72-37972, cm scale.
229
61195
PETROLOGY: 61195 is a glassy matrix breccia with an abundant and diverse clast
population (<0.1-3 mm) (Fig. 2) and a low porosity. Two sets of nearly perpen-
dicular fractures cut the rock and cross clast-matrix boundaries.
Homogeneous and partly crystalline glass beads and fragments are common, and
indicate a regolith component. Mineral clasts include plagioclase, pyroxene and
olivine, nearly all of which have been shocked or recrystallized. Lithic clasts
include rounded to angular fragments of granoblastic anorthosite and anorthositic
norite, cataclastic anorthosite, spinel- and clast-bearing basaltic impact melt,
fine-grained poikilitic impact melt, clast-rich vitric matrix breccia_and plagio-
clase vitrophyre. Fe-metal, troilite, schreibersite and rare ilmenite are
accessory phases in both the matrix and some clasts.
Figure 2. 61195,36, general view,

ppl. width 2mm.
CHEMISTRY: W_nke et al. (1975) provide bulk major and trace element data.
Eldridge et al. (l_3_-report whole rock data for K, U, and Th determined by
gamma-ray spectroscopy. The major and lithophile element abundances (Table I,
Fig. 3) are identical to those of local mature soils. Siderophile element abun-
dances in the rock are slightly lower than in the soils.
230
61195
TABLE 1. Summarychemistryof 61195
SiO2 45.5
Ti02 0.50
A1203 26.8
Cr203 0.099
Fe0 5.13
MnO 0.06
MgO 5.56
CaO 15.4
Na20 0.46
K20 0.088
P205 0.17
Sr 166
La 14.6
Lu 0.64
Rb 3.86
Sc 8.53
Ni 410
CO 27.1
Ir ppb 11.3
Au ppb 6.1
C
N
S 660
Zn 9.71
Cu 3.76
Oxides in wt%; others in ppm Figure 3. Rare earths.

exceptas noted.
-,, Wnke
e,a,..
,975
231
61195
EXPOSUREAGE: Eldridge et al. (1973) report cosmogenic radionuclide data and

conclude that the rock is unsaturated in 2_AI. The very low 2GAI/22Na indicates
a surface exposure age of <i m.y.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973, 61195 was cut into three main pieces in-
cluding a slab. The slab was entirely subdivided into smaller chips (Fig. 4).
Allocations for thin sections were made from two chips of the slab (,7 and ,9).
W_nke et al. (1975) analyzed a collection of small chips (,29) for chemistry.
Other c--F_ip-s-were also taken from butt end ,4.
61195
\
\
\
\
_5 1 cm
\ r--1
\
I
I
/
/
/
. ...._ S- 73 - 31174
Figure 4.
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61225 CRYSTALLINEIMPACTMELT 3.52 g
INTRODUCTION: 61225 is a coherent, medium gray, crystalline rock that is

probably an impact melt (Fig. I). Vugs and vesicles are heterogeneously
distributed and all but one of the surfaces are covered with thick, white dust.
The N surface is clean and appears to be fresh. This rock was taken from the
soil sample from the bottom of the trench on the east rim of Plum Crater. Zap
pits are absent.
/f -
233
61226 CATACLASTICANORTHOSITE,PARTLYGLASS-COATED 1.53 9
INTRODUCTION: 61226 consists of coherent, white anorthosite separated by a

zone of crushed, pale gray breccia (Fig. I). The latter may be a crushed
version of the anorthosite, although it contains small black specks. A
thin (_ I mm) black glass coats part of the surface.
61226 was taken from a soil sample collected from the bottom of a trench
dug on the east rim of Plum Crater. It lacks zap pits.
Figure I. Smallest scale subdivision O.5mm
234
61245 FINE-GRAINEDIMPACTMELT 8.25
INTRODUCTION: 61245 is a fine-grained or glassy, dark gray, crystalline

rock (Fig. I). It contains vesicles, both round (up to 2 mmacross) and
elongate (up to 1 cm long). It contains a few percent rounded white clasts.
61245 was taken from a soil sample collected from the top of a trench dug
on the east rim of Plum Crater. It lacks zap pits.
zf --
Figure I. Smallest scale subdivision O.5mm.
235
INTRODUCTION: Most of 61246 is a fine-grained or glassy, gray or greenish

impact melt. It contains rare vesicles, some of which are soil filled, and
is angular and coherent (Fig. I). One side has a rind of fragmental (though
coherent) breccia which is firmly attached and may have been welded on while
the melt was still hot. This fragmental rind consists of tiny black frag-
ments in a pale-colored matrix.
236
61247 POIKILITIC IMPACTMELT (?) 2.48 9
INTRODUCTION: 61247 is a coherent, angular sample (Fig. I). It is macro-

scopically similar to the poikilitic impact melt 65015, with pale-colored
pyroxene oikocrysts (?) about 1 mmacross enclosing gray (plagioclase?)
grains. Some of the plagioclases are quite lath-shaped but most very
angular. Between these areas are distinctive dark chains. The sample con-
tains a few vugs.
237
61248 FRAGMENTALPOLYMICT BRECCIA 1.71 9
INTRODUCTION: 61248 is an extremely friable, polymict breccia (Fig. 1). It

is pale-colored with several small, dark, coherent clasts. 61248 was taken
from a soil sample collected from the top of a trench dug on the east rim of
Plum Crater. It is far too friable to have retained zap pits.
Figure I. mm scale.
238
61249 BASALTIC IMPACT MELT (?) 1.17 g
INTRODUCTION: 61249 is a slabby coherent sample (Fig. l). It is crystalline

with yellowish/grayand white minerals, and ilmenite forms distinct laths.
A basaltic texture is not well-developed,although the plagioclasesappear
to be _ l mm long. The sample lacks vugs or vesicles.
61249 was taken from a soil sample collectedfrom the top of a trench dug
on the east rim of Plum Crater. It has several zap pits.
F_igurel. mm scale.
239
61255 CINDERYGLASS 1.13 9
INTRODUCTION: 61255 is a vesicular, cindery black glass (Fig. I), containing

one prominent pure white clast. The glass has several broken surfaces. 61255
was taken from a soil sample collected from the top of a trench dug on the
east rim of Plum Crater. It lacks zap pits.
Figure I. Smallest scale subdivisionO.5mm.
240
61295 REGOLITHBRECCIA 187.0 9
INTRODUCTION: 61295 is a moderately coherent polymict breccia (Fig. 1) containing

a wide variety of clasts. Glass shards, glass beads, and agglutinates are present;
some of the glasses appear to be of mare derivation. Only about 10%of the clasts
are larger than i mm, and most are angular.
61295 was removed from an unburied portion of a 2 m boulder on the southwest rim
of Plum Crater, and its orientation is known. Its exposed surface is rounded and
has many zap pits.
241
6 1295
PETROLOGY: LSPET (1973) depicts 61295 as typical of those polymict, light-gray,

moderatelyfriable breccias which have essentiallyglass-freematrices.
Thin sections are of a polymict breccia containingabundant lithic clasts (Fig.2).

25% of the rock consists of fragments larger than 200 _m. The matrix is extremely
porous and most fragments,including the smallest, are angular (Fig. 2). The
lithic clasts include feldspathic impact basalts, feldspathic granulites,
aphanitic breccias, and poikilitic impact melts. Plagioclaseand mafic mineral
fragments are common. Regolith-derivedmaterials--orangeglass shards, clasts
and pale green glass balls, and agglutinatefragments--arecommon. Some of the
glasses are evidently of mare origin: Delano (1975) refers to mare components in
61295 but does not detail specific analyses.
Figure 2. 61295,37, general

view,pppl,width 2ram.
CHEMISTRY: For bulk rock samples, LSPET (1973) presents major and some trace
element abundances. Hubbard et al. (1974) present abundancesof trace elements
includingrare-earths. EldriTge--et al. (1973) present K, U, Th, and radio-
nuclide data, and Moore et al. (19-7-3T-present
carbon contents. Nyquist et al.
1974) present Rb, Sr abu_an-ces. Little specific comment is made by these
authors.
The chemistry is summarized in Table i and Figure 3. Although the rock contains
regolith-derivedfragments,it differs from local soils in its high A1203, and its
C content (55 ppm) is significantly lower than most soils (I00+ ppm).
242
TABLE I. Summarychemistryof 61295 bulk rock
100 i i i i i i I i i i | | i i i i i i sio 2 45.2
70 A12% 28_
50 cr2% o.os
30 Mncr 0.06
M90 4.7
" 20 _ Fe0
cao 4.5
,.6.2
(_
e- V _ Na20 0.46
o 10 K20 0.09
O P205 0.10
_" 7 Sr 186
c_ Q- 5 La 10.4
E Lu
t_ Rb 2.3
u) 3
Sc
.E 2 Ni 114
c_ co
e-
0 Ir ppb
c) 1,0 m I I I I I I I I i | i i i I I ALlppb
U Ba Ce Nd Sm Gd Dy Er Yb Sr c ss
La Eu Lu N
S 6O0
Zn
Figure 3. Rare earths, from Hubbard o ----
et al. (1974). Cu
Oxides in wt%; othersin ppm exceptas noted.
r_
_o
£31
61295
RADIOGENIC ISOTOPES AND GEOCHRONOLOGY:The only radiogenic isotope data pub-

lished on 61295 are Rb-Sr whole rock data by Nyquist e_tt al. (1974),summarized
in Table 2.
TABLE 2. Whole rock Rb-Sr isotopic data <Nyquist et ai.,1974)
Rb ppm Sr ppm 87Sr/8_Sr TBABI* TLUNI*

b .y. b .y.
2.308 186.0 0.70130+6 4.28+.15 4.41+.15
*BABI and LUNI adjusted for interlaboratory bias.
EXPOSUREAGES: Yokoyama et al. (1974) assess the radionuclide data of

Eldridge et ai.(1973) as Tnd-i-cating that 61295 is saturated with 26AI.
Thus the exposure age of 61295 is long in relation to the half-life of
2GAI ,
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: 61295 has main subdivisions as shown in Figure 1,

but many small pieces also exist. A poikilitic impact melt clast was removed
from ,12 and part made into a potted butt for thin sections. Bulk matrix ,3
(not shown) was also made into thin sections.
244
61505 FINE-GRAINEDIMPACTMELT(?) 1.65 9
INTRODUCTION: 61505 is a medium dark gray, angular fragment (Fig. I) which is

fine-grained and coherent. It lacks obvious clasts or vesicles. It is probably
a fine-grained or glassy impact melt. It was taken from a regolith sample col-
lected 30 m east of Flag Crater. Zap pits are commonon most surfaces and have
white or colorless glass linings.
f
/
245
61515 FRAGMENTAL
INTRODUCTION: 61515 is a friable, light gray clastic breccia with many small,
white to gray clasts (Fig. 1). It is a rake sample collected about 45 m north-
east of Plum Crater. Zap pits are rare.
Fi,,gure
I. S-72-43347.
246
61516 FRAGMENTAL
INTRODUCTION: 61516 is a friable, light gray, clastic breccia (Fig. I). It

is a rake sample collected ,445 m northeast of Plum Crater. Zap pits are present.
PETROLOGY:Warner et al. (1973) include 61516 in a general petrographic dis-

cussion of Apollo 16 rake samples and provide a photomicrograph. Phinney et
al. (1976) studied the matrix characteristics using SEM techniques.
Fl__ure I. S-72-55331, mm scale.
247
61516
Abundant mineral and lithic clasts rest in a porous, unequilibrated matrix

(Fig. 2). Plagioclase fragments are the dominant clast type. A few large (up
to _0.5 mm) grains of mafic silicate are present. Lithic clasts include grano-
blastic anorthosite, basaltic impact melt, coarse-grained poikilitic impact
melt,and recrystallized, granoblastic breccia. Phinney et al. (1976) find that
the matrix contains 2-3% glass with traces of sintering and _35% porosity.

view, ppl. width Imm.
CHEMISTRY: Floran et al. (1976) present major element data obtained by electron
microprobe analysis of natural rock powder fused to a glass (except FeO and
Na20, by instrumental neutron activation). Blanchard (unpublished data) pro-
vides a trace element analysis and the FeO and Na20 data quoted by Floran e_tt
al. (1976).
These data show that 61516 is similar in its major element chemistry to the
local mature soils,but contains slightly lower levels of rare earth elements
as compared to the soils (Table I, Fig. 3).
248
61 51 6
TABLE I. Summarychemistr
X of 61516
Si02 45.58
TiO2 0.42
A1203 27.24
Cr203 0.102
FeO 4.61
MaO
MgO 6.05
CaO 15.35
Na20 O.538
K20 0.12
P20s
Sr
La 10.4
Lu 0.62
Rb
Sc 7.16
Ni 195
Co 18.1
Ir ppb
Au ppb
C
N
S
Zn 29
Cu
249
61516
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Pearce and Simonds (1974) report the results of a room
temperature hysteresis curve determination on 61516. The very small satura-
tion remanence to saturation magnetization ratio (JR$/Js : 0.005) indicates
that virtually all sf the ferromagnetic phases in thls sample are multidomain
particles. FeO/Fe 2 is 0.0949 and total Fe° is 0.24 wt%.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: During processing in 1972 the rock broke into

many pieces. One of these (,I) was allocated to Phinney for thin sectioning
and petrography. In 1975 a set of eleven small chips (,2) was allocated for
chemistry; the analyses of Floran et al. (1976) and Blanchard (unpublished)
are both of portions of this split. The magnetic studies were done on the
potted butt of ,I. The rest of the rock remains at JSC as ,0 (2.09 g).
100 _ I
10 ]
La Ce Sm Eu Tb Yb Lu
25O
61517 FRAGMENTAL
INTRODUCTION: 61517 is a friable, light gray, clastic breccia with several white
to gray clasts (Fig. 1). It is a rake sample collected about 45 m northeast of
Plum Crater. Zap pits are rare or absent.
Figure I. S-72-43349.
251
61518 FRAGMENTALPOLYMICT BRECCIA 0.16 g
INTRODUCTION: 61518 is a friable, light gray, clastic breccia with several

white to gray clasts (Fig. i). It is a rake sample collected about 45 m north-
east of Plum Crater. Zap pits are rare or absent.
Figure I. S-72-43349.
252
INTRODUCTION: 61519 is a friable, light gray, clastic breccia with several

small, white to gray clasts (Fig. 1). It is a rake sample collected about 45 m
northeast of Plum Crater. Zap pits are rare to absent.
,F,i,gure
I. S-72-43349.
253
61525 GLASSYMATRIX, POLYMICTBRECCIA 10.35 g
INTRODUCTION: 61525 is a moderately friable, medium gray, polymict breccia

with considerable glass in the matrix (Fig. I). It is a rake sample collected
_45 m northeast of Plum Crater. Zap pits are abundant on one surface, absent
on others.
S-72-55332
Figure I.
PETROLOGY:Warner et al. (1973) include 61525 in a general petrographic dis-

cussion of Apollo 16 rake samples and classify it as a "glassy breccia". Phinney
et al. (1976) studied the matrix characteristics using SEMtechniques.
61525 consists of shocked mineral and lithic clasts,and occasional beads and
fragments of clear glass,in a chaotic, glassy matrix (Fig. 2). Phinney et al.
(1976) report that the matrix contains _25% glass and variable (I-10%) porosity.
Fe-metal compositions are provided by Gooley et al. (1973) and reproduced here
as Table I.
254
61525
TABLE I. Metal Compositionsof 61525 (wt %)
NI Co P S
Metal 5.6-6.6 0.5 0.0-0.2 0.02
CHEMISTRY: Floran et al. (1976) report major element data obtained by electron
microprobeanalysis of natural rock powder fused to a glass (except FeO and
Na20, by instrumentalneutron activation). Blanchard (unpublisheddata) pro-
vides a trace element analysis and the FeO and Ha20 data quoted by Floran et
al. (1976)
These data show that 61525 is similar to the local mature soils in major ele-
ment composition, but is somewhat enriched in rare earth elements compared to
the soils (Table 2, Fig. 3).
TABLE 2. SummaryChemistryof 61525

5t0 2 45.85
Ti02 0.55
A1203 26.19
Cr203 0.120
FeO 5.27
MnO
MgO 5,57
CaO 15.12
Na20 0.591
K20 0,23
P_5
Sr
La 17.6
Lu 0.776
Rb
Sc 9.24
Ni 190
CO 17,8
Ir ppb
Au ppb
C
N
S
Zn 50
Cu
Oxides in wt %; others in ppm exceptas noted.
255
61525

lOO I I i i I Figure 3- Rare earths.

61525
o_ _2
"U
0
.C
n
E
1¢ I I I I I
256
61525
PHYSICALPROPERTIES: Pearce and Simonds (1974) report the results of a room

temperature hysteresis curve determination on 61525. The saturation remanence
to saturation magnetization ratio (JRS/JS = 0.014) indicates that 3-6% of the
ferromagnetic phases in this sample are single domain particles and the rest
are multidomain. FeO/Fe2+ is 0.0654 and total FeO is 0.25 wt%.
PROCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 a single chip (,1) was removed and
allocatedto Phinney for thin sectioningand petrography. In 1975 a set of
three small chips (,3) were allocated for chemistry;the analyses of Floran
et ai.(1976) and Blanchard (unpublished)are both portions of this split.
The magnetic studies were done on the potted butt of ,1.
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INTRODUCTION: 61526 is a moderately coherent, light gray, clastic breccia

with many small white to gray clasts (Fig. 1). It is a rake sample collected
about 45 m northeast of Plum Crater. Zap pits are rare or absent.
Figure I. S-72-43349.
258
INTRODUCTION: 61527 is a moderately coherent, medium gray, clastic breccia with

many small white to gray clasts (Fig. 1). It is a rake sample collected about
45 m northeast of Plum Crater. Zap pits are rare or absent.
Fi,gureI. S-72-43349.
259
INTRODUCTION: 61528 is a moderately coherent, mediu_ gray, clastic breccia with

many sinall, white to gray clasts and a small patch (J glass coat (Fig. 1). It
is a rake sample collected about 45 m northeast of I>!Jm Crater. Zap pits are
rare or absent.
Figure I. S-72-43349.
260
INTRODUCTION: 61529 is a moderately coherent, medium gray, clastic breccia with

many small white to gray clasts (Fig. 1). It is a rake sample collected about
45 m northeast of Plum Crater. Zap pits are rare or absent.
Figure I. S-72-43349.
261
61535 FRAGMENTAL
POLYMICTBRECCIA, PARTLYGLASS-COATED 0.23 g

with a thin coat of dark glass on one surface (Fig. i). It is a rake sample
collected about 45 m northeast of Plum Crater. Zap pits are rare or absent.
262
61534
PETROLOGY: The thin section of 61535 is entirely of a highly vesicular and

clast-laden, glassy impact melt_ presumably the glass coat (Fig. 2). This
lead Warner et al. (1973) to classify this rock as a "glassy breccia".
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: During processing in 1972 the rock crumbled to

many pieces. Two of these I,l) were allocated to Phinney for thin sectioning
and petrography. From data pack photos these pieces appear to have been
representative of the bulk rock although photo documentation is not complete.
Apparently only the glass coat made it into the thin section.

ppl. width 2mm.
¸¸¸.I
263
61536 GLASSY POLYMICT BRECCIA, PARTLY GLASS-COATED 86.0 9
INTRODUCTION: 61536 is a coherent, glassy breccia with light-colored clasts

(Fig. 1). A vesicular, debris-filled green glass coats portions of the surface.
The large white clast in Figure I is a granoblastic troctolitic(?) anorthosite.
61536 is a rake sample collected from the rim of Flag Crater.
PETROLOGY: Thin sections cut for this study show that the matrix of 61536 is
glassy to cryptocrystalline. Angular clasts of mildly shocked plagioclase,
mafic minerals, basaltic and poikilitic impact melts, brown glassy breccia or
devitrified glass, and orange-brown glass shards are common (Fig. 2). Many of
the clasts exhibit reaction rims with the matrix. Metal, troilite, and glass
beads are also present but not common. Several of the metal particles are
rusty.
264
61536
The large white clast seen in Figure 1 is a granoblastic troctolitic (?) anortho-
site (Fig. 2), composed of anhedral to elongate plagioclase (_85%) and rounded
mafic minerals (_15%). Many grains meet in triple junctions. Plagioclases are
much larger (200-400 _m) than the mafic minerals (25-50 _m). Trace amounts of
ilmenite, troilite and metal are scattered through the clast. The clast in
thin section ,7 is cut by a brown glassy vein containing lithic clasts. The
vein is more uniform and contains fewer clasts than the general breccia matrix
and is clearly intrusive.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Thin section ,5 was made from a chip of matrix.

The large white clast was designated ,2 most of which remains part of ,0. Two
chips (,3 and ,4) were taken from ,2 and thin sections ,6 and ,7, respectively,
cut from them. ,3 was entirely used up.
a b c
Figure 2. a) 61536,5, matrix, ppl. width 2mm.

b) 61536,6, granoblastic clast, xpl. width 2mm.
c) 61536,7, granoblastic clast , ppl. width 2mm.
265
61537 FRAGMENTALPOLYMICT BRECCIA, GLASS COATED 6.62
INTRODUCTION: 61537 is a moderately coherent, medium gray breccia with a few

small white clasts and coated by a dark vesicular glass (Fig. I). Several
cracks penetrate the breccia but the rock is held together by the glass
coating. This is a rake sample collected about 45 m northeast of Plum Crater.
Zap pits are rare or absent.
Figure I. S-72-43349.
266
61538 FRAGMENTALPOLYMICT BRECCIA, GLASS COATED 4.76 9
INTRODUCTION: 61538 is a light gray, moderately coherent breccia with a few

small white clasts and coated with highly vesicular glass (Fig. I). Many of
the vesicles in the glass coat are filled with soil. This is a rake sample
267
61538
PETROLOGY: The only thin section of this rock shows a glassy, vesicular impact
melt with abundant fragments of plagioclase and anorthositic breccia (Fig. 2).
Portions of the glass have crystallized to clusters of elongate tablets and
needles of plagioclase separated by a fine-grained mesostasis.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 a single chip of glass with some adhering

breccia (,i) was allocated to Phinney for thin sectioning and petrography.

268
61539 GLASS-BONDEDAGGREGATE., 5.78 g
INTRODUCTION: 61539 is an aggregate of several fragments of moderately coherent,

medium gray breccia welded together by dark, vesicular glass iFig, 1). Considerable
dust adheres to the glass. This is a rake sample collected about 45 m northeast of
Plum Crater. Zap pits are rare or absent.
Figure I. S-72-43349.
f
!
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61545 FRAGMENTALPOLYMICT BRECClA_ GLASS COATED 3.61 9
INTRODUCTION: 61545 is a moderately coherent, medium gray breccia coated with

dark glass (Fig. I). Several light clasts are present in the breccia and many
smaller fragments of breccia are adhering to the glass. This is a rake sample
Figure I. S-72-43349.
270
INTRODUCTION: 61546 is a coherent, dark gray, glassy impact melt with several
large white clasts (Fig. i). Vesicles account for _25% of the dark matrix.
This is a rake sample collected about 45 m northeast of Plum Crater. Zap pits
are abundant on One surface, absent on other surfaces.
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6 1546
PETROLOGY: The texture of the matrix varies from aphanitic to nearly basaltic,
often over short distances (Fig. 2). Glass or very fine-grained mesostasis is
abundant throughout the rock. Clasts of plagioclase, mafic minerals and
cataclastic anorthosite are abundant and often show diffuse boundaries with
the matrix. Spherules of Fe-metal, often intergrown with troilite and
schreibersite, are scattered through the matrix.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 two small chips (,I) were allocated to

Phinney for thin sectioning and petrography.
} Figure 2. 61546,4, general

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61547 BASALTIC IMPACT MELT, GLASS COATED (?) 17.93 g
INTRODUCTION: 61547 is a coherent, medium gray, crystalline impact melt with a

few large vesicles (Fig. I). It is angular and may be coated by dark glass. It
was collected as a rake sample about 45 m northeast of Plum Crater. Zap pits are
rare or absent.
61547
I I
1 cm
of ,1 S-73-17120
Figure I.
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6 1547
PETROLOGY: The thin section of 61547 is dilithologic,showing a fine-grained,

basaltic impact melt in sharp contact with a cryptocrystallineto glassy impact
melt (Fig. 2). Clasts of the basalts are present in the glassy material indicating
that the latter is probably a coat or vein.
PROCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 four small chips (,i) were removed and
a'l_'ocated to Phinney fo_ petrography.

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61548 CLAST-LADEN,GLASSYIMPACTMELT 24.18
INTRODUCTION: 61548 is a coherent, medium gray, glassy impact melt with abundant
clasts and vesicles (Fig. I). It is subrounded and was collected as a rake sample
about 45 m northeast of Plum Crater. Zap pits are rare.
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6 1548
PETROLOGY:Warner et al. (1973) include this rock in a general discussion of

Apollo 16 rake samp_s_nd provide a photomicrograph. Abundant monomineralic
clasts of plagioclase, mafic minerals and spherules of Fe-metal rest in a chaotic,
glassy matrix that approaches a basaltic texture in places (Fig. 2).
PHYSICALPROPERTIES: Pearce and Simonds (1974) report the results of a room

temperature hysteresis curve determination on 61548. The very small saturation
remanence to saturation magnetization ratio (JRs/J_ = 0.0015) shows that most of
the ferromagnetic phases in this rock occur as rel_tively large (>300A_, multidomain
particles. The magnetically-determined FeU/Fe2+ (0.0659) and total Feu (0.024 wt%)
are also given by Pearce and Simonds (1974).
PROCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 a small piece (,1) was removed and allocated
to Phinney for thin sectioning and petrography. The potted butt was used for the
magnetic determinations.
Figure 2. 61548,4_ general view,

ppl. width Imm.
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61549 BASALTIC/POIKILITIC IMPACTMELT 3.76
INTRODUCTION: 61549 is a coherent, medium gray, crystalline impact melt with

several large clasts (Fig. ].). It is subangular and was collected as a rake
sample about 45 m northeast of Plum Crater. Zap pits are absent.
Figure I. S-72-55347,mm scale.
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6 1549
PETROLOGY: Warner et al. (1973) provide a petrographicdescription and

mineral compositions. 61549 is texturally intermediatebetween a basalt and a
fine-grainedpoikilitic impact melt. Skeletal olivine phenocrystsand laths of
plagioclaserest in a fine-grained,faintly poikiliticmatrix of plagioclase
and pyroxene (Fig. 2). Abundant clasts of plagioclaseand lesser amounts of
relict spinel and granoblasticnorite are present. Mineral compositionsare
very homogeneous (Fig. 3) suggestingequilibration. Warner et al. (1973)
classify this rock as a metamorphosedbasalt.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 three pieces were broken from the rock
and one of these (,i) allocated to Phinney for thin sectioningand petrography.

ppl. width Imm.
61s49 Figure 3. Mafic mineral

compositions,olivine plotted
along base, from Warner et al.
(l973).
v _z v v v
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.... 61555 GLASSYIMPACTMELT 3.46 g
INTRODUCTION: 61555 is a coherent, dark gray, glassy impact melt with several
white clasts and vesicles (Fig. I). It is a rake sample collected about 45 m
northeast of Plum Crater. Zap pits are rare.
F_iigure
I. S-72-43350.
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61556 DEVITRIFIED(?_) GLASS 2.23 9
INTRODUCTION: 61556 is a coherent, medium gray fragment of devitrified (?)

impact gl'&ss (Fig. 1). It is angular and somewhat vesicular. Clasts are
relatively rare. It is a rake sample collected about 45 m northeast of Plum
Crater.
Figure I. S-72-55349, smallest scale subdivision O.5mm.
28O
61556
.... PETROLOGY: Warner et al. (1973) include this rock in a general petrographic
study of Apollo 16 _ke--samples. 61556 is characterized texturally by sets of
closely packed plagioclase tablets separated by thin regions of olivine and/or
mesostasis (Fig. 2, and photomicrograph in Warner et al., 1973). The rock is
virtually entirely crystalline; very little, if a_,_lean glass remains.
Mineral compositions of 61556 presumably fall within the range cited by Warner
et al. (1973) for devitrified glass samples, i.e. plagioclase An94-97, olivine
_7T-79, with high-Ca pigeonite (_Wo15En6s), Fe-Ti oxide and Fe-metal as
accessory phases. Fe-metal is 4.9-5.5% Ni, 0.5% Co, 0.4-0.6% P and 0.02% S
(Gooley et al., 1973) and occurs as large (up to _X].5 mm), rounded grains {Fig.
2, and ph_om-Tcrographs in Gooley et al., 1973) and as small spherules disseminated
throughout the rock. Metal-troil_e--i-ntergrowths are common.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 a small piece (,1) was removed and

allocated to Phinney for th'in sectioning and petrography.

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INTRODUCTION: 61557 is a coherent, dark gray, glassy impact melt with a few
clasts and vesicles (Fig. i). It is a rake sample collected about 45 m north-
east of Plum Crater. Zap pits are rare or absent.
Figure I. S-72-43350.
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61558 DEVlTRIFIED(?) GLASS 3.00 9
INTRODUCTION: 61558 is a coherent, medium gray, impact melt with abundant clasts
and vesicles (Fig. 1). It is a rake sample collected about 45 m northeast of
Plum Crater.
Fi _ure 1.
1 cm
I I
61558
PETROLOGY: Warner et al. (1973) include this rock in a general petrographic

_s_n of Apollo 16 rake samples. Although 61558 may have been very glassy
at one time, it is now almost completely crystalline. "Quench" crystals
surround clasts, but the texture away from the clasts is dominated by a series
of interlocking spherulites (Fig. 2, and photomicrograph in Warner et al., 1973).
Fragments of plagioclase and cataclastic anorthosite and spherules--o-f_e-metal,
often intergrown with troilite and schreibersite, are scattered through the rock.
Compositions of coexisting metal and metal/phosphide intergrowths are given by
Gooley et al. (1973) and are reproduced here as Table i.
TABLE 1. Coexisting metal and metal/phosphide intergrowth compositions (wt%)
Ni Co Fe P S
a) Metal 18.9 1.0 77.4 1.0 0.05

Eutectic intergrowth 28.8 0.8 56.2 12.2 0.4
b) Metal 22.4 1.0 74.0 1.0 0.02

Eutectic intergrowth 29.2 0.9 56.5 12.1 0.5
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61 558

ppl. width 2mm.
remanence to saturation magnetization ratio (JR_/Js = 0.009) indicates that most
of the ferromagnetic phases in this rock occur _s relatively large (>300 _),
multidomain particles. Total Fe° is 0.037 wt% and FeU/Fe 2 is 0.0858 (Pearce and
Simonds, 1974).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In i972 three small chips were removed and one of
these (,i) was allocated to Phinney for thin sectioning and petrography. The
magnetic studies were done on the potted butt made from ,1.
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61559 GLASS-BONDED
AGGREGATE 0.62 9
INTRODUCTION: 61559 is composed of several fragments of gray breccia and

abundant dust welded together by dark, vesicular glass (Fig. I). It is a
rake sample collected about 45 m northeast of Plum Crater. Zap pits are
absent.
PETROLOGY:Abundant clasts of plagioclase, mafic minerals, cataclastic

anorthosite and basaltic impact melt rest in a matrix of dark, vesicular
glass (Fig. 2).
PROCESSING ANDSUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 three small pieces (,I) were allo-

cated to Phinney for thin sectioning and petrography.
Figure I. S- 73-17115, mm scale.

pp_. width 2mm.
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61565 GLASS-BONDEDAGGREGATE 0.88 g
INTRODUCTION: 61565 is an aggregate of several fragments of gray breccia

welded together by dark, vesicular glass (Fig. I). Some dust adheres to
the smooth surfaces of the glass. It is a rake sample collected about
45 m northeast of Plum Crater. Zap pits are absent.
Figure I. S-72-43350.
286
INTRODUCTION: 61566 is a coherent, dark gray, glassy impact melt (Fig. 1). It
is angular with several clasts and many vesicles and was collected as a rake
sample about 45 m northeast of Plum Crater. Zap pits are absent.
Figure I. S-72-43350.
/J
287
61567 GLASSY IMPACT MELT 0.19 g
INTRODUCTION: 61567 is a coherent, dark gray, glassy impact melt (Fig. 1).
Some white clasts and vesicles are present. It is a rake sample collected
about 45 m northeast of Plum Crater. Zap pits are absent.
Fi__ig_ureI. S-72-43350.
288
61568 BASALTIC/POIKILITIC IMPACT MELT 19.32 9
INTRODUCTION: 61568 is a coherent, medium gray, crystalline impact melt with

few vesicles (Fig. i). It is a rake sample collected _45 m northeast of Plum
Crater. Zap pits are abundant.
!=igure I. S-72-55324.
289
6 1568
PETROLOGY: The only thin section of this rock is dilithologic, showing a fine-
grained basaltic impact melt in sharp contact with a poikilitic lithology (Fig. 2).
Warner et al. (1973) include 61568 in a general petrographic discussion of
Apollo 1-6r-_ke samples and provide mineral compositions for the basaltic lithology.
Simonds et al. (1973) give a brief petrographic description and mineral compositions
of the po-TkTTitic material. Clast/matrix relations cannot be determined from this
thin section.
The basaltic lithology is fine-grained with grains of olivine and pyroxene filling
interstices between plagioclase laths. Relatively large and angular clasts of
plagioclase are abundant (Fig. 2). Mineral compositions are shown in Figure 3.
The poikilitic litholog_ is composed of pigeonite oikocrysts surrounding chadacrysts

and clasts of plagioclase, olivine and opaques. Mineral compositions are shown in
Figure 3. Coexisting Fe-metal and schreibersite compositions are given by Gooley
et al. (1973) and are reproduced here as Table i.
Figure 2. 61568,4, genera]

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TABLE 1. Coexistin 9 metal and schreibersite compositions (wt%)
Ni Co Fe P S
a) Metal 6.9 0.4 92.4 0.01 0.02

Schreibersite 47.3 0.05 38.1 15.2 0.07
b) Metal 4.1 0.5 95.8 0.04 0.02

Schreibersite 32.7 0.1 50.9 15.4 0.06
•, Wo 50 En_
..j • ;
v _ 'J Enl Enso Fs50
u____3.
Fi Mafic mineral compositions, olivine plotted along base;
a--_l%ic melt, from Warner et al. (1973); b) poikilitic melt,
from Simonds et alo (1973).
11 PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Pearce and Simonds (1974) report the results of a room
temperature hysteresis curw_ determination on 61568. The very low saturation
remanence to saturation magnetization ratio (JRs/Js = 0.0021) indicates that
most of the ferromagnetic phases in 61568 occur as >300 _ multidomain particles.
The total Fe° is 0.26 wt% and Fe°/Fe 2+ is 0.0921 (Pearce and Simonds, 1974).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 a small chip (,1) was allocated to Phinney

for thin sectioning and petrography. The magnetic studies were done on the potted
butt made from ,i.
291
61569 POIKILITIC IMPACT MELT 12.02
INTRODUCTION: 61569 is a medium gray, coherent, poikilitic impact melt (Fig. 1).
It is angular with _5% vesicles, and was collected _45 m northeast of Plum Crater.
Figure I. S-72-55317, smal les_ sca_e _uuulVlSlOn O.5mm.
292
61 569
PETROLOGY: A petrographic description is given by Simonds et al. (1973). 61569

differs _rom most other Apollo 16 poikilitic rocks in that o-_Fiv-Tne is the major
oikocryst phase. Rounded olivine oikocrysts (up to 1.5 mm across) enclose
equant to tabular plagioclase chadacrysts and rare augite chadacrysts (Fig. 2).
Plagioclase clasts are concentrated between the olivines and are surrounded by
oikocrysts of pigeonite. Simonds et al. (1973) give a mode of 68% plagioclase +
mesostasis, 22% olivine, 6% pigeon_e_--2% augite and 2% opaques. Mineral
compositions are shown in Figure 3.
CHEMISTRY: Major and trace element data are given by Wasson et al. (1977) and
summarized here as Table 1.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 a small chip (,1) was removed and allocated
to Phinney for thin sectionTng and petrography. In 1977 another small piece (,5)
was allocated to Wasson for chemistry.
Lure 2. 61569,4, general

view, xpl. width _am.
293
61569
TABLE I. Summarychemistryof 61569
SiO2
TiO2 1.00
AI203 21.9
Cr203 0.16
FeO 7.4
MnO 0.09
MgO 10.0
CaO 12.9
Na20 0.467
K20 0.186
P205
Sr
La 18.1
Lu 0.82
Rb
Sc 12.4
Ni 1000
Co 54
Ir ppb 20
Au ppb 18
C
N
S
Zn
Cu
Oxides in wt%; othersin ppm except as noted.
iiiure
Macm
omoEn50 Fsso
olivine plottedalong base, from
Simonds et al. (1973).
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61575 CRYSTALLINE IMPACT MELT (?) 5.26 9
INTRODUCTION: 61575 is a coherent, medium gray, crystalline rock with several

large white clasts {Fig. 1). It is a rake sample collected _45 m northeast of
Plum Crater.
Figure I. S-72-55323, smallest scale subdivision O._,_m.

discussion of Apollo--16--rake samples. The only thin section consists entirely
of a single grain of severely shocked plagioclase (_3 mm) with a few small,
rounded inclusions of a mafic mineral (Fig 2). Phinney and Lofgren (1973, p.
19) state that this rock is "probably ... a coarse-grained plagioclase rock
i.... that has been partially melted and shocked ..." Warner et al. (1973) classify
it as "devitrified glass (?! with large clear plagioclase clasts"
295
61 $75
Figure 2. 61575,4, plagioclase

grain, xpl. width 4mm.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 two small pieces were removed from the
rock and one of them (,1) allocated to Phinney for thin sectioning and petrography.
296
61576 PLAGIOCLASE CRYSTAL (?) 5.87 9
INTRODUCTION: 61576 is a coherent, white fragment composed almost entirely of

plagioclase (Fig. I). The continuous cleavage suggests that it is a single
crystal. A dark, vesicular, glassy coating occurs on one surface. It is a rake
sample collected _45 m northeast of Plum Crater. Zap pits are present on one
surface.
PETROLOGY: Bell and Mao (1975) report tha_ 61576 is very homogeneous in
composition and contains abundant inclusions. No analyses are given.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1975 three small chips (,1) were removed and
allocate_ to Bell.
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61577 GRANOBLASTICTROCTOLITIC (?) ANORTHOSITE: PARTLY GLASS COATED 0.21
INTRODUCTION: 61577 is a friable, white anorthositic rock with a partial coating

of dark glass (Fig. I). It is a rake sample collected _45 m northeast of Plum
Crater. Zap pits are abundant on all surfaces.
PETROLOGY: Tiny, anhedral mafic minerals are interstitial to blocky, anhedral

plagioclase grains (Fig. 2). A crust of clast-rich, glassy breccia is present.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 four small chips (,i) were removed and
a-Tl-o-c-ated to Phinney for petrography.
Figure I. S-73-17118, mm scale. Figure 2. 61577,4, general view

ppl. width 2mm.
298
62235 POIKILITIC IMPACTMELT 320 g
INTRODUCTION: 62235 is a homogeneous, coherent block (Fig. I) composed of

poikilitic, KREEP-rich melt with a few clasts and small vesicles. It was col-
lected from the rim of Buster Crater where it was perched and its orientation
documented, Zap pits are irregularly distributed with many on one side and
few on the others.
S -72 = 38383
I I
1 cm
FIGURE I.
PETROLOGY:Crawford and Hollister (1974) give a detailed petrographic descrip-

tion with mineral analyses. Vaniman and Papike (1981) include 62235 in a study
of highland melt rocks. The rock is composed of _57% calcic plagioclase with
the remainder mainly elongate oikocrysts of hypersthene (Fig. 2). The oiko-
crysts are up to _I mmlong and are often cored with unzoned olivine and over-
grown with pigeonite. Some lamellae and patches of augite are also present
within the oikocrysts. Mineral compositions are shown in Figure 3; the
299
62235
a b
FIGURE 2. 62235,65. general view. width 2mm. a) xpl. b) ppl with reflector in.
early hypersthene is aluminous (_3% A1203). Interoikocryst areas are composed

mainly of plagioclase, glass, ilmenite (or armalcolite?) and Fe-metal/troilite
(Fig. 2). Pearce et al. (1976) show that Fe-metal composes 1.1% of the rock
and has composition-s within the meteoritic range (Fig. 4). A crystallization
sequence of plagioclase • pyroxene _ ilmenite was deduced by Engelhardt (1978,
1979).
Plagioclase occurs in several forms: (i) as large, shocked or polygonal clasts

(An94_96), (ii) as small, euhedral, blocky grains (An98) with visible, more
sodic (<An90) rims, (iii) as a second group of blocky grains (An84), (iv)
as small, rectangular chadacrysts and laths in the interoikocryst areas
(An92-93). All of the coarser blocky grains show reverse zoning in their outer
rims to An92_93, the same composition as the chadacrysts and interoikocryst
laths. Crawford and Hollister (1974) give Fe/Mg data for plagioclase.
Simonds et al. (1976) find that 62235 contains 9% total clasts larger than
50 pm, and that 95% of these clasts are plagioclase. Meyer et al. (1974)
analyzed minor elements in plagioclase using the ion micropro-6-e--(-Table I) and
found that the Ba contents of plagioclases larger than 50 _m are much too low
for the plagioclases to be in equilibrium with the melt. These low-Ba plagio-
clases are _I0% of 62235.
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TABLE I. Minor elements in 62235 plagioclase (Meyer et al.

(.1974) (ppm except N%0. wt %)
Na20 Li Mg K Ti Sr Ba
6 xenocrysts 0.42 5 600 240 97 162 9
1 small grain 0.76 I0 360 500 130 270 30
Di Hd
FIGURE 3a. Mineral comp-

// _ _ ositions; from Crawford and
"" _I 1ister (I 974).
En .. Fs
Olivine Olivine
from in
/ -. melt xenoliths
from Vaniman and Papike (1981).
_ _" 62235 _ FIGURE 3b. Mineral compositions;

(,. dio_sic ?ture)_
T-diobosJ¢
Or "_k 62235
v v
• It • al - v--__ , o..__.__An
Ab 80 90 _
o I.o FIGURE 4 Metals; from
o_ .0--*° _ PearCe et a1.(1976).

,°5 4,_
2 6 -8
I
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The characteristicsof the rock require that most of it crystallizedfrom a

silicate melt, the rest being fragmental. Crawford and Hollister (1974) in-
terpret all but the coarsest shocked plagioclasesas having crystallizedfrom
the melt and cite several features as suggestingcrystallizationat depth.
They infer a volcanic origin with a source at _200 km. These interpretations
are not unique and the evidence of Meyer et al. (1974) suggests that more of
the plagioclase is fragmentaland that some of the featured cited by Crawford
and Hollister (1974) are due to clast-matrixinteractions. The rock is very
similar to the other poikiliticsamples interpretedas impact melts.
_HEMISTRY: Major and trace element analyses TABLE 2. Summary

are presented, with little specific comment, chemistry of 62235
by Brunfelt et al. (1973), Hubbard et al.
(1973), LSPET--(_73), Laul et al. (_74-_ SiO2 47.0
and Wanke et al. (1976). Moore et al. (1973)
provide C data and Clark and Ke_-(-i-973) TiO 2 1 2
radionuclide data. AI203 18.6
Chemically 62235 is a KREEP-rich, siderophile- Cr203 0.19
rich rock (Table I, Fig. 5) similar to several FeO 9 5
other poikilitic rocks. Crawford and Hollister
(1974) suggest that the siderophiles are in- MnO 0 II
digenous, but high contents are usually inter- MgO I0 3
preted as meteoritic contamination (Laul et al.
1974). The carbon content of 2 ppm (Moore CaO II 5
et al. 1973) is extremely low. Na20 0 48
K20 0 34
Sr 160
P205
La 0 40
60
Lu 2.7
Rb 9
Sc 16
Ni 7OO
Co 50
Ir ppb 19
2 Au ppb 17
z
- C 2
w
w I0
N
O'_ S I000
o_ Zn 2.2-II
Cu 3.9-II
oi l I I i I II iI i_ I I i
K _ LO Ce Nd SmEu_ TbDy Yb_ _ _Th
REE IONIC
RADII Oxides in wt%; others in
FIGURE 5. Incompatibleelements;
from Laul et al. (1974).
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RADIOGENIC ISOTOPESAND GEOCHRONOLOGY: No internal isochron or 4°Ar-39Ar

_ata have been published. Nyquist et al. (1973) and Tera et al. (1974) pro-
vide whole-rock Rb-Sr isotopic data giving TBABI ages of _4.5 b.y. (Table 3).
TABLE 3. Rb-Sr data for 62235
Rb ppm Sr ppm eTSr/86Sr 87Sr/SGSr* TBABI(b.y.) Reference

9.32 161 0.70989±7 0.70042 4.48 Nyquist et ai.(1973)
9.03 162 0.70944±9 0.70042 4.50 Tera et ai.(1974)
*Calculated for 3.9 b.y., corrected for interlaboratorybias to

Caltech data.
Tera et al. (1974) provide U, Th, Pb isotopic data demonstratingthe presence

of much in situ radiogenic lead, as with many other KREEPsamples. The sample
falls on the U-Pb discord formed by most highland total rock samples, corres-
ponding to a metamorphism age of _3.9 b.y.
RAREGASES/EXPOSURE AGES: Drozd et al. (1974) provide 81Kr-Kr, 21Ne, and 3BAr
exposure ages of 153.9 ± 2.9, 104 ± 54 and 163.0 ± 54 m.y., respectively. How-
ever, the sample did not spend its entire 153 m.y. apparent exposure age at
its surface location and it must have been lightly shielded. Pepin et al. (1974)
show that the 21Ne and 3BAr ages (which depend on spallationproductionrates)
_.
..... agree with the 81Kr-Kr age if the effective irradiationdepth was 90 g/cm2.
Crozaz et al. (1974) use cosmic tracks to give a maximum exposure age (single
point method) of 4 m.y. and a "true" suntan age(track density/depthmethod) of
2 m.y. There are large grain-to-graintrack density variations. Morrison
et al. (1973) use microcraterdensities to suggest an exposure age of 2-3 m.y.
Lightner and Marti(1974b)provide xenon concentrationand isotopic data without

a specific interpretation.
MICROCRATERS: Morrison et al. (1973) and Neukum et al. (1973) provide frequency
distributiondiagrams for microcraters (Fig. 6). Only about half the surface
has microcratersand the rock was not continuallytumbled. Morrison et al. (1973)
conclude that the surface is well below steady-statefor craters <0.08 cm in
diameter. Neukum et al. (1973) conclude that 62235 has an equilibrium popula-
tion. McDonnell et--aTT.(1976) and Flavill et al. (1978) experimentallypro-
duced microcraterson a sample of 62235 by bombardingit with iron particles.
They emphasize the importanceof secondaryejecta.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Collinson et al. (1973) provide NRM data for 62235 (Fig.
7) which they discuss further in Stephensonet al. (1974,1975)and Stephenson
and Collinson (1974). They "Findtwo componentsof stable magnetization,one
of which is extremely hard and of unusually high intensity. Investigationof
paleointensityusing the Thellier method suggests a field of 1.20e, and using
the anhystereticremanent magnetization (ARM) method suggests a field of 1.40e.
Cisowski et al. (1975) used the data to give a field of 0.30e using the IRMs
method, later revised to l.O Oe (Cisowskiet al., 1977). These results have
Y_ been questioned: Brecher (1975) attributes the data to "texturalremanance",
not to any lunar field, and Pearce et al. (1976) performed heating experiments
303
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A = .21 'k = ._
'E" ,,o_ FIGURE 6. Microcraters; from Neukum
,-_
>_ _
_=
__o_. .......
,, °. 0 ",_'& _ et al. ('1973).
E
u 4- crater diameter, ym.
6223S,.53 f ! 62235.53 B
,4,.i 60o" /'.rmo' _- 100 APPLIED FIELD - 0.50 Oe
/ _i_'-_ _. :
,
a"
lrJmOo'_,._A ,,_'D
,*-- -..-"..-,-.,.
_oR b)
J I ....
wb _ R'_°
,__ r'_',
,'!__,
4,
_: ._.._,_'..,,_.,,.: ,,,0"
_'_ : ,_
'_
10"z"
_I---
3 B (Thl
' " ,,+ I
260'
I =
HA • t.20 Oe
I I
._ 0 I/tel
iO.e _ t PTRM GAINED {xlO 4 EMUIG)
H (pwo,,l=,J.c FIGURE 7. Magnetic data; from Collinson et

al. (1973) a) Alternating field and thermal
_agnetization. b) Field intensity determin-
ation.
showing that complexities introduced by Fe-metal and troilite grains make

the definition of paleointensity extremely difficult. Contrarily, Hargraves
and Dorety (1976) interpret the small variation of NRM and IRM with alter-
nating field demagnetization of 62235 to show that it is a good sample for
paleointensity determinations.
Chung and Westphal (1973) provide dielectric constants, dielectric losses,

and electrical conductivities for 62235 as functions of frequency and tem-
perature (Fig. 8)
304
62235
'_-_ ..'_ _ FIGURE 9. Cutting diagram.
• 5_---47 " " _ ' "
•57/] , /'_ '-:.-- ,_
B$1 -'-'-"-- '_gJ
• 1-_ . ,_2
3O5
62235
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972, 62235 was sawn to produce a slab and

two end-pieces (Fig. 9). End piece ,12 and the slab ,13 were split and sub-
stantially allocated (Figs.9,10). A few splits are from the ,II end piece.
62235 s-72-53515
1 cm
I l
FIGURE I0. Slab subdivision.
3O6
62236 PRISTINE NORITIC ANORTHOSITEBRECCIA 57.3 9
INTRODUCTION: 62236 is a monomict breccia, uncontaminated by meteoritic

siderophiles, and with mineral compositions indicating an affinity with ferroan
anorthosites. These mineral compositions are similar to those in 62237 and,
like 62237, it contains more mafic minerals (10-15%) than ferroan anorthosites
sensu stricto. The sample is very light gray, angular, and fairly coherent
but fractured (Fig. I).
62236 was collected from the rim of Buster Crater, adjacent to 62235 and 62237,
and its orientation is known. A few zap pits and a patina are present on all
surfaces.
FIGUREI.
PETROLOGY: Warren and Wasson (1978, 1979) provide a petrographic description of

the pristine anorthosite with microprobe mineral analyses. Takeda et al. (1979)
report microprobe data on olivines, plagioclases, and exsolved pyroxenes, with
x-ray information on the pyroxenes.
62236 is monomict and brecciated (Fig. 2). Original plagioclase and pyroxene
grains appear to include at least some larger than 1 mm. The mode is variable
on a small scale, but in general the sample is _ 85% plagioclase, and ortho-
pyroxene dominates over olivine and clinopyroxene. (In 62237, in contrast,
olivine dominates over pyroxene.) Cr-spinel, ilmenite (_ 3% MgO) and troilite
are also present. The phase compositions (Fig. 3) are homogeneous, identical
with those of 62237 and are in the field of ferroan anorthosites. Takeda
et al. (1979) note that exsolved pyroxene is not common. X-ray data suggest
l- that the orthopyroxene forms by pigeonite inversion. The exsolved augite has
M-shaped Ca-profiles, the only ones so far reported from lunar samples. Cool-
ing rate calculations from the exsolution lamellae suggest a depth of 6.7 km
307
62236
(22 um blebs) for the origin of 62236.
CHEMISTRY: Warren and Wasson (1978, 1979) provide major and trace (including
siderophile) element abundances for the sample. Clark and Keith (1973) report
K, U, Th and radionuclide abundances for the rock, derived from y-ray spectro-
scopy.
62236 is extremely low in siderophile and incompatible elements indicating

that it is a pristine lunar rock (Table I, Fig. 4). Although it is more mafic
than most other ferroan anorthosites, its rare-earth abundances are similar to
pristine ferroan anorthosites and much lower than pristine troctolites and
norites.
FIGURE2. 62236,6.
ppl. width 1.5mm.
D* .... Hcl
\ e_2_5 FIGURE 3a. Mineral compositions;

: from Warren and Wasson (1979).
En Pyroxene composition (mote %) Fs
fO0 90 _ m 6o 50 4o
Forstenle content of olivine (mole %)
tOO 95 _ 85 80 ?5 70
knorthile content of plogioclose (mole %)
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62236
CQ
• FIGURE 3b. Pyroxene comp-

• \ _ns_, from Takeda et
/
Mg Fe
-
TABLE 1 Summarychemistryof 62236
SiO2 44.2
TiO2
Al203 30.1
Cry)3 0.07
/_ FeO 3.7
MnO 0.05
MgO 3.5
CaO 17.6
Na20 0.215
K20 0.013
P205
Sr
La 0.18
Lu 0.021
Rb
Sc 5.8
Ni 4.0
Co 7.9
Ir ppb <0.028
Au ppb <0.008
C
N
S
Zn 2.0
Cu
Oxidesin wt %; othersin ppm exceptas noted.
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62236
10.0 i i
62236
0.1 I I I I
La Ce Sm Eu Yb Lu
FIGURE 4. Rare earth elements; from Warren and Wasson (1979).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: The sample has not been sawn and only a few chips
have been removed from ,0.
310
62237 PRISTINE TROCTOLITICANORTHOSITE
BRECCIA 62.4 9
INTRODUCTION: 62237 is a monomict breccia, uncontaminated by meteoritic

siderophiles. Olivine compositions indicate an affinity with ferroan anortho-
sites but like 62236 it is less feldspathic (_ 85% plagioclase). Also like
62236, the sample is very light gray, subangular, and fairly coherent but
with several penetrative fractures (Fig. I).
62237 was collected from the rim of Buster Crater, adjacent to 62235 and 62236
and its orientation is known° Patina and a few zap pits occur on two faces.
i!iiiiiiiiiiii
;iiiiii:ii!ii:
!iliU!
i!ilii: !ii!i!
FIGUREI.
PETROLOGY: Petrographic descriptions with phase analyses and interpretation

are presented by Dymek et al. (1975) and Warren and Wasson (1977). Meyer (1979)
reports minor element abundances in plagioclases (Table I) and McKay et a1.
(1978) calculate the possible range of Ti/Sm of the parent _iquid.
62237 is brecciated (Fig. 2) and texturally inhomogeneous, with the original

coarse (> 1 mm) grain size locally preserved. A mode by Dymek et al. (1975) has
83% plagioclase, 16% olivine, minor pyroxene, and small amounts of Cr-spinel,
ilmenite, and troilite; Warren and Wasson (1977) estimate 89% plagioclase and
10% olivine. The mineral compositions reported by Dymek et al. (1975) (Fig. 3)
are confirmed by Warren and Wasson (1977). Plagioclases and olivines have low
311
62237
a b
FIGURE2. 62237,31. general view. width 2mm. a) xpl. b) same field, ppl.
abundances of minor elements. Pyroxenes include some complex, exsolved pigeon-

ites. The mineral compositions are similar to those in 62236 and less mafic
ferroan anorthosites. Dymek et al. (1975) stress that the olivine must be cumu-
late, not a product of a trapped liquid.
TABLE 1.
Ion probe analyses for minor elements (ppm)
in 62237 plagioclase (Meyer,'1979)
Li Mg Ti Sr Ba
grain a) 4 700
grain b) 2.7 370 75 203 10
312
62237
f_?.237- PLAGIOCI.ASE KJw_o a
ions; from Dymek et ai.(1975).

4, eoAt2s_% 31 POtNT$ t
FIGURE 3. Mineral composit-
_ROllENE
M0 FI _*Mn
CHEMISTRY: Warren and Wasson (1978) report two analyses for major and trace (in-
cluding siderophile)elements for a split of 62237, and Dymek et al. (1975) re-
construct the chemical compositionfrom the mode and mineral analyses. K, U,
Th and radionuclideabundance data are presented by clark and Keith (1973) from
y-ray spectroscopy,and Schaeffer and Schaeffer (1977) report K and Ca abundances.
The chemistry (Table 2, Fig. 4) confirms the affinity with pristine ferroan anor-
thosites. The rare-earthabundancesare similar to 62236 and much lower than
pristine noritic and troctoliticrocks.
TABLE 2
Summarychemistryof 62237 (fromWarrenand Wasson,19781
Sr
Si02 La 0.19
TIO2 0.02 ? Lu 0.015
A1203 31.1 Rb
Cr203 0.06 5c 4.4
FeO 4.8
Ni 5.8
M.O 0.05
Co 11.1
MgO 4.2
Ir ppb 0.015 ?
Ca0 17.0
Au ppb 0.017
Na20 0.21 C
RE0 0.013 N
P206 S
Oxides in wt%; others in ppm Zn 1.6
except as noted Cu
313
62237
10.0 i i I 1 i
62237
1.0
0.1 I I I I I
La Ce Nd Sm Eu Tb Yb Lu
FIGURE 4. Rare earth elements; from Warren and Wasson (1978).
GEOCHRONOLOGY: Schaeffer and Schaeffer (1977) present Ar isotopic data. No

plateau was obtained and the argon system is clearly extremely disturbed, with
more than one trapped component. Individual releases give ages ranging from
2.49-5.68 b.y. with a total K-Ar "age" of 3.59 ± 0.05 b.y.
EXPOSURE AGES: Schaeffer and Schaeffer (1977) calculate 3eAr-Ca ages ranging
from 24 to 2385 m.y. with an average of 32.9 m.y. The disturbed argon system
makes the ages extremely unreliable.
PROCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS: No saw cuts have been made, and most of the sample
_S preserved in two larger chips ,0 {37.9 g) and ,I (8.9 g). A number of small
chips in the range 0.5 - 2.0 g exist. The current thin sections are from a
single potted butt (,4).
314
INTRODUCTION: 62238 is an angular, coherent,white sample (Fig. l). It con-

tains rare yellow minerals and is probably a cataclasticanorthosite. It has
some adhering soil. It was taken from a soil sample collectedon the south
rim of Buster Crater, and lacks zap pits.
FIGURE 1 Smallest scale

divisions in O.5mm.
1.f--.
315
62245 CRYSTALLINEIMPACTMELT 6.03 q
INTRODUCTION: 62245 is a coherent, medium gray, crystalline rock that is

probably an impact melt (Fig. I). The N surface appears fresh and lacks zap
pits whereas the other surfaces have patina and abundant zap pits. This rock
was taken from the _oil sample from the southeast rim of Buster Crater.
FIGURE I. Sample is about 2 cm. wide.

S-72-41308
316
62246 CATACLASTICANORTHOSITE_
GLASSCOATED 4,59 9
INTRODUCTION: 62246 appears to be a coherent, white, cataclastic anorthosite

coated by dark, vesicular glass (Fig, l), Considerable soil adheres to the
glass and several white clasts are suspended in th e glass, This rock was
taken from the soil sample from the southeast rim of Buster Crater, A few zap
pits are present on the glass coat.
FIGUREI. Sample is about 3 cm. long.

S-72-41308
317
INTRODUCTION: 62247 is a friable, olive gray, clastic breccia (Fig. I). It

was taken from the soil sample from the southeast rim of Buster Crater. Zap
pits are rare.
FIGUREI. Sample is about 2 cm. wide

S-72-41308
318
62248 FRAGMENTAL
INTRODUCTION: 62248 is a friable, olive gray, clastic breccia (Fig. I). A

small amount of splash glass is present on one surface, Traces of metal or
glass spheres and granular aggregates of white material (cataclastic anorthosite ?)
are visible macroscopically. This rock was taken from the soil sample from the
southeast rim of Buster Crater. Zap pits are either absent or completely
covered by dust.
FIGURE I. Sample is about 1.5 cm. wide.

S-72-41308
319
62249 FRAGMENTAL

is rounded and lacks zap pits. It was taken from the soil sample from the
southeast rim of Buster Crater.
FIGURE|. Sample is about 1 cm. wide.

S-72-413 08.
320
_--_ 62255 DILITHOLOGIC (PRISTINE ANORTHOSITE
AND IMPACTMELT) BRECCIA, 1239g
PARTLYGLASS-COATED
INTRODUCTION: 62255 consists of _65% ferroan anorthosite and 35% dark, finely
crystalline melt (Fig. i). Two sides are coated with black vesicular glass
(Fig. 1) apparently distinct from the crystalline melt phase. The anorthosite
is chemically pristine but enriched in some volatiles. The sample is blocky,
and moderately coherent but fractured.
62255 was collected at the south rim of Buster Crater and its orientation is
known. It was apparently perched, Patina and zap pits are present on most
faces.
FIGURE la.
321
62255
FIGURE Ib.
FIGURE 2. 62255,44. glass

coat (left) and anorthosite
(right), partly xpl. width
3mm.
322
62255
PETROLOGY: Little petrographicwork on 62255 has been published. Schaal et

al. (1976) report on studies of microcraters in the anorthositeand provide-
so--me
informationon the anorthositeitself. Ryder and Norman (1978) provide
a brief petrographicdescriptionof the anorthositewith mineral compositions
and Meyer (1979) tabulates data for minor elements in plagioclasefrom ion
microprobe studies.
The anorthosite (Fig. 2) is cataclastic and consists of plagioclase (An92-97)

with minor amounts of two pyroxenes (Enso-,sWo4_B) (Ryder and Norman, 1979;
Schaal et al., 1976). Low-calcium pyroxene occurs mainly as discrete grains
(rarely up to 2 mm), but some plagioclases contain numerous tiny pyroxene grains.
Some of the pyroxenes contain exsolution lamellae. Plagioclase grains are up
to 4 mm in diameter and relict grain boundaries are visible in places, llmenite
and troilite are rare. The minor element data for plagioclase from Meyer (1979)
are presented in Table I.
TABLE i. Ion microprobe data for minor elements (ppm) in plagioclase

(Meyer,1979)
Li Mg Ti Sr Ba
grain a) 2.6 500

grain b) 2.3 534 214 181 22
Schaal et al. (1976) note that glass in microcraters on the anorthosite consists
entirelT-o$--plagioclase and even next to a pyroxene grain is not enriched in Mg,
Fe, or Ca. In contrast, Brownlee et al. (1975) did note a slight enrichment of
Mg and Fe in glass craters as comp_ed--with the underlying feldspar grain. This
enrichment might be meteoritic.
The melt phase has a finely crystalline, "salt and pepper" texture which varies
greatly. It contains i-2% metal fragments. The contacts with the white are
sharp but the relationship is unknown--the melt is not present in thin sections.
The macroscopic features are consistent with the melt being a basaltic-textured
impact melt.
In thin section, the 91ass coat (Fig. 2) is vesicular and contains anorthosite
fragments and tiny metal blebs. It is brown and partly crystallized into
spherulites of plagioclase. The contact with the anorthosite is generally
sharp but in a few places the anorthosite is melted and in others tiny
apophyses (200-300 _m) of glass intrude the anorthositeo
CHEMISTRY: All published chemical data are for the anorthosite. S.R. Taylor
et al. (1974) present major and trace element analyses and Taylor and Bence
-C-i-9_) diagram rare-earth abundances for the anorthosite and a plagioclase
separate from it. Cripe and Moore (1974) and Moore and Lewis (1977) present
S, and C and N data respectively. Hertogen et al. (1977) tabulate and discuss
meteoritic siderophile and volatile element abundances. Ca and K data are
presented by Jessberger et al. (1977) but the chip is described as pyroxene-
rich.
i -
The data are summarized in Table 2 and Figure 3. The siderophiles demonstrate
that the ferroan anorthosite is free of meteoritic contamination but abundances
of T1 (etc.) (not tabulated) demonstrate an enrichment in volatiles.
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62255
TABLE 2. Summary chemistry of 62255 pristine anorthositm
SiO 2 44.1
TiO2
A1203 36.3
Cr203 0.002
Fe0 0.20
Mn0
Mg0 0.37
CaO 19.1
Na20 0.49
K20 0.09
P_5
Sr
La 0.46
Lu
Rb 0.025
SC
NI 1.6
Co
Ir ppb 0.016
Au ppb 0.062
C 2O
N 9
S 90
Zn 0.31
Cu <1
Oxides in wt%; others in ppm

except as noted.
5O
,o
FIGURE 3. Rare earth
i '° data for 62255. TR=
WH=plagioclase separate
E 2_ from anorthosite;from
-_ Taylor and Bence (1975).
k. I.(
,_ 0._
-- 62255,20 TR
so _ whole rock anorthosite.

D. 62255.20 WH
I I I t I I I | I I I I I I
La Ce Pr Nd Sm Eu Gd Tb 0¥ HO (r Tm Yb LU
324
62255
GEOCHRONOLOGY: Jessberger et al. (1977) found no plateau in 39Ar-4°Ar studies

and state that the sample is not datable. Thus the total K-Ar "age" of 3.66±
.08 b.y. is unreliable.
RAREGASESANDEXPOSURE AGES: Jessberger et al. (1977) list an argon exposure

age of 3 ± 1 m.y., Lightner and Marti (1974-a)--state that the exposure age is 2
m.y., and Drozd et al. (1977) quote (Marti, 1975, pers. comm.) an age of 1.9
m.y. The method---_or--the study which gave the latter two ages is 81Kr-Kr (Marti,
1980, pers. comm.).
Lightner and Marti (1974a) present xenon isotopic data for an interior chip of
anorthosite. The spallation component is small because the sample has both low
incompatible element abundances and a short exposure age. As expected, no
fissionogenic xenon was found. Trapped xenon is isotopically similar to terres-
trial xenon but Lightner and Marti (1974a) argue that it is not terrestrial in
origin. However, as discussed by Hertogen et al. (1977), contamination is
possible, as Niemeyer and Leich (1976) foun_-t_'at terrestrial xenon could be
strongly adsorbed on surfaces. Hertogen et al. (1977) suggest that the lunar
volatile enrichment might somehowmake the'-su-{face conducive to later xenon
adsorption.
MICROCRATERS AND SURFACES: Schaal et al. (1976) report physical and chemical
characteristics of microcraters on the anorthosite and Brownlee et al. (1975)
report chemical data for such craters.
Padawer et al. (1974) determined the abundances of C and F1 with depth in

exterior--an_--interior chips of the anorthosite, but the abundances derived from
both are considered to be contamination from Teflon packaging and other sources.
PHYSICAL.PROPERTIES: Housley et al. (1976) show a FMR (ferromagnetic resonance)

derivative spectrum and a corresponding absorption spectrum for an anorthosite
chip. The FMR is very weak.
PROCESSING ANDSUBDIVISIONS: Several large chips were taken from the sample and
subdivided prior to sawing of the rock in October, 1975. The single saw-cut
produced four large pieces--,O (694 g); ,64 (53 g); ,80 (251 g); and ,81 (i01 g)
in addition to many smaller pieces (Fig. 4).
62255
FIGURE 4. Sawn subdiv-

isions of 62255.
325
62275 CATACLASTICANORTHOSITE 443 9
INTRODUCTION: 62275 is a white, very friable, cataclastic anorthosite.

Mineral compositions and limited chemical data suggest that the rock is
monomict. Macroscopically it has a chalky to sugary texture and a locally
streaked appearance. There is no glass coat but a thin layer of patina is
present on some surfaces. Zap pits are rare to absent on all surfaces but
the rock's friable nature is not amenable to the preservation of surface
features. The sample was collected _ 25 m southeast of Buster Crater as a
single specimen but has since disintegrated (Fig. I). Lunar orientation
is known.
FIGURE I. S-72-38386
PETROLOGY: Prinz et al. (1973) and Dowty et al. (1974a) provide petrograph-
ic information. The rock is an extremely shocked and cataclasized anorthosite
(Fig. 2). Isolated clasts of plagioclase (An97_99) and a brownish micro-
crystalline material (up to 2 mmlong) rest in a finely comminuted anortho-
sitic matrix. Modal data are given in Table I. The brownish clasts are not
simply recrystallized plagioclase but are enriched in Fe and Mg relative to
both pure plagioclase and the bulk rock (Table 2). From the data available
it is not possible to tell if these clasts represent foreign material or
326
62275
FIGURE 2. 62275,4.
xpl. width 3mm.
were formed more or less in situ. Mafic minerals are concentrated in highly
crushed zones. Despite extensive cataclasis, a relict cumulate texture is
discernable in some areas and a few mafic-plagioclase grain boundaries have
survived. Mineralogically 62275 is similar to known pristine anorthosites.
Mafics are ferroan and largely equilibrated (Fig. 3). The small range of
mineral compositions indicate that the rock may be monomict. Chromite-rich
spinel (FeCr204 _ 60 mol%), rare Fe-metal and troilite are accessory
minerals.
From the composition of the olivine-2 pyroxene-plagioclase assemblage, Herz-

berg (1979) calculates a temperature of equilibration of _ 780-980°C and a
pressure of equilibration of _ 1.3 - 3.2 kb.
DI Hd
--8 _ FIGURE 3. Mineral compositions;
.+41• V • 'V *.,+ _+ .__" R'. Warner et al. (1976b).

En Pyroxenecomposition{mole%) Fs
I00 90 110 70 60 50 40 30 20 I0 0
Forsteritecontent of otivi_e(mole%)
327
62275
TABLE 1 Mode of 62275 (Prinz et al., 1973)
vol %
feldspathic glass
and plagioclase 93
olivine 6
orthopyroxene 1
clinopyroxene tr
chromite tr
TABLE 2 Summary chemistry of"62275 (DBAs from Prinz et al., 1973)
Bulk Rock Brownish c]asts
SiO2 43.7 44.3

TiO2 0.04 0.13
Ai203 33.1 30.2
Cr203 0.29 0.06
FeO 2.20 3.4
MnO <0.01 0.04
MgO 1.91 3.1
CaO 18.4 18.6
Na20 0.30 0.34

K20 0.06 0.03
P205
Oxides in wt%
CHEMISTRY: A "bulk rock" defocussedelectron beam analysis (DBA) of a thin

section is presented by Prinz et al. (1973) and reproducedin Dowty et al.
(1974a)and here as Table 2 with an average microprobeanalysis of the
brownish clasts. The high Fe/Mg of the rock is comparableto that of other
ferroan anorthosites.
Clark and Keith (1973)provide natural and cosmogenicradionuclideabundance

data. The very low K (ll9 ppm), Th (0.009 ppm) and U (<0.006ppm) indicate
very little, if any, contaminationby KREEP.
EXPOSURE AGES: Cosmogenicradionuclidedata are reported by Clark and Keith

(1973). The rock is probably saturated in 26AI relative to 22Na(26Al/22Na=
3.4)
328
62275
FIGURE 4. Most of 62275,0. Largest piece is

about 5 cm. across.
/ ....
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Although returned as one piece, from which ,I

was chipped to produce thin sections ,3 and ,4, 62275 has disintegrated into
numerous pieces and powder (Fig.4).
329
62285 SOIL CLOD 3.52 9
INTRODUCTION: 62285 is a brown, extremely friable sample, most of which has

disintegrated to powder (Fig. I). It is a loosely lithified soil clod. It was
taken from a soil sample collected about 30 m south of Buster Crater.
FIGUREI. Smallest scale

division in O.5mm.
330
62286 SOIL CLOD 2.92 9
INTRODUCTION: 62286 is a brown, extremely friable sample, most of which has

disintegrated to powder (Fig. I). It is a loosely lithified soil clod. It
was taken from a soil sample collected about 30 m south of Buster Crater.

division in O.5mm.
i
331
62287 FINE-GRAINEDIMPACTMELT(?) 4.74
INTRODUCTION: 62287 is an angular, coherent, medium dark gray fragment (Fig.

I). It contains rare, small white and black clasts, and has conchoidal frac-
ture in places. It is probably a fine-grained or glassy impact melt. It was
taken from a soil sample collected about 30 m south of Buster Crater and lacks
zap pits.
FIGURE I. Smallest scale

division in O.5mm.
332
62288 FRAGMENTAL
OR CRYSTALLINEPOLYMICTBRECCIA 1.94 9
INTRODUCTION: 62238 is a coherent, pale to medium gray breccia containing a

variety of small light and dark clasts (Fig. I). The matrix is coherent and
the fragment population varies from angular to rounded. It was taken from a
soil sample collected 30 m south of Buster Crater and lacks zap pits.
FIGURE I. Smallest
scale division in
i O.5mm.
333
62289 SOIL CLOD 1.14 g
INTRODUCTION: 62289 is a brown, almost totally disaggregated soil clod (Fig. I).
It was taken from a soil sample collected about 30 m south of Buster" Crater.
FIGURE I. Smallest
scale division in
O.5mm.
334
62295 BASALTIC IMPACT MELT 251 9
INTRODUCTION: 62295 is a mesostasis-rich, basaltic impact melt that is unique

in being very magnesian and rich in olivine and spinel. Macroscopically it
is greenish-gray in color and quite tough (Fig. I). It was collected _ 35 m
southwest of Buster Crater. Zap pits are abundant on the "lunar top" surface,
rare to absent on other surfaces.
i iiil iii iii¸iliiiiiili_i_ii_

i!ii_il!i_iilli_i
i!i_ii!!
ii!iiii!il
i!iii!!
ii!!i!ii!!iii!!iiiiiiiii!ili!ili
FIGURE I.
335
62295
a b
FIGURE 2. 62295,69. general view. width 2mm. a)xpl, b) ppl.
PETROLOGY:General petrographic descriptions are given by Agrell et al. (1973),

Brown et al. (1973), Hodges and Kushiro (1973), Walker et al. (1973_,-_ord et al.
(1973)i Weiblen and Roedder (1973), McGeeet al. (1979) and Vaniman and Papike
(1981). Steele and Smith (1975) provide data on minor elements in olivines.
Nord et al. (1973) studied mineral structures using high.voltage transmission
electron spectroscopy (HVTEM). Misra and Taylor (1975) report metal compositions.
Melt inclusions were studied by Weiblen and Roedder (1973).
62295 is a fine-grained, mesostasis-rich basaltic impact melt with the mineral-

ogy of a spinel troctolite (Fig. 2). It is somewhat heterogeneous on the thin
section scale, an approximate mode being 55% plagioclase, 25% olivine, 15%
mesostasis and 5% spinel. Xenocrysts (up to 1.5 mm) of olivine (Fo9o_95),
plagioclase (An94_99), pink spinel (9-16 mol% chromite) and metal are preserved
in a finer-grained matrix (<l mm) characterized by a variety of quench textures.
Normally-zoned olivine (Fo78_92) and plagioclase (An90_96) are the principal
matrix minerals and occur as hollow, euhedral laths and skeletal grains, as vari-
olitic to graphic intergrowths and as clots with a feathery to spinifex texture.
Inclusions of a colorless to pale yellow spinel (2-4 mol% chromite) are abundant
in both matrix olivine and plagioclase. These spinels are metastable and their
existence implies rapid cooling and crystal growth rates. A complex, cryptocrys-
talline mesostasis of plagioclase, olivine, clinopyroxene, metal, troilite,
schreibersite and a fluor-phosphate fills interstices and hollow crystals. The
336
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pyroxenes are ferroaugites(Fig. 3) and occur only in the mesostasis. Metal

shows a large range in composition (Fig. 4). Co-existingschreibersiteis
unusuallyrich in Ni (_ 42% Ni) (see Misra and Taylor, 1975; Brown et al., 1973;
Weiblen and Roedder, 1973 for other metal data).
The xenocrystsare inhomogeneouslydistributedthrough the rock and often core

the radiate intergrowthsmentioned above; all are mantled by fine-grainedre-
action rims. Several authors note that the xenocrystpopulation is mineralogi-
cally similar to the pink spinel troctolite (PST) clast in 67435. Steele and
Smith (1975) find the xenocryst olivines to be poor in minor elements (except
Cr) compared to matrix olivines (Table l). Roedder and Weiblen (1977b)describe
Fo Fa
l
FIGURE 3a. Mafic mineral
e_e compositions.
Hodges and Kushiro (1973)
Atomic perant
xenocrysts
, A A& :SPINEL INTEI_TITIAI.._L_._. 62295
OFIO_ _ 30 40 50 60 70 60 90 I00
IOLIVINEI FE/(FE+_) Walker et al. (1973)
=mmm-/_s Vaniman and Papike (1961")

F,II ="_'J ' J I J i ; E l F_
an unusual chondrule-likeparticle consistingof asiBgle crystal of barred

olivine.withthin stringersof plagioclaseand opaque_ separatingthe bars.
The olivine shows reverse zoning with an intermediatearea more magnesian
(F092) than either the core or rim (both% FOBB). The plagioclasestringers
bear no crystallographicrelation to the olivine and thus are not exsolution
lamellae.
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-J A
Ab F _eeet
-- al.
(1979)II
62295 Anl.....
15:'":"
90'Hedges85and_o.
_ _Kushir° (1973)
mot'/,
_. - compositions.
XEN0CRYBT _ •
I 6z_s,_ Walkeret.al. (1973) FIGURE 3b. Plagioclase

MOLE1 Fro/F_O+MQO
o,N3
_62295
Ab 80 90 Vaniman and Paplke (1981)
TABLE I. Minor elements in 62295 olivine (Steele and Smith, 1975)
Ca0 Ti02 Mn0 Al203 Cr203
Matrix 0.250 0.017 0.092 0.130 0.087
Xenocryst 0.060 0.009 0.045 0.048 0.124
Oxides in wt%
I i f I I I I I I
Melt
2,0
62295 FIGURE 4. Metals; from Misra and Taylor

1.5
e (1975).
1.0
i Oo
o.5 _
I ,1 I I I I I I ,I
2 6 10 14 18
Wt I[ Nickel
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EXPERIMENTAL PETROLOGY: Crystallization experiments on the 62295 composition

are reported by Walker et al. (1973), Hodges and Kushiro (1973) and Ford et al.
(1974). All authors find spinel to be the liquidus phase at all pressures. At
low pressure spinel is followed by olivine, plagioclase and pyroxene with de-
creasing temperature. Below _ 1250°C and at low pressure, spinel reacts with
the liquid to form olivine, and plagioclase. At progressively higher pressures
the spinel field expands and olivine is replaced by pyroxene. There is no
approach to multiply saturated conditions with increasing pressure (Figs. 5,6).
This crystallization sequence (spinel, olivine, plagioclase, pyroxene) is con-

sistent with that predicted by low pressure phase diagrams (Fig. 7) and deter-
mined by textural studies (e.g. Engelhardt, 1978). Data from silicate melt
inclusions (Weiblen and Roedder, 1973) are in basic agreement with this sequence
except for apparently requiring a minor amount of a Ti-rich phase to follow
olivine and preceed plagioclase (Fig. 8).
L. A. Taylor et al. (1976) performed subsolidus heating experiments on natural

rock chips to observe changes in metal composition and morphology. Their re-
sults are summarized in Figure 9.
DEPTH KM
200 400
f " I--1 I-'1

62295 __ 14oo L
J o,/_ F'_lSP + L
, _, / 13oo-[, , , , I , , Iso.o,
, , i , I , ,
o Sp +Ol+Lr:_t71 _Px+L
-/o __
-- _.__,.._PJR0X,-
o ,TE ,
oo-."o_ //
_ /
_o/ IlO0
I I I I i I I I ; i , I , _ I I I
Lo zo 0 5 I0 15
P KB Pressure, kb
FIGURE5. from Walker et al.
FIGURE6. from Hodges and Kushiro
(I 973). (I 973).
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SILICA
SILICA
PYROXENE FIGURE 7. from Walker et aI.(1973).
PLAGIOCLASE
OLIVINE
SPINEL
OLIVINE ANORTHITE
\N\
+t A Four Apollo 12 basalts which
[- ",N.x. can be related by low pressure
\ olivine fractionation.
;:_ mo,_xl0se// _>, • Apollo 15 olivine basalts.
c_t_// \ O Apollo 15 quartz basalts.
J_..._.._._Cont_
Olivine -'_ ,_
-- _ (_ Melt inclusions in 62295
,we" c0_t_ "_'_,'_'_'_, 4. Average of melt inclusions in-
% m0g_ctm -_ terstitial to and in pla_oclase

_" oeo w% u¢O in 62295
_e 4- x Average of melt inclusions in
o83__ A_, olivine in 62295

%'_ -e4 ***_ "_ + Melt inclusions in olivine,
Apollo 15 (1).
_*_ [3 Bulk composition of 62295
*!
°77O_ OfN_
o II
FIGURE 8. TiO2 v. MgO; from

w._u_o W-ei_n" and Roedder (l973).
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62295
I ! I I
o Unheated Sample
,e_ 2.0 _ * e Day Anneal 62295 -

O •A" '10 Day Anneal .....
"_ 20 Day Annea| FIGURE 9. from L.A. Taylor
_-_|.5- _ et al. I_-976).

o o
1.o- oeo
I
w_
s t l
*';'?
I I
4 8 12 16
Weight Percent Nickel
CHEMISTRY: Major and trace element analyses are provided by Hubbard et al.
(1973), Rose et al. (1973) and W_nke et al.-(1976). Kr_henb_hl et aI-/--(_73)
give siderophile and volatile element data and Eldridge et al. (1973) report
natural and cosmogenic radionuclide abundances. Walker _ a--T. (1973) present
major elements obtained by electron microprobe analyses of natural rock powder
fused to a glass. Other chemical data are found in the work of geochronologists
(referenced below).
62295 is among the most magnesian, and has one of the highest Mg/Fe (Mg/Mg+Fe
molar = 0.81), of any lunar impact melt analyzed (Table 2). Nonetheless it is
chemically distinct from the ultramafic PST clast in 67435 which contains _ 34%
MgO. Lithophile elements (Fig. I0) are slightly enriched over local soils and
are dominated by KREEP. Eldridge et al. (1973)note the low K/U ratio (770);
Th/U is typical of lunar rocks (3.9-T.--The siderophile elements indicate a
meteoritic component (Table 2). Ganapathy et al. (1973) mention the high Ge
content (642 ppb) but do not consider it inactive of fumarolic volatiles due
to the normal volatile to involatile ratios (e.g. TI/Cs and TI/U) of the rock.
Hertogen et al. (1977) assign this sample to meteoritic group IH, a group
largely r_tr-Tcted to Apollo 16.
STABLE ISOTOPES: Taylor and Epstein (1973) report whole rock 60 _8 and 6Si 3°
values of +5.81 and -0.27 °/oo respectively.
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SiO2 45.3 Sr 131

TiO2 0.72 La 19
Al203 20.5 Lu 0.88
Cr203 0.17 Rb 5.2
FeO 6.2 Sc 10
MnO 0.09 Ni 285
MgO 14.7 Co 25
CaO 11.6 Ir ppb 4.3
Na20 0.45 Au ppb 5.1
K20 0.08 C
P205 0.14 N
S 700
Oxides in wt%, othersin ppm Zn 18.9
exceptas noted.
Cu 14.1
----,52,60: W_nke et al., 1976

,39." Hubbard et al., 1973
10
FIGURE lO. Rare earth elements.
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RADIOGENICISOTOPES AND GEOCHRONOLOGY: An Rb-Sr internal isochron age of 4.00

±0.06 b.y. with an initial 8_Sr/86Srof 0.69956±6 (Fig. ll) was reported by
Mark et al. (1974). The age is interpretedas the crystallizationage of the
impact-m_t.
The isochron is not simply a mixing line becauseone fraction (H) falls off
such a line (Fig. ll). Mark et al. (1974) and Nyquist et ai.(1973) provide
whole-rockRb-Sr data, summarTz-ed--inTable 3.
a) b)
0.70( J,//_LIVINE" •(mpZ8-_96
0,70( /f 0.69956± .00006 -_
<2.59
0702 i
[ J7 PLAG 08 I0" 12 ,_t 16 18 'L_'_'
07LOOt//
v , i | = I .... a, • , , . iv , -
eSSr
(ppm)
0 0_)5 O.lO 0.15
I_Rb/_Sr
FIGURE11. Rb-Sr data. a) isochron, b) Rb v. 86Sr; from Mark et a1.(1974).
TABLE 3 Summary of whole rock Rb-Sr data for 62295
Rb
a7 e:Sr18%r e_Srle%r
s6 Rb measured at 4.6 b.y.* TBABI (b.y.) TLUNI (b.Y.) Reference
62295,34 0.0958 0.70501 0.69955 4.31 4.38 Nyquist et at.

(1973)
,34 II 0.0994 0.70519 0.69946 4.28 4.35 Nyquist et al.
(1973)
,35 0.0877 0.70452 0.69956 4.39 4.46 Mark et al.
(!974)
*corrected for interlaboratory bias by Nyquist (1977)
/f --
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Turner et al. (1973) could not obtain a good 39Ar-"°Ar plateau due to equip-
ment proTl_s during the low temperature release, but an age of 3.89 ± 0.05
b.y. was inferred from the 900 o and 1000 o release data. A maximum age of
3.91 ± 0.05 b.y. was also calculated (Fig.12). The total Ar release age is
3.31 b.y.
I I I I I I I I I
0"02
_ 0"01 o
t.J
-'_
% -- __ _ Turner
FIGURE et
12.al. (I973). from
Ar release;
0.01 0"005
I I 1 I I I I 1 I
50 --1 _
3"8 _
o
m <
62295 w
SPINEL TROCTOLITE <
Tmox= 3-91 °- 0-05 AE --

_< 3-6 i
I I I I I I I t 1
0 0,5 1"0
FRACTION OF 39/_, P,ELEAS£O
RARE GAS/EXPOSUREHISTORY: From fossil track analyses Bhandari et al. (1973)

infer that 62295 had a simple exposure history without shallow _-u-r_l ex-
posure in the regolith. A surface exposure age of 2.7 m.y. was calculated.
Turner et al. (1973) report cosmogenic Ar isotope ratios and calculate an Ar
exposure age of 310 m.y. Marti (1974, pers. comm., referenced in H6rz et al.,
1975) determined a Kr exposure age of 235 m.y. Eldridge et al. (1973) p_vT6e
short-lived cosmogenic radionuclide abundances and Lightner and Marti (1974b)
report various Xe isotope concentrations.
MICROCRATERS: Morrison et al. (1973) and Neukum et al. (1973) provide size-
frequency data. Microcraters occur on only one _r_ce indicating a simple ex-
posure history. The cratered surface is probably still in production.
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62295
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Magnetic and mossbauer studies by Brecher et al. (1973)

indicate that 62295 contains 0.37 wt% metal, predominantly as coarse, multi-
domain particles. There is also a small but significant fraction of single
domain grains which are capable of carrying a relatively stable component of
natural remanence (Figs. 13,14). Remanent properties of different chips
scatter over an order of magnitude due to the inhomogeneous distribution of
metal and the ability of the chips to acquire a viscous remanence. Cyclical
heating experiments produced irreversible changes in the magnetic properties
through the subsolidus reduction of Fe2+ to produce new metal grains and the
coalescence of preexisting metal grains.
MAGNETIZATION CURVE
ao FIGURE 13. Magnetic behaviour;

9 from Brecher et al. (1973)
8
_7
E
_s
IN
05
X
3 - 95.27 I OT~I75°K
21__
v i l i i I i
(25.85mg)I
J i i
xT~5OO'K
i i
I 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 I0 II 12
H (koe)
0_"% 0
o.eO'C"
0.7 - "-... o 62295,27 , IRM (6 koe)
..oo._
2,o._. °'"'"-.....o .... FIGURE
from 14. IRM
Brecher et stability;
al. (I973).
0.4 ...... 0
0.3
0.2
0.1
I00 200 500 400 500

HAF (,oe)
Normolized AF Demognetization
/J -
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Todd et al. (1973) and Wang et al. (1973) report elastic property measurements
unde_o_ining pressures of_-_O0 bars (Fig.15). Todd et al. (1973) also
calculate and measure values of the mean volume thermal e_a_ion coefficient
over the range 25-200%. The calculatedvalue (16.9°C-I) was an order of
magnitude greater than the measured value (6.8°C-I) apparently due to the
presence of void space in the rock into which the minerals Were able to expand.
Katsube and Collett (1973a,b)present and discuss measurementsof the electrical

characteristicsof the rock (Fig.16).
f
(.t
, FIGURE 15. Elastic properties;

from Todd et al. (1973).
z ,1
o
r_ .FAIRFAX OIASAS[ T_ • 998"C
t I t I I
0 I 2 3 4 b
PflE.SSUF_ (Kb)
i0 •
K'62
I0 8 e",.._, o_
,o, ,o'_ Katsubeand Collett

,= (l973a,b).
10e e ,-.e...-o e--e i0_
_ tOs tO° g_
i- e_o (n
JO5 D ""_<_..o.o_ _,_o _o_o Icr__

o
o' 6229.5,17 Jo
"3
I0 lOI '
i0 z '
I0 _. :o
4 :o
5 106 ' '
iO't '
i0 e J'_
lot'
FREQUENCY (Hz)
346
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PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972, 62295 was broken along a natural fracture

into three mainpieces (,4 ,5 and ,6). That same year ,5 was sawn into many
pieces iFig. 17) and widely allocated. ,6 was cut into two pieces and then broken
up into smaller chips for allocationand storage. In 1975 ,4 was sawn into two
pieces (,4 and ,122) and the smaller of these (,122) sent to the Brooks remote
storage vault. Most of the thin sections were made from ,12 (a portion of ,5)
and ,45 (a portion of ,6). ,46 (a 5.41g split of ,6) was homogenizedto a 100
mesh powder for O.5g allocationsto the experimentalpetrologists. 2.17g of this
powder remains. The largest single pieces remaining today are ,4 (108.5g) at JSC
and ,122 (48.1g) at Brooks.
62295, 5
,1(
,lC
,14
,11
4 ,15
'21_ _ B,12
1 cm
S-72-50655
FIGURE 17. Subdivisionsfollowing sawing.
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62305 FRAGMENTAL
INTRODUCTION: 62305 is an extremely friable, gray breccia (Fig. I). It con-

tains a few small white clasts. It was taken from a soil sample collected 30 m
south of Buster Crater and lacks zap pits.

division O.5mm.
348
62315 FRAGMENTAL

is rounded with smooth, hummocky surfaces. This rock was taken from the soil
sample from the southeast rim of Buster Crater (62240). Zap pits are absent.
FIGURE I. Sample is about 1 cm. across.

S-72-41308
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Houston.Texas77058

Part 2, 63335 - 66095

GRAHAMRYDERAND_MARC D. NORMAN
September, 1980
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART 1
INTRODUCTION.................................
_....................
(i)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS..................................................
(ii)
ABBREVIATIONS....................................................
(ii)
THE APOLLO 16 MISSION............................................
(iii)
NUMBERING OF APOLLO 16 SAMPLES.................................
(viii)
APOLLO 16 ROCK SAMPLES: BASIC INVENTORY..........................
(x)
SKETCH MAPS OF APOLLO 16 SAMPLING SITES.........................
(xxx)
SAMPLES 60015 - 60679...............................................
1
SAMPLES 61015 - 61577.............................................
187
SAMPLES 62235 - 62315.............................................
299
PART 2
SAMPLES 63335 - 63598.........................................

,...351
SAMPLES 64425 - 64837.............................................
427
SAMPLES 65015 - 65927.............................................
557
SAMPLES 66035 - 66095.............................................
737
PART 3
SAMPLES 67015 - 67975.............................................

775
SAMPLES 68035 - 68848............................................
1033
SAMPLES 69935 - 69965............................................
1099
REFERENCES.......................................................
1113
.... 63335 HETEROGENEOUS
FINE-GRAINED IMPACT MELT/BRECCIA 65.4
INTRODUCTION: 63335 is polymict, consisting of differing glassy or microcrystalline

breccias and intrusive fine-grained or glassy veins. It exists as several angular,
coherent, medium to medium dark gray pieces (Fig. 1) which macroscopically are fairly
homogeneous.
63335 was chipped from Shadow Rock, as were 60017 and 63355 accounting for its
being in several pieces. Its exact location on the boulder is unknown although the
general area is known. A few zap pits occur on some of the fragments.
Figure I.
PETROLOGY: Kridelbaugh et al. (1973) describe, with microprobe analyses, a thin

section which appears to-_e_ypical of the rock. Nord et al. (1975) report petro-
graphic and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) stud3-es--of a similar sample; Misra
and Taylor (1975) report metal data.
The rock is complex on a microscopic scale, with various melt-breccia (including

glassy) textures prominent (Fig. 2). The main(?) micro-breccia has a cryptocrystalline
matrix with dendritic laths of either olivine or orthopyroxene, and about 20% fragments
of anorthosite, plagioclase and gabbroic anorthosite. A few small fragments of olivine,
ilmenite, troilite, and Fe-metal are also present (Kridelbaugh et al., !973). The
small plagioclases are partially resorbed. Anorthosite and anorthositic gabbro clasts
have plagioclase An93-97; the anorthositic gabbro has olivine FoBs_72 (Kridelbaugh et
al., 1973). The vein described by Kridelbaugh et al. (1973) varies from spherulitic--
_ variolitic with plagioclase laths Angs. Nor_-e%--al. (1975) describe similar
complex breccias which are essentially fine-grained with igneous textures. They did
not find glass in their section.
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63335
a b
Figure 2. 63335,32 a) melt matrix, ppl. width 2mm.

b) matrix and dark clasts, xpl. width 2mm.
Misra and Taylor (1975) report ranges of compositions for 5 metal grains, averaging
5.65% Ni and 0.55% Co (Fig. 3). They describe the sample as a mesostasis-olivine-
plagioclase melt rock with devitrified glass a minor component. LSPET (1973)
states that 63335 contains more than 2% ilmenite.
2£
63335
i._ Figure 3. Metals, from
u Misra and Taylor (1975).
0.5 ,_
t i l a J
2 4 b 8 I0
WI._L Nickel
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63335
CHEMISTRY: Laul et al. (1974) and LSPET (1973) report major and trace element
abundances,Hubbard et al. (1974) report trace element abundances,Ganapathy et al.
(1974) report meteoritic siderophileand volatile element abundances,andClark and
Keith (1973) report K, U, Th and radionuclideabundancesfrom y-ray spectroscopy.
Cripe and Moore (1975) and Moore and Lewis (1976) report S, and C and N abundances
respectively. Some chemical data are presented in the work of geochronologists(be-
low). All these analyses are for bulk rock samples. Kridlebaughet al. (1973) tabu-
late microprobe analyses of the matrix and of the devitrifiedglass veins.
The bulk rock data are summarized in Table 1 and Figure 4. The sample is chemically
very similar to 60017 but unlike 63355, from the same boulder. The low siderophile
and rare-earth abundances are like North Ray Crater samples and unlike most poly-
mict breccias and soils. Hubbard et al. (1974) note that the sample has unusually
high Eu and St, hence a large Eu a_ma-Ty (confirmed by the Laul et al., 1974, data).
Ganapathy et al. (1974) assign the sample to their meteoritic Group 4, but Hertogen
et al. (19_-)_ssign it tentatively to Group 2 (and abandon Group 4).
GEOCHRONOLOGY: Nyquist et al. (1974!report Rb-Sr isotopic data for a whole-

rock sample (Table 2). T-hemeasured _TSr/86Sr is considerablylower than most
lunar polymict breccias and soils.
TABLE 2. Summary of Rb-Sr isotopic data from Nyquist et ai.,(1974)
Rb ppm Sr ppm 87Sr/86Sr T * *

BABI (b.y.)TLuNI
1.146 222.1 .69997+5 4.08+.29 4.40+.29
*Values adjusted for interlaboratory bias.
Murthy (1978) reports the 87Sr/86Sr ratio of a plagioclase separate from 63335,
which, adjusted for interlaboratory bias to conformwith Caltech data, is
0.69907± 4. Extrapolated back to 4.6 b.y., this gives 87Sr/86Sr = 0.69890+4 i.e.
extremely primitive (Murthy, 1978).
Alexander and Kahl (1974) report "°Ar-39Ar data, but no plateau was found (Fig.5)
indicating extensive gas loss. Unlike most lunar samples, most of the 39At was
released at very high temperature. A minimum age of 3.65 b.y. can be inferred for
the rock. The outgassing was possibly due to the North Ray cratering event.
EXPOSURE AGE: Alexander and Kahl (1974)report an exposure age of 41±8 m.y. from
t_e _Ar method. This exposure age is similar to that of many North Ray crater
breccias.
PROCESSING ANDSUBDIVISIONS: 63335 was returned as several pieces (Fig.l), several

f- o_ w_ich were separate_ an-_numbered. Of the larger chips (Fig.l) ,5 and ,18 are
preservedand ,6 (Fig.6) and ,7 have been subdivided.
353
63335
50 I I I I I I I I I I I I
63335,18
(. 20
h.
t-
"Oo,_
O 10 ¢
.__ 5
I,U
IJJ
mr
2
co
Q" 1,0
E
CO
•" 0.5
IJJ
UJ
nr
0,2
K Ba La Ce Nd Sm Gd Dy YbLu Hf Ta Th
Eu
Figure 4. Rare earths, from Laul eta_]l.(1974).
354
63335
ol
0.0 I
0001L L ,
63335
f I
Figure 5. Ar releases, from

Alexander and Kahl (1974).
16B
• 14 J
3 3
Age•364 b.y.
- - fluence ond monitor error
0 0 I0 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 I00
Cumulative % 3_,Ar Releosed
S-73 - 22357
I cm _' - - _"
•" - TS
Figure 6. Subdivisions of 63335,6.
355
63355 POIKILITICIMPACT MELT 68.2 g
INTRODUCTION: 63355 is a poikiliticimpact melt with some variability in its

macroscopiccoloring and microscopic texture(Fig. I).
63355 was taken from Shadow Rock with 60017 and 63335. It is fracturedand
consists of several chips but individualchips are tough. Patina and zap pits
are present on one surface and portions of the surface are heterogeneousand
bulbous. In some places where the rock has fallen apart, striationsare
present.
.44016
Figure I.
PETROLOGY: Misra and Taylor (1975) report metal compositionsand Nord et al.
(1975) report an electron petrographicstudy.
63355 is a poikilitic impact melt containingclasts and schlieren of cataclastic

plagioclasesand lithic material (Fig. 2). The dominant crystallinematrix
consists of small orthopyroxeneoikocrysts (electrondiffractionidentification;
Nord et al., 1975) less than 500 um long dimension and crowded with irregularly
shape_--p_gioclases.The interoikocrystareas contain glass and ilmenite. Metal
and troilite blebs are abundant. The thin sections include an 8 mm clast of
feldspat!_c granuliticimpactite (Fig. 2); in places near this clast the normal
matrix consists of pyroxene oikocrysts less than 500 _m in diameter but the en-
closed plagioclasesare larger and more lath-shapedthan elsewhere. Thin brown
glass veins are present and in part form the feldspathic impactite/poikilitic
melt boundary. The reflectivityof these veins suggests that they are mafic. In
places these veins cause vitrificationof the impactiteand other clasts. Sharp
boundaries betwee_ variable textures in the poikilitic melt suggest that shearing
has occurred.
356
63355
Figure 2. 63355,48 a) poikilitic matrix, granoblastic clast,

glass veins, ppl. width 2mm, b) same view, xpl. width 2mm.
The metal compositions for the poikilitic melt (Misra and Taylor, 1975; referred
to as light-matrix breccia) average 5.7% Ni and 0.3% Co with little variation
(Fig. 3). The metal grains have a good development of polycrystalline structure
due to annealing. Nord et al. (1975), referring to the melt as a dark matrix
breccia, note the clast p-opu--Tation of angular noritic and anorthositic fragments.
All the plagioclase clasts show extreme deformation--maskelynite, deformation
lamellae and so on. Parts of the matrix are glassy but without evidence of flow.
"-_-r'-r-_
: 1.5
63355
v 1.0
_o.5 _ Misra
Figure and
3. Taylor
Metals, (1975).
from
L _.x. -._t_._t_
2 4 6 8
357
CHEMISTRY: Laul et al. (1974) report major and trace element data, Clark
and Keith (1973) report K, U, Th and radionuclide abundances from y-ray
spectroscopy, and Ganapathy et al. (1974) report meteoritic siderophile and
volatile abundances.
The chemistry of the bulk sample (Table I, Fig. 4) is typical of Apollo 16

poikilitic impact melts. Ganapathy et al. (1974) place the meteoritic sig-
nature as their Group 1 (later modified to Group IH by Hertogen et al., 1977,
when Group 1 was subdivided), believed to represent the uppermost stratum of
the Apollo 16 site.
slo
2
TIO2 0.88
Al203 21.5
Cr2 0.17
200 i i i _ ii _ i i ii i i FeO 8.3
63355,10 MnO O.Og
100 MgO 8
i 50 Na20
CaO O.50
12.0
: IL20 0.23
P205
mr 20 Sr
_ La 30
10 Lu 1.3
_) Rb 6.5
= 5 Sc 12
NI 870
Co 62
cc
Ir ppb 20
Au ppb 17
K Ba La Ce Nd Srn C_ Tb Yb Hf Ta Th C
Eu Dy Lu N
S
Figure 4. Rare earths, Zn s.2
from L--_l et al. (1973). Cu
Oxidesin wt%; othersin ppm except as noted.
3_
63355
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: The sample was received as three large pieces

and several smaller chips (Fig. I). ,I (43 g) and ,3 (I0 g) are intact.
,2 was subdivided (Fig. 5) as was ,4 (Fig. 6). More daughters than shown on
Figures 5 and 6 now exist.
1 cm S-73-28680
359
63505 FINE-GRAINED IMPACT MELT 5.41
INTRODUCTION: 63505 is a dark gray, coherent, fine-grained impact melt with

some white patches (Fig. i). It was taken from a regolith sample and has a
few zap pits on one surface.
PETROLOGY: 63505 is an extremely fine-grained impact melt containing slightly

rounded fragments which are mainly plagioclase (Fig. 2) and have a size distribution
ranging down to very tiny. The clasts are not shocked. A few lithic clasts are
present. The melt is a mortar of micropoikilitic (?) material with tiny ilmenite
laths and apparently free of glass.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Three representative documented chips (,I; ,2; ,3)

adjacent to each other were removed and ,3 made into thin sections ,13 and ,14.
Figure 1. S-72-38969.

ppl. width 2mm.
36O
_ 63506 BASALTIC IMPACTMELT 4.9 g
INTRODUCTION: 63506 (Fig. 1) is a medium dark gray, coherent impact melt with
_90% plagi'oclase. It was taken from a regolith sample and has a few zap pits on
one surface.
PETROLOGY:63505 consists mainly of plagioclase in the form of jumbled laths

with ragged edges and as plagioclase clasts (Fig. 2). Small intergranular mafic
minerals and a few opaques are present but there is little, if any, interstitial
glass.
PROCESSING ANDSUBDIVISIONS: A representative chip ,1 was made into thin sections

,13 and ,14.
Figure I. S-72-38968.
Scale in cm.

ppl, Width 2mm.
f-.
z-
361
63507 FRAGMENTALREGOLITH BRECCIA, PARTIAL GLASS COAT 2.78
INTRODUCTION: 63507 is an olive gray, friable breccia (Fig. 1) containing

regolith-derived materials. Almost 10% of its surface is coated with black
vesicular glass. It was taken from a regolith sample and lacks zap pits.
PETROLOGY: 63507 is a fragmental, fine-grained breccia. It contains numerous

brown glassy/aphanitic breccia fragments, spheres (and fragments of spheres)
of colorless glass, and yellow/brown devitrified and clear glasses. Some
vesicular, agglutinitic glass fragments are present in the sub-t00 _m size
range. Lithic clasts include basaltic, aphanitic and poikilitic impact melts
as well as feldspathic granulites. The sample has the characteristics of a
loosely lithified regolith.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: A single chip (,1) of the breccia was taken to

Rake thin section's ,13 and--,14.
Figure I. S-72-38969.

pp--_, w1_-th 2mm.
362
i
63508 FINE-GRAINEDIMPACT MELT (?) 2.61
INTRODUCTION: 63508 is a bluish gray, coherent rock (Fig. i) which may be an

impact melt, although in the Apollo 16 Lunar Sample Information Catalog (1972)
it is described as a crushed anorthosite. It was taken from a regolith sample
and lacks zap pits.
Figure I. S-72-38968.
363
INTRODUCTION: 63509 is a medium dark gray, homogeneous and fine-grained impact

melt (Fig. i). It was taken from a regolith sample and has a few zap pits on
all surfaces.
PETROLOGY: 63509 is an extremely fine-grained impact melt IFig. 2). A mortar-

like matrix encloses plagioclase clasts which range down to extremely small
sizes. The matrix is plagioclase-rich, contains ilmenite laths, and apparently
lacks glass. In places an orientation or flow is apparent. The clasts are
rounded and some are ragged. Thin sections ,5 and ,6 contain (atypically)
schlieren of cataclastic anorthosite (Fig. 2).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: A single chip ,i, representative except for a few

white streaks, was taken to make thin sections ,5 and ,6.
Figure I. S-72-38968.

ppT. width 2mm.
364
63515 FINE-GRAINED IMPACT MELT 1.32 g
INTRODUCTION: 63515 is a coherent, blocky, medium dark gray breccia (Fig. 1).
A few plagioclases are as large as 1.5 mm, but most of the sample is extremely
fine-grained and is probably an impact melt. The sample was taken from a regolith
sample and has zap pits on one surface.
Figure I. S-72-38968, cube is Icm.
/r.
365
63525 FINE-GRAINED IMPACT MELT 6.68 9
INTRODUCTION: 63525 is a dark, homogeneous, coherent, fine-grained impact

melt (Fig. I). It is a rake sample and has zap pits.
PETROLOGY: 63525 is a brownish fine-grained impact melt with a seriate size

distribution of clasts down to very tiny (Fig. 2). The clasts are nearly all
unshocked plagioclases with rounded corners, but a few small lithic clasts
including basaltic impact melts, feldspathic granulites, and granoblastic
anorthosites are present. In places, the mineral clasts include complexly
exsolved pyroxenes. The melt matrix, which is more mafic than the clast
population, contains some plagioclase laths and a flow-alignment is apparent
in places. Phinney et al. (1976) in a SEM study, note that the matrix lacks
glass, contains about 5% vugs and vesicles, and consists of subhedral
plagioclases up to 10 pm across and anhedral low-Ca pyroxene up to 2 pm across.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Two small chips (,6) macroscopically appearing to

be half matrix and half clasts, were made into thin sections ,10 - ,13. The
clasts apparently are the feldspathic granulites and granoblastic anorthositic
materials. Two other small chips (,7 and ,8) have also been individually
numbered (Fig. 1).
................. 63525
o am
,7
Figure I.

ppl. width 1.5mm.
366
_--_ 63526 FINE-GRAINED IMPACT MELT 2.91 9
INTRODUCTION: 63526 is a dark, homogeneous, coherent, fine-grained impact melt

(Fig. i). It is a rake sample and has zap pits.
PETROLOGY: 65326 is a brownish fine-grained impact melt with a seriate distribution

o# clasts down to very tiny (Fig. 2). The clasts are mainly unshocked plagioclases
with rounded corners and ragged edges. The lithic clasts are usually small, but
in thin sections ,9 and ,10, half the area is a poikiloblastic feldspathic
impactite with a heterogeneous texture (Fig. 2). Phinney et al. (1976) in a SEM
study, note that the matrix lacks glass, contains about 5% vugs and vesicles,
and consists of subhedral plagioclases up to 10 pm across and anhedral low-Ca
pyroxene up to 2 pm across.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: A small representative chip ,6 was made into thin

sections ,9 - ,12. Another small chip ,7 was individually numbered.
63526 ,6
Figure I.

p'pl. width 2mm.
367
63527 HETEROGENEOUS,MAFIC, BASALTIC IMPACT MELT 6.10
INTRODUCTION: 63527 is a basaltic impact melt which is more mafic than most
(about 50% mafic minerals) and has a variable texture. It is dark, coherent,
and fine-grained (Fig. I). It is a rake sample and has zap pits.
PETROLOGY: 63527 is a fine-grained basaltic impact melt with a patchy texture

(Fig. 2) ranging from variolitic through subophitic through poikilitic. In
places skeletal olivine phenocrysts (up to a few hundred microns long) are
present. The sample is unusually mafic for basaltic impact melts--about 50%
mafic minerals. Some interstitial glass or silica, rounded metal blebs, and
plagioclase clasts are also present. A small part of thin section ,12 is a
fragmental breccia, which appears to be mainly ground-up basaltic impact melt
rather than polymict breccia.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Two adjacent small chips (,6 and ,7) were removed
(Fig. I) and ,6 (which appeared to be mainly matrix but partly clast) was made
into thin sections ,9 - ,12.
Figure I.
Fi(jure 2. 63527,11, general view,

ppl. width 1.5mm.
368

(Fig. 1). It is a rake sample and has zap pits.
PETROLOGY: 63528 is a brownish fine-grained impact melt with a seriate size

_ion of clasts down to very tiny (Fig. 2). The clasts are almost all
unshocked plagioclases with rounded corners; a few have flame-textures. Lithic
clasts are uncommon but include basaltic impact melts and brownish devitrified (?)
spherules. The melt matrix has a few plagioclase laths (up to 100 pm long) and
is more mafic than the clast population. It contains very little Fe-metal or
other opaque phases. Phinney et al. (1976) in a SEM study, note that the matrix
lacks glass, contains about 5%-'vug-s and vesicles, and consists of subhedral
plagioclases up to 10 pm and anhedral low-Ca pyroxene up to 2 pm across.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Several small chips were removed (Fig. i) and ,6

was made into thin sections ,10 - ,13.
63528
cmm
, ,6 ,0
Figure ].
Fiqure 2. 63528,12, general view,

pp[. wid h l.Smm.
369
63529 FINE-GRAINED IMPACT MELT 23,5

(Fig. 1)." It is a rake sample.
PETROLOGY: 63529 is a brownish, fine-grained impact melt with a seriate

distrfbution of clasts down to very tiny (Fig. 2). The clasts are nearly all
unshocked plagioclases with rounded corners. The fine-grained melt matrix
contains a few laths of plagioclase and is more mafic than the clast population.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Small chips (,I) were made into thin sections ,6
and ,7.
,0
63529

ppl. width 2mm.
37O
63535 FINE-GRAINEDBASALTIC IMPACTMELT 6.85 9
INTRODUCTION: 63535 is a dark gray, vesicular, fine-grained basaltic impact

melt (Fig. 1). It is a rake sample and has zap pits.
• i !ii
F]_E__ure
1. S-72-55391, mmscal e.
PETROLOGY:Warner et al. (1973) classify 63535 as a quench basalt and report

pyroxene compositio_l_ata. Gooley et al. (1973) report metal and schreibersite
compositional data.
63535 is a fine-grained subophitic to intergranular impact melt with plagioclase

laths 50-150 _m long (Fig_ 2). Small patches of glassy mesostasis are present.
Pyroxene and olivine compositions are shown in Figure 3. Warner et al. (1973!
report that there is an absence of plagioclase phenocrysts and cognate inclusions.
Many small plagioclase clasts are present.
371
63535
_ 2. 63535,4, general view,

_th 2mm.
63535
Figure 3. Mafic mineral compositions,
/ _ Warner
olivine etplotted
al. (1973).
along base, from
EN ....... FS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Pearce and Simonds (1974) report magnetic data for 63535.
The sample number is listed twice, and presumably the correct data is that where
63535 is listed as a "B," breccia. The saturation remanence to saturation
magnetization ratio is 0.0008. Fe°/Fe 2+ is 0.141 and total Fe° is 0.70 wt%.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Several chips have been broken off (Fig. 1), the
smallest of which (,1) was made into thin sections ,3 - ,5. The potted butt of
,I was used for the magnetic study.
372
63536 FINE-GRAINED BASALTIC IMPACT MELT 1.02 9
INTRODUCTION: 63536 is a dark, vesicular, fine-grained, coherent impact melt

(Fig'." 1). It is a rake sample.
PETROLOGY: 63536 is an impact melt with a subophitic texture (Fig. 2) and

many small olivine phenocrysts. Plagioclase laths 100-300 pm long are partly
embedded in olivines and pyroxenes 100-200 pm in diameter. Opaque minerals
include chromite (embedded in olivines and plagioclases), armalcolite(?),
ilmenite, and ulv_spinel. There is some interstitial glass, Fe-metal and
troilite, and some clasts of plagioclase.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Small chips of representative matrix (,1) were

made into thin sections ,6 and ,7.
63536
Figure I.

ppl. width 2mm.
373
63537 FINE-GRAINED BASALTIC IMPACT MELT 4.78 g
INTRODUCTION: 63537 is a dark, coherent, fine-grained impact melt (Fig. 1). It

is a rake sample and has zap pits.
PETROLOGY: 63537 is a basaltic impact melt with a subophitic to intergranular

texture (Fig. 2). It is extremely plagioclase-rich (_80-85%). Most plagioclase
laths are 100-200 _m long, and there is minor glass, Fe-metal, and other opaques
surrounding the interstitial mafic minerals. Clastic material is inconspicuous.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: 63537 was first split into ,0 and ,i as shown in

Figure I. Two small chips (,2) and a larger chip (,3) were taken from ,1. ,2
was made into thin sections ,6 and ,7.
mm
63537
Figure I.
Figure2. 63537,6, general view,

Pl..... h 2mm.
374
63538 FINE-GRAINED IMPACT MELT AND DEVITRIFIED GLASS 35.1 9
INTRODUCTION: 63538 is a dark, coherent rock (Fig. 1), containing vesicles,

which are usually elongate, and white clasts. It is extremely feldspathic
with abundant shocked and flame-textured plagioclase, and in part is devit-
rified glass or variolitic melt. It is a rake sample and has zap pits on at
least one side.
PETROLOGY: Warner et al. (1973) refer to 63538 as dendritic devitrified glass

plus melted matrix _e_ia. The latter is brown, plagioclase-rich breccia
(Fig. 2) with a matrix of fine-grained melt and devitrified maskelynite. It
contains abundant clasts of shocked and flame-textured plagioclases which have
indistinct boundaries and there is little mafic material. In places the matrix
has small subophitic patches and elsewhere cuts shocked plagioclase clasts.
Thin section ,8 has a variolitic area, probably devitrified glass, which is
finer-grained toward the breccia matrix; the contact varies from sharp to
indistinct. The variolites consist of plagioclases up to 500 _m long.
375
63538
a b
Figure 2. a) 63538,7, matrix, ppl. width 2ram.

b) 63538,8, variolitic area, ppl. width 2mm.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Pearce and Simonds (1974) report magnetic data for 63538.
The saturation remanence to saturation magnetization ratio is 0.0. FeO/Fe 2+ is
0.0103 and total Fe° is 0.024 wt%.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Two small matrix chips were made into thin sections
,7 and ,9 (from ,i) and ,8 (from ,2). One of the potted butts was used for the
magnetic study.
376
""--" 63539 FINE-GRAINED IMPACT MELT 0.39 9
INTRODUCTION: 63539 is a gray, angular, coherent, fine-grained impact melt

(Fig. 1). It is a rake sample.
PETROLOGY: 63539 is a fine-grained, brownish impact melt (Fig. 2) with a

seriate size distribution of clasts down to extremely tiny. Most of the
clasts are plagioclases with rounded corners and ragged edges, but some are
lithic fragments including granoblastic anorthosite. The matrix is more
mafic than the clast population and contains a few plagioclase laths.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: A single chip ,1 (Fig. 1) was made into thin

sections ,6 and ,7.
63539
Figure I.

ppl. width 2mm.
377
63545 FINE-GRAINED BASALTIC IMPACT MELT 15.95 9
INTRODUCTION: 63545 is a vesicular, dark, coherent, basaltic impact melt (Fig. 1).
It is a rake sample with abundant zap pits.
63545
_402
Figure I.
PETROLOGY: Warner et al. (1973) classify 63545 as a porphyritic basalt. Delano

(1977) provides a brief petrographic description. No microprobe data have been
published.
63545 is a fine-grained, subophitic impact melt (Fig. 2) containing small olivine

phenocrysts, a network of plagioclase laths, pyroxene, and interstitial glass.
Opaque phases include chromite, armalcolite (?), ilmenite and ulv_spinel. Colorless
spinel (pink spinel of Delano, 1977) is present. Most clasts are small plagio-.
clases.
378
63545
" 63545,6, general view,

h _nm.
f--L
EXPERIMENTALPETROLOGY: Delano (1977) determined the liquidus phase relations

from 0 to 30 kbar on a synthetic analog of 63545. The results are shown in Figure
3. Spinel is the liquidus phase throughout, followed at low pressures by plagio-
clase. Spinel eventually reacts out. The results indicate that 63545 is an
impact produced mixture rather than a partial melt of the lunar interior (whether
differentiated or not) in that no significant multiple saturation point is
present at any pressure.
" 65545
1600'
r_ Figure
from 3..elting
Delano (1977). relations.
,,=4'4°°
_,¢___.._-
_ s_.P_ _:_..
1200 J
0 5 I0 15 20 25 30
PRESSURE (KB)
379
63545
CHEMISTRY: Hubbard et al. (1973) provide analyses of major and trace elements
and Nyquist et al. (_73-_-provide Rb and Sr abundances. These are summarized in
Table 1 and F-Tgu-re 4.
TABLE I. Summar7 chemistr 7 of 63545
(from Hubbard et al., 1973; NTquist et al., 1973)
SiO2 48
TiO 2 0.96
AI203 22.2 _ 200 i I i I l I i I _ l i I
Cr203 O.ll z_ ]
Fe0 _6.8
Q
Mn0 0.07 z IOO
D
MgO 12.3 rn
Ca0 13.o :a 50
I_J
_a_0 0.3B
K20 0.12 ,_
P205 0.17 :E 20
Sr 169.8 o
z
La 19.7 ta
I0
Lu 0.888 _,
Rb 3.16
z
Sc o
= 5
Ni t_) S'r ' L'O IN'd I iu I D'y I Y'b I
Bo Ce Sm Gd Er Lu
Co
Ir ppb
Au ppb Fiqure 4. Rare earths, from Oelano
c _F'_7-_, data of Hubbard et al. (1973).
N
S 800
Zn
Cu
Oxides in wt%! others in ppm except as noted
RADIOGENIC ISOTOPES: Nyquist et al. (1973) provide whole rock Rb and Sr isotopic
data. 8_Rb/_GSr = 0.0539 ± 6 and 87Sr/86Sr = 0.70258 ± 12. Hodel ages of 4.50 ±
0.20 b.y. (TBABI) and 4.62 ± 0.20 b.y. (TLuNI) were calculated.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Pearce and Simonds (1974) measured magnetic parameters of

63545. The saturation remanence to saturation magnetization ratio is 0.0015.
FeO/Fe 2 0.131 and total Fe° is 0.54 wt%.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: A small typical chip (,1) was taken to make thin
sections ,4 anT_-,6. The potted butt was used for the magnetic measurements.
Chip ,2 (Fig. I) was allocated for the chemical and isotopic studies.
380
INTRODUCTION: 63546 is a dark, fine-grained crystalline rock (Fig. 1) which is

an impact melt. It is a rake sample with some zap pits.
PETROLOGY: 63546 is a fine-grained, brownish impact melt (Fig. 2). Plagioclase

clasts have a seriate size distribution down to tiny, and are rounded. The matrix
is mortar-like, enclosing the tiny plagioclase clasts, is more mafic than the
clast population, and has scattered plagioclase laths up to 200 um long. The
texture approaches subophitic in places.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Five small chips (,i) were removed to make thin
sections ,6 and ,7.
i_ii _ _ .......
.........
.... 63546
mm
70
Figure I.
Figure 2.63546,6, general view,

ppl. width 2mm.
381
63547 POIKILITIC IMPACT MELT 4.90 9
INTRODUCTION: 63547 is a dark, coherent, poikilitic impact melt (Fig. 1). It

is a rake sample and has zap pits.
PETROLOGY: Warner et al. (1973) and Simonds et al. (1973) classify 63547 as a
poikilitic rock, and--i_erpret it as an impact-me-Tt. Simonds et al. (1973)
provide some petrographic and microprobe data.
The sample consists of pigeonite oikocrysts 200-400 um across enclosing stubby

plagioclases (Fig. 2). Interoikocryst areas contain ilmenite (and armalcolite ?),
plagioclase, some glass, and Fe-metal blebs. A mode by Simonds et al. (1973) has
67% plagioclase and mesostasis, 25% pigeonite, and 8% olivine. Pyroxene
compositions are quite restricted (Fig. 3). Most clasts are plagioclase, some
are olivine; lithic clasts are absent.
iil _ii!_!_ii%i:i!!_iii!_;_:i_
_i_ii_i!
i!i ili!i!il_
.F.igureI. S-72-55389, mm scale.
382
63547
a b
/r-\
Figure 2. 63547,4 a) general view,xpl.

Width 2mm. b) close-up, rfl. width
0.2mm.
olivine plotted along base, from

Wo/I_E_ o_ Figure 3. Mafic mineral compositions,
E,iOo, , , , t Simonds et al. (1973).
En50 Fs50
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Pearce and Simonds (1974) report magnetic parameters for
63547. The saturation remanence to saturation magnetization ratio is 0.0017.
Fe°/Fe 2+ is 0.224 and total Fe° is 1.05 wt%.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: A representative chip (,1) was used to make thin

sections ,3 and ,4.
383
63548 FINE-GRAINED IMPACT MELT 1.13 9_
INTRODUCTION: 63548 is a gray, fine-grained, coherent impact melt (Fig. 1).

It is a rake sample and has zap pits.
PETROLOGY: 63548 is a brownish fine-grained impact melt (Fig. 2). It contains

a seriate size distribution of plagioclase clasts which have rounded corners
and ragged edges. The melt is more mafic than the clast population and contains
a few plagioclase laths.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Three small matrix chips (,1) were made into thin
sections ,6 and ,7. A fourth chip (,2) is unallocated.
mm
,I
,2
63548
Fi__ggur
e I.
_ ..

ppl. width 2mm.
384
_ 63549 FINE-GRAINED BASALTIC IMPACT MELT 26.6 9
INTRODUCTION: 63549 is a medium gray, coherent, fine-grained basaltic impact

melt I'Fig. 1). It is a rake sample and has zap pits.
63549
0
>,2
if -.
1/
,3
1 cm
! t
S-72-55375
Figure I.
PETROLOGY: 63549 is classified as a porphyritic basalt by Warner et al. (1973)

and as an olivine-free, basaltic-textured melt rock by Vaniman and_apTke (1981).
Both papers present microprobe data. Gooley et al. (1973) present metal and
schreibersite compositional and petrographic _t_
63549 is a basaltic impact melt (Fig. 2) with plagioclase laths 50-100 _m long
(Vaniman and Papike, 1981) partly set in pyroxene and with a glassy mesostasis.
Olivine is absent. Mineral data are shown in Figure 3. Gooley et al. (1973)
report metal data (Fig. 4). The metal is high in Ni; etching demonstrated that
the metal was single phase. Gooley et al. (1973) note that 63549 has no relict
mineral or lithic clasts i.e_, it was totally molten.
385
63549

ppl. width 2mm.
• 63549 -/ _ _ -
a) :.- , - • •
v v v _t
EN
v w FS
Or3
Ab v "" v 5549
80 90 "_"_-_--- -- An
Figure 3. a) Pyroxene compositions, from Warner et al. (1973),

and Vaniman and Papike (1%1). b) Plagioclase compositions,
386
63549
WT
PERCENT
Co • : METAL NOT ASSOCIATED WITH SCHREIBERSITE
1.6 ASSOCIATED WiTH SCHREIBERSITE
i.4
1.2
1.0
.8
.4
.2
I 1 1 I t I ,I f t ( f I I I I _ 1 I I I I I l
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 l 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 24
WT PERCENT Ni
Fi__ig_ure4. Metals, from Gooley et al. (1973).
CHEMISTRY: Hubbard et al. (1973) present a major element analysis and Hubbard
e{'a]. ('1974) trace e-Tem-ent analyses for chip ,2. Boynton et al. (1976) and
_-asson et al. (1977) report comprehensive analyses, includin-g_jor, siderophile,
_i_ rare earth, and volatile elements, of chip ,9. Taylor and Bence (1975) report
rare earth element data. The data are summarized in Table 1 and Figure 5. The
basalt is more aluminous and lower in incompatible elements than local soils
and most Apollo 16 basaltic impact melts. It has no significant europium
anoma-Ty-(Fig. 5).
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Pearce and Simonds (1974) report magnetic parameters. The
saturation remanence to saturation magnetization ratio is 0.007. FeV/Fe 2+ is
0.0448 and total Fe° is 0.142 wt%.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Several small chips were removed (Fig. 1) for thin
sections and for chemical analyses. ,1 was made into thin sections ,5 and ,8.
,2 was partly consumed in the Hubbard et al. (1973, 1974) analyses, and ,3 was
divided and partly consumed in the oth_c-h-emical analyses.
387
L_
L/1
50
SiO2 45.7
63549 TiO
2 _o.4
AI203 29
Cr203 0.09
FeO _4.2
_ MnO 0.05
_4.3
w_ CaO _15.5
Na20 0.45
10 MgO
e- K20 0.07
0 P205 0.07
"" Sr 170.2
0. La 6.4
co E Lu 0.29
co o_
co 03 Rb i.76
Sc 7.3
Ni 205
-- ,13: Taylor and Bence, 1975 Co 18

_-- ,2 = Hubbard et al., 1974 Ir ppb 8
_9 :_Boynton_ e! al., 1976 Au ppb 3.4

/w==o^n et _1 1977 C
N
S 400
La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu Zn 1.12
Cu 2.6
Fiu_. Rare earths. Oxides in wt%I others in ppm except as noted

INTRODUCTION: 63555 is a pale-colored, coherent, fine-grained crystalline

rock (Fig. I). It is a clast-rich impact melt. It is a rake sample with a
thin, dark clastic(?) coat.
,I
,0
63555
FIGURE I. Smallest scale division

in mm.
FIGURE 2. 63555,7.
general view, ppl.
width 2mm.
PETROLOGY: 63555 is a fine-grained, brownish impact melt which is fairly

heterogeneous (Fig. 2). It contains numerous plagioclase and lithic clasts
which are angular with rounded corners, with a seriate size distribution.
The melt phase is more mafic than the clast population. The lithic clasts
include small feldspathic granoblastic" impactites and spherulitic impact
melts (Fig. 2). According to an SEM study by Phinney et al. (1976), 63555
contains no glass and has 5% vesicles; the matrix cons_tTof plagioclases
up to 10 _m across and orthopyroxenes up to 2 _m.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: A single chip (,1) was used to make thin

sections ,6 and ,7.
389
63556 POIKILITIC IMPACT MELT 18.10 !_
INTRODUCTION: 63556 is a medium gray, fine-grained, poikilitic impact melt

(Fig. 1). It is a rake sample with many zap pits on one face, and few on
the others.
_l--_T_-c impact me-Tt_-the latter provide a petrographic description and micro-
probe data.
63556 consists of pigeonite oikocrysts 200-400 _m in diameter enclosing stubby

plagioclase crystals (Fig. 2). The interoikocryst areas contain ilmenite,
plagioclase, and glass. Pyroxene analyses are shown in Figure 3. A mode by
Simonds et al. (1973) has 68% plagioclase plus mesostasis, 29% pigeonite, 2%
olivine, and I% opaque minerals. Olivine occurs as relict clasts, but most
clasts are plagioclases. Lithic clasts are absent.
390
63556

ppl. width 2mm.
Wo 50
Z 63556
,,,0.0 , '__ fF_go_r'_im3on_sYr°_en_.c _ P__ t.i °n s '
EnSO Fs50
CHEMISTRY: Wasson et al. (1977) provide two replicate major and trace element
analyses of chip ,6-/--_e replicate analyses are very similar. The data are
summarized in Table 1 and Figure 4. The sample is among the highest in
incompatible elements at the Apollo 16 site.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: A small chip ,1 was taken (Fig. 1) and made into
thin sections ,2 and ,4. Uther groups of small chips ,5 and ,6, were allocated
for chemical analyses.
/f
391
(Wassone__t
a_l.,1977)
I ] I I I i I I I l I I I
Si02
Ti02 1.2
A1203 19.7
,6 Cr203 0.18
FeO 8.5
® MnO 0.11
100
MgO 10.3
c _ CaO 11.9
0
e- Na_O O.59
0
K20 0.35
P205
Sr
E
c_ _ La 53
_o
r_ (3) Lu 2.2
Rb
Sc 15.4
Ni _540
63556 co _o
Ir ppb _16
Au ppb "_9
lO1{ I I I I I I I J I I I I I _lt
La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu c
N
S
Figure 4. Rare earths. Zn _2.3
Cu
Oxides in wt%I othersin ppm exceptas notea

INTRODUCTION: 63557 is a medium dark gray, fine-grained impact melt iFig. 1).
It _s a rake sample and has zap pits.
PETROLOGY: Warner et al. (1973) classify 63557 as a meta-norite. Floran et al.

(1976) define it as a _lymict dark matrix breccia. It is a fine-grained _p_t
melt (Fig. 2) with a matrix containing tiny ilmenite needles. The melt forms a
mortar for a clast population which has a seriate size distribtuion down to very
tiny. Several 300-400 _m fragments of mafic minerals, as well as a 700 _m
_. plagioclase clast, are present in thin section ,4.
393
63557

ppl. width 2mm.
i!
CHEMISTRY: Floran et al. (1976) and Blanchard (unpublished) analyzed chip ,6

for major and trace elements respectively. These are summarized in Table 1 and
Figure 3. The fragment is feldspathic, with low rare earth abundances. While it
is contaminated with meteoritic material, the level of contamination is not great.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: A chip (,1;the smallest in Fig. I) was made into

thin sections ,3 and ,4. The intermediate chip in Figure 1 was split into chips
,6 and ,7, of which the former was allocated for chemical analysis.
394
SiO2 44.7
30 I I J J J J J J J L I J I TiO2 0.38
A1203 29.8
Cr203 _0.05
Fe0 3.5
_6 Mg0 3.2
i CaO !7+0
10! ard, unpublished data -- Na20 0.62
Mn0
"0
C v K20 0.08
e-
0 Sr
cu "- La 3.62
_. Lu 0.01
o
E _ P205
Rb
oO F Sc 6.2
Ni 44
-- Co 7.2
63557 AU ppb
C
I Ir ppb
1 1 I I I I I I I I I I I I N
La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu s
Zn 9
Figure 3. Rare earths. Cu

Oxides in wt%i others in ppm except as noted
(Jl
-.j
INTRODUCTION: 63558 is a medium gray, coherent rock (Fig. 1) which is a

poikilitic impact melt. It is a rake sample and has many zap pits on all
surfaces.
.FigureI. S-72-55397, mm scale.
poikilitic rock. S_o_s et al. (1973) provi_trographic and microprobe data.
The sample consists of oikocrysts of orthopyroxene and augite, most _600 _m in
396
63558
diameter, enclosing plagioclase crystals. Interoikocryst areas contain plagio-

clase, opaque minerals (armalcolite, and ilmenite with exsolved rutile) and
glass. A mode by Simonds et al. (1973) has 56% plagioclase plus mesostasis,
32% orthopyroxene, no pige_i_, 12% augite, 2% olivine, and 2% opaques. The
olivine occurs as granules of uncertain (relict?) origin. Pyroxene and olivine
compositions are shown in Figure 3. One lithic clast observed by Simonds et al.
(1973) has lathy feldspar as well as olivine and ilmenite.
_ 63558,4, general view,

h 2mm.
Wo 50 En50 63558

Warner et al. (1973).
Enl i_I m Figure 3. Mafic mineral compositions,

E'50 Fs50
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: The two smallest chips in Figure i (,1) were potted
f together and made into thin sections ,2 and ,4. The other two chips remain
numbered with the parent as ,0.
397
63559 DEVITRIFIED GLASS 6.04 g
INTRODUCTION: 63559 is a vesicular glass and contains small white inclusions

(Fig. 1). Much of the glass has devitrified. It is a rake sample.
PETROLOGY: 63559 is a vesicular glass ranging from clear or gray to the more
common devitrified brown glass (Fig. 2). In places the devitrification is
intense. A few mineral and small lithic clasts are present.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: A single representative chip (,I; Fig. 1 was made

into thin sections ,6 and ,7.
63559
1cm
I I
Fi___ggur
e I.
ppl. width 2mm.
398
63565 DEVITRIFIED GLASS, WHITE CLASTS 0.94
INTRODUCTION: 63565 is a dark gray, coherent and vesicular glass containing

friable white inclusions (Fig. 1). Most of the glass has devitrified. It is
a rake sample.
PETROLOGY: 63565 consists mainly of a brown, vesicula_devitrified glass with

clasts of plagioclase-rich breccia (Fig. 2). The glass contains some clear or
gray patches. Devitrification results in finer-grained products closer to the
clasts. The large clast, sampled in thin section ,6, (Fig. 2) is bonded with a
mortar of fine-grained melt or glass and contains Fe-metal.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Two chips of glass, one containing light-colored

Clasts, were potted together as ,1 and made into thin sections ,6 and ,7.
Figure I. mm scale.
Figure 2. 63565,6 a) general view,

ppl. width 2mm. b) glass and white
clast, ppl. width 2ram.
a b
399
63566 DEVITRIFIED GLASS, CATACLASTIC ANORTHOSITECLAST 19.61 g
INTRODUCTION: 63566 is a dark gray, vesicular glass containing friable white

clasts including at least one large cataclastic anorthosite (Fig. i). The
glass has a smooth surface and is mostly devitrified. It is a rake sample.
400
63566
a b
/
Fibre 2. 63566,4 a) glass, anorthosite contact, ppl. width 2mm.

b) glass, anorthosite contact, xpl. width 2mm.
PETROLOGY: Warner et al. 1973) classify 63566 as a dendritic to spherulitic

devitrified glass. -_he-glass is brown, vesicular, and devitrified into fans and
bow-tie structures (Fig. 2). The large white clast (Figs. I and 2) is a
cataclastic anorthosite with grains larger than 1 mm, and contains more than
99% plagioclase.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Part of a single chip (,i) consisting of glass

matrix and part of the lal:ge white clast (Fig. i) was made into thin section ,4.
401
63567 DEVITRIFIED GLASS, WHITE CLASTS 3.21 9
INTRODUCTION: 63567 is a vesicular glass with smooth exterior surfaces and

containing white clasts (Fig. 1). The glass is devitrified. It is a rake
sample.
PETROLOGY: 63567 is a brown, devitrified glass (Fig. 2) containing a few

mineral and lithic clasts. The latter include plagioclase-rich breccias and
shocked feldspathic granulites.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Small chips (,1) were potted together and made
into thin sections ,6 and ,7.
Figure I. mm scale.
i:_ii

ppl. width 2mm.
402
......... 63568 DEVITRIFIED GLASS, GRAY CLASTS 4.06 g
INTRODUCTION: 63568 is a cindery gray glass containing gray crystalline clasts

(Fig. 1). At least one of the clasts is an impact melt. The glass is devitrified.
63568 is a rake sample.
PETROLOGY: The groundmass of 63568 is a brown, vesicular, devitrified glass (Fig. 2).
Dusty'debris is welded to its exterior. The sampled clast (,1 in Figure 1) is a
fine-grained impact melt (Fig. 2) with a texture which varies from micropoikilitic
to subophitic to intergranular to variolitic. It is cut by brownish-red glass
veins generally about 30 pm thick but thicker in some places.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Four chips (,i) were taken from the gray clast and
made into thin sections ,6 and ,7. A single chip of glass (,2) was made into thin
sections ,8 and ,9.
,2
Figure 2. a) 63568,8, matrix,
63568 pp--_.;i_th 2mm. b) 63568,3,
clast, ppl. width 2mm.
a b
403
63569 DEVITRIFIED GLASS/GLASS-BONDEDBRECCIA, WHITE CLASTS 0.43 g
INTRODUCTION: 63569 is a dark gray, coherent glass with white clasts (Fig. i).
The glass is mainly devitrified. It is a rake sample.
PETROLOGY: 63569 consists of a fragment-laden glass 11Fig. 2) which is clear

_n places but mainly devitrified. The large white clast is a cataclastic
anorthosite; at the clast-matrix boundary the glass contains little clastic
material and is coarsely devitrified.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: A single chip (,i_ mainl!y matrix but containing

some white clast, was made into thin sections ,2 and ,3.
Figure I. mm scale.
Figure 2. 63569,3 a) matrix, anorthosite

clast, ppl. width 2mm. b) matrix,
anorthosite clast, xpl. width 2mm.
404
63575 GLASS, WHITE CLAST 4.72 9
INTRODUCTION: 63575 is essentially a glass coat on a white clast (Fig. 1). The
glass is not devitrified. The clast is a fragmental breccia, )robably a cata-
clastic anorthosite. 63575 is a rake sample.
PETROLOGY: Warner et al. (1973) classify 63575 as a glass cementing white

clasts. It consistTof--a clear or gray banded glass which is devitrified only
in i00 _m thick bands at clast margins (Fig. 2). The devitrification is
spherulitic. The banding in the clear or gray glass is a consequence of
variable concentrations of tiny metal spherules.
The clast is a fragmental breccia; a lithic relic 500 um across suggests that it
is a cataclastic anorthosite with pyroxene. At the margins of the clast it is
invaded and bonded by the glass for a thickness of about 200 _m.
405
63575

ppl. width 2mm.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Pearce and Simonds (1974) tabulate magnetic parameters for
63575 as two separate splits or measurements, both listed as glasses. (However,
their measurements were made on the potted butt sample which consisted of two
chips, one the white clast, the other theoclast and glass.) Both set_ of
measurements produce similar estimated Fe contents (0.20 and 0.24 wt%). The
ratio saturation remanence/saturation magnetization is given only for the second
split and is 0.019.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Two chips, one white clast and one white clast plus
glass, were potted together and made into thin section ,4. The potted butt was
used for the magnetic measurements.
406
F- 63576 VESICULARGLASS, WHITE CLASTS 1.23 g
INTRODUCTION: 63576 is a vesicular dark glass with white clasts (Fig. 1). It
is a rake sample.
PETROLOGY: 63576 is a vesicularglass which is clear in patches but partly

devitrified (Fig. 2). The white clast sampled is a plagioclase-richbreccia
(Fig.2) with unshocked,angular plagioclasefragments. The clast contains glass
balls, chondulesand brown glassy vesicularbreccias,and is not porous but
probably sintered or glass-bonded.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Two chips, both consistingof glass and the white
clast prominentto the left in Figure i, were potted together as ,i and thin
sections ,3 and ,4 cut from them.
Figure I. mm scale.
Fig_ure2. 63575,4, general view,

ppl. width 2mm.
407
63577 CRYSTALLINE (?) POLYMICT BRECCIA 12.41_9__-
INTRODUCTION: 63577 is a medium gray, coherent polymict breccia (Fig. 1), much
like a fragmental breccia but either melt-bonded or sintered. It is a rake
sample.
PETROLOGY: 63577 superficially is similar to a fragmental breccia (Fig. 2) but

is more coherent and is bonded or sintered with little pore-space. Patches of
fine-grained melt or glass are visible in places. The clasts are angular and are
mainly plagioclases including large shocked (and subsequently annealed) plagio-
clase. Lithic clasts include granoblastic and poikiloblastic impactites,
basaltic impact melts, and brownish glass fragments.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Four chips were potted together as ,1 and thin

sections ,3 and ,4 cut from it.
Fibre I. mm scale.
Figure. 2. 63577,3, general view,

xpI. width 2mm.
408
63578 GLASSY OR FINE-GRAINED MELT BRECCIA 19.60 g
INTRODUCTION: 63578 is a fine-grained, coherent polymict breccia (Fig. 1) which

appears to be bonded with either glass or a fine-grained melt. It is angular with
flat sides. It is a rake sample with zap pits.
PETROLOGY: Warner et al. (1973) classify 63578 as a slightly metamorphosed

glassy breccia. It_s_ brownish, fine-grained polymict breccia with conspicuous
mineral clasts, mainly plagioclase (Fig. 2). The matrix is heterogeneous with
globular aggregates separated by pale-colored bands. Fine-grained melt or glassy
material appears to bind the mineral fragments together.
63578, which they refer to as metamorphosed. The saturation remanence to ^
saturation magnetization ratio is 0.0044. FeU/Fe 2t is 0.0134 and total Feu is
0.050 wt%.
409
63578

xpl. width 2mm.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Part of a representative chip (,1) was made into

t-hin section ,4. Two chips (,3) shown in Figure 1 were allocated for chemical
analysis. The magnetic studies were done on the potted butt of ,1.
410
INTRODUCTION: 63579 is a coherent, tan-gray to white, fine-grained impact

melt (Fig. 1). It is a rake sample.
PETROLOGY: 63579 is a fine-grained heterogeneous impact melt with abundant

aligned plagioclase needles or laths 50-100 _m long (Fig. 2). It contains
rounded plagioclase clasts, some of which are shocked. Most of the melt consists
of stubby plagioclases and mafic minerals and it is difficult to distinguish tiny
clasts from the melt.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Five small matrix chips were potted together as ,1

and thin sections ,3 and ,4 cut from it.
/,f
Figure I. mm scale.

411
63585 BASALTIC/POIKILITIC IMPACT MELT 32.6 g
INTRODUCTION: 63585 is a medium gray, coherent but fractured rock iFig. 1) which
isan impact melt with a texture ranging from subophitic and intergranular to
poikilitic. It is a rake sample with many zap pits.
,1---TS , of ,7 chips
i
63585 s-72- 43490
Figure I.
PETROLOGY: Warner et al. (1973) classify 63585 as a mesostasis-rich basalt and

provide microprobe data. In contrast, Englehardt (19791) classifies 63585 as a
poikilitic melt. Thin sections from opposite sides of the rock (Fig. i) are both
impact melts but contrast in texture,
412
63585
f_
The area of ,i is a fine-grained subophitic to intergranular impact melt with

plagioclase laths 100-200 #m long (Fig. 2). The plagioclases are embedded in
olivine, with interstitial pyroxenes and some mesostasis glass, ilmenite and
tridymite (?). Analyses of mafic minerals by Warner et al. (1973) are shown in
Figure 3. Clasts of plagioclase, some shocked, are present. The melt is cut by
glass-filled shear zones, along which plagioclase in the melt has been converted
to maskelynite. In contrast, the area of ,8 is a fine-grained poikilitic impact
melt (Fig. 2) with 50-100 #m oikocrysts of mafic minerals enclosing numerous
plagioclase crystals. Interoikocryst areas contain ilmenite. The melt contains
plagioclase clasts.
a b
F1_F_9_ure
2. a) 63585,4, basaltic area, ppl. width 2mm.
b) 63585,10, poikilitic area, ppl. width 2ram.
the potted butt of the basaltic portion (,i) of 63585. The ratio of saturation
remanence/saturation magnetization is 0.0029. Fe°/Fe 2+ is 0.0800 and total Fe°
is 0.40 wt%.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Several chips have been removed from 63585, mainly
s_own in Figure i. Thin sections were made from ,i (which was also used for
magnetic measurements) and ,8. ,6 was allocated for rare gas studies and ,7
(numerous small chips) for chemical analysis.
413
INTRODUCTION: 63586 is a medium gray, heterogeneous, coherent rock (Fig. 1)

which is a fine-grained impact melt. It is a rake sample and has many zap pits.
PETROLOGY: 63586 consists of rounded plagioclase clasts (some embayed) in a

fine-grained impact melt (Fig. 2). The melt contains some ilmenite and plagio-
clase laths and is more mafic than the clast population, which has a seriate
size distribution. Some of the clasts are flame-textured, one being a mosaic of
grains with such textures. The pale-colored zones (Fig. 1) are schlieren of
plagioclase-rich breccias.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Of two chips (Fig. 1) ,l was used to make thin

sections ,4 and ,5.
,2
,0
63586
Fi gure I.

v-Tei_, width 2mm.
414
s 63587 FINE-GRAINED POIKILITIC IMPACT MELT 20.5 g
INTRODUCTION: 63587 is a medium gray, vesicular and coherent rock (Fig. 1). It
iS a fine-grained impact melt with a poikilitic texture and numerous clasts. It
is a rake sample and has many zap pits.
PETROLOGY: 63587 is a vesicular impact melt with abundant mineral and lithic
cTasts (Fig. 2). The melt consists of 200-300 pm oikocrysts (pigeonite ?, some
augite) enclosing plagioclase crystals, with interoikocryst areas containing
angular and lathy ilmenites. Fe-metal and troilite are also present.
Most of the clasts are plagioclases, some quite shocked. There is a wide
variety of lithic clasts including cataclastic anorthosite, granoblastic
feldspathic impactites, basaltic impact melts, and granoblastic dunite (one
fragment, _250 pm diameter).
63587
0
Figure I. mm scale.
/i

PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Three matrix chips (,2; Fig. 1) were potted together
and thin sections ,4 and ,5 cut from them.
415
63588 FRAGMENTAL/SINTERED(?) POLYMICT BRECCIA 2.40
INTRODUCTION: 63588 is a pale gray, moderately friable polymict breccia (Fig. 1)

which is fragmental but partly bonded by fine-grained or glassy material. It is a
rake sample with zap pits.
PETROLOGY: 63588 consists of angular mineral and lithic fragments iFig. 2) bonded
by s intering or fine-grained/glassy material. The clasts include brown-glass
bearing fragments, chondrule-like spherules, glassy polymict breccias and
poikiloblastic feldspathic impactites.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Splits are shown in Figure 1. The two chips ,1 were
potted together and thin sections ,4 and ,5 cut from them. Chip ,2 has a glass-
lined crater.
mm 63588
,0
,I
_Fi__ggu
r e I.
_Fj__ure 2. 63588,4, general

vlew, ppl. width 2mm.
416
f-
63589 FRAGMENTAL(?) POLYMICT BRECCIA 13.51
INTRODUCTION: 63589 is a pale gray, moderately friable,fine-grained pol_ict

breccia (Fig. 1). The only thin section suggests that it is fragmental but it
might be glass-bonded. It is a rake sample with some zap pits.
PETROLOGY: Warner et al. (1973) classify 63589 as a glassy breccia, in which

category it is deeme--J_have _50% glass matrix. In contrast, Floran et al.
(1976) classify it as a dark matrix breccia, a category whose members they state
have little if any glass. The only thin section is of poor quality. Its matrix
consists of angular fragments, mainly of plagioclase (Fig. 2). It appears to be
fragmental, but its brown color and a few fine-grained patches suggest that it
might be glass-bonded.
f
417
63589
Fi.clure 2. 63589,4, general

vlew, ppl. width 2ram.
CHEMISTRY: The summary chemistry (Table 1 and Fig. 3) is taken from the major
element analysis reported by Floran et al. (1976) and the trace element analysis
of Blanchard (unpublished). The high--alu-mina, low incompatible element, and low
(though clearly meteorite-contaminated) siderophile abundances are similar to
many of the Station 11 fragmental breccias.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Two adjacent chips were separated (Fig. 1). The
smaller is ,l, from which thin section ,4 was made; the larger is ,3, allocated
for chemical analyses.
418
30 I ( ( J I I I ( I ( ( I J SiO2 45.2
63589 A]203 30.7

Cr203 0.05
FeO 2.8
I TiO2 0.30
_._
_' 10
="
0
-_
E
_3
I
unpublished data
IL
-_
--
nO
cao
Na20
K20
MgO
P205
Sr
La
Lu
Rb
z7.4
O.59
0.07
2.7
2.47
0.131
Sc 5.6
_ _f 4Z
Co 8.3
Ir ppb
Au ppb
1 c
I I I I I I I I I I I I I
La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu N
S
F_ure 3. Rare earths. Zn

Cu
Oxides in wt%: others in ppm except as noted.
L_
co
INTRODUCTION: 63595 is a pale gray, moderately friable polymict breccia (Fig.l)

with a fragmental or lightly sintered matrix. It is a rake sample with some
zap pits.
PETROLOGY: 63595 is a fragmental breccia containing angular clasts of plagio-

clase, brown glassy breccia, aphanitic melt breccias, and feldspathic granulites
(Fig. 2). Phinney et al. (1976) from an SEM study showed that the matrix has
_35% porosity, with-2-3-_ matrix glass as filaments holding grains together (see
their Fig. 1F). Most of the matrix is angular to subangular grains less than
10 _m in diameter
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Thin sections ,3 and ,4 were made from a typical

matrix chip (,1; Fig. 1).
63595
Figure I. mm scale.

420
63596 VESICULAR POIKILITIC IMPACT MELT 6.40 9
INTRODUCTION: 63596 is a porous, coherent gray rock (Fig. 1) which is an impact

melt with a fine-grained poikilitic texture. It is a rake sample with a few zap
pits.
PETROLOGY: 63596 is an extremely vesicular and fine-grained poikilitic impact

melt (Fig. 2). Small (_50 _m) oikocrysts of pyroxene (pigeonite ?) enclose
plagioclase crystals. Interoikocryst areas contain ilmenite with exsolved rutile.
The melt contains numerous clasts most of which are plagioclase but one clast of
granoblastic feldspathic impactite is present in thin section ,4.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Two small chips (,1) were potted together and made
into thin sections ,3 - ,5.
Fl_F_qureI. S-72-42082.

421
63597 VESICULAR POIKILITIC IMPACT MELT 5.67 g
INTRODUCTION: 63597 is a porous, coherent, gray poikilitic impact melt (Fig.l).

It is a rake sample with a few zap pits.
PETROLOGY: 63597 is an extremely vesicular poikilitic impact melt (Fig.2).

Mafic oikocrysts (_300 _m diameter) enclose plagioclase crystals which are
extremely elongate compared with the stubby crystals in most poikilitic impact
melts. The texture is fairly variable from place to place. Abundant fragments
of plagioclase and some lithic fragments are present.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Thin sections ,3 and ,,I were cut from a single
respresentative chip.
Figure I. S-72-42082.
Fl_[ure 2. 63597,4, general

vlew, ppl. width 2mm.
422
_ 63598 VESICULAR POIKILITIC IMPACT MELT 12.66 g
INTRODUCTION: 63598 is a porous, coherent, gray impact melt (Fig. 1) with a

fine-grained poikilitic to subophitic texture. It is a rake sample with a
few zap pits.
S - 72 - 55399
Figure I.
PETROLOGY: Warner et al. (1973) classify 63598 as a micro-norite type mafic

basalt and provide m-fc_probe data. Floran et al. (1976) classify it generally
as an impact melt, and specifically as a microcrystalline matrix breccia.
63598 is an extremely vesicular impact melt with a dominantly poikilitic texture

(Fig. 2) which in places grades into a subophitic texture. Pyroxene oikocrysts
are _i00 _m in diameter (although Warner et al., 1973, state that pyroxene occurs
as 20 x 30 _m prisms) which enclose small_p--l-agioclase crystals. Pyroxene and
olivine analyses from Warner et al. (1973) are shown in Figure 3. Unlike most of
the basaltic impact melt sampTe_s_ and like poikilitic melt samples, pyroxene
analyses do not form a continuum from low-Ca to high-Ca varieties. Fe-metal and
ilmenite laths _with exsolved rutile and chromite (?)) are present. Most clasts
are plagioclase, but olivine (Fig. 3) and lithic relics are present.
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63598,4, general

Warner et al. (1973).
X RELICS
,/ Oj ,, 63s98 ^ _ F___ure 3. Mafic mineral compositions,
• MATRIX _
, l ,.- '._ h/ hl V v •
CHEMISTRY: The summary chemistry presented in Table 1 and Figure 4 is taken from
the major element analysis by Floran et al. (1976) and trace element analyses by
Blanchard (unpublished). The sample _c-_Fearly meteorite contaminated.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Pearce and Simonds (1974) present magnetic parameters

measured on the potted butt from ,1. The ratio of saturation remanence/saturation
magnetization is 0.002. Fe°/Fe 2+ is 0.100 and total Fe° is 0.57 wt%.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: The main splits are shown on Figure 1. ,1 was used
to make thin sections ,6 and ,7. The chemical analyses were made on chip ,2.
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/
TABLE 1. Summar_ chemistry,of 63598
SiO2 47.0
TiO2 0.93
A1203 22.5
Cr203 0.14
FeO 7.1
MnO
200 MgO 8.1
CaO 13".3
,2 Na20 0.57
o_ 100
® K20 0.31
_• P205
Sr
c
_: o La 41.7
r_ r-
cn 0 tu 1.79
Rb
sc
E
0: Ni 530
GO Co 36.7
Ir ppb
Au ppb
I 63598 c
N
10' I I I I I I I I I ] ] I I S
La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu Zn 3O
Figure 4. Rare earths, cu
_0
co
64425 DILITHOLOGICBRECCIA(?) 14.62
INTRODUCTION: 64425 is a coherent rock, apparently composed of distinct gray

and white lithologies (Fig. I). The contacts between the two lithologies are
very irregular and no clast/matrix relations can be determined macroscopically.
By analogy with other Station 4 dilithologic breccias (e.g., 64535-6-7), the
dark material in 64425 is probably a clast-laden impact melt and the light
material is brecciated anorthosite. Metal is present in both of the lithologies
and a single grain of spinel (?) was observed in one of the patches of dark
material (Apollo 16 Lunar Sample Information Catalog, 1972). This rock was
taken from a soil sample. Zap pits are abundant on the B surface, rare on
others.
"_41584
S'72" 41585
Figure I.
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64435 HETEROGENEOUS
IMPACTMELT, PARTLYGLASS-COATED 1079 0
INTRODUCTION: 64435 is a coherent, very light gray, heterogeneous impact melt

_-hat contains abundant clasts of pristine ferroan anorthosite (Fig. I). A
glass coat is present on the surface of the rock, which was partly buried in
the lunar regolith. These protected surfaces are devoid of zap pits whereas
the surfaces that were exposed on the Moon have many zap pits. The sample was
collected from the northeast wall of a small, subdued crater on the northeast
side of Stone Mountain. The lunar orientation is known.
S- 72- 39674
435
Figure I.
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64435
PETROLOGY: 64435 consists of three main lithologies: I) a light gray matrix

of heterogeneous, plagioclase-rich impact melt, 2) anorthosite clasts and
3) a partial coating of dark glass. The Apollo 16 Lunar Sample Information
Catalog (1972) and Mason (unpublished data pack information) provide petro-
graphic descriptions.
The light gray matrix accounts for _ 80% of the rock and is somewhat variable
in texture, often with sharp contacts between the different textures. Portions
of the matrix have subhedral laths of plagioclase (Angs-zoo, up to _ 0.5 mm)
suspended in a very fine-grained, clast-rich melt (Fig.2). Most of the laths
and clasts have fine-grained reaction rims with the matrix. A flow alignment
is often obvious. Shock effects range from moderate in the clasts to absent
in the laths. Other portions of the gray matrix are more clastic with anhedral,
lightly to moderately shocked clasts of plagioclase, pyroxene,and minor olivine,
cemented together by a small amount of interstitial mesostasis. Very small
(< 5 _m) mafics and opaques with a melt texture are concentrated in these inter-
stices. Still other portions of the gray matrix have a variolitic to basaltic
texture. Angular clasts of basaltic impact melt, metal, troilite, ilmenite and
ulv_spinel (?) are inhomogeneously distributed throughout the rock. A few small
brown glass veins also cut the matrix.
The anorthosite clasts consist of _ 98% plagioclase (An95-_oo) with minor pyroxene,
olivine and metal (Fig.2). Pre-cataclasis grain size was > 0.5 mm. A single grain
of augite had the composition Wo44 En3G (Mason, unpublished), similar to those in
other ferroan anorthosites. Hewins and Goldstein (1975a) find the metal in the
anorthosite clasts to have Co too high to be of meteoritic origin (Fig.3) and
compositionally similar to the metal in pristine anorthosite 60015. No maskelynite
was observed in any of the anorthosite clasts.
The dark 91ass coatin 9 is present only on the surface of the rock that was buried
on the lunar surface. It is somewhat vesicular and clast-rich near the rock-glass
contact. Away from the rock the glass is isotropic, showing no signs of devitri-
fication. Metal in the glass contains _ 30% Ni (Cisowski et al., 1976).
CHEMISTRY: Laul et al. (1974) provide major and trace element analyses of an
anorthosite chip, the gray matrix and the glass coat. Major and trace element
data on the matrix are also given by Hubbard et al. (1974) and S.R. Taylor
et al. (1974). Mason (unpublished data pack _f_mation) determined major
e-l-e_nts on a chip of matrix fused to a glass and on fragments of the glass
coat,by electron microprobe. Moore et al. (1973), Cripe and Moore (1974)
and Moore and Lewis (1976) report total C,N and S on a matrix chip. Nunes
et al. (1974, 1977) provide U-Th-Pb data on the matrix.
The gray matrix is aluminous (Table l) with its rare earths and other trace
elements dominated by a small amount of KREEP (Fig. 4). A chip from the large
area of anorthosite on the W surface of the rock is nearly pure plagioclase
(Table l) and has rare earth element abundances similar to other pristine
anorthosites (Fig. 4). The lack of KREEP contamination and the low levels of
siderophiles (Co 1.3 ppm) indicate that the anorthosite portion of this rock
is chemically pristine. The glass coat is significantly different in both
major and trace elements from the rest of 64435 and from the local soils. It
is highly enriched in siderophiles and contains a significant KREEP component
(Table l, Fig. 4).
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a b

b) 64435,73, anorthosite clast, ppl. width 2n_n.
Figure 3. Metals in anorthosite clasts, 1.5. 64,435,71

from Hewins and Goldstein (1975a).
_ -
0 t I
0 5 I0
WT. % Ni
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64435
10
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; " 0- ..... --e-_
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, / /
--..
----,39 Glass coat, Laul ot a/.,1974
...... ,40 Matrix= S.R. Taylor et al.,1974
----- ,44 Anorthosite= Laul et al., 1974
-- ,55 Matrix= Laul et al., 1974
0.1 ---- ,5g Matrix= Hubbard et al., 1974
Figur_ 4. Rare earths.
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TABLE 1. Summary chemistry of 64435 litholo(Jies
Matrix Anorthosite clasts Glass coat
SiO2 44.5
TiO2 0.19 <0.I 0.5
AlpO
3_ 31.1 35.5 24.5
Cr203 0.069 0.0083 0.170
FeO 3.18 0.61 8.0
MnO 0.04 0.011 0.105
MgO 3.3 8.0
CaO 17.3 19.0 13.3
NapO 0.34 0.29 0.55

K20 0.025 0.025 0.086
P205 0.03
Sr 154
La 1.5 0.16 9.6
Lu 0.08 0.008 0.43
Rb 0.5
Sc 6 0.9 6.9
Ni 56 1800
Co 17 1.3 100
Ir ppb 50
Au ppb 30
C 46
N 56
S 330
Zn
Cu
oxides in,wt%; others in ppm except as noted.
From light gas (H20, C02,N2, CO, S02) releases at different temperatures,
Gibson and Moore (1975) find evidence for possible carbonate phases in the
matrix (Fig. 5). An anorthosite clast does not contain these possibly car-
bonate phases. Gibson and Andrawes (1978) find that nitrogen and a trace of
methane are the only gases given off when chips of matrix and of an anortho-
site clast are crushed under 25 tons of pressure.
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t _l- HIAtlNQ IAtI 6 *C/.IL 6443$,4$ e_ _41¢ IOIAL WlIGM!LOiS _GRAY MAIIIX"
124'_ IO;ALWilQHI LOSS "WHILE CLASr'
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Gibson and Moore (1975).
RADIOGENIC ISOTOPES AND GEOCHRONOLOGY:Nunes et al. (1974_ 1977) and Rosholt

(1974) provide U-Th-Pb isotopic data on the gra--y_trix. This lithology con-
tains excess Pb relative to U which is isotopically very similar to, but much
less abundant than,the Pb in 66095. The excess Pb is characterized by a high
_°_Pb/_°_Pb ratio (1.25) and was apparently produced in a U-rich reservoir very
early in lunar history. A two-stage model age of 3.73-4.0 b.y. for the intro-
duction of the excess Pb into the rock and a three-stage model age of 4.42 to
4.65 b.y. for the production of the U-rich reservoir were calculated by Nunes
et al. (1977).
A measured _Sr/_Sr ratio of 0.69978±6 for a matrix chip was reported by

Wiesmann and Hubbard (1975).
RARE GAS/EXPOSUREAGES: Bogard et al. (1973) report He, Ne, Ar and Kr isotopic
data for an interior matrix chip. From these data Bogard and Gibson (1975)
calculate _Ne and_Ar exposure ages of 0.6 and 0.7 m.y. (both ± 0.3 m.y.),
respectively. Bhandari et al. (1976) give an "insolation age" of 0.5 m.y. from
galactic cosmic ray tracked a crater-count exposure age of 0.2-2 m.y. for an
exterior matrix chip. From _AI data on this same exterior chip, Bhandari (1977)
calculates an exposure age of 0.5 + 0.1 m.y. Fruchter et al. (1978) analyzed
an interior matrix chip with >2 cm-shielding on all sides and report _AI and
S_Mn exposure ages of 1.3 and 1.7 m.y. (both ± 0.3 m.y.) respectively.
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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Basic and remanent magnetic properties of the gray matrix
indicate 0.096 wt% metal and no significant residue of NRM after 150 Oe.rms de-
magnetization (Nagata et al., 1974). Cisowski et al. (1976) provide magnetic
data on a split of the g-_[aTs coat. The field acq-uir-ed by the glass is similar to
that presently observed at the Apollo 16 site. Schwerer and Nagata (1976) de-
terminedothe size distribution of metallic particles in the range 0.003-0.015 _m
(30-150 A) by magnetic granulometry on a matrix chip. The mean grain size of
fine-grained metal in the matrix is 62 _.
Huffman et al. (1974) report the phase distributions of iron and the metallic/
ferrous iron ratio in the gray matrix as determined by Mossbauer and magnetic
analyses. Huffman and Dunmyre (1975) provide data on superparamagnetic clusters
of ferrous iron spins in matrix olivines and the results of heat treatments on
these clusters. With increasing time of subsolidus annealing, the percentage
of total iron in these clusters progressively decreases (Fig. 6).
Charette and Adams (1977) give spectral reflectance data for an interior matrix
chip (Fig. 7).
10t I I I I' | I i I I
z loo ,_'._-.._#'.<..._.;. ._#._:.-°.e_.

o__ .
e443sA_n_._d ._,.
"_. _ /_.,_ . Figure 6. From Huffman
_ 99 1o,rs=t965c _. .. , _ Dunmyre (1975).
z< 4.8 K _ >.,,_
98
I-
z 100 _ " " ,._._

m 64435 Annealed . • •
¢u . _ •
=" 98-- 33,5 hrs at 965 C ; •
96 I I I I I l I l I
-10 -8 -6 -4 -2 0 2 4 6 8 10
VELOCITY (rnm/sl
Liquld-hellum spectra of 64435 after 10 and 33,5 hr of annexing at 965_.
I I I I Figure 7. From Charette

3°oT_,,, - and Adams (I 977).
g .L "%%,,
- -,, - _., .... , .... , .... , ....
10 5 hr="*J%%%" _ - Dark-MatrixBreccias
....... L ........ ,,_
I.i.t
64435,16 (IC}
' f i ?_
o ,o
t m,,} i._ -
Supqtrparamagneti¢ cluster percentage as a function of annealing time at S_SS'C txJ
c=: , I .... I , , , A I , , , , I ....
for==nplc
_435. 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5
WAVELENGTH(ILm)
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64435
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973, 64435 was cut into three main pieces,
including a slab (Figs. 8, 9, I0). The slab and the smaller butt end (,12)
were extensively subdivided for allocations. Most of the slab samples con-
sist of matrix (Fig. 9). The anorthosite clasts studied by Hewins and Gold-
stein (1975a) are in thin sections made from slab split ,22. The anorthosite
chip (,44) analyzed by Laul et al. (1974) is from the area of massive anor-
thosite seen on the W and N surfaces (Fig. I).
_ __ ". ....
, ,, .':_,':,..\,..below Lunar surlaee
_il i.,._
_ ' '<4-_. "
_'_;_ #igure 8. Cutting sketch.
L I _ _ J
O 1 S 3 I_ Black ve_icular glass
Figure 9. Slab face,

prior to subdivisions.
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64435
64435
,25
,20 ,24
,32 1 cm
F_I
15
S-73-17794
Fi,gure I0. Slab subdivisions.
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64455 BASALTIC IMPACT MELT, GLASS COATED 56.7 g
INTRODUCTION: 64455 is a basaltic impact melt with a very thick coating of smooth,
dark glass (Fig. 1). The basalt is somewhat friable and the bonding between the
basalt and the glass coat is generally weak. Along the basalt/glass contact the
basalt has been partially melted followed by limited mixing of the melt with the
glass coat. The glass coat appears to have once enclosed the entire rock, but a
small area on the "lunar top" has been broken away exposing the basalt. Zap pits
are present only on the "lunar top" surface. Distinct spheroids and dumbells of
glass are adhering to, and coalescing with, the exterior surface of the coat. This
sample was collected from the northeast rim of a subdued crater on the northeast
slope of Stone Mountain.
437
64455
PETROLOGY: Grieve and Plant (1973), Blanford et al. (1974), Schaal et al. (1979)
and Vaniman and Papike (1981) provide petrogra_ic--information. 6445--5-l_ a
basaltic impact melt <Fig. 2) with a very thick glass coat. Grieve and Plant
(1973) recognize four distinct textural zones within the rock: 1) a crystalline
core of basaltic impact melt, 2) a zone of basalt with interstitial partial melt,
3) a thin, discontinuous crust of devitrified glass, and 4) an outer coating of
fresh glass.
The basalt consists of _65% plagioclase (Ango_gs, up to i mm long) with intersti-

tial-low-Ca pyroxene (Wo6_13En76-_8) which is often cored by minor olivine
(Fo7_-8o) (Fig. 3). Accessory metal (Ni 5.1%, Co 0.3%), troilite, schreibersite,
and ilmenite account for _5% of the rock. Several of the melt grains in the
basalt are rusty.
Between the core of basalt and the glass coat there is a thin zone (_1 mm wide) of
basalt with a significant amount of interstitial glass (Fig. 2). Grieve and Plant
(1973) interpret this glass as a partial melt of the basalt, citing as evidence a
decrease in the modal abundance of pyroxene, partial resorption of mineral grains,
and the complimentary composition of the glass compared to the crystalline residue
within this zone. Quench crystals of olivine and pyroxene are common in the inter-
stitial glass and as rims around the partially resorbed grains.
The thin (0.25 mm wide) crust of devitrified glass sandwiched between the basalt
and the fresh glass coat contains numerous areas of acicular plagioclase grains
and cryptocrystalline mesostasis. As pointed out by Blanford et al. (1974) these
are quench crystals and not the products of subsolidus devitrification. This
zone is discontinuous and cannot be recognized in every section (Fig. 2). Metal
spherules with associated troilite and schreibersite are abundant, as are small
vesicles which are concentrated along the basalt/glass contact.
Except for a small eroded area, the fresh glass coat (minimum 2 mm thick) com-
pletely encloses the rest of the rock. The smooth external surface of the coat
indicates that it formed during free flight. Flow banding is dominantly parallel
to the basalt/glass contact and is emphasized by abundant, minute spherules of
metal (20.4% Ni, 0.8% Co), troilite,and schreibersite. In contrast to the basalt
none of the metal grains in the glass coat are rusty. Swirls of glass around
vesicles indicate movement of the melt after emplacement and prior to quenching
(Schaal et al., 1979). In several places the glass penetrates the basalt forming
veins which occasionally merge with the interstitial partial melt described above.
A thin zone of quench crystals is also present along portions of the exterior
surface of the coat.
EXPERIMENTALPETROLOGY: Ulrich and Weber (1973) performed differential thermal

analyses (DTA) on natural and synthetic samples of the fresh glass coat. The
liquidus temperature of the synthetic composition was found to be 1350-1400°C,
the solidus temperature is _1200°C. A cooling rate of 140°C/minute from 1400 o was
required to match the DTA data on the synthetic composition with that obtained on
the natural sample.
CHEMISTRY: Major and trace element data for both the basalt and the glass coat are
provided by Haskin et al. (1973). Meteoritic siderophile and volatile element
abundances for these two lithologies are given by Ganapathy et al. (1974). Grieve
and Plant (1973) report broad beam electron microprobe analyse-s--_DBA) of the basalt,
the glass coat, glass veins and the interior partial melt. The data are summarized
in Table 1 and Figure 4.
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64455
a b
/F
Figure 2. a) 64455,70B, basaltic melt, ppl. width 2mm.

b) 64455,38, zone of glass coat, basalt with
interstitial melt, ppl. width 4mm.
. g44 55
_64455
Ab v - " _An
80 90
Figure 3. a) Mafic mineral compositions, olivine

_- plotted along base. b) Plagioclase compositions,
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64455
TABLE i
Summary chemistry of basalt and glass from 64455
Basalt Glass Coat Partial Melt
SiO2 47.8 44.1 48.6

TiO2 0.63 0.42 0.67
AI203 23.6 25.1 17.5
Cr203 0.15 0.15 0.25
FeO 5.4 6.1 6.5
MnO 0.07 0.07 0.07
MgO 8.5 8.0 14.0
Ca0 13.5 14.5 11.3
Na20 0.43 0.36 0.84

K_0 0.22 0.08 0.26
P205
Sr
La 21.1 12.6
Lu 0.96 O.56
Rb 6.0 3.1
Sc 7.8 7.0
Ni 80-540 _800
Co _.30 _50
Ir ppb 2.25 40.6
Au ppb 1.56 12.7
C
N
S
Zn 3 2.4
Cu
100 I I I I I I I I I I I t I
¢0
,20 Basaltic core 64455
Figure 4. =° __
Rare earths, c_ ,22 Glass co
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10 I I I I I I I I I I I I I
44O
64455
Compared to the crystalline core, the glass coat on 64455 contains more alumina,
lower incompatibles, and higher siderophile abundances (Table 1) and thus cannot
represent simply a remelt of the basalt. Both the basalt and the glass coat approx-
imate, but do not match, local soil compositions. Grieve and Plant (1973) find that
the devitrified glass rim and the glass coat are compositionally identical (Fig. 5)
and probably represent textural variations of a single melt. The areas of interior
partial melt analyzed by these authors are similar in composition to the KREEP-rich,
Apollo 16 poikilitic impact melts (e.g. 60315, 62235) (Table i). Analyses along a
glass vein which connects with the glass coat and penetrates into the partially
melted zone show a series of intermediate compositions which span those of the coat
and the partial melt (Fig. 5) (Grieve and Plant, 1973).
Hertogen et al. (1977) report different meteoritic groups for the basalt and the
glass coat, based on siderophiles. The basalt belongs to meteoritic group 1H, a
group largely restricted to the Apollo 16 site. The glass coat contains meteoritic
group 5H and is interpreted, along with glass spheres 60095 and 65016, to represent
South Ray ejecta (Hertogen et al., 1977).
C
t
4,'... 6
A ....... _F
Figure 5. Mol.% ACF for various components of 64455,35.

The dashed lines show the range of compositions of the
partial melt and the glass vein. I) basaltic impact
melt. 2) various highland basalt glasses, other authors.
3) devitrified rim. 4) glass coat. 5) partial melt.
6) glass vein. 7) residual crystalline material in
partial melt zone. From Grieve and Plant (1973).
RARE GAS/EXPOSUREAGES: 8ogard et al. (1973) provide He, Ne, Ar, Kr and Xe isotopic
data for a chip of basalt. From these data Bogard and Gibson (1975) calculate 2_Ne
and 3BAr exposure ages of 1.2 and 1.8 m.y., respectively. Kr isotopes yielded an
exposure age of 2.01 m.y. (Marti, 1975, pers. comm. referenced in Blanford et al.,
1975). These low exposure ages and the simple exposure history indicated by-mic-ro-
crater data are consistent with excavation of 64455 by the South Ray cratering
event. Blanford et al. (1974) calculate an exposure age of 0.5-0.6 m.y. from the
microcrater data of Neukum et al. (1973).
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64455
MICROCRATERS, TRACKS AND SURFACES: Neukum et al. (1973) provide size-frequency

data for microcraters on 64455 (Fig. 6). A--sim-ple exposure history is indicated
by the fact that only those surfaces exposed at the time of collection have
microcraters. The surfaces are in production.
_S
• I0 0 A = .DS
ii o osd_ :
_44ss,oa
;i_ "_ from
Figurei_kum et al.
6. Microcraters,(1973).
TOTAL O
- COUNTS:173 0
.I t L
'10 log 1,0o0 Io,Ooo
CIATEI DUU_rlEIL/_
Blanford et al. (1974,1975) report the particle track profile in the glass coat
(Fig. 7) and use the data to discuss the solar energy spectrum.
MINIMUM ENERGY (Me V/ainu) OF AN IRON

MINIMUM ENERGY (Me V/ainu) ION AT rilE ROCK SURFACE CAPABLE OF
OF AN IRON ION AT THE ROCK SURFACE CAPABLE PENETRATING TO THE DEPTH INDICATED BELOW
OF PENETRATING TO THE DEPTH INDICATED BELOW 10-1 100 101 102
10-1 10° 101 102
i'_ ._ PARTICLETRACKS
_ PARTICLETRACKS io9 "_._ IN LUNAR ROCK
lO" -_\ IN LUNAR ROCK _, 64455
1010 _ • ._\ (NORMALIZED)

64455 _"ElOB _ (RAWDATA)
_ 107
_E 109
ilO, 1o,
_, 10 5'
107
....... , , , ,,,kL,I ........ I ........ I , , ,,.,

106 10-3 10-2 10-1 IO 0
DEPTH (g/cm 2)
105
....... ,i , ii1,,,,i .... ,,,,_ , i i,_,,,, ......

10-3 10-2 10-1 10 0
DEPT,(o/,_2) Figure 7. Solar flare tracks,
from Blanford et al. (1974).
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64455
Leich et al. (1973) determined the depth distributions of H and F in exterior

chips _ t-fl-e glass coat and the basalt (Figs. 8,9). A maximum concentration of
H was detected within _200 _ of the exterior surface of both the rock and the
glass chips. As 64455 was exposed to the atmosphere on route to earth and prior
to storage in nitrogen-filled cabinets, Leith et al. (1973) consider this H to be
terrestrial contamination. The H at >2000 A w_h_n the basalt and the glass can-
not be accounted for by either terrestrial contamination or directly implanted
solar wind and therefore was probably inherited from a pre-irradiated component
of the impact melt. A peak in the F concentration was observed _0.2-0.4 _Jmfrom
the exterior surfaces of both the basalt and the glass, but technical problems,
poor reproducibility,and the possibility of terrestrial contamination in these
samples preclude any judgement as to the origin of the F (Leich et al., 1973).
An upper limit of 3x10 is atoms/cm 2 of solar wind implanted carbon for an exterior
surface of basalt was reported by Goldberg et al. (1976).
1 1_145_,33-1 F[LDSPAfl-RICH ROCK _ 64455.24 GLASS

K . ::_L.%: ......... .-Ex,[.,o. SUnFAC[
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Figure 8. Hydrogen concentration

v. depth, from Leich et al. (1973).
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Figure 9. Fluorine concentration

v. depth, from Leich et alo (1973).
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64455
PROCESSING ANDSUBDIVISIONS: In 1972, 64455 was cut into three main pieces,
including a slab (-F-_-g-_-lO--O-_.-
The slab was extensively subdivided for allocations.
Several chips were also allocated from the W end of the large butt end (,0).
Slab "A" /,0
" " , ,, i-- _ I I I I
Figure I0. Cutting sketch.
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64475 DILITHOLOGIC (ANORTHOSITE AND BASALTIC IMPACT MELT) BRECCIA 1032 g
INTRODUCTION: 64475 consists of a white ferroan anorthosite, parts of which may

be chemically pristine, and a dark,fine-grained,basaltic impact melt. In places
the two lithologies are banded, in places are distinctly separated, and else-
where are intimately mixed (Figs. 1 and 2). In the final stages of the formation
of the rock, the white phase intruded the dark.
64475 was collected from the region of two subdued shallow craters on Stone
Mountain and its orientation is known. The sample is blocky and coherent with
few fractures. Zap pits and patina occur predominantly on the exposed surface
with none on the buried side.
S-72-43093
L__,I
1 cm
Figure I.
445
64475
Figure 2.
PETROLOGY: All phase compositions reported below are from G.J. Taylor and
R.D. Warner (pers. comm.).
The white material is 85-95% plagioclase and cataclastic though some cumulate:
like textures are preserved in places (Fig. 3). It appears to be essentially
monomict and is non-porous despite brecciation. Microprobe analyses show
plagioclase An95_96, exsolved pyroxenes which are mainly low-calcium (En64Wo2;
bulk grains _EnG,Wo__5) and minor olivine (Fo6__71). Some pyroxenes are up to
1 mm in diameter, but most are much smaller; plagioclases were originally 3 mm
or more in diameter° A few grains of Fe-metal are present, containing Ni _7%,
Co _0.8% i.e. meteoritic compositions. However, metal is not present in the
unbrecciated clasts and probably indicates contamination of parts of the
anorthositic material.
446
64475
a b
" !
c d
Figure 3. a) 64475,62, anorthosite, ppl. width Imm.

- b) 64475,62, basalt clasts in anorthosite, ppl. width 2mm.
c) 64475,58, basaltic impact melt, ppl. width O.5mm.
d) 64475,58, basalt anorthosite contact, ppl. width 2mm.
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64475
The dark phase is fine-grained, mesostasis-rich basaltic: impact melt containing

angua]_-plagioclase clasts (Fig. 3). Fe-metal is common and has _5% Ni, 0.6%
Co, typical of contaminated melts. Troilite and schreibersite are also present.
The relations between the dark and light phases are complex. In most places
the black fragments are angular and appear to be clasts carried in the white
matrix (Fig. 3). In several places apophyses of white material clearly intrude
the dark phases. However, in a few places the white material appears as rounded
clasts within the black. The latter also shows textural variations which
include margins apparently chilled against white material. As with some of the
other "black and white" rocks, it appears that basaltic impact melt intruded the
white phase and was later remobilized, with the basalt then acting as competent
fragments in a fluidized, though not liquid, white phase.
CHEMISTRY: Mixed black and white chips were analyzed by Scoon (1974) for major
elements and by Moore and Lewis (1976) for C and N abundances (Table I), and
reported without discussion.
TABLE |. Summary chemistry of 64475, mixed black and white
SiO2 44.8
TiO2 0.64
AI203 28.3
Cr203 0.07
FeO 4.6
MnO 0.06
MgO 5.6
CaO 15.9
Na20 0.49
K20 0.12
p2os o.ls
C 55
N 92
Oxides in wt%; C, N in ppm
RARE GASES AND EXPOSUREAGES: Bogard and Gibson (1975) report Re, Xe, Ar, and Ne
isotopic data for two mixed black and white chips, one of which (,17) was mainly
white, the other (,21) mainly dark. The samples contain appreciable amounts of
solar wind gases. 21Ne exposure ages of Io0 m.y. (,17) and 1.3 m.y. (,21) and a
3BAr exposure age of 1.6 m.y. (,17) are subject to ± 50% error but are consistent
with South Ray rather than North Ray samples. Kr data (not reported) show dominantly
atmospheric Kr.
Lambert et al. (1975) measured 21°Po activity on an external surface of a mixed chip
(,16) whTc'_as in contact with lunar fines, providing information on 222Rn.
448
64475
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Stephenson et al. (1974) report natural remanent magnetization

(NRM) intensities for two small bT_cks of mixed black and white material, summarized
in Table 2.
The directions in IIA and liB were close to those of the original chip. There
is no statement in Stephenson et al. (1974) that lIA and lIB were macroscopically
dissimilar. ,7 and ,IIA were a-Ts%'-subjected to alternating field demagnetization
and thermal demagnetization, respectively. The NRM may not be thermoremanent in
origin and paleointensity determination is unreliable. A paleointensity deter-
mination by anhysteretic remanent magnetization (ARM) methods was also unsuccessful.
TABLE 2. NRM intensities for 64475 chips
Sample Intenslt_.(G cm3_ "I)

,7 bulk 73 x lO-6
,ll bulk 88 x lO-6
,llA 140 x lO-6"
,llB 59 x lO "6
,IIA + ,lIB 91 x 10-6
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: 64475 was sawn in 1973 to produce a large end piece
(,I), a smaller end piece (,2) and a slab (,3). ,I (740 g) is intact, while the
other two pieces have been subdivided. The main subdivisions of the slab are shown
in Figure 4.
644 75 s - 73 - 27839
!1
!2
|'_ 1 cm
Figure 4. Slab subdivisions.
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64476 DILITHOLOGIC (ANORTHOSITE AND BASALTIC IMPACT MELT) BRECCIA 125 9
INTRODUCTION: 64476 consists of _70-80% cataclasized, granoblastic anorthosite,

probably monomict, and _20-30% dark aphanitic to basaltic impact melt (Figs. l
and 2). The latter is variable in texture and clast content and might even
represent more than a single lithology. The white material clearly invades the
dark in places, but elsewhere dark rims surround white clasts.
64476 was collected from the region of two subdued shallow craters on Stone
Mountain. Its orientation prior to actual collection is; known, but the sample
may have been moved prior to its being photographed. The sample is angular and
coherent with few fractures. A few zap pits are present on three sides, including
the lunar top as photographed.
_099
i____u
F r e I.
450
64476
c d
Figure 3. a) 64476,8, anorthosite, ppl. width 2mm.

_- b) 64476,8, anorthosite, xpl. width 2mm.
c) 64476,7_ basalt clasts in anorthosite, ppl. width 2mm.
d) 64476,5, finer-grained basaltic impact melt, ppl. width Imm.
e) 64476,8, coarser-grained basaltic impact melt, ppl. width Imm.
451
64476
PETROLOGY: The white phase is homogeneous, macroscopically containing sparse

yellow-green minerals. Thin sections show it to be apparently monomict, non-porous,
brecciated anorthosite (Fig. 3) with more than 90% plagioclase. Both olivine
and pyroxene grains appear to be present. The preserved! texture is granoblastic
with triple junctions but most plagioclases are shocked. Plagioclase grains are
up to 2 mm in diameter and mafic grains are less than 500 pm in diameter.
The dark phase is variable. One type is clast-rich, fine-grained, and consists
of skeletal olivines in a felsic groundmass (Fig. 3). The clasts are nearly all
shocked plagioclases and lithic clasts are absent. A second type is darker-colored,
coarser-grained,mesostasis-rich basaltic impact melt with few clasts (Fig. 3).
Both types contain Fe-metal. One large clast (shown in Figure I) appears macro-
scopically to have a gradation between the two types.
The relations between the white and dark lithologies are complex. In some places
the angular black fragments are clearly intruded by white matrix, but selvages of
dark material around white material, and the plagioclase clasts in the dark
material suggest that the latter is the host. Wilshire and Moore (1974) suggest
that originally the dark phase formed the matrix but a later event reversed this
relationship by mobilizing the white phase.
CHEMISTRY: Clark and Keith (1973) analyzed the bulk rock for K (0.066%), U (0.31
ppm), Th (1.19 ppm) and radionuclides using y-ray spectroscopy. The analysis
indicates that the white phase is extremely low in KREEP elements.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: The rock has not been sawn and most of it remains as
,0 (124 g). Only ,I and ,2 have been removed, and both were made into thin sections.
,I was from the clast-rich melt area (Fig. I) and ,2 consisted of loose chips of
black and white material, unlocated but believed to be generally from the area at
the top of Figure I.
452
64477 HETEROGENEOUS
GLASSY BRECCIA 19.32 9
INTRODUCTION: 64477 is a coherent, medium gray breccia with abundant white

clasts (Fig. i). Several penetrating fractures cut the rock. It was collected
from the rim of a subdued doublet crater, near several larger, similar-appearing
rocks. Lunar orientation is unknown. Zap pits are abundant on three surfaces,
absent from the other surfaces.
64477
,3 ,5
1 cm ,4
I i
S-72-46771
Figure I.
PETROLOGY: 64477 is a plagioclase-rich breccia with a continuous, but hetero-

geneously distributed glassy matrix (Fig. 2). Fragments of plagioclase are the
most abundant clast-type. Several angular clasts of fine-grained poikilitic
impact melt, a few clasts of glassy breccia,and rare mafic mineral fragments are
also present. Troilite is unusually abundant,and is usually associated with the
glassy matrix. Some Fe-metal is also present.
Portions of the rock are nearly devoid of the glassy matrix and, in these places,
the rock approaches a cataclastic anorthosite. This rock may have been a
dilithologic breccia (cataclastic anorthosite + poikilitic impact melt) that was
shocked and invaded by glass.
453
64477

p_th 4mm.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: 64477 was removed from its documented bag as four
pieces (,1-,3 and ,5) which were found to fit together, and some chips and fines
(,4). ,1 was allocated for thin sections.
454
64478 POIKILITIC IMPACT MELT(?), GLASS COATED 12.34 9
INTRODUCTION: 64478 is a coherent, medium dark gray breccia with abundant

clasts, coated with a highly vesicular glass (Fig. I). The matrix is probably
poikilitic impact melt. It was collected from the rim of a subdued doublet
crater. Zap pits are absent.
figure I. cube is Icm.
PETROLOGY: The thin sections of this rock are dominated by a coarse-grained

(plagioclases up to 2 mm) anorthositic breccia partially surrounded by fine-
grained poikilitic impact melt (Fig. 2). The breccia is probably a clast in the
impact melt. Brown glass veins cut both the breccia and the impact melt.
made into thin sections ,13 and ,14.
p_ ure 2. 64478,13, general view,

.---wl-c[th 2mm.
455
INTRODUCTION: 64505 is a medium pale gray, polymict breccia, containing

small light and dark clasts (Fig. I) including glass shards. It is fairly
coherent and possibly held together with glass. Conspicuous slickensides
occur on two surfaces.
The fragment was taken from a regolith sample collected near the rim of a
subdued 15 m crater. A few zap pits are present.
Fi_ggureI. mm scale.
456
• 64506 FINE-GRAINED BASAI.TIC IMPACT MELT(?); PARTLY GLASS COATED 5.08
INTRODUCTION: 64506 is a coherent, angular chip of medium pale gray impact

melt (Fig. I). The melt contains plagioclase laths _ I00 um long and
schlieren of white clasts. Black, vesicular glass coats one surface;
adjacent to the rock it is crystalline or devitrified.
64506 was taken from a regolith sample collected near the rim of a subdued
15 m crater. Zap pits are common on the basaltic melt, but the glass coat
has a smooth surface.
64506
1 cm
I t
Figure I.
457
64507 DILITHOLOGIC (GLASSY IMPACT MELT AND CATACLASTIC 4.47
ANORTHOSlTE ?) BRECCIA
INTRODUCTION: 64507 is a coherent, angular fragment, with about 70-80%

dark colored material and the remainder white clasts (Fig. I). The dark
material is a gray, fine-grained to black glassy melt, and the white appears
to be pure cataclastic anorthosite. The white clasts range up to several
mms in places, but elsewhere are small (< 1 mm) and rounded. The fragment
is cut by glassy veins.
15 m crater. It lacks zap pits.
Figure I. mm scale.
458
64508 DILITHOLOGIC (CATACLASTIC ANORTHOSITEAND GLASSY 4.17 g
IMPACT MELT ?) BRECCIA
INTRODUCTION: 64508 is an angular, coherent fragment. It is about 90% white

material and the remainder is dark (Fig. I) The white appears to lack mafic
minerals, hence it is probably a cataclastic anorthosite. The black material
is a fine-grained to glassy impact melt which forms rounded blebs in the
anorthosite, and in places forms rinds around white clasts. A few of the
black blebs have glassy selvages.
Figure I. mm scale.
459
INTRODUCTION: 64509 is a rounded, medium gray, friable polymict breccia (Fig. l).
It contains small light and dark clasts, including glassy shards. One white
clast, _ 8 mm in diameter, is a coherent, coarse-grained anorthosite, lacking
mafic minerals.
64509 was taken from a regolith sample collected near the rim of a subdued 15 m
crater. It lacks zap pits.
Figure I. mm scale.
460
64515 BASALTIC IMPACT MELT(?) 3.76 9
INTRODUCTION: 64515 is an angular, coherent, medium dark gray, crystalline frag-

ment (Fig. I). It contains plagioclases _ 0.5 mm in diameter but dust on the
rock surface obscures the textures. It contains vesicles up to a few mms dia-
meter, troilite and rusty blebs, and lacks obvious clasts.
64515 was taken from a regolith sample collected near the rim of a subdued 15 m
till
Figure I. mm scale.
461
INTRODUCTION: 64516 is a friable, pure white fragment (Fig. I). It lacks

mafic minerals and is probably a cataclastic anorthosite. Rare tiny black
flecks may be either opaque minerals or metal in the anorthosite, or extraneous
material. The plagioclase appears to be in grains much less than 1 mm in dia-
meter.
64516 was _taken from a regolith sample collected near the rim of a subdued 15 m
crater. Its friable surface lacks zap pits.
Figure I. mm scale.
462
64517 FINE-GRAINEDCRYSTALLINEBRECCIA 1.55 g
INTRODUCTION: 64517 is a coherent chip, about 80% of which is a medium light

gray, fine-grained crystalline breccia and the remainder a white clast with
coarse pyroxene(?) and black veins (opaque minerals or glass ?). The latter
veins do not cut the host breccia. The fragment was taken from a regolith
sample collected near the rim of a subdued 15 m crater. It lacks zap pits.
Figure I. mm scale.
463
64518 FINE-GRAINED IMPACTMELT 1.49 9
INTRODUCTION: 64518 is an angular, coherent, medium dark gray fragment (Fig.

I). It is fine-grained and crystalline; some tiny vesicles suggest that it
is an impact melt. It contains no obvious clasts. The fragment was taken
from a regolith sample collected near the rim of a subdued 15 m crater. It
lacks zap pits.
Figure I. mm scale.
464
INTRODUCTION: 64519 is a friable, pure white, rounded fragment (Fig. I). No

mafic mineral grains are apparent and it is probably a cataclastic anorthosite.
It was taken from a regolith sample collected near the rim of a subdued 15 m
crater. Its friable surface lacks zap pits.
Figure I. smallest scale subdivision O.5mm.
465
INTRODUCTION: 64525 is a white, rounded, friable sample (Fig. I). It con-

tains no mafic minerals or lithic clasts but rare black flecks are present.
It is almost certainly a cataclastic anorthosite. It was taken from a soil
sample collected near the rim of a subdued 15 m crater. It lacks zap pits.
F1__ure I. smallest scale subdivision O.5mm.
466
64535 DILITHOLOGIC (CATACLASTIC ANORTHOSITEAND VIIROPHYRIC IMPACT MELT) 257
_ BRECCIA
INTRODUCTION: 64535 is a dilithologic breccia made up of _ 90% white, friable,

anorthositic material and the remainder a dark, coherent, glassy impact melt
that coats and intrudes the anorthosite (Fig.l). A mixed zone along the contact
on the B surface is apparent. The mottled clast-like areas within the anorthosite
(Fig.l) can best be interpreted as intrusive veins related to the glass coating.
The morphologic similarity to the mixed contact zone is apparent and macro-
scopic examination reveals at least one direct connection between the glass coat
and a clast-like area very similar to those in Figure 1, but on the S surface.
These areas appear to be restricted to the exterior of the rock: none were ob-
served along cracks that penetrate to the interior of the anorthosite.
This rock was collected as a rake sample from the upper slope of Stone Mountain,
on the rim of a small, subdued crater. Lunar orientation is unknown. Zap pits
and )atina are present on the N, E, S and T surfaces.
64535
iliil; i iiili iiLiii ii _iii
Figure la.
467
64535
S-72 - 43420
_Figure I b.
PETROLOGY: 64535 is composed of essentially two lithologies: a white, cata-

clastic anorthosite and a dark, intruding impact melt (Fig. 2). The latter is
referred to as mesostasis-olivine-plagioclase rock by Warner et al. (1973) who
provide an analysis of its mesostasis.
The cataclastic anorthosite appears to be monomict and may be pristine but no

mineral or chemical analyses have been published. Pre-cataclasis grain size
ranged to >i mm. In places a granoblastic texture has been preserved (Fig. 2).
Mafic minerals are very rare {<2%) and generally occur as discrete grains
interstitial to plagioclase.
The impact melt is a very fine-grained vitrophyre with tiny (a few _m's), blocky
to lathy plagioclase crystals in a glassy matrix. Irregularly shaped Fe-metal
grains (up to _1 mm) with associated troilite and a more-poorly-reflecting
opaque are common. Angular xenocrysts of plagioclase and, less commonly, mafic
minerals are also present. The contact between the two lithologies is irregular
but sharp (Fig.2). No chilled margins were observed.
CHEMISTRY: The only published chemical data on 64535 are Ca and K abundances on a
white chip (,7) by Jessberger et al. (1977). K is very low (123 ppm) and the Ca
abundance (16.2% CaO) is consistent with this split being virtually pure anor-
thosite.
468
64535
a b
J
Figure 2. a) 64535,13, anorthosite and
impact melt, xpl. width 2mm.
i b)64535,13, anorthosite, pre-cataclasis
,, ' texture, xpl. width 2mm.
c) 64535,14, anorthosite, impact melt
contact, ppl. width Imm.
469
64535
GEOCHRONOLOGY:An _°Ar-39Ar plateau age of 3.98±0.02 b.y. on a white chip (Fig. 3)

is reported by Jessberger et al. (1977).
_J
Figure 3. Ar releases, i
from Jessberger et a1.(1977).
i
,_ 6_',535.9
o mc
EXPOSUREAGE: An 3BAr exposure age of 1.9±0.2 m.y.on a white chip (,7_

(Jessberger et al., 1977) is consistent with the excavation of 64535 by the
South Ray Crater event.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS:In 1975 a large chip (,3) was taken from the E face
and subdivided (,3-,10) for allocations (Fig.4). In 1979 a second round of
allocations was made by subdividing ,9 and by taking a few chips of both anor-
thosite and glass from ,0. The largest single piece remaining is ,0 (233.0 g).
64535 s-75-23039
,0 ,10
,3
Fi_gure 4.
of ,3 : ,9 (_,_
470
r.
64.536 DILITHOLOGIC (ANORTHOSITE AND FINE-GRAINED IMPACT MELT) BRECCIA 177.5 g
INTRODUCTION: 64536 is composed of two lithologies: white, friable, cata-

clastic anorthosite and dark, coherent, glassy impact melt (Fig. 1). Clast/
matrix relations of the two lithologies are obscure. The impact melt is not
simply a splash coating and seems to occur as clasts within the anorthosite.
Apparently both lithologies were somewhat mobile during their emplacement in
this rock.
This ½ample was collected as a rake sample from the rim of a small, subdued,
crater on the upper slope of Stone Mountain. Lithologically it is very
similar to 64535 and 64537, both rake samples from the same locality. Patina
and a few zap pits are present on the T surface of 64536.
S - 75- 22681 64536
1 cm
F,igureI.
471
6 4536
PETROLOGY:The white litholoqy is a coarse-grained,apparently monomict, cata-

_northosite with rare interstitial mafics (Fig.2). Pre-cataclasis
grain size ranged up to _ 1 cm. Troilite is the only opaque phase present.
The dark lithology is a very fine-grained, glassy impact melt. Grain size is
somewhat variable, but is never greater than _ 0.1 mm. Relatively coarser-
grained areas have a basaltic texture (Fig.2) while the finer-grained portions
are faintly poikilitic. Metal and troilite are common. Angular clasts of
plagioclase and mafics are also present.
a b
Figure 2. a) 64536,23, anorthosite, xpl.. width 2mm.

b) 64536,25, impact melt, ppl. width O.5mm.
CHEMISTRY: Ca and K data on the anorthosite (,3) and the impact melt (,12) are
given by Jessberger et al. (1977). The anorthosite appears to be virtually
pure plagioclase (16_-7%--Ca0, 265 ppm K), while the impact melt is much less
feldspathic and considerably more potassic (9.4% CaO, 1410 ppm K).
472
64536
RADIOGENIC ISOTOPES/GEOCHRONOLOGY:Jessberger et al. (1977) report K-Ar iso-

topic data on the anorthosite (,3) and the impact melt (,12). An 4°Ar-39Ar
plateau age of 3.97±0.01 b.y. was obtained from the anorthosite (Fig. 3). The
impact melt did not yield a good plateau: two apparent age regimes are present.
A low temperature fraction(3-47% 39Ar) gives an age of 4.14±0.02 b.y. while a
high temperature fraction (57-99% 39Ar) gives an age of 3.83±0.02 b.y. The geo-
chronological significance of either age is "spurious at present" (Jessberger
et al., 1977).
'_ m u_.
Fi Ar releases,
_ I -- -- from Jes-sberger et al. (1977).
io.-J
i_ 6_536.3
EXPOSUREAGES: 38Ar exposure ages of 1.7+-0.2 m.y. and 2.4±0.3 m.y. for the
anorthosite _,3j and the impact melt (,12), respectively (Jessberger et al
1977), are consistent with the excavation of 64536 by the South Ray Crater
event.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1975 several small pieces were chipped from

64536 for allocations (Fig. 4). Many of these chips and the parent (,0;147.24 g)
remain in stock at JSC.
473
64536
64536 ,19
F.igure 4.
474
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64537 DILITHOLOGIC (CATACLASTICANORTHOSITE

AND POIKILITIC 124.3 g
IMPACTMELT1 BRECCIA
INTRODUCTION: 64537 is dominatedby two lithologies: a coherent,dark gray,

crystallineimpact melt and a coherent,white, cataclasticanorthosite(Fig. l).
The impact melt appears to intrude the anorthositeand coarsens away from the
contact. Vesicles are very rare in the impact melt, absent from the anorthosite.
A few thin glass veins cut the impact melt.
This rock is a rake sample collected from the rim of a subdued doublet crater on
Stone Mountain. Zap pits and patina are present on all surfaces indicating a
complex exposure history.
iii¸ i
475
64537
PETROLOGY: Two distinct lithologies compose the bulk of 64537: a fine-grained

impact melt and a cataclastic anorthosite (Fig. 2). Warner et al. (1973)
include this rock in a general _etrographic discussion of Apo--l-1716 rake samples.
The impact melt has a fine-grained poikilitic texture and appears to intrude the
anor_osite. 0ikocrysts (up to _4).2 mm) are choked with tiny plagioclase laths
(most 0.05 mm). Angular plagioclase clasts (rarely up to 2 mm) are present. A
single clast of basaltic impact melt was observed. Accessory phases include
ilmenite, Fe-metal with associated troilite and schreibersite, and rare euhedral
spinel(?).
The anorthosite has been cataclasized and mildly recrystallized. It is probably

monom--_c-_ioclase grains range up to _2 mm long. A few grains (<5%) of
exsolved pyroxene are present, sometimes retaining original grain boundaries and
showing a relict cumulate texture. Blebby intergrowths of troilite and silica(?)
rim some pyroxenes. Fei-metal and chromite(?! are extremely rare.
a b
Figure 2. a) 64537,4, anorthosite, impact melt contact, ppl. width 2mm.

b) 64537,18, impact melt, ppl. width Imm.
476
64537
temperature hysteresis curve determination on a potted butt containing both the
dark and light lithologies. The very small saturation remanence to saturation
magnetization ratio (J_/J_ = 0.003) indicates that most of the ferromagnetic
phases in this rock occur _s >300 A, multidomain particles. Fe°/Fe 2+ is 0.086
and total Fe° is 0.46 wt% (Pearce and Simonds, 1974).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 five small pieces were removed and one
of these (,1) allocated for thin sectioning and petrography. The magnetic
studies were done on the potted butt of ,1. In 1975 the rock was split into
several pieces for further allocations (Fig. l). The largest single piece re-
mainting is ,0 (91.13 g). ,5 (19.55 g) is stored at the Brooks Remote Storage
Vault.
477
64538 POLYLITHOLOGIC BRECCIA 30.0 q
INTRODUCTIOn{: 64538 is composed of three distinct lithologies in sharp contact:

a coherent, medium gray, glassy matrix breccia; a coherent, dark gray, crystalline
impact melt; and a moderately coherent, white, anorthositic breccia (Fig. 1).
Thin, glassy veins cut the glassy breccia and the impact melt.
This rock is a rake sample from the rim of a subdued doublet crater on Stone
Mountain. Zap pits are common on all surfaces indicating a complex exposure
history.
64538
1 cm
i i
S-79-40480
Figure I.
478
64538
PETROLOGY: The glass_ matrix breccia makes up the bulk of 64538 and is composed
oTm--_Tlasts of plagioclase and cataclastic anorthosite welded together by a
continuous matrix of partially crystallized glass (Fig. 2). Rare mafic minerals
also occur as clasts. Accessory phases include Fe-metal, troilite and ilmenite.
The impact melt is very fine-grained with a faintly poikilitic texture. Clasts
of plagioclase, rare mafic grains and Fe-metal (some rusty) are present. The
contact with the anorthositic breccia is very angular (Fig. 2) indicating that
some remobilization of these lithologies has probably occurred. Portions of the
impact melt appear to have been frozen while being sheared off into the anorthositic
breccia.
The anorthositic breccia consists of a cataclastic anorthosite with several clasts

of crystalline impact melt that are probably related to the lithology described
above (Fig. 2). Olivine and pyroxene are interstitial to the larger plagioclase
grains. Rare Fe-metal is present.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1979 two chips (,1 and ,2) that sampled all three
_ithologies were allocated for thin sections.
Figure 2. a) 64538,5, glassy matrix breccia, ppl. width Imm.

b) 64538,6, impact melt and anorthositic breccia,
ppl. width 2mm.
479
64539 DILITHOLOGIC BRECCIA 17.76 9
INTRODUCTION: 64539 consists of two distinct lithologies: a coherent medium

gray material with white clasts and a moderately coherent white material with
dark clasts (Fig. I). Macroscopically it is very similar to the other dilithologic
breccias from Station 4 (e.g., 64535-6-7). It is a rake sample from the rim of
a subdued doublet crater on Stone Mountain. Zap pits are rare or absent.
Figure I. S-72-42558.
48O
.... 64545 DILITHOLOGIC BRECCIA 14.09 9
INTRODUCTION:64545 is composed of two distinct lithologies: a coherent,

medium gray material with white clasts and a moderately coherent, white
material with rare dark clasts (Fig. I). Macroscopically it is very similar
to the other Station 4 dilithologic breccias (e.g., 64535-6-7), It is a rake
sample from the rim of a subdued doublet crater on Stone Mountain. Patina and
a few zap pits are present.
F_/__ureI. S-72-42557.
481
64546 DILITHOLOGIC (CATACLASTIC ANORTHOSITEAND POIKILITIC IMPACT 12.80
MELT) BRECCIA
INTRODUCTION: 64546 is a coherent breccia composed of two lithologies: white

cataclastic anorthosite and dark gray poikilitic impact melt (Fig. i). It was
collected as a rake sample. Zap pits are absent.
64546,0
Figure 1.
482
64546
PETROLOGY:64546 is a typical "black and white" rock, being composed of only

two lithologies: cataclastic anorthosite and fine-grained poikilitic impact
melt !Fig. 2). The anorthosite is coarse-grained (up to _2 mm) with rare
interstitial mafic minerals. The poikilitic impact melt contains clasts and
laths of plagioclase and elongate oikocrysts (_0.4 mmlong). It appears to
occur chiefly as angular clasts within the anorthosite. Fe'metal is an acCessory
phase in both lithologies but is more commonin the poikilitic melt. Gooley et
al. (1973) provide compositional data for metal in the melt (Table 1).
TABLE 1. Compositions of metal and coexisting schreibersite lwt%).
Ni Co Fe P S
metal (without schreibersite) 6.6-7.4 0.6 -- 0.0-0.03 0.02

metal (with schreibersite) 5.0 0.7 93.1 0.1 0.01
schreibersite 18.6 0.3 66.2 15.4 0.1
PROCESSING ANDSUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 a small chip (,I) was allocated to Phinney

for thin%ec%ioning and petrography.
Figure 2. 64546,4, anorthosite,

impact melt contact, ppl. width 2ram.
483
64547 FRAGMENTALPOLYMICT OR OlLITHOLOGIC BRECCIA 10.90 g
INTRODUCTION: 64547 is a moderately coherent, white breccia with a few dark

clasts (Fig. l). Macroscopically the clasts and the matrix of this rock
resemble the two distinct lithologies in other Station 4 dilithologic breccias
(e.g., 64535-6-7). 64547 may represent an "end member" of a series of dilithogic
breccias, being completely dominated by one of the components, in this case
the white material.
It is a rake sample from the rim of a subdued doublet crater on Stone 1,1ountain.
Zap pits and patina are present.
Figure I. S-72-42557.
484
64548 DILITHOLOGIC BRECCIA (?) 8.49 g
INTRODUCTION: 64548 is a moderately coherent, white, anorthositic breccia

with abundant dark, angular clasts (Fig. I). It is a rake sample from the
rim of a subdued doublet crater on Stone Mountain. Zap pits are rare or
absent.
Figure I.
PETROLOGY: Warner et al. (1973) include 64548 in a general petrographic dis-

cussion of Apollo 16 rakes. Two lithologies appear to dominate 64548. The
white matrix is largely brecciated anorthosite (Fig. 2). The dark clasts
are virtually all fine-grained impact melt with a faintly poikilitic texture.
The anorthositic material and the impact melt appear to have been intimately
mixed (Fig. 2), making a separation of pure anorthosite extremely difficult.
Gooley et al. (1973) provide compositional data for metal with and without
coexisting schreibersite in the impact melt. These data are reproduced in
Table I.
485
64548

ppl. width 2mm.
TABLE I. Compositions of metal and coexistinq schreibersite for 64548

Ni Co Fe P S
Metal (without schreiberstite) 6.6-7.4 0.6 0.0-0.3 0.02
Metal (with schreibersite) 3.5 0.6 96.4 0.2 0.01
Schreibersite II.4 0.2 73.8 15.5 0.I
CHEMISTRY: Floran et al. (1976) present major element data obtained by

electron microprobe analysis of natural rock powder fused to a glass (except
FeO and Na20, by instrumental neutron activation!. Blanchard (unpublished
data) provides a bulk rock trace element analysis and the FeO and Na20 data
quoted by Floran et al. (1976). These data indicate that 64548 is similar
to the local mature soils in both major and trace element composition (Table 2,
Fig. 3).
486
64548
TABLE2. Summaryof chemistry of 64548

Si02 45.28
Ti02 0.43
A1203 27.67
Cr203 0.098
FeO 4.47
MnO
MgO 5.67
CaO 15.79
Na20 O.464
I(20 0.13
P205 Oxidesin wt%;
Sr
La 14,6 othersin ppm exceptas noted.
Lu 0,67
Rb
Sc 6.78
Ni 380
Co 24.5
Ir ppb
Au ppb
C
N
S
Zn
Cu
100 I I I
64548
,,11-_
"7... ,2
"0
C
0
'_" Blanchard, unpublished data
L)
O.
E
(0
. 10 I I I
Figure 3.
487
64548
temperature hysteresis curve determination on 64548. The very small satura-
tion remanence to saturation magnetization ratio (JRS/Js = 0.0043) indicates
that virtually all of the ferromagnetic phases in this sample are multidomain
particles. Fe°/Fe 2+ is 0.]13.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 the rock was split into several pieces
and one of these (,1) allocated to Phinney for thin sectioning and petrography.
In 1975 a set of three small chips (,3) was allocated for chemistry; the
analyses of Floran et al. (1976) and Blanchard (unpublished) are both of por-
tions of this split. The magnetic studies were done on the potted butt of
,1. The remainder of the rock remains at JSC as ,0 (18.20 g).
488
64549 DILITHOLOGIC BRECCIA (?) 6.47 g
INTRODUCTION: 64549 is a moderately coherent, white breccia with a dark gray

clast on one corner (Fig. I). Macroscopically it appears to be an unrepresent-
ative sample of the larger Station 4 dilithologic breccias (e.g., 64535-6-7),
being completely dominated by the white material. It is a rake sample from
the rim of a subdued doublet crater on Stone Mountain. Zap pits and patina
are present.
Figure I. S-72-42558.
489
64555 FRAGMENTALDILITHOLOGIC(?) BRECCIA 5.29
INTRODUCTION: 64555 is a moderately coherent, very light gray breccia with

rare dark clasts (Fig. 1). It is covered with patina making identification
difficult, but it could be an unrepresentative sample of the larger Station
4 dilithologic breccias !e.g., _4535-6-7). It is a rake sample from the rim
of a subdued doublet crater on Stone Mountain. Zap pits are rare or absent.
Figure I. S-72-42558
490
64556 DILITHOLOGIC OR POLYMICT BRECCIA 5.15
INTRODUCTION: 64556 is composed of a coherent, medium gray material with white

cTasts and a moderately coherent, white material swirled together (Fig. i).
Clast/matrix relations between the two lithologies are unclear and 64556 may be
related to the larger Station 4 dilithologic breccias (e.g., 64535-6-7). It is
a rake sample from the rim of a subdued doublet crater on Stone Mountain. Zap
pits are rare.
Figure I. S-72-42558.
491
64557 POLYMICT MELT MATRIX(?) BRECCIA 4.79 g
INTRODUCTION: 64557 consists of many white, angular clasts in a dark matrix

that is probably an impact melt (Fig. I). In some places the clasts and
matrix have been swirled together in a marbled texture. It is a rake sample
from the rim of a subdued doublet crater on Stone Mountain. Zap pits are
rare or absent.
Figure I. S-72-42557.
492
64558 DILITHOLOGIC BRECCIA 3.13
INTRODUCTION: 64558 is a coherent breccia apparently composed of only two

lithologies: a white, anorthositic breccia and a gray, fine-grained impact
melt (Fig. i). It is a rake sample. Zap pits are rare.
PHYSICAL PROCESSES: Pearce and Simonds (1974) tabulate magnetic data for a
sample listed as 64558, but Curatorial records indicate that 64558 has never
been split or allocated.
Figure I. S-72-42557.
493
64559 BASALTIC IMPACT MELT 71.8
INTRODUCTION: 64559 is a coherent,medium gray, basaltic impact melt with

several stringers and clasts of anorthosite (Fig. l). It is a rake sample
collected from the rim of a subdued doublet crater on Stone Mountain. Zap pits
and vesicles are absent.
494
64559
PETROLOGY: Warner et ai.(1973) include this rock in a general petrographic

discussion of Apollo 16 rake samples. It is a fine-grained basaltic impact
melt with abundant glassy mesostasis and many plagioclase clasts (Fig. 2). An
electron microprobe analysis of the mesostasis is given by Warner et ai.(1973)
and reproduced here as Table I. Some of the clasts have been smeared out to
elongate veinlets. Accessory phases in the basalt include Fe-metal, associated
troilite and schreibersite, and cohenite (Gooley et al., 1973). Compositions
of Fe-metal and coexisting schreibersite are provided by Gooley et al. (1973)
and reproduced here as Table 2.
Figure 2. 64559,4,
i anorthosite clast, impact melt Imm.
ppl. width and
495
64559
TABLE I. Composition of mesostasis in 64559

(from Warner _.Z_
al._ 1973)
SiO2 52.7
TiO 2 0.4
A1203 18.2
Cr2% 0.2
FeO 6.5
MgO 7.4
CaO 13.6
Na20 0.I
K20 0.4
TABLE 2. Composition of metal and schreibersite in 64559

(from Gooley et al._ 1973)
Ni Co Fe P S
Metal 4.2 0.6 95.6 O.l
Schreibersite 13.9 0.6 71.6 15.5 0.1
remanence to saturation magnetization ratio (JRs/Js = _.0049) indicates that the
ferromagnetic phases in this rock are dominantl_ >3(]0 A, multidomain particles.
FeO/Fe 2+ is 0.242 and total Fe° is 1.08 wt _ (Pearce and Simonds, 1974).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 three chips were removed and one of these
(,I) allocated to Phinney for thin sectioning and petrography. The magnetic
studies were made on the potted butt of ,I.
496
64565 GLASSYIMPACTMELT 14.73 g
INTRODUCTION: 64565 is a coherent, dark gray, impact melt with several large
vesicles (Fig. I). It is a rake sample from the rim of a subdued doublet
crater on Stone Mountain. Zap pits are absent.
ii
497
64565

discussion of Apollo--16-rake samples and classify it as "spherulitic to
dendritic devitrified glass". Abundant shocked to recrystallized clasts of
plagioclase and anorthosite rest in a matrix of plagioclase needles and
glassy mesostasis (Fig. 2). Accessory phases include Fe-metal and troilite.
Fibre 2. 64565,4, general view,

ppl. width Imm.
to saturation magnetization ratio (JRS/Js = 0.011) suggests that both single
domain and multidomain particles are present. FeO/Fe z_ is 0.122 and total
Feo is 0.34 wt% (Pearce and Simonds, 1974).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 two small chips were removed and one of
these (,I) allocated to Phinney for thin sectioning and petrography. The
magnetic studies were made on the potted butt of ,I.
498
INTRODUCTION: 64566 is a coherent, dark gray, aphanitic impact melt with a

few white clasts (Fig. I). Portions of the rock may be glassy. It is a rake
sample from the rim of a subdued doublet crater on Stone Mountain. Zap pits
and patina are present on all surfaces.
Figure I. S-72-42556.
499
INTRODUCTION: 64567 is a coherent, medium gray, poikilitic impact melt (Fig. I)

collected as a rake sample. Zap pits are abundant on one surface, rare on the
other surfaces. The face that is heavily pitted also shows a concentration of
rusted metal (Phinney and Lofgren, 1973),
PETROLOGY: A petrographic description is given by Simonds et al. (1973).

64567 differs from most other Apollo 16 poikilitic impact melts in having oli-
vine as the sole oikocryst phase. Plagioclase laths (up to _0.I mm) are well
developed and the texture approaches subophitic in places (Fig. 2). Simonds
et al. (1973) give a mode of 69% plagioclase and mesostasis, 20% olivine, 10%
pigeonite, and I% opaques. Mineral compositions are shown in Figure 3. A
single clast of "meta-breccia" is noted by Simonds e_tt {ll___.(1973). Compositions
of Fe-metal and coexisting schreibersite are given by Gooley et al. (1973) and
reproduced here as Table I.
5OO
64567

ppl. width Imm.
TABLE I. Compositions of meta] and coexisting schreibersite (wt.%)
,,,,, ,
Ni Co Fe P S
meta] (without schreibersite) 4.1-6.1 0.5 0.0-0.5 0.02
metal (with schreibersite) 4.4 0.6 94.3 0.05 O.Ol
schreibersite 15.0 0.2 69.7 15.0 O.1
64.567
kXIMATRIX FELDSPAR
Z. ? GRAINS
En)o 0 I _ I J _CORES OF RELIC 8'0 ' 910 100
En$O FsSO FELDSPAR GRAINS An MOLE
Fl_ure 3. Mineral compositions, olivine plotted along

base of pyroxene diagram, from Simonds et al. (1973).
501
645_7
CHEMISTRY: Major and trace element data are presented by Hubbard et al. (1973)
and summarized here as Table 2 and Figure 4. Other chemical data are given by
geochronologists (referenced below).
I I I i I I
64567
,4
10 I I I I I I
Ce Nd Sm Eu Gd Dy Er Yb
RADIOGENIC ISOTOPES/GEOCHRONOLOGY:Nyquist et al. (1973) and Nyquist (1977)

provide whole rock Rb-Sr data which are summarized here in Table 3. 87Sr/SSSr
(at 4.6 b.y.) is corrected by Nyquist (1977) for interlaboratory bias.
5O2
64567
SiO2 45.7
Ti02 0.71
A1203 21.3
Cr203 0.149
FeO 7.2
MnO 0.07
MgO II.5
CaO 12.8
Na20 0.42
K20 0.18
P205 0.19
Sr 147
La
Lu
Rb 4.93
Sc
Ni
Co
Ir ppb
Au ppb
C
N
S
Zn
Cu
TABLE 3. Rb-Sr data for 64567
87Rb/86Sr 87Sr/B6Sr BTSr/B6Sr TBABI TLUNI

(measured) (at 4.6 b.y.) (b.y.) (b.y.)
0.0968±8 0.70503±7 0.69952 4.28±0.07 4.34±0.07
503
64567
Ar data are given by Turner and Cadogan (1975). The release pattern approaches
a plateau (Fig. 5) and an age of 3.97±0.04 b.y. is favored by Turner and Cado-
gan (1975). The sample has lost a moderate amount (_20%) of radiogenic Ar.
64567
0, i
co ]
ooi -_ Figure 5. Ar releases, from
Turner and Cadogan (1975)
/
.-_ 0 001 _---*---_-*----_ +-+_
"2
o
0 O5 _0
FRACTION OF 39Ar RELEASED
o I I
_- I00F -- -_
u
N 10 _x_L
00 0.5 10
FRACTION OF _lAr RELEASED
RARE GASES/EXPOSUREAGES: Ar data are given by Turner and Cadogan (1975).

These authors calculate a nominal exposure age of 370 m.y. based on the inter-
mediate temperature release pattern.
to saturation magnetization ratio is very small (J_/Js = 0.0012) indicating
that virtually all of the ferromagnetic phases in _nis rock are >300 A, multi-
domain particles. Fe°/Fe 2+ is 0.053 and total Fe° is 0.28 wt% (Pearce and
Simonds, 1974).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 six small, homogeneous chips were re-

moved. From these chips, allocations were made for thin sectioning and petro-
graphy (,3), chemistry and Rb-Sr isotopic analyses (,4) and Ar geochronology
(,5).
5O4
INTRODUCTION: 64568 is a coherent, medium gray, poikilitic impact melt (Fig. I).
Small vugs (_0.5 mm) are apparently distributed along healed fractures (Phinney
and Lofgren, 1973). This rock is a rake sample from the rim of a subdued doublet
crater on Stone Mountain. Zap pits are abundant on all surfaces.
68
S - 72- 55370
Figure I.
505
64568
PETROLOGY: A petrographic description and minerall compositions are given by

Simonds et al. (1973). Pigeonite is the sole oikocryst phase (_0.5 mm), enclos-
ing abun_a-nt-'-laths of plagioclase (Fig. 2). Clasts of plagioclase and rare
anorthosite and mafic minerals are concentrated in the interoikocryst regions.
A mode by Simonds et al. (1973) is 56% plagioclase + mesostasis, 39% pigeonite,
2% olivine, 2% opaques (Fe-metal, troilite, ilmenite) and I% augite. Mineral
compositions are shown in Figure 3.
a b
Fi__ure 2. 64568,4, general view, width Imm.

a) ppl. b) xpl.
5O6
64568
Enso Fsso
plotted along base of pyroxene diagram,

6+s68 from Simonds et al. (1973).
Fijure 3. Mineral compositions, olivine

80 90 100
An MOLE
I_qMATRIX FELDSPAR
GRAINS
[]CORES OF RELIC
FELDSPAR GRAINS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Pearce and Simonds (1974) report a magnetically deter-

mined FeO/Fe _+ of 0.61.
allocated to Phinney for thin sectioning and petrography. The magnetic studies
were done on the potted butt of ,1.
5O7
INTRODUCTION: 64569 is a coherent, medium gray, poikilitic impact melt (Fig. l)

with high levels of incompatible elements. It is a rake sample from the rim
of a subdued doublet crater on Stone Mountain. Zap pits are absent.
64569,
Figure I.
PETROLOGY: A petrographic description is given by Simonds et al. (1973).

Warner et al. (1973) include this rock in a general petrographic discussion
of Apollo 16 rake samples.
508
64569
Pigeonite is the sole oikocryst phase (to _0.4 mm) and encloses abundant
tabular chadacrysts of plagioclase (Fig. 2). Shocked clasts of plagio-
clase and olivine are also abundant. A mode by Simonds et al. (1973) is 57%
plagioclase + mesostasis, 19% pigeonite, 21% olivine and 4% opaques. Silicate
mineral compositions (Simonds et al., 1973) are shown in Figure 3. Metal com-
positions are presented by Gooley et al. (1973) and reproduced here as Table I.

_th 2mm.
olivine plotted along base of

8'0 ' 9D _0 pyroxene diagram, from Simonds
A. MOLE_ et al. (1973).
111
_ 64s69 _ Figure 3. Mineral compositions,
Enso Fs50
MATRIX FELDSPAR
GRAINS
I_CORES OE RELIC
FELDSPAR GRAINS
509
64569
TABLE i. Metal composition (wt%) in 64569
Ni Co P S
Metal 4oi-6.1 0.5 0.0.-0.5 0.02
CHEMISTRY: Wasson et al. (1977) present a major and trace element analysis.
Floran et al. (19767-r_ort major element data obtai!qed by electron microprobe
analysis of natural rock powder fused to a glass (except FeO and Na20 by
instrumental neutron activation). Blanchard (unpublished data) provides a
trace element analysis and the FeO and Na20 data quoted by Floran et al. (1976).
The different ana j_,:s are ail in good agreement. The low A1203 and high
levels of REEs iTable 2, Fig. 4) are typical of Apollo 16 poikilitic impact
reel ts.
SiO2 46.4
TiO2' 0.99
A1203 21.7
Cr203 0.193
FeO 8.1
MnO O.lO
MgO II.9
CaO 12.1
Na20 0.514
K20 0.21
P205
Sr
La 26.3
Lu 1.22
Rb
Sc 13.2
Ni _760
Co _46
Ir ppb 19
Au ppb 20
C
N
S
Zn
Cu
Oxides in wt%; others in ppm except;as noted.
510
64569
100 I ZZ]_ -F---]

64569
"0
C
0
¢-
e_
E
,2= Blanchard, unpublished data

----,6." Wasson et al., 1977
10 _1
La Ce Nd Sm Eu Tb Gd Yb Lu
- Figure 4. Rare earths.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 four chips were removed and one of these
(,1) allocated to Phinney for thin sectioning and petrography. In 1975 a set
of four small chips (,3) was allocated for chemistry; the analyses of Floran
et al. (1976) and Blanchard (unpublished) ire both portions of this split. In
1976 a small chip (,6) was allocated to Wasson for chemistry. The magnetic
studies were done on the potted butt of ,1. The remainder of the rock remains
at JSC as ,0 (13.85 g).
511
INTRODUCTION: 64575 is a coherent, medium gray, poikilitic impact melt (Fig. I).
It is a rake sample from the rim of a subdued double_ crater on Stone Mountain.
Zap pits are rare on one surface, absent on other surfaces.
64 5 75 s-72- 55369
Figure I.
PETROLOGY: A petrographic description and mineral compositions are given by

Simonds et al. (1973). Orthopyroxene is the sole oikocryst phase (_0.2 mm).
Plagioclase chadacrysts tend to be very equant; many have rounded corners indi-
cating some recrystallization (Fig. 2). A mode by Simonds et al. (1973) is
47% plagioclase + mesostasis, 43% orthopyroxene, 6% augite, 3% olivine and
2% opaques (dominantly ilmenite, a small amount of troilite and very rare Fe-
metal). Mineral compositions are shown in Figure 3. Metal compositions are
given by Gooley et al. (1973) and reproduced here as Table I.
TABLE 1. Compositions of metal (wt%) in 64575
Ni Co P S
Metal 4.1-6.1 0.5 0.0-0.5 0.02
512
64575
a b
Figure 2. 64575,4, general view, width Imm.

a) ppl. b) xpl.
w° j$oE"5°'/_
/ ('D Figure 3. Mafic mineral compositions,
Simonds et al. (1973).
E.I_ 0 f _ I I l
En$o Fsso
temperature hysteresis curve determination on 64575. The FeO/Fe 2+ is 0.126
and the total Feo is 0.696 wt%.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 a single chip (,1) was removed and

513
INTRODUCTION: 64576 is a coherent, light gray, basaltic impact melt (Fig. I).
It is a rake sample collected from the rim of a subdued doublet crater on Stone
Mountain. Zap pits are absent.

discussion of Apollo 16 rake samples and give mineral compositions. Skeletal
olivine phenocrysts rest in a matrix of plagioclase laths, interstitial olivine
and pigeonite and abundant glassy mesostasis (Fig. 2). The texture is somewhat
variable, ranging from intersertal to subophitic to variolitic. Clasts of
plagioclase are common; one clast of fine-grained poikilitic impact melt was
also observed. Metal and troilite are accessory phases. Mineral compositions
are shown in Figure 3. Compositions of metal and coexisting schreibersite are
given by Gooley et al. (1973) and are reproduced here as Table I.
514
64576

pp-_th Imm.
TABLE 1. Compositions ofmetal and coexisting schreibersite {wt%1 _n 64576

(from Gooley e__al., 1973)
Ni Co Fe P S
Metal (without schreibersite) 4.4-16.1 0.6-1.2 0.0-0.2 0.02
Metal (with schreibersite) 12.0 0.8 86.9 0.03 O.Ol
Schreibersite 24.6 O.l 59.8 15.1 0.3
515
64576
...... \Hd
64s76 Figure 3. Mafic mineral compositions,

• _AT_,X Warner et al. (1973).
X REUCS
En ,_, " '( V ¥ V v _r '_" _ F$
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 a single chip (,1) was removed and allo-
cated to Phinney for thin sectioning and petrology.
516
64577 HETEROGENEOUS
GLASSY BRECCIA 5.69 g
INTRODUCTION: 64577 is a coherent, medium gray, glassy breccia (Fig. I). It

is a rake sample from the rim of a subdued doublet crater on Stone Mountain.
Zap pits are abundant on all surfaces.
64577
1 cm
!
S-72-55362
Figure I.

h 2mm.
517
64577
PETROLOGY: Warner et a_!. (1973) include this rock in a general petrographic

discussion of Apollo 16 rake samples. Rare plagioclase clasts with diffuse
boundaries rest in a heterogeneous matrix of small plagioclase laths and glassy
mesostasis (Fig. 2). Portions of the matrix have crystallized to a faintly
poikilitic texture.
temperature hysteresis curve determination on 64577. Fe°/Fe 2+ is 0.0104 and
total FeO is 0.24 wt%.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 three chips were removed and one of

these (,1) allocated to Phinney for thin sectioning and petrography. The
magnetic studies were done on the potted butt of ,I.
518
64578 FINE-GRAINEDIMPACTMELT 5.60 9
INTRODUCTION: 64578 is a coherent, medium gray, aphanitic impact melt with

a few white clasts (Fig. I). A small area of splash glass is present on one
surface, and a few zap pits are present on all surfaces. It is a rake sample
from the rim of a subdued doublet crater on Stone Mountain.
Figure I. S-72-42556.
519
INTRODUCTION: 64579 is a coherent, dark gray, aphanitic impact melt (Fig. l).
It is somewhat vesicular with a few zap pits on some surfaces. It is a rake
sample from the rim of a subdued doublet crater on Stone Mountain.
PETROLOGY: Warner et al. (1973) include 64579 in a general petrographic

discussion of Apollo 16 rake samples. It is an impact melt which has crystal-
lized to a fine-grained intergrowth of radiating plagioclase crystals and glassy
mesostasis. Clasts of plagioclase and cataclastic anorthosite are common and
often act as nucleation sites for the matrix c1_stals (Fig. 2). Fe-metal occurs
in association with eutectic metal-phosphide intergrowths. Compositions of the
metallic phases are given by Gooley et al. (1973) and reproduced here as Table I.
520
64579
u_.
Fi 64579,4, general view,
._ o ppi. width 2mm.
TABLE 1. Compositions of metal and metal-phosphide inter_rowths {wt%) in 64579
Ni Co Fe P S
n
Metal 18.6 0.9 78.9 l .l 0.02
Eutectic Intergrowth 21.8 0.8 65.0 12.0 0.7
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 two chips were removed and one of these
(,I) allocated to Phinney for thin sectioning and petrography.
521
64585 FINE-GRAINED BASALTIC/POIKILITIC IMPACT MELT 4.70
INTRODUCTION: 64585 is a coherent, medium gray, fine-grained impact melt

(Fig. l). One large (5 mm) tabular glass clast is present (Phinney and Lofgren,
1973). It is a rake sample from the rim of a subdued doublet crater on Stone
Mountain. Zap pits are rare on all surfaces.
I
1 cm I
64585
Figure I.

discussion of Apollo 16 rake samples. It is a fine-grained impact melt with
randomly oriented plagioclase laths and abundant glassy mesostasis. Texturally
it grades from subophitic to ophitic or poikilitic with elongate oikocrysts (up
to _0.5 mm). Plagioclase relicts are scattered through the rock. An electron
microprobe analysis of the mesostasis is given by Warner et al. (1973) and
reproduced here as Table I. Compositions of metal with and without coexisting
schreibersite are presented by Gooley et al. (1973) and reproduced here as
Table 2.
522
64585

pp]. width Imm.
TABLE I. Composition of mesostasis (wt%) in 64585

(from Warner _ a_!_ 1973)
SiO2 54.5
TiO
2 2.8
Al203 14.5
cr2o
3 0.2
FeO 7.0
MgO 7.3
CaO 13.5
Na2 0.2
K2O o.z
523
64585
TABLE 2. Compositions of metal and schreibersite lwt%) in 64585

(from Warner et al,, 1973)
Ni Co Fe I
r
P S
Metal (without schreibersite) 6.6-7.4 0.6 - I 0.0-0.3 0.2
Schreibersite 9.4 0.4 75.1

92.6 I 15.7 O.l
Metal (with schreibersite) 4.9 0.6 0.2 O.Ol
temperature hysteresis curve determination on 64585. The very low saturation
remanence to saturation magnetization ratio (JRs/JS = 0.0045) indicates that
virtually all of the ferromagnetic phases in th_s rock are >300 _, multidomain
particles. FeO/Fe 2+ is 0.246 and total Feo is 1.15 wt % (Pearce and Simonds,
1974).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 a single chip (,1) was removed and all()-
cated to Phinney for thin sectioning and petrography. The magnetic studies
524
INTRODUCTION: 64586 is coherent, dark gray, aphanitic impact melt (Fig, I),
It lacks both vesicles and zap pits and is partially glass coated. It is a
rake sample from the rim of a subdued doublet crater on Stone Mountain.

discussion of Apollo 16 rake samples. Abundant plagioclase clasts, often with
diffuse boundaries, rest in a dark brown, glassy matrix that is faintly poikilitic
(Fig. 2). Many tiny laths of plagioclase (<0.I mm) are suspended in the matrix
and often appear to be oriented due to flow, Spherules of Fe-metal are abundant
and are often associated with schreibersite.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 two chips were removed and one of these
(,I) allocated to Phinney for thin sectioning and petrography.
Figure I. S-72-55339,
mm scale.
F1_i_u__re
2. 64586,3, general view,
ppl. width Imm.
525
64587 FRAGMENTALPOLYMICT BRECCIA, GLASS COATED 7.18

partially coated by greenish, vesicular glass (Fig. I). It is a rake sample
from the rim of a subdued doublet crater on Stone Mountain. Zap pits are absent.
I cm
Fl_u re I.
PETROLOGY: Phinney et al. (1976) studied the matrix characteristics of 64587

using SEM techniques. Warner et al. (1973) include tihis rock in a general
petrographic discussion of Apollo 16 rake samples.
64587 is dominated by mineral fragments, principally !plagioclase, in a fine-

grained matrix, _20% of which is a discontinuous network of glass (Fig. 2).
Fragments and beads of clear and light yellow glass are present. Lithic
clasts are relatively rare and include fragments of cataclastic anorthosite,
fine-grained poikilitic impact melt and basaltic impact melt.
526
64587

h Imm.
to saturation magnetization ratio (JRS/JS = 0.025) indicates that 4,3-6% of the
metal in this sample is single domain and the remainder is multidomain. The
FeO/Fe 2+ is 0.0457.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 this rock was broken into several pieces.
One fragment of bulk rock (,1) was allocated to Phinney for thin sectioning
and petrography. The magnetic studies were done on the potted butt of ,i.
527
INTRODUCTION: 64588 is a medium gray, friable, clastic breccia (Fig. 1). It

is a rake sample from the rim of a subdued doublet crater on Stone Mountain.
S-72- 55330
. 64588
,0
,1
1 cm
i i
Fi._u re I.
PETROLOGY: Phinney et al. (1976) studied the matrix characteristics of 64588

using SEM techniques. Warner et al. (1973) include this rock in a general
petrographic discussion of Apollo 16 rake samples. Mineral and lithic clasts,
and shards and beads of clear glass, rest in a porous matrix containing variable
amounts of glass (Fig. 2). Phinney et al. (1976) estimate <1% glass in the
matrix whereas the thin section shows some areas with considerable glass which
lead Warner et al. (1973) to classify this rock as a "glassy breccia". Lithic
clasts inclu_lS-a-saltic impact melt, cataclastic anorthosite and granoblastic
anorthosite.
528
64588

ppl. width Imm.
temperature hysteresis curve determination on 64588 (Fig. 3). The saturation
remanence to saturation magnetization ratio (JRs/Js = 0.027) indicates that
3-6% of the metal in this rock is single domain-and the remainder is multi-
domain. FeO/Fe 2+ is 0.0733.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 a single chip (,1) was removed and

GLASSY
BRECCIA Fl__ure 3. Ferromagnetic component
J/J, Pearce and Simonds (1974).
of magnetization curves, from
I I I --_
2 4 6 8 10
H (Koe)
529
INTRODUCTION: 64589 is a moderately coherent, white anorthosite (Fig. I)

collected as a rake sample. Macroscopically, individual crystals appear to
be several mm long. Zap pits are absent.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1975 two small (:hips (,I and ,2) were removed
and allocated to Bell. In 1979 these chips were returned unopened to JSC.
530
64815 META-POIKILITIC IMPACT MELT 20.9 g
INTRODUCTION: 64815 is a poikilitic impact melt that has been subjected to low-
grade thermal metamorphism. It was erroneously identified by LSPET (1973) and
the Apollo 16 Lunar Sample Information Catalog (1972) as a "crushed ultramafic
rock". Macroscopically 64815 is light olive gray in color, coherent and angular
(Fig. I). A few zap pits are present on one surface. This rock is a rake
sample collected from the rim of a subdued crater on Stone Mountain.
531
64815
PETROLOGY: Simonds et al. (1933) include 64815 in a general discussion of poi-

kilitic impact melts___xturally 64815 is distinct from most other Apollo 16
poikilitic rocks in being coarser-grained, more clast-rich and apparently some-
what metamorphosed (Fig. 2). Simonds et al. (1973) give a mode of 55% plagio-
clase plus mesostasis, 34% orthopyroxene, 9% olivine and 2% opaques. Oikocrysts
are irregular in shape, up to 0.5 mm, and contain abundant chadacrysts of
rounded plagioclase and olivine. Low-Ca pyroxene (Wo,En72) is the dominant
oikocryst-forming mineral although many plagioclase and olivine grains also
contain abundant rounded inclusions. Olivine usually occurs as discrete,
rounded grains (Fo68_70, mostly 0.1-0.3 mm) both outside of, and included within,
orthopyroxene oikocrysts. Angular, lightly shocked clasts of plagioclase (up to
0.5 mm) are very abundant. The grain boundaries of these clasts tend to be
smooth, often forming triple junctions with other plagioclase and olivine grains
(Fig. 2). Accessory minerals include metal, troilite, ilmenite, at least one
other opaque oxide, and phosphate. Some of the phosphate grains also contain
minute, rounded inclusions of plagioclase. Very small (<10 _m), irregularly
shaped interstices are often filled by a homogeneous, poorly-reflecting phase
which may be either K-feldspar or glass. No relict olivine or lithic clasts
were observed (Simonds et al., 1973).
a b
J_
Figure 2. 64815,5 a) general view, ppl. width 2mm.

b) close-up, ppl. width O.5mm.
532
64815
CHEMISTRY: Major and trace element analyses of 64815 are provided by Hubbard
et al. (1973), W_nke et al. (1976, 1977) and Wasson et al. (1977). The data
are summarized in Tab_T-and Figures 3 and 4. Chemi_ITy 64815 closely resembles
other KREEP-rich Apollo 16 poikilitic rocks such as 60315 and 62235 although it
has slightly lower incompatible element abundances. Its major element compo-
sition plots very near the olivine-plagioclase-spinel peritectic of the OL-AN-SI
system (Fig. 3). 64815 is highly enriched in siderophile elements (Table I),
indicating a significant meteoritic component.
200
64815
-- ,9: Wanke et aL, 1976

---- ,7: Hubbard et al., 1973
-----,10: Wasson et al., 1977
10
La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Dy Tb Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
533
64815
SiO 2 45.6
TiO 2 1.64
AI203 17.6
Cr203 0.24
FeO 9.4
_0 0.12
MgO 11.9
CaO 12.0
Na20 0.50
K20 0,27
P205 0.30
Sr 138
La 34.8
Lu 1.7
Rb 6.7
Sc 22
Ni 460-830
Co "_45
Ir ppb 9-16
Au ppb 8-14
C
N
S 1140
Zn <5.8
Cu i4
SILICA
SILICA
Figure 4. From Simonds et al. (1973).
64815
OLIVINE
SPINEL
OLIVINE ANORTHITF
534
64815
RADIOGENIC ISOTOPES AND GEOCHRONOLOGY:Nyquist et al. (1973) report whole rock

Rb-Sr data (Table 2). The high 87Sr/86Sr ratio is typical of KREEP-rich lunar
rocks.
TABLE 2. Summary of Rb-Sr data for 64815
S_Rb/°SSr aTSr/8%r S_Sr/8_Sr TBABI(b.y.) TLUNI (b.y.)

Sample measured at 4.6 b.y.*
64815,2 0.142 0.70808± 8 0.70008 4.43±.07 4.47_ 0.07
*Corrected for interlaboratory bias by Nyquist (1977)
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Pearce and Simonds (1974) report magnetic parameters

determined on a potted butt. Fe°/Fe 2+ is 0.0245 and total Feo is 1.8 wt%.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: 64815 has never been sawn. Allocations have been
filled by taking small chips from the rock. The largest single piece remaining
(,0) weighs 18.9 g.
535
64816 POIKILITIC IMPACT MELT 3.83 __
INTRODUCTION: 64816 is a coherent, medium gray, poikilitic impact melt (Fig. 1).
It is a rake sample from a small subdued crater on Stone Mountain. Zap pits are
absent.
iiil
PETROLOGY: A petrographic description and mineral compositions are given by

Simonds et al. (1973). Pigeonite is the sole oikocryst phase and tends to
occur as elo-#gate crystals (up to _0.5 mm long). Interoikocryst regions contain
patches with a subophitic texture, a "K-rich phase" with up to 9% K20 and as
little as 7% CaO, and abundant plagioclase clasts (Simonds et al., 1973). Lathy
ilmenite often outlines the oikocrysts (Fig. 2). A mode gi_n-l_y Simonds et al.
(1973) is 59% plagioclase + mesostasis, 34% pigeonite, 4% olivine and 2% opaques.
Mineral compositions are shown in Figure 3. Fe-metal with rare schreibersite
inclusions are accessory minerals. Metal compositions are reported by Gooley
et al. (1973) and reproduced here as Table 1.
536
64816

ppl width Imm.
TABLE I. Metal compositions (wt%)
Ni Co P S
Metal (without schreibersite) 4.1-6.1 0.5 0.0-0.5 0.02
4816 k_l MATRIX FELDSPAR

GRAINS
P_CORES OF RELIC
i
Enl(_O • I I _-r"-1 80 90 I()0 FELDSPAR GRAINS

Enso Fs50 An MOLE
Figure 3 Mineral compositions, olivine

plotted along base of pyroxene diagram_
from Simonds et al. (1973).
537
64816
temperature hysteresis curve determination on 68416, The very small saturation
remanence to saturation magnetization ratio (J_K/JK = 0.0012) indicates that
vi_tual_y all of the ferromagnetic phases in tHTs _ample are multidomain particles.
FeU/Fe 2 is 0.222 and total Feu is 1.15 wt%.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 two chips were removed and one of these (,1)
were done on the potted butt of ,I,
538
INTRODUCTION: 64817 is a coherent, medium gray, basaltic impact melt (Fig. 1).
It is a rake sample from the rim of a small, subdued crater on Stone Mountain.
Zap pits and vesicles are rare.
1 cm
f
- 6481 7 s-72- 55327
Figure I.
PETROLOGY: Warner et al. (1973) include 64817 in a general petrographic

discussion of Apollo 16 rake samples and provide mineral compositions.
Anhedral pyroxene and, more rarely, glassy mesostasis fills interstices between
narrow plagioclase laths (up to _0.4 mm long, Fig. 2). Blocky plagioclase
phenocrysts and shocked, irregularly shaped plagioclase clasts are occasionally
present. Mineral compositions are shown in Figure 3.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 a single chip (,1) was removed and allocated
to Phinney for thin sectiofl-ing and petrography.
539
64817
Fl__ure 2. 64817,3, general view,

ppl. width Imm.
Figure 3. Pyroxene compositions,

from Warner et al. (1973).
Dm_
En / _ _ v v _r FS
540
64818 DILITHOLOGIC BRECCIA (?) 15.98 9
INTRODUCTION: 64818 is a coherent breccia (Fig. 1) composed of two lithologies:

a dark, clast-laden, glassy breccia and a lighter colored, recrystallized
anorthositic breccia. It is a rake sample from the rim of a small, subdued
crater on Stone Mountain. Zap pits are abundant on some surfaces, absent from
others.
ii!iiii!iiii!iiiiii)
!ii!!!!iiii!iiiiii
iii_iiii!!!!iii!iii!i!!i
541
64818
PETROLOGY: 64818 is composed of two distinct lithologies: a glassy breccia and

a recrystallized, anorthositic breccia. Warner et al. (1973) include this rock
in a general petrographic discussion of Apollo 16--ra-l<e samples and classify it as
a "meta-norite".
The glassy breccia appears to coat and intrude the anorthositic lithology. It
c3rtains abundant clasts of plagioclase and, less commonly, mafic minerals in a
continuous glassy matrix (Fig. 2). A single _3 mm clast of cataclastic
anorthosite was observed. The clasts have diffuse boundaries and show a poorly
developed foliation.
The anorthositic breccia is an extremely cataclasized anorthosite, the finer

portions of which have been recrystallized to a microgranular intergrowth of
plagioclase and orthopyroxene (Fig. 2). Many of the larger fragments show severe
shock effects. Phinney et al. (1976) studied this lithology using SEM techniques
and found it to have a v_y--Tow porosity with virtually no glass in the matrix.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 a single chip (,i) of glassy matrix was

removed and allocated to Phinney for thin sectioning and petrography. In 1975
the rock was broken into several pieces to fill further allocations, revealing
the nature of the interior of the rock. A single chip of the anorthositic
breccia (,6) was allocated for thin sections in 1975.
a b
Fj_gure 2. a) 64818,3, glassy breccia, ppl. width 2mm.

b) 64818,9, anorthositic breccia, xpl. width Imm.
542
64819 CATACLASTIC ANORTHOSITE, PRISTINE 11.76
INTRODUCTION: 64819 is a coherent, white, cataclastic anorthosite partially

coated and veined by a clast-laden, glassy impact melt (Fig. i). The anorthosite
is chemically pristine. This rock is a rake sample from the rim of a small,
subdued crater on Stone Mountain. Zap pits are absent.
1 cm
1
64819
Figure I.
PETROLOGY: A petrographic description is given by Dixon and Papike (1975).

64819 is a cataclastic anorthosite with original grain size >5 mm (Fig. 2). Rare
pyroxenes with small exsolution lamellae occur as interstitial grains and are of
composition Wo3En6s and Wo,,En_; plagioclase is An96_97 (Dixon and Papike, 1975).
Small amounts of Fe-metal and troilite are also present. A mode by Dixon and
Papike (1975) shows 72% feldspar, 1.0% orthopyroxene, 0.1% clinopyroxene, 0.1%
opaques and 27% brown glass as veins or a coating. The glassy material is
compositionally identical to feldspar.
543
64819
Fiurn. 64819,7, general view,

CHEMISTRY: Floran et al. (1976) present major element data obtained by electron
microprobe analysis-_--n-atural rock powder fused to aLglass (except FeO and Na20
by instrumental neutron activation). Blanchard (unp_!blished data) provides a
trace element analysis and the FeO and Na20 data quoted by Floran et al. (1976).
These data show that 64819 is nearly pure plagioclase with the low levels of
siderophile and lithophile elements typical of pristine lunar anorthosites (Table
i, Fig. 3).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 a single chip (,1) was removed and allocated
for thin sectioning. In 1975 a set of several chips of clean anorthosite (,4) was
allocated for chemistry; the analysis of Floran et al. (1976) and Blanchard (un-
published) are both of portions of this split.
544
20 t I I
64819 TABLE i. Summarychemistry of 64819
10 K
,
1
sio
2
TiO2
44.3
0.01
11 A]203 34.6
Ii Cr203 0.005
i FeO 0.46
I MnO
I
I MgO 0.37
i CaO 19.3
"_
10 1I Na20 0.371
c
0 I K20 0.04
j= I P205
0 Sr
(J3
c_ _ La 0.16
o. 1 Lu <0.0062
E Rb
(/) Sc 0.65
I NI <5
I Co 0.95
_ I Ir ppb
tt Au
C ppb
_Blanchard, unpublished data
N
Cu
0.1 I I I o_
La Ce Sm Eu _o _o

INTRODUCTION: 64825 is a medium gray, friable, clastic breccia (Fig. 1) with a

diverse clast population, including at least one clast of green glass. This
rock is a rake sample from the rim of a small, subdued crater on Stone Mountain.
A few zap pits are present on one surface.
!_i_ure I. S-72-42077.
546
INTRODUCTION: 64826 is a friable, medium gray, clastic breccia (Fig. 1). It is

a rake sample from the rim of a small, subdued crater on Stone Mountain. Zap
pits are absent.
S-72- 55309 64826-
1 cm
Figure 1.
PETROLOGY: Warner et al. (1973) include 64826 in a general petrographic discussion

of Apollo 16 rake s_p_s and classify it as a "glassy breccia." Phinney et al.
(1976) studied the characteristics of the matrix using SEM techniques and To-un--J
<1% glass.
Abundant mineral and lithic clasts and bead fragments of clear to pale yellow glass
rest in a porous, unequilibrated matrix (Fig. 2). Mineral fragments are dominantly
plagioclase with lesser amounts of mafic silicates, metal, troilite and ilmenite.
Lithic clasts include basaltic impact melt, fine-grained poikilitic impact melt,
recrystallized breccia and granoblastic anorthosite.
547
64826
a b
Fl__ure 2. 64826,3, general view, width 2mm.

a) ppl. b) rfl.
CHEMISTRY: Floran et ell. (1976) report major element data obtained by electron
microprobe analysis of natural rock powder fused to a glass (except FeO and Na20
by instrumental neutron activation). Blanchard (unpublished data) provides a trace
element analysis and the FeO and Na20 data quoted by Filoran et al. (1976).
These data show that 64.826 is very similar to the local mature soils in both major
and trace element composition (Table 1, Fig. 3).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 four small chips were removed and one of
these (,1) allocated to Phinney for thin sectioning and petrography. In 1975 a
set of seven chips (,2) was allocated for chemistry; the analyses of Floran et al.
(1976) and Blanchard (unpublished) are both of portions; of this split. The ....
remainder of the rock remains at JSC as ,0 (10.51 g).
548
64826
TABLEI. Summar,vchemistry/ of 64826
SiO2 45.30
TiO2 0.45
AI203 28.10
Cr203 0.099
FeO 4.43
MnO
MgO 4.59
CaO 16.22
Na20 0.479
K20 0.13
P205
Sr
La i0.8
Lu 0.527
Rb
Sc 8.04
Ni 260
Co 19.4
Ir ppb
Au ppb
C
N
S
Zn
Cu
Figure 3.
Oxides in wt%; others in ppm exceptas noted Rare earths.
100 I I I
64826
'10
c
0
..c:
_ ,2
¢z anchard, unpublished data

E -
10
La Ce Sm Eu Yb Lu
549
64827 FRAGMENTALPOLYMICT BRECCIA 8,11
INTRODUCTION: 64827 is an extremely friable_ mediu m gray, clastic breccia

(Fig. l). It is a rake sample from the rim of a small_ subdued crater on
Stone Mountain. Zap pits are absent.
Figure I.
PETROLOGY: Warner et al. (1973) include 64827 in a general petrographic dis-

cussion of Apollo 16 rake samples and classify it as a "glassy breccia". Phinney
et _L]_. (1976) studied the characteristics of the matrix using SEM techniques
and found <1% glass.
Abundant mineral and lithic clasts and beads and fragments of pale orange glass
rest in a porous, unequilibrated matrix (Fig. 2). Mineral fragments are
dominantly plagioclase with lesser amounts of mafic silicates, metal, troilite,
and ilmenite. Lithic clasts include coarse-grained, annealed, and recrystallized
breccias, poikilitic impact melts, and granoblastic impactites. Trace amounts of
agglutinates are reported by Phinney et al, (1976).
550
64827

ppl. width 2mm.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 three chips were removed and one of

these (,1) allocated to Phinney for thin sectioning and petrography.
551
INTRODUCTION: 64828 is an extremely friable, light gray, clastic breccia with

several white to dark gray clasts (Fig. 1). It is a rake sample from the rim
of a small, subdued crater on Stone Mountain. Zap pits are absent.
Figure I. S-72-42077.
552

several white to dark gray clasts (Fig. 1). It is a rake sample from the rim
of a small, subdued crater on Stone Mountain. Zap pits are absent.
Fl__ure I. S-72-42077.
553

several white to dark gray clasts (Fig. i). It is a rake sample from the rim of
a small, subdued crater on Stone Mountain. Zap pits are absent.
Figure I. S-72-42070.
554
64836 FRAGMENTALPOLYMICT BRECCIA !.76 g
INTRODUCTION: 64836 is a friable, medium gray, clastic breccia with several

small white-clasts (Fig. 1). It is a rake sample from the rim of a small,
Figure I. S-72-42070.
555
64837 FRAGMENTALPOLYMICTBRECCIA 2.18 __
INTRODUCTION: 64837 is a friable, medium gray, clastic breccia with a partial

coat of dark glass (Fig. 1). It is a rake sample from the rim of a small,
F_i__ure I. S-72-42070.
556
65015 POIKILITIC IMPACT MELT 1802
INTRODUCTION: 65015 is a clast-rich poikilitic impact melt that contains high

a_undances of incompatible elements and clasts of ancient, isotopically un-
equilibrated plagioclase. Macroscopically it is angular, homogeneous and very
coherent (Fig. I).
This sample was collected from the lower slope of Stone Mountain but the exact
lunar orientation is unknown. An obvious soil line encircles the sample (Fig. 1).
Zap pits are abundant above this ring and absent below it indicating a relatively
simple exposure history.
FIGURE I. S-72-39211. Scale in cm.
PETROLOGY: Petrographic descriptions are given by Albee e_ al. (1973), Simonds

et a_973), McGee et al. (1979) and Vaniman and Papike-T19-8-1). 65015 is an
T_ipTEt melt character_ed--by a well developed poikilitic texture in which oiko-
crysts of pyroxene (low Ca >> high Ca) enclose abundant clasts (>100 _m) and
chadacrysts (<100 _m) (Fig. 2). Modes are given in Table 1.
The groundmass comprises abundant: small (<100 _m) chadacrysts of plagioclase,

olivine, high-Ca pyroxene, metal, and troilite enclosed by somewhat larger (up to
_1 mm) oikocrysts of pyroxene. X-ray crystallographic data on an augite-pigeo-
nite crystal are given by Takeda (1973). Interoikocryst areas are K-rich and
contain abundant accessory minerals such as whitlockite, ilmenite, metal and
troilite. The larger clasts also tend to be concentrated in the interoikQcryst
regions.
557
65Ol 5
a b
i iiii
FIGURE 2. 65015,13. a) general view, xpl. width Imm. b) rfl. width O.2mm.
The clasts are predominantly angular fragments of plagioclase (up to _0.5 mm)
with subordinate amounts of olivine, high-Ca pyroxene, metal, granoblastic
anorthosite, basaltic impact melt, noritic anorthosite, and devitrified mas--
kelynite. Many of the plagieclase clasts are discontinuously rimmed by more
sodic and more Fe-rich compositions (Figs. 3 and 4). Most of the olivine and
high-Ca pyroxene clasts are embayed. From trace elements in the plagioclase
clasts and chadacrysts, Meyer et al. (1974) and Meyer (1979) conclude that the
clasts could not be in equilibr-TuTwith the bulk of the rock (Fig. 5 and Table 2).
Metal occurs both as rounded clasts and as interoikoc:ryst crystals, and is very
homogeneous in composition (Fig. 6) (Albee et al., 1973; El Goresy et al.,1973a;
Misra and Taylor, 1975).
This rock has been somewhat annealed but not as extensively as, for example,
64815. Clasts in 65015 tend to be quite angular and plagioclase chadacrysts,
though somewhat rounded, clearly retain their euhedra_l shape (Fig. 2).
558
65O15
TABLE I. Modes of 65015 (vol %)

,83 (Albee et al., 1973) Simonds te____,1973)
P_agioclase 57.1 61 (includes mesostasis
Low-Ca pyroxene 28.9 29
High-Ca pyroxene 6.4 6
O|ivine 1.1 1
Opaques 1.7 3
llmenite 1.2
Fe-metal 0.4
Troilite 0.1
K-rich interstitial 3.6

material
Whitlockite 0.7
TABLE 2. Minor elements in plagioclase determined

by ion microprobe (Meyer et al., 1974; Meyer, 1979)
Na20 (%1 Li Mg K Ti Sr Ba
Xenocrysts (12 analyses) 0.45 6 570 320 87 161 7

Xenocrysts (7 analyses) _.2-8.6 400-800
ivg.6.2 avg.610
Chadacrysts (6 analyses) 0.43 5 380 400 78 170 35
Chadacrysts (I analysis) 1.36 20 600 1000 360 450 183
All elements ppm except as noted.
65015- PLAGIOCLASE GRAIN ml 65015- PLAGIOCLASE GRAIN m2
A_
i i i i i i i i i
_,s tar,¢e _m
KAINsOa
BeAl_Si=O_
+_A_S_O = 65015 - PLAGIOCLASE _O%
II11
I IIIIt
FIGURE 3a. Plagioclasecompositions;from Albee et ai.(1973).
559
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moa_ :UOLSnL3U.Las_o.L6eLd "(§L6[_)._._ _.a
UL s%uamaLa._OU.L
N "cj 3_1n9I-I aaqlv mo_.4:aS_LOO.LSeLdU.LOa=l "t7 3_11"1913
el!quouv % .mlnOelOlfl
I_'1 NOISlllONI gS_PlOOIDllf_d gl.O_l CO_ G6 96 _6 _6 06 _ 9q
Ix)
''''1 .
%",% SI SV 7_ Or"
I
-=-'._/':;i_...
_., i • "q_ ]SV730/gV7d /VO ._fl_
l • • x_ \% Oq3" _,
• \o x • vo %
III 0
• • % x
rl (o) Ooo • • _\\% • • I/

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Suecuo30e3
ml j.oe$°lO0! fiold _ gt,'
I I I I l I I i l I I I I o_"
"(_L6[) "[e _a aaqlv u_o,u.:SUO.L%Lsodmo3

Le,_au._mo.L4._N
"ql_ 3}JFigI_-I
u_ Oil
"'"_3J.IN]l_ll \-]NIAI'10 0t. 5°$X1_"°,

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OZ
v _ _ w v v v _ v _ _ _ _ v v
___ II'I'//
LO_9
6501 5
0.6{'-" MeteoriticFe-metaq 2B_ 65015_81

! a) ! 65015,82
O 0.41- _ 1.6.
0.3t- • _13.,
B
o o.2_- _ ]. _
2D- -
o.1
_ • o s I'o Is 2'0
I I I [ I I I wt °/oNi
°k 2 4 6 e 10 12 14 t6
Ni Wt. %
I I _ I I I
| L''c) _om FIGURE 6. Metals;a) from Albee et a1.(1973).

Lc- b) from E1 Goresy et al.
" (1973a),
o_ ,._ c) from Misra and Tayl or
I I I I ] J (1975) *
- 4 8 12
W_ Z Nicl_l
EXPERIMENTALPETROLOGY: Taylor et al. (1976) performed subsolidus annealing

experiments on 65015 to determine---tEe change in composition and morphology of
metal grains with time. Such annealing had little or no effect on the metal in
this rock (Fig. 7) indicating that the metal was already largely equilibrated.
i I i I I I I I I I
u o.8- 6 5 01 5 o Unheated
* 6 Sample
Day Anneal
.,. 0.6- "------_---------- * 10 Day Anneal FIGURE 7. from
u 0.4 - a..m__. * •_ 20
__ Day Anneal
__ __.__.___ L.A. Taylor
(I 976). et al.
a. 0.2-
I I I ! I I I I I I I
2 4 6 8 10
_ Weight Percent Nickel
561
Ul
TABLE 3. Chemical work on 65015 whole rock TABLE 4. Summary chemistry of 65015 o__
Reference S_lit # Elements Analyzed Bulk rock Metal spherule
Janghorbani e_t_t
a__l.
(1973) ,54 Majors Si02 47.5
Haskin et al. (1973) ,60 Majors, trace incl. rare earths Ti02 1.18
Hubbard et al. (1973) ,45 Majors, trace incl. rare earths At203 20.0
S.R. Taylor et a_. (1973) ,62 Majors, trace incl. rare earths Cr203 0.20
Duncan et al. (1973) ,57 Majors, some trace EeO 8.4
Baedecker et al. (1974a_b) ,63 Fe, Sc, other trace incl. rare earths MnO 0.12
Miller et al. (1974) ,54 Fe, Co, Sc, Cr, Eu, La M90 9.8
Ehmann and Chyi (1974) ,54 Zr, Hf CaO 12.0
Boynton et a_.ll.
(1975) ,63 Some majors and trace Na20 0.56
Wasson et al. (1975) ,63 Trace, incl. siderophiles and rare earths K20 0.350
W_nke et al. (1976) ,133 Majors, trace (_40 elements) P205 0.40
W_nke et al. (1977) ,133 V Sr 158
Wasson et al. (1977) ,63 Majors, trace incl. rare earth and Co La 56.9
c_ Kr_henbUhl et a_l.(1973) ,51 Meteoritic siderophiles and volatiles Lu 2.64
9.0
r_ Hughes et al. (1973) ,44 Meteoritic siderophiles and volatiles Rb
3ovanovic and Reed (1973) ,32 U, Li, Cl, Br, I, Hf Sc 14.8
Jovanovic and Reed 11976a) ,32 Ru, Os Ni 185-730 56,700
Jovanovic and Reed (1976b) ,32 CI, P, F, U Co %35
Jovanovic and Reed (1977) ,32 Hg Ir ppb 12.6 990
Reed et al. (1977) ,32 Volatilized Tl, Zn Au ppb 10.3 1,070
K....d=_ et _i I10_b_ ,64 C, S C 10(?)
Des Marais (1978) ,174 C, N, S N 0.7
Nyquist et a__l.
(1973) ,45 Rb, Sr S _,975
Kirsten et a___l.
(1973) ,61 Ca, K Zn 0.9 3.2
Nunes et al. (1973) ,52 U, Th, Pb Cu 4.5
Jessberger et al. (1974) ,56 Ca, K
Tera et al. (1973,1974) ,56 K, U, Th, Pb Oxides in wt%; others in ppm except as noted
Papanastassiou and
Wasserburg (1972b) ,56 Rb, Sr
6501 5
300
65015
O_
_" 100
.R
"ID
C "O- -O-
0 _ .........
o.
E
O0
u)
--- ,60 (average of 4) : Haskin et al., 1973

-- ,60: Haskin et al., 1973
----- ,62: S.R. Taylor eta/., 1973
...... ,45: Hubbard et al., 1973
10
b
300
65015
q
100
._ x'-
C
o
¢-
Q.
E
m
x ,63: Data points of Baedecker et al., 1974

-- ,63: Boynton eta/., 1975
---- ,63: Wasson et al., 1977
...... ,133=W_nke et a/., 1976
1C
FIGURE 8. Rare earth elements.
563
6501 5
CHEMISTRY: Abundant chemical data have been published for 65015, referenced in
Table 3. Trace element abundances in accessory mineral phases are given by
Lovering and Wark (1974), and Wasson et al. (1975) also report an analysis of a
metal spherule taken from the rock.
Chemically, 65015 is similar to other KREEP-rich Apollo 16 impact melts, except

that it is somewhat more aluminous than most (Table 4). Rare earth elements in
65015 are among the highest of any Apollo 16 rocks (Table 4, Fig. 8) and are
only slightly less abundant than in Apollo 15 KREEP basalts 15382 and 15386.
The high Zr and Hf abundances and the high Zr/Hf ratio are also typical of
KREEP (Ehmann and Chyi, 1974; Garg and Ehmann, 1976). The high abundances of
siderophile elements in 65015 (Table 4) indicate meteoritic contamination.
Hertogen et at. (1977) assign 65015 to ancient meteoritic group 1H, a group
largely r_t_cted to the Apollo 16 site. Wasson et al. (1975) note that sidero-
phile ratios of the bulk rock differ from those in a separated metal spherule
(Table 4), implying incomplete equilibration between the metal and the rock.
65015 is depleted in volatiles, both in absolute abundances and relative to
involatile elements (e.g. Tl/Cs) (Kr_henbUhl et al., 1973; Jovanovic and Reed,
1973 and others).
Sato (1976) measured the oxygen fugacity of 65015 directly using the solid-
electrolyte oxygen cell method. Self-reduction by as much as 1.5 log f02 units
was observed during the first heating cycle. The values after the shift (Table 5)
were reproducible in subsequent cycles.
TABLE 5
Average oxygen fugacity values of 65015
T__ -1o 9 f02 (arm)
1000 17.0
1050 16.3
1100 15.6
1150 14.9
1200 14.1
STABLE ISOTOPES: Kerridge et al. (1975b) provide whole rock C and S isotopic data,
Taylor and Epstein (1973) report 0 and Si isotope data for the whole rock and
mineral separates and Clayton et al. (1973) give 0 isotope data for mineral sep-
arates (Table 6).
From the lack of _0 _8 enrichment commonly found in lunar soils, Taylor and
Epstein (1973) conclude that 65015 must have formed from material without a signif-
icant surface exposure history. Clayton et al. (1973) calculate a temperature of
equilibration of i020°C from the isotopic-fra-ctionation between plagioclase and
ilmenite.
564
6501 5
TABLE 6. Stable isotope abundances in 65015 (all values °/oo)
Sample _C13 _S34 _0_8 _Si3°
whole rock -16.7 +1.8 +5.94 -0.02

high-Ca pyroxene +5.71 -0.22
low-Ca pyroxene +5.63 -0.13
plagioclase +6.04 -0.04
+5.76
ilmenite +3.8
RADIOGENIC ISOTOPES AND GEOCHRONOLOGY:Extensive geochronological work has been

performed on 65015. All of the systems indicate a major disturbance 3.9-4.0 b.y.
ago, which is most simply interpreted as the age of the crystallization of 65015
from an impact melt. Rb-Sr and Ar systematics indicate incomplete equilibration
between some plagioclase clasts and the matrix, consistent with ion microprobe
data (Meyer et al., 1974).
Rb-Sr data have been determined on whole rock and mineral separates by
Papanastassiou and Wasserburg i1972b) and Tera et al. (1973) and on a whole rock
sample by Nyquist et al. (1973) (Table 7). The_ta reveal the presence of
ancient, isotopical--Ty--u-nequilibrated clasts of plagioclase (Papanastassiou and
Wasserburg, 1972b). Three separates of xenocrystic plagioclase fall distinctly
below a 3.93±0.02 b.y. isochron defined by whole rock and "quintessence" separates,
and on a mixing line with BABI (Fig. 9). If 65015 remained a closed system during
the 3.9-4.0 b.y. disturbance, then an isochron connecting the most primitive clasts
with the whole rock separates yields the time of crystallization of the rock. Such
an isochron gives an age of 4.42±0.04 b.y. with I = 0.69917±8. However it seems
likelv that the 3.93 b.y. age obtained from the whole rock and "quintessence" splits
actually dates the time of crystallization of 65015 from an impact melt and the
requirement for a closed system probably cannot be met. Thus the 4.42 b.y.
"primary" age probably has no real geochronological significance.
Sm-Nd data on a whole rock chip are reported by Lugmair and Carlson (1978) (Table 8).
No large plagioclase xenocrysts were present in this chip so the sample is consid-
ered representative of the fine-grained matrix. The Sm-Nd isotopic systematics of
65015 are very similar to those of the KREEP-rich samples from other landing sites
(Fig. 10). The light REE enrichment characteristic of 65015 (and other KREEP-rich
samples) was established well before the 3.9-4.0 b.y. disturbance and could not
have been produced by partial melting at this time (Lugmair and Carlson, 1978).
565
65015
TABLE 7. Rb-Sr isotopic data for 65015
Sample 87Rb/e%r BTSr/°%r TBABI Reference

measured (b.y.)
whole rock A 0.1629+7 0.70945+5 4.48+0.03 Papanastassiou and

" Wasserburg (1972b)
whole rock B 0.1504+6 0.70874+8 4.5240.04
Plagioclase A 0.02574+10 0.70080+6

Plagioc|ase B 0.0900+4 0.70520+6
Plagioclase C 0.0972+6 0.70561+5
Quintessence 0.981+4 0.75542+10 4.024.0.02
Plagioclase M 0.00242 0.69920±7 Tera eta]. (1973)

Plagioclase 0.02919 0.70110_12
Pyroxene L 0.03555 0.7024G_10
"Phosphates"A 0.05703 0.70348+5
llmenite 0.2019 0.71163_7
Quintessence 0.998 0.75607±11
whole rock 0.1606+12 0.70935+6 4.45+0.06 Nyquist eta]. (1973)
0.712
APOLLO 16
65015
o._o FIGURF 9. Rb-Sr; from Tera
et al, (1973).
TOTAL
TE_BI " 4.76 ROCK
T, 3.92 _E
I - 0.7003
O.7O4
PH-A ,4.49 _E
O.702
PLAG
/
0.96 1.0 1.03
0 0.05 O.tO 0.15 0.20

87Rb/86Sr
566
65015
TABLE 8. Sm-Nd isotopic data for 65015 ILugmair and Carlson, 1978)
Sample Sm (ppm) Nd (ppm) IW_Smll_Nd l_3Ndl1_Nd TICE TjUV

(b.y.) (b.y.)
65015,31 27.96 101.0 0.1673 0.511883+19 4.32+0.12 _.60_0.02
300 _ i \ ' I ' l i i I-

I
,2034CL8
#
FRACTIONATION /
\ OF I
E FIGURE lO. Sm-Nd; from
200 _._=.,,,..._0 PX PL Ai//._//i/ Lugmair and Carl son (1978).
z'° ,.@?,_43o7
CL //
I00 65015i 0 - v • _,_ 0 MTX

14307
I i I l 1 i I
O. 1665 0.1675 0.1685 O. 1695
147 144
Sm / Nd
Ar-Ar data on whole rock splits yield a plateau age of 3.92±0.04 b.y. (Kirsten
et al., 1973) (Fig. 11) and total Ar ages of 3.81±0.06 b.y. (Kirsten et al.,
I-9-73-Tand 3.852±0.005 b.y. (Jessberger et al., 1974). Jessberger et a--T._1974)
also report Ar isotopic data on separate_f varying purity) of p_g_clase,
pyroxene, and "phosphates", some of which have also been analyzed for Rb-Sr
(Papanastassiou and Wasserburg, 1972b). Ar data on the purest plagioclase
separate give a well defined, intermediate temperature plateau age of 3.98 b.y.
At higher temperatures the apparent age of this separate rises to 4.47 b.y.,
confirming the presence of ancient, isotopically unequilibrated clasts (Figs. 12
and 13). The pyroxene and "phosphate" separates and the whole rock split did
not show such evidence for ancient clasts but did show anomalous decreases in
apparent age at high temperatures (Figs. 13, 14, and 15). Huneke and Smith (1976)
interpret these anomalous release patterns as resulting from the recoil transfer
of significant 39At from K-rich areas of the rock to surrounding mafic minerals.
Schaeffer et al. (1979) report total K-Ar laser ages of the matrix of 3.87±0.01
and 3.82±0_i_.y. and laser ages of 3.73-3.94 b.y. for plagioclase clasts.
These authors also discuss blank problems which cast some doubt on their earlier
results (Schaeffer et al., 1978) which seemed to indicate the presence of plagio-
clase clasts with ages up to 4.5 b.y.
567
6501 5
4.5 I I I I '1 I I I I
4.0- FIGURE II. Ar-Ar release, whole rock;

______I ' ' i,, I from Kirsten et a1.(1973).
_)_ 3.5
g
< 3.0 Y t
2.5 I I I I I I 1 I I
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0
Fraction of 39At Released
APOLLO 16 65015 TOTAl_ ROCK
O.I &5_5 _LASE B
_ }3.,
4.6
0 0.2 0.4 0'6
FRI_TCON 37/_ RELEASED
0'8 I0
. _o
,,,- ,iI i,
3.,
4.1
ol4
FRACTION
i ol6
39Af RELEASED
_ ol8 o
_"_ _ _"__-'_. ml
0.2 O:A_ 0:6 ' oe t.o __d4 ' d6 ' & '
FRACTION _Ar RELEASED FRACTION SZAr RELEASED
FIGURE 12. Ar-Ar release, FIGURE 13 Ar-Ar release, whole

plagioclase; from dessberger
et al. (1974). rock; from Jessberger e_t_tal-- (1974).
U-Th-Pb isotopic data are given by Tera et al. (1973,1974) for whole rock and
ag--_lase
p separates and by Nunes et aI__(I-973)for a whole rock sample. 65015
is very rich in U and Th and its Pb-Ts--veryradiogenic. Both whole rock analyses
are concordant at 3.99 b.y. (Fig. 16).
568
65015
569
65015
RARE GAS/EXPOSUREAGE: From track profiles Bhandari et al. (1973) determined that
65015 spent 1.2 m.y. at the lunar surface and 50 m.y.-wit--h-in the upper 10 cm of
the regolith. This contrasts with 3BAr exposure ages of 365 m.y. calculated by
Kirsten et al. (1973) and 460-490 m.y. calculated by Jessberger et al. (1974)
for the w--_o_ rock and mineral separates.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Brecher (1977) finds that the directional magnetic properties
of 65015 are correlated with one of two major planes of observed fractures. Other
room temperature magnetic data are given by Stephenson et al. (1977).
Elastic properties at confining pressures up to 5 kb are provided by Todd et al.

(1973). Electrical parameters (Fig. 17) are reported by Olhoeft et al. (19-73T-
and Alvarez _1977). Todd et al. (1973) also compare the calculate-dan-d measured
values of the mean volume th-er-mal expansion coefficient of 65015. The calculated
values are less than those measured due to cracks and fractures in the rock into
which mineral grains can expand.
8 7 6 5 4 3 2 IO0"C 25
IO.C , , , , , ,
4_o,_. I0-_ ''_' ......

400 "% E,5015,6
TAN ! 500eC
LO
IO'Q _ _ _ 798"C
3O0
650tS.S
_ _ 5o0 c
o., ;,o-,
0-- \_' _400" ""
O.01 -- O
Z
: O
U
,I L
I01 IO a IO s 104 108 I00 HZ |O.II CONSTANT CURREN_T'.L _ ...... -_-'--___"
FREQUENCY REGION J "...
' }
\
\ oO'c
, ,
40 I 2 3
IO00/ TeK
65015,6
•o _ \ \ FIGURE 17. Electrical character-

E _O
20
.J
2
o I0 _z0:),
_,,\\_ \_ istics; from Olhoeft et ai.(1973)
I I I l I I
i0j lot IoI iO• I0 e I0 e HZ
FREQUENCY
570
65015
On the basis of electron spin resonance (ESR) studies, Tsay and Live (1974) conclude
that 65015 has been annealed at _1000°C (Fig. 18).
Hapke et al. (1978) provide ultraviolet reflectance spectra for a split of 65015
ground to <74 _m, but list the sample as 65016.
_' " , , ..... ROCK 6_15.35r #
[ \ _ 2.]
g . '__ _ ANIf_D
975o/ AT
'
io'oo 2000 30_00 4000 50mOO 60100 7000' 8000 90mOO 10,000
MAGNETICFIELD,GAUSS
FIGURE 18. Electron spin resonance; from Tsay and Live (1974).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: 65015 has been extensively split and widely

allocated. In 1972 it was cut into three main pieces including a slab (Figs. 19,
20). The slab and the W butt end were subdivided for allocations. Many docu-
mented and undocumented pieces of all sizes exist. The largest single pieces in
existence are ,25 (1322.3 g) and ,73 (215.2 g).
571
•m_6_tp 6ut%%nO "6[ 3_nDIB
# J-i
(.}'l
FIGURE 20. Slab subdivision. Cube has 1 cm. sides. S-72-47359.

(.ll
65016 GLASS 21.0 9
INTRODUCTION: 65016 is a hollow hemisphere of green impact glass (Fig. 1). Its
smooth surfaces and spheroidal shape indicates that it cooled during free flight.
Vesicles and bubbles are abundant. Most of the vesicles are filled with soil.
65016 was collected near the rim of a subdued 20 m crater; its lunar orientation
is unknown. Zap pits are absent.
FIGURE I. Scale in cm. S-72 394D3.
PETROLOGY: 65016 is nearly holohyaline. A few clasts of cataclastic anorthosite

are present which act as nucleation sites for quench crystals (Fig. 2). Spherules
of Fe-metal, sometimes intergrown with schreibersite, are uncommon. Schaal et al.
(1979) provide a brief petrographic description and tabulate various physical--
parameters, such as vesicularity.
574
65016
FIGURe. 65016,17. devitrif-

_tom) and clear (top)
glass, ppl. width 2mm.
CHEMISTRY: A major element analysis by electron microprobe is presented by

Uhlmann et al. (1977). Ganapathy et al. (1974) report meteoritic siderophile and
volatile element abundances. These data are summarized in Table I.
65016 is compositionally very similar to the local mature soils. Hertogen et al.
(1977) tentatively assign 65016 to meteoritic group 5H, note that this is the same
group as in glass sample 60095 and the glass coat of 64455, and conclude that all
of these glasses probably represent impact melt produced by the South Ray Crater
event.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Uhlmann et al. (1974, 1977, 1978) and Klein and Uhlma_n
(1976) provide an analysis of the kinetics of the glass forming process and the
crystallization behavior of a synthetic analog and a natural sample of 65016
(Figs. 3, 4). Close agreement between the natural and the synthetic samples
was obtained. A cooling rate of 2xlO 3 °C/min was estimated (Uhlmann et al.,
1977). The liquidus temperature of 65016 is _1360°C.
575
65016
TABLE 1. Summar_ chemistry of 65016 10° l L i i i
SiO2 44.2 i0.

I 65016-
_c ..° " o,
Tio2
AI203 o.6
26.5 =
{ i02 .. ''_v "`'eo_5
...=o_,.,_
FeO 5.5 __ tO_

MnO .A
MgO 7.3
CaO 15.3 I0" _/_ ;" l I I i
Na20 0.4 700 80O 900 i_ ii_ _200 ¢300
K20 0 •I Teml)e_oture
(C)
PZ°5 FIGURE 3. Growth rate v. temperat-

Sr ure for syntheticcompositions;from
La Kleinand Uhlmann (1976).
Lu
Rb 1.44
Sc
Ni 532 T (°C)
1450 tl56 947 79l 670
CO 16 I I I I I
Ir ppb 26.3
Au ppb 7.19 14 65016 /
/
C 12
N I0
S s
Zn 0.52 Ioglo '9 8 ,""
Cu 6 ,'/' "_
Oxides in wt%; others in ppm except as noted. 4 ,.

,"
2/
0 ' I _ I i I _ I f
5.2 6.4 7.6 8.8 I0.0 1.12
1/T {°K "_x104)
FIGURE 4. Viscosity v. temperature

for syntheticcomposition;from
Uhlmann et al. (1974).
Hapke et al. (1978) present ultra-violetreflectancespectra for a sample listed

as 6501-6,-I_ut
the data are actually for 65015.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Several chips have been broken off for allocation
and for stock at JSC.
576
65035 CATACLASTIC ANORTNOSITE, LARGELY GLASS COATED 446 9
INTRODUCTION: The interior of 65035 is a cataclastic ferroan anorthosite with

a glass coat which fractured during its emplacement (Figs. la,lb). Gray clast-
like areas within the anorthosite macroscopically appear continuous with the
glass coat but the current evidence is not entirely conclusive.
65035 was collected from the south interior wall of a 20 m crater, near the rim
of a superposed 2 m crater. Its orientation is known. The glass coat gives the
sample, which is coherent, a generally rounded outline. Patina and zap pits are
common on the broken, dominantly white side (Fig. la) whereas the opposite,
smooth glassy side is devoid of zap pits--this latter side, however, was the
lunar "up" showing that the rock must have been flipped over a short time prior
to collection.
65035, 0 S-79- 33984
Region of ,3
for
lass coat
FIGURE Ia.
577
6 5035
S- 79-33985 65035, 0
Smooth glass coat

exterior
Brittle,
rafted,
glass
coat
I__J y welded on
1 cm
FIGURE lb.
PETROLOGY: Schaal et al. (1979) briefly describe the textures of the glass coat
and the anorthosite.
The interior cataclastic anorthosite (Fig. 2) consists of more than 99% plagio-
clase, with grains up to 3 mm present. The mafic grains are smaller than 20 pm.
Microprobe analyses (Schaal, pers. comm.) show plagioclase An96-97 and a single
analyzed pyroxene was EnG3W02. Higher birefringences in some grains show that
olivine or augite is also present. Sulfide is more common than very rare specks
of Fe-metal, and oxide phases are rare.
The gray clast-rich areas are fine-grained mesostasis-rich basalt (Fig. 2)

containing plagioclase clasts (_An97, Schaal, pers. comm.) and abundant Fe-metal/
troilite/schreibersite blebs. Plagioclase laths and olivine crystals are less
than 20 _m, and scattered pale-green pleonaste spinels are of similar size. In
the thin section area (Fig. la) the basalt is finer-grained towards the cata-
clastic anorthosite (Fig. 2). A thin brown to colorless vein runs along the
contact in places but elsewhere cuts both phases. Its composition varies from
pure anorthosite (36% A1203) to 30% Alz03 (Schaal, pers. comm.). It is unknown
whether this vein is an extension of the glass coat.
578
65035
f_
a b
FIGURE 2. a) 65035,8. cataclastic

anorthosite,xpl. width 2mm.
b) 65035,5. basaltic impact melt,
ppl. width O.5mm
f c) 65035,6• basalt/anorthosite
contact, with glass vein, ppl. width
2mm.
579
65035
Macroscopically, the coat is glassiest on the exterior, and the contact with the
anorthosite is variable from sharp to gradational. In places the obvious glass
coat appears to grade into the gray clast-like areas, in others that contact is
sharp. The coat was molten or plastic on the inside while the exterior was
solid and brittle, and pieces of the exterior were torn off or rafted into the
still-molten material (Fig. Ib) either in flight or on landing. Soil adhered to
the freshly exposed molten material while the latter was still hot and cannot now
be dusted off.
CHEMISTRY: Rancitelli et al. (1973b) report bulk rock K (0.09%), Th (1.65 ppm),
and U (0.43 ppm) abundances derived from y-ray spectroscopy.
EXPOSUREAGE: Rancitelli et al. (1973a) report 22Na and 2(_AI data from y-ray
spectroscopy. The sample TsTaturated in 26AI (Yokoyama et al., 1974).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: 65035 remains essentially intact as ,0 (440 g).

One loose chip of anorthos_te (,4) was made into thin sections and a second chip
(,3) of gray clast-like material (glass coat?) and anorthosite (Fig. i) was also
made into thin sections.
58O
65055 BASALTIC IMPACTMELT 501
INTRODUCTION: 65055 is an aluminous, basaltic impact melt. Macroscopically it

_is homogeneous, angular in shape,and very coherent (Fig. 1). This rock was
collected from the lower northeast slope of Stone Mountain. It must have been
disturbed shortly before collection as zap pits are absent from the "lunar top"
but abundant on adjacent sides.
PETROLOGY:65055 is described by Vaniman and Papi_e (1981), who provide micro-

probe data. It is characterized by an intergranular, subophitic texture with
euhedral to subhedral laths of plagioclase (up to 1.5 mm) enclosing anhedral
pyroxene (Fig. 2). According to Vaniman and Papike (1981), olivine is absent,
and the silicate minerals are extensively zoned (Fig. 3). Metal, troilite,
ilmenite and a cryptocrystalline mesostasis are interstitial, accessory phases.
Many of the laths are lightly shocked, showing a slight undulose extinction.
Rare relict clasts of plagioclase are anhedral, irregular in shape,and tend to
be more heavily shocked than the laths.
581
65055
FIGURE 2. 65055,15.
general view, ppl with
reflector in. width 3mm.
65055
fro-----m
Van-----iman
and Papike (I 981 ). • •
v v
CHEMISTRY: Analyses of major elements, lithophiles, siderophiles and volatiles

7n 65055 are presented by Boynton et al. (1976), Christian et al. (1976) and
Wasson et al. (1977). Clark and KTt_--(1973! report naturaT-a_ cosmogenic
radionuclide abundances as determined by gamma-ray spectroscopy.
65055 is more aluminous and has lower abundances of rare-earths than the average
local soil and most of the Apollo 16 basaltic impact melts (Table I, Fig. 4).
Overall it is very similar to the Station 11 soils, which tend to be somewhat
more aluminous and less KREEPy than soils from other stations.
582
65055
RiO- 45.4 SP 140
TiO2 0.38 La 6.8

A1203 28.5 Lu 0.33
Cr203 0.10 Rb 1.0
FeO 4.3 Sc 7.6
MnO 0.06 Ni 235
Co 21
Mg0 4.5
Ca0 16.1 Ir ppb 10.1
Au ppb 4.0
Na20 0.46
K20 0.073 C
P206 0.!3 N
S
Zn 0.6
Cu
Oxides in wt%; others in ppmexcept as

noted.
50 i i I I I i
= 40 65055
3o
620
"B.
® ----- _-_:
E
m lO
0 I I I I I I
FIGURE 4. Rare earths; from Boynton et al. (1976).
GEOCHRONOLOGY: Jessberger et al. (1977) report total K-Ar ages of 3.94±0.01 b.y.
and 39Ar-_°Ar plateau ages of 3.96±0.02 and 3.95±0.02 b.y. for two splits of
basalt.
EXPOSURE AGES: Clark and Keith (1973) give natural and short-livedcosmogenic
_adionuclideabundances. Jessbergeret al. (1977) determined3_Ar exposure
ages of 2.4±1.1 and 2.2±0.5 m.y. for two splits of basalt, consistentwith the
excavationof 65055 by the South Ray Crater event.
583
65055
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1975, 65055 was cut into three main pieces,
including a slab (Fig. 5). Allocations to investigators were made from sub-
divisions of the slab. Thin sections have been made from splits of the slab
and other exterior documented chips.
FIGURE 5. Slab subdivision. Scale in mm. S-75-22694.
584
65056 VARIOLITIC IMPACTMELT 64.8 g
INTRODUCTION: 65056 is a coherent, dark gray, glassy impact melt with abundant
vesicles and a few large white clasts (Fig. i). The exterior surfaces of this
rock are smooth suggesting that it represents a complete cooling unit.
65056 was collected from the interior wall of a subdued 20 m crater, _30 cm
from 65055. Although its lunar location is precisely known, its orientation
could not be determined in the laboratory due to breakage. Zap pits are absent.
S-73-15143
65O56
,6
lcm
I 1
,3
I
I
= j+J+
FIGUREI.
585
65056
a b
FIGURE 2. 65056,13. a) spherulitic melt, ppl. width 2mm. b) poikiloblastic

PETROLOGY: The matrix of 65056 is a mesostasis-rich impact melt with thin laths
of plagioclase in sheaves, "bow-tie" structures,and radiating clusters (Fig. 2!.
Interstices are generally cryptocrystalline, not glassy. Some Fe-metal spherules
are present.
One clast of coarse-grained cataclastic anorthosite (plagioclases up to 4 mm) and

one clast of mafic-rich, recrystallized breccia are sampled by the thin sections
(Fig. 2). llmenite, troilite and metal (some rusty) are accessory phases in the
mafic-rich clast. Both clasts are _i cm long.
CHEMISTRY: Rancitelli et al. (1973b) provide whole rock K (K20 = 0.13%), U (0.41
_m) and Th (1.55 ppm) a-_u_ances by gamma-ray spectroscopy.
EXPOSUREAGE: Rancitelli et al. (1973a) provide whole rock 2_AI and 22Na abun-
dance data. From these data Yokoyama et al. (1974) conclude that 65056 is
saturated in 26AI activity.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: 65056 was removed from its documented bag as two
pieces that fit together. In 1972 several small chips of matrix and clasts were
removed as ,3 and ,4 (Fig. 1). ,3 was made into a potted butt from which thin
sections ,13 and ,14 were cut. The two large pieces were numbered ,5 and ,6
(Fig. ii.
586
65075 BASALTIC IMPACTMELT_ GLASS-COATED 108 g
INTRODUCTION: 65075 consists of crystalline, clast-bearing material coated with

black glass (Fig. I). Although Grieve and Plant (1973) interpret the crystalline
material as consisting of clasts of subophitic basalt in a recrystallized
plagioclase-rich matrix, the textures are compatible with most of the sample
being a basaltic impact melt of extremely variable texture. The hot emplacement
of the glass coat caused partial melting to take place on the adjacent crystalline
rock.
65075 was taken from the interior southwest wall of a 20 m crater on Stone
Mountain and was probably about half buried. Although photographed prior to
sampling, it was returned as 4 separate pieces, hence its orientation was not
established. The sample is friable and the pieces are angular. Zap pits are
present on only a few surfaces because of the breakages.
l i
,6 1 cm ,5 S-72-4464 E
FIGUREI.
PETROLOGY:Grieve and Plant (1973) provide a petrographic description with micro-

probe data, particularly of bulk compositions of discrete lithic and glass types,
with some mineralogical data.
587
65075
The thin sections show that the crystalline material dominantly consists of
ophitic and subophitic impact melt (Fig. 2), with some poikilitic melt areas.
Distinct areas of fine-grained and more plagioclase-rich melts are present (Fig. 2).
Grieve and Plant (1973) refer to the sample as a light matrix-light clast breccia
and interpret the crystalline material (anorthositic gabbro breccia) as consisting
of clasts of subophitic basalt in a recrystallized matrix. Its bulk composition
has_Al203, 0.31% K20 and 0.72% Ti02. Olivine (FoTs) ophitically encloses
plagioclase (Angs) and metal grains contain 1.4-4.9% Ni. Pigeonite, minor augite,
ilmenite, and rare pleonaste spinels are also present. Fragmental plagioclases are
extremely strained and cataclasized. The "anorthositic microbreccia" clasts (Grieve
and Plant, 1973) consist of plagioclase laths with interstitial olivine and pyroxene;
they contain shocked plagioclase clasts. Pleonaste spinel is present. This lithology
is much more feldspathic (30% AI20_) than the general crystalline material. In a
few places, laths of plagioclase are optically continuous from these clasts into
the general crystalline material. Because the entire breccia is crystalline and
"clast" boundaries indistinct, it seems possible that most of the crystalline area
is a single impact melt with extremely variable texture.
The crystalline material, including the feldspathic clasts, contain areas of partial
melt (Fig. 2) described in detail by Grieve and Plant (1973). They are usually
devitrified. These partial melts are variable in composition but in general have
_18% A1203 and are similar in composition to KREEP (low and medium-K Fra Mauro).
The partial melt results from the heat introduced by the emplacement of the surface
splash glass, which probably had a temperature >1350%.
_ The glass coat consists of an outer glass (0.75 mm maximum) which is devitrified
to a mosaic of plates, and an inner zone up to 1.7 mm wide which is coarsely
devitrified into acicular plagioclase (Fig. 2) (Grieve and Plant, 1973). The two
areas have similar compositions with 25% A1203, and differ from the crystalline
material in lower K20 (0.06%) and Ti02 (0.33%) abundances. Metal grains with _20%
Ni are present. The coat is not a melt of an older surface of the rock but is
splashed on.
CHEMISTRY: Rancitelli et al. (1973b) report bulk rock K (0.161%), Th (2.89 ppm)
and U (0.84 ppm) abundances from y-ray spectroscopy, without comment.
EXPOSURE: Rancitelli et al. (1973a) report cosmogenic radionuclide (22Na and 2BAI)
data _rom y-ray spectroscopy without comment. Yokoyama et al. (1974) list the
sample as saturated with AI.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: The sample, received as four main pieces, is divided

as shown in Figure I.
589
65095 FRAGMENTALREGOLITN(.?.) BRECCIA, PARTIALLY GLASS COATED 560
INTRODUCTION: 65095 is composed of abundant gray clasts in a friable white

matrix (Ffg. i). It is partially coated with dark glass.
65095 was collected from the lower slope of Stone Mountain. Lunar orientation
is known. It must have been disturbed shortly before ccllection as zap pits
are absent from the "lunar top" but abundant on the oppcsite surfaces.
FIGURE I. 65095,21, about half

of the sample. Smallest scale
divisions in mm.
PETROLOGY: 65095 is a clastic breccia with an abundant and diverse clast

population in a fragmental matrix (Fig. 2). Clasts include grains of plagio-
clase, mafic minerals, Fe-metal (some rusty), troilite, ilmenite, and spinel,
and fragments of poikilitic and basaltic impact melt, vitric matrix breccia,
cataclastic and granoblastic anorthosite, feldspathic granulite (some with a
relict basaltic texture), and rare mafic vitrophyres (Fig. 2). Beads and
fragments of glass and vitrophyric impact melt are abundant and suggest the
presence of a regolith component. One fragment of sJ_ocked and partially re-
crystallized cataclastic anorthosite has a grain size >I cm and small grains
of interstitial pyroxene. Bickel and Warner (1978)refer to the pyroxene in
this clast as ferroan and unequilibrated but provide no specific data.
Portions of the white matrix (TS ,13-,15) are nearly monomict cataclastic
anorthosite. The Apollo 16 Lunar Sample Information Cata.log (1972) describes
one of these areas.
Metal compositional data for the bulk rock are given by Misra and Taylor
(1975) (Fig. 3).
590
65095
a b
c FIGURE 2. a) 65095,49. general

matrix with olivine vitrophyre
clast (lower center),ppl, width 1 mm.
b) 65095,54. general matrix,
rfl. width 2mm.
c) 65095,49. cataclastic anorth-
osite clast, xpl. width _nm.
] --, i i I
1,5
: 65095
Wt. _ Nickel
FIGURE 3. Metals;
from Misra and Taylor, "
(1 975 ).
591
65095
CHEMISTRY: Kr_henbUhl et al. (1973) analyzed a representative interior split

and found high levels o_--bo-th siderophile and volatile elements (Table i).
The high volatile to involatile ratios (e.g. TI/U) are interpreted as indi-
cating a fumarolic component. Hertogen et al. (1977) assign 65095 to mete-
oritic group 1H, a group largely restric_d_o Apollo 16.
Eldridge et al. (1973) and Rancitelli et al. (1973a,b) provide whole rock
data for K-_U-_, Th, and cosmogenic radi_uc--l-ides. These data indicate that
the levels of incompatible elements in 65095 are roughly similar to those in
the local soils.
EXPOSUREAGES: From the cosmogenic radionuclide data of Eldridge et al.

_1973) and Rancitelli et al. (1973a), Yokoyama et al. (1974) conclude that
65095 is saturated in _-TAT-activity.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Hargraves and Dorety (1975) and Cisowski et al. (1975,
1976) provide magnetic data. Cisowski et al. (1975, 1976) note that a field
of at least a few tenths of an oersted T{_plied by the magnetization of
this rock. Sugiura et al. (1978) investigated the effects of heating under
a controlled oxygen _-uga-City on the magnetic properties of 65095 (Fig. 4).
The prominent peak in pTRM is probably due to the formation of magnetite
from the natural rust in the rock.
K20 wt% 0.098

Rb ppm 1.1
Ni ppm 235
Ir ppb 6.43
Au ppb 5.45
Zn ppm 8.65
1.0 -- 1,0
E E
_, _ FIGURE 4. from Sugiura
= et al. _'1978).
E E o
D. 5 _it,,_ ® e
@ -
O/ 0.5 1.0 _ 200 400 600
Z o I I Z 1 I 1.__-]
800
pTRM (h : O.lOe,lO-%mu/gm) Temperature (°C)
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 two small chips (,1) of nearly pure

white matrix were made i'nto thin sections ,13-,15. In 1973 the rock was
broken along existing fractures into two main pieces (,21 and ,22) and the
smaller of these (,22) extensively subdivided. The largest single piece
remaining is ,21 (361.5 g). ,22 (129.15 g) is stored at the Brooks Remote
Vault.
592
65315 CATACLASTIC ANORTHOSITE, PRISTINE, PARTIALLY GLASS COATED 300 9
/f--
INTRODUCTION: 65315 is a monomict, cataclastic, ferroan anorthosite that is

chemically pristine. Macroscopically it is bluish white in color, and somewhat
rounded (Fig. I).A partial glass coating is in sharp contact with the anorthosite.
The coating was once more extensive but was eroded away on the Moon.
This rock was collected on the lower slope of Stone Mountain; lunar orientation is
not known. Zap pits are rare on the N surface, absent from other surfaces.
f_
FIGURE I.
PETROLOGY: Dixon and Papike (1975) and the Apollo 16 Lunar Sample Information
Catalog (1972) provide petrographic information. 65315 is a crushed, ferroan
anorthosite with relict plagioclase grains (An97) up to 4 mm long (Fig. 2).
Pyroxene is the only mafic silicate present and is concentrated as small,
discrete grains interstitial to the larger plagioclases. A few original plagio-
clase-pyroxene grain boundaries remain. The original pyroxene was apparently a
pigeonite which has subsequently exsolved (Fig. 3). All grains exhibit undulose
extinction. No shock melting or recrystallization was observed.
Mehta and Goldstein (1980) report the compositions of metal grains from the glass
coat (Fig. 4).
593
65315
FIGURE 2. 65315,4.
general view, xpl.
width 2mm.
Meyer (1979) reports minor elements in plagioclase as determined by ion microprobe

(Table 1).
TABLE I. Minor elements in plagioclase (ppm)(Meyer, 1979)
Li Mg Ti Sr Ba
a) 2 6O0 i0
b) 1.8 616 150 208 8
GLASS COAT
I L*
I 653_5
z4
i
65_5 _
o_
v _do _ v IJ
°'
FIGURE 3. Pyroxene comp- _,
ositions; from Dixon and
Papike (1975). o _ ,oWT._.Ni
.....
FIGURE 4. Metals; from Mehta and Goldstein

(] 9810) I , --
594
6531 5
CHEMISTRY: Major, lithophile, siderophile, volatile and other trace element abun-
dances are presented by W_nke et al. (1974). With nearly 35% A1203 (Table 2),
65315 is virtually pure plagio_a_. Rare earth (Fig. 5) and siderophile (Table 2)
elements are very low in abundance, indicating that 65315 is chemically pristine.
Zn is unusually high at 93 ppm, but other volatiles are not similary enriched Isee
data of W_nke et al., 1974).
TABLE 2
Summary chemistry of anorthosite 65315
SiO2 44.3 Sr 167

TiO2 0.012 La 0.12
A]203 34.87 Lu 0.004
Cr203 0.003 Rb 0.17
FeO 0.31 Sc 0.39
MnO 0.006 Ni 1.4
MgO 0.25 Co 0.58
CaO 19.07 Ir ppb
Na20 0.304 Au ppb 1.0

K20 0.007 C (12
---. P205 0.001 N
S
Zn 93
Cu 2.1
45 l i i i , I
65315, 52
10
FIGURE 5. Rare earths;

from W_nke et al. (1974).
"0
c
0
U
_ 1.0
0.1 , 1 i , i ,
La Ce Sm Eu Dy Yb Lu
595
65315
GEOCHRONOLOGY: Stettler et al. (1974) did not obtain a good _<-Ar plateau (Fig.6).
The low temperature rele_eTpoint to a disturbance % 2 b.y. ago whereas the higher
temperature release may indicate a metamorphic event 3-4 b.y. ago and the presence
of ancient (4.30± 0.26 b.y.), incompletely outgassed,plagioc]ase in the rock
(Stettler et al., 1974).
I I i i i I I , , i |
400 65315.35
FIGURE 6 Ar release; from
"'
_._ Stettler et ai.(1974)
_ :150
3.00
n_2.50
_ 4.50
2.00 TO tSO AE
I i i I I I I i l I I
0 0.5 1.0
FRACTION OF Ar 39 RELEASED
RARE GAS/EXPOSUREAGES: Various rare gas exposure ages cluster about 1.5-1.8
m.y., consistent with the excavation of 65315 by the South R_y cratering event
(Table 3).
Kr and Xe isotopic data are provided by Eberhardt et al. (1975) and Eugster
et al. (1975), respectively. The isotopic composit-To-#-of the > 600°C fraction
of Xe is consistent with a mixture of terrestrial atmospheric contamination and
spallation Xe,
TABLE 3. Exposure ages of 6531!5
System Exposure Age (m.y.) Reference
Ar 1.8 Stettler et ai.(1974)

38Ar-37Ar 1.6 Eberhardt et ai.(1975
81Kr - Kr 1.5_0.7 Eberhardt et ai.(1975
21Ne 1.5 Gopalan and Rao (1976
Solar Cosmic Ray 7 Gopalan and Rao (1976
MICROCRATERSAND SURFACES: Nagel et al. (1976) and Hartung et al. (1978) studied
the glass linings of zap pits on 6-531-5. Compositional gradients in some linings
indicate a mixture of meteoritic material with melted targeL (Fig.7).
596
6531 5
to ____:: :,__ FIGURE 7. Compositional data

I ' " ' I I 1
for impact crater; from Hartung
,o et al. (1978).
Z L
i \_I__L _5 Pit 3 Profile B
|
"4
"| \me_Fe_ _ _
2 4 6 8 JO 12 14 _ • 2:0
D_TANCE BELOWEXPOSED PIl" GLASS , $.,t
Fluorine data on an exterior and an interior surface are provided by Leich et al.
(1974). Significant fluorine present on the exterior surface is most likely
terrestrial contamination.
_- Filleux et al. (1977) find no solar wind-implanted carbon on the surface of a

fresh inTerTor chip.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972, several chips of anorthosite and glass were

taken from various surfaces for allocation. In 1973, 65315 was slabbed and the
slab and the W butt end further subdivided (Fig. 8). The largest single piece
remaining is ,46 (!67.14 g).
65315 ,43 1cm

r_
,3' 1.2
_0
FIGURE 8. Sawing subdivisions.
597
65325 CATACLASTIC ANORTHOSITE, PRISTINE 67.9
INTRODUCTION: 65325 is a friable, cataclastic, ferroan _northosite which is

chemically pristine. An irregular crust of dark brown glass partially coats
one surface (Fig. 1). This rock was collected as a rake sample from the lower
slope of Stone Mountain; lunar orientation is unknown. A few glass-lined zap
pits are present.

division in mm.
_" . °
_--_k FIGURExpl.
_ 65325,6. general
view, width 2mm.
598
65325
PETROLOGY:Warren and Wasson (1978) provide a petrographic description.

Plagioclase (An96-97) accounts for _ 99% of the rock with the remainder prin-
cipally low-Ca pyroxene (Wo2EnG3). Traces of ilmenite and rusty metal are
also present. The rock has been severely crushed; few grains are more than i mm
long with most less than _ 0.1 mm (Fig.2).
CHEMISTRY: Warren and Wasson _1978) give a bulk analysis of the anorthosite,
summarized here as Table 1. The analysis shows 65325 to be nearly pure plagio-
clase with levels of rare-earth and siderophile elements typical of pristine
anorthosites.
$i02 44.08
TiO2
AI203 35.15
Cr203 0.004
FeO 0.28
MnO 0.008
MgO 0.23
CaO 19.60
Na20 0.340
K20
P205
Sr
La 0.12
Lu
Rb
Sc 0.43
Ni 0.68
Co 1.0
Ir ppb 0.06
Au ppb 0.04
C
N
S
Zn 22
Cu
Oxides in wt%; others in ppm except

as noted.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: A few small chips of the anorthosite have been

allocated for chemical analyses and for thin sections. Kirsten was aliocated
chips of a zap pit, and Housley was allocated chips of the glass coat and
exterior anorthosite. Otherwise the sample remains nearly intact.
599
65326 CATACLASTIC ANORTHOSITE 36.4__#_
INTRODUCTION: 65326 is a light gray, moderately coherent, cataclastic anor-.

thosite iFig. ii. A few areas with a sheared appearance _re present. Streaks
of rust and veins of unaltered metal are common on some faces. It is a rake
sample. Zap pits are rare.
PETROLOGY: Petrographic descriptions are provided by Dowty et al. (1974a) and

Warner et al. (1976b). Texturally 65326 is a typical cataclastic anorthosite,
with an_l_ clasts of plagioclase in a fine-grained matrix of plagioclase.
Some heterogeneity is present with some coarser, clast-rich areas separated by
regions of predominantly fine-grained, granulated material (Fig. 2). Pyroxene
is the only mafic phase present and is very rare. Mineral compositions are
shown in Figure 3 and tabulated by Dowty eL al. (1976). i[Imenite is an
accessory phase.
FIGURE I. Scale in cm. S-72-43410.
600
65326
FIGURE 2. 65326,3.
general vlew, partly
xpl. width 3mm.
Oi Hd
• TABLE 1. Chemistry of 65326

(DBA, normalized to 100%)
SiO 2 44.5
Al203 35.6
FeO 0.23
, _I_ v , , MgO 0.07
(mole%) FI
CaO 19.1
,o_1 ;o a'o T'o e'o _'o 4'0 _o 2'o ,b _ Na20 0.45
i
i_o g'o _o
Fonderitn content of olivine (mole%)
7'o _o _o 4'0
Aonrth;tecontentof plcgioclau(mole'/.)
_o io i_ 6
K20
P205
O.06
0.03
FIGURE 3. Mineral compositions; from R. Warner et al.(1976b).
CHEMISTRY: A defocussed electron beam analysis (DBA) is presented by Dowty et

al. i1974a) and reproduced by Warner et al. (1976b) and here as Table 1. The--
_alysis indicates that 65326 is virt_lly pure plagioclase.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIOHS: In 1973 two small chips and some fines (,1) were
allocated to Keil for petrography.
601
65327 CATACLASTIC FERROANANORTHOSITE, PRISTINE 6.97
INTRODUCTION: 65327 is a white, cataclastic anorthosite of variable coher-

ence that was collected as a rake sample (Fig. l). It is chemically pristine.
Small areas of glassy crust and a few zap pits are present.
PETROLOGY: Warren and Wasson (1978) provide a brief petrographic description

and mineral compositions. Plagioclase (Ang?, up to 1.5 mm long) composes
_99% of the rock, with the remainder low-Ca pyroxene (Wo7 En62_67). Rare
grains of metal were observed macroscopically (Keil e t a_., 1972). No signs
of recrystallization are present (Fig. 2).
FIGURE I. Small scale division in mm. S-72-47678.
602
65327
/f -.

xpl. width 2mm.
SiO 2 44.5 Sr
La 0.08
TiO 2 Lu
A1203 34.4 Rb
Cr203 0.003 Sc 0.40
FeO 0.34
Ni <0.9
MnO 0.009
MgO 0.33 Co 0.96
CaO 19.7 Ir ppb 0.010
Na20 0.297 Au ppb 0.012

C
K20 N
P205 S
Oxides in wt%; others in ppm Zn 22.0
except as noted. Cu
CHEMISTRY: Major and trace element data given by Warren and Wasson (1978) show
65327 to be nearly pure plagioclase with the low levels of incompatible and
siderophile elements typical of pristine Apollo 16 anorthosites (Table 1). Zn
is considerably enriched for a pristine anorthosite.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1977, the rock was split into several chips
(,1-,7) for allocation for chemistry (,1) and thin sections (,2 sections
,4 and ,5).
603
INTRODUCTION: 65328 is a white, friable anorthosite (Fig. 1). It is sub-

rounded with a granulated appearance. Grain size of the plagioclase ranges
up to _2 mm. Tiny dark specks (<0.05 mm) and a few metallic grains are
present. A dark glass crust is present on one face. This rock is a rake
sample, and has very few zap pits.
FIGURE I. Scale division in mm. S-72-47665.
604
I_ITRODUCTION: 65329 is a white, friable anorthosite collected as a rake

{ample (F_'g-. I). It is subangular and has a granulated appearance. Plagioclase
crystals up to 2 mm long are present. Tiny (<0.05 mm) dark flecks are scattered
through the rock. Zap pits are rare.
FIGURE I. Scale division

in mm.
iiiil
6O5
INTRODUCTIOrI: 65335 is a white to light gray, friable anorthosite collected

as a rake sample (Fig. l). It is rounded and has a granular texture. Surfaces
are abraded and covered with patina. Zap pits are rare.
FIGURE 7. Scale division

in mm.
606
f---.
INTRODUCTION: 65336 is a white, friable anorthosite collected as a rake

sample (F_g. I). It is subangular and has a granular texture. Dark glass
coats a portion of one surface. Zap pits are rare.
FIGURE I. Scale division in

mm.
607
65337 FRAGMENTALPOLYMICT BRECCIA 11.57 _g_
INTRODUCTION: 65337 is a light gray, friable, clastic breccia with a diverse

clast population 'iFig. 1). It is a rake sample. Zap pits are very rare.
FIGJRE l.Small scale

division in mm.
FIGURE 2. 65337,4.
xpl. width 3ram.
PETROLOGY:Warner et al. (1976b) provide a brief petrographic description. 65337

is a fragmental _r_cia composed of mineral, lithic and glass fragments
with a small amount of interstitial glass (Fig.2). Lithic clasts include a
large, partially recrystallized, troctolite fragment, granoblastic and
cataclastic anorthosites, poikilitic rock fragments, various breccias and
several small "chondrules."
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 several chips were allocated to Wasserburg

for geochronolo_ ( 1 3.08 g) and to Keil for petrography (,2 O.lO g._.
6O8
65338 FRAGMENTALPOLYMICT BRECCIA(?) 2.65 9
INTRODUCTION: 65338 is a light gray, friable breccia (Fig. 1). Macroscopically

it appears to be predominantly a clastic rock although abundant vesicles are
present in some areas. A 1.5 mm patch of metal and a similar area of dark glass
are also present. This is a rake sample. Zap pits are rare.
PETROLOGY: A thin section of 65338 examined by Warner et al. (1976b) shows a

coherent, recrystallized breccia, rather than the fragme-n-t_, clastic breccia
expected from macroscopic examination (Fig. 2). The coherent breccia, presumed
to be a clast by Warner et al. (1976b), has a poikilitic to granular texture
with abundant mineral an_-l_hic clasts. Lithic clasts are mostly recrystallized
anorthositic fragments. Mineral compositions within the coherent breccia are
shown in Figure 3 and tabulated by Dowty et al. (1976). Minor phases include
ilmenite, armalcolite, rutile, Fe-metal (1.8-8.6% Ni, 0.3-0.5% Co) and baddelyeite
(Warner et al., 1976b).
S - 72 - 47661
65338
Area of ,1
i
I 1 cm _ I
FIGURE I.
,f-
6O9
65338

view, _artly xpl. width 2mm.
DI Hd
_ I TABLE 1: C_hem--istr_yof 65338 (clast?)

SiO 2 44.8
TiO 2 0.54
Al 26. 1
2O3
/ , _d, , Cr203 0.07
(mo;e%) Fs
m FeO 5,1
,, -..,,-! 1'.tn0 0.04

l_o 9'o B'o ;o _o 5o 4o _o 2'o _ 6
Forsteritecontentof olivine(mole%) MCJO / •6
CaO 14.9
ioo _,o 80 70 eo $o 40 30 20 _o o Na20 O. 52

Anorth;tecontentof plogioclose(mole%) K20 0.10
P205 0.20
et al. (1976b).
CHEMISTRY: A defocussed electron beam analysis (DBA) of the coherent breccia

(clast?) is given by Warner et al. (1976b) and reproduced here as Table i.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973, a single chip (,1) was taken for thin
sections '(Fig. 1). Photo_cumentation neither precludes for necessitates the
conclusion that the chip was a clast.
610
_- 65339 FRAGMENTALPOLYMICT BRECCIA 1.62 9
INTRODUCTION: 65339 is a light gray, friable breccia collected as a rake

sample (Fig. I). Clasts include white anorthositic fragments (_I mm), gray
aphanitic material (_I mm) and a few yellow crystals (<0.I mm). Zap pits
are rare.
FIGURE I. Scale division in mm.
611
INTRODUCTION: 65345 is a light gray, friable, clastic breccia !Fig. ii. It

is a rake sample. Zap pits are very rare.
PETROLOGY: Warner et al. (1976b) provide a brief petrogre_phic description.

65345 is a clastic _e_ia with high porosity (Fig. 21_. Lithic fragments
include fine-grained poikilitic rock, an anorthositic clast with a single
large pyroxene crystal_and several types of breccia.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 a small set of chips and fines (,i)

were allocated to Keil for petrography.
FIGURE 2. 65345,3.
xpl. width 3mm.
612

Sam_e (_g. I). Clasts include white anorthositic material (_0.5 mm), gray
aphanitic fragments (_0.7 mm), possibly some glass spherules and rare metal.
It is subrounded with rare zap pits.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: During initial processing in 1972, 65346 broke

into three subequal pieces (Fig. I).
613
65347 FRAG_IENTALPOLYMICT BRECCIA 0,43

sample (Fig. I). Clasts include several gray crystalline fragments (up to
2 mm) and white anorthositic material (up to 1.5 mm). Zap pits are very rare.
FIGURE I. Scae division in mm.
614
65348 GLASS (OR GLASSY FRAGMENTALBRECCIA?) 11.66 9
INTRODUCTION: 65348 is a dark gray, coherent glass or glassy breccia containing

several large white clasts (Fig. 1). Most of the rock is hollow: a large
vesicle or cavity occupies the center of the sample. This rock is a rake sample.
Zap pits are rare.
PETROLOGY: A brief petrographic description of the dark matrix is provided by

Warner et al. (1976b). Abundant mineral and lithic clasts reside in a glassy but
fragmen_l_atrix (Fig. 2). Clasts are generally smaller than in fragmental
breccias.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973, a split (,1) consisting of a chip of dark

matrix and a chip of white clast was taken for thin sections (Fig. i).
FIGURE I.
ii

view, partly xpl. width 3mm.
615
65349 GLASSY IMPACT MELT 7.58
INTRODUCTION: 65349 is a medium gray, coherent, glassy impact melt collected

as a rake sample (Fig. l). It is somewhat vesicular with interlocking
plagioclase laths common on the vesicle walls. Clasts _nd zap pits are rare.

2 cm. across.
616
f r_

as a rake sample (Fig. l)° It is subrounded and somewhat vesicular. Clasts
and zap pits are rare.
617
INTRODUCTION: 65356 is a medium gray, coherent, glassy i_Ipact melt collected as

a rake sample (Fig. I). It is angular and somewhat vesicular. A few white
clasts (up to 1.5 mm) are present. Zap pits are rare.
618
INTRODUCTION: 65357 is a light gray, coherent, poikilitic impact melt

collected as a rake sample (Fig.l). It is subrounded with several zap
pits.
PETROLOGY: Warner et al. (1976b) provide a brief petrographic description

and mineral composit-To_. 65357 is relatively coarse-grained with oikOcrysts
up to i mm long (Fig.2). Clasts are predominantly plagioclase and are
widely scattered through the rock. Mineral compositions are shown in Figure
3 and tabulated by Dowty et al. (1976). Accessory phases include ilmenite,
Fe-metal (4.3-9.1% Ni, 0.3-0.5% Co), baddeleyite and a "K-rich phase"
12.2-13.5% K_O).
/
!- 47674
FIGURE I.
CHEMISTRY: A defocussed electron beam analysis (DBA) is given by Warner et al.

(1976b) and reproduced here as Table !. The Ti02 value is substantially higher
than normal for an Apollo 16 poikilitic rock.
619
65357
FIGURE 2. 65357,2.
xpl. width 3ram.
DI Hd
ee TABLE I. Chemistry of 65357
• __DBA, normalized to 100%)
SiO 2 46.4
TiO 2 2.59
AI203 20.5
/ v v _ u Cr2O
3 o12
En Pyroxene
composition
{mole
%) FI Fe0 7,3
MnO 0.08
l
MgO 9.0
• .. II . J"
.;ol _o 8o
' 7'o _60 5'o 4'0 _o z'o 4b 6 CaO 12.4
Forsterlte
contentofolivine(mole%) Na20 O. 64
K20 0.43
P205 0.40
,oo 90 eo 70 6o r,o 40 3o z'o w_
Anorthite
content
of plogioclor_
(mole%)
FIGURE 3. Mineral compositions; from R.Warner

et el. _976b).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 a single chip _i,]-) was allocated to Keil

for petrography.
620
INTRODUCTION: 65358 is a light gray, coherent, poikilitic impact melt

collected as a rake sample (Fig.l). Macroscopically half of the rock is
very white and the other half more gray with a very smooth contact between
the two areas. The differences do not appear to be due entirely to adhering
surface material. It is angular iq shape with rare vugs and zap pits.
PETROLOGY:Warner et al. (1976b) provide a brief petrographic description

and mineral compos_i_s. Oikocrysts (0.2-0.3 mm) of dominantly low-Ca
pyroxene surround euhedral, subequant plagioclase chadacrysts and abundant
clasts, most of which are also plagioclase (Fig.2). Mineral compositions
are shown in Figure 3 and tabulated by Dowty et al. (1976). Minor phases
include ilmenite, Fe-metal (1.7-7.3% Ni, 0.3-0.5% Co) and a"K-rich phase"
(10.4-11.5% K20).
S - 72 - 47669
65358
1 cm
FIGURE I.
621
653 58
FIGURE 2. 65358,2.
xpl. width 3mm.
Ol Hd
TABLE 1. Chemistry of 65358
• _ normalized to i00%_
SiO 2 47.0
TiO 2 0.86
AI203 22.4
Cr203 0.13
FeO 5.4
w v v v
En P'yroxene
composition
(rnde%) F$ MnO 0.07
MgO 8.7
' 7'J_o e'o 5'o 4'o • _o _'O I& 6 na20 0.53

Forsteritecontentof olivine(mole_) K20 O. 27
P205 0.24
CaO 13.3
mlm
,_o 90 8'o 7'o _o _ 4'0 _o ='o 6 6
Anorthitecontentof plogioclose{mole%)
FIGURE 3. Mineral compositions; from R. _arner et al.(1976b).
CHEMISTRY: A defocussed electron beam analysis (DBA) is presented by

Warner et al. (1976b) and reproduced here as Table i.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 a single chip 1,i) was allocated to

Keil for petrography(Fig.!).
622
65359 POLYMICT BRECCIA, GLASS-COATED 2.53 g
iNTRODUCTION: 65359 is a heterogeneous rock composed of white, friable breccia

and dark, coherent impact melt (Fig. i). Dark, bubbly glass coats one surface.
Several veins of rusty material are present. 65359 is a rake sample; zap pits
are very rare.
PETROLOGY:Warner et al. (1976b) provide a brief petrographic description

and mineral compositions. Approximately half of the thin section examined
by Warner et al. consists of a fine-grained, clast laden impact melt with
a subophitTc-to- poikilitic texture (Fig.2). The remainder of the section
is a breccia composed of _ 80% plagioclase clasts (up to 2 mm long) and
the remainder a fine-grained, melt matrix with a subophitic texture. Mineral
compositions are shown in Figure 3 and tabulated by Dowty et ai.(1976). Minor
phases from unspecified portions of the rock include Fe-metal 12.3-3.3% Ni,
0.4-0.6% Co and schreibersite.
FIGURE I_ Small scale

divisions in mm.
/P_ ii
ii i i
i
!!i_i
TABLE i. Chemistr_ of 65359 (DBA, normalized to !00%)
SiO 2 46.7
TiO 2 0.47
AI203 28.2
Cr203 0.04
FeO 3.3
MnO 0.03
MgO 4.3
CaO 15.8
Na?O 0.66
K20 0.30
P205 0.23
623
65359
FIGURE 2. 65359,3.
xpl. width 3mm.
OI Hd
FIGURE 3, Mineral compositions;

v v v v
(mo]8%) Fs
,m J., II i , , i m
I_o 90 80 70 60 50 40 _o _ ,b 6
Forateritecontent of olivine(mole%)
NOT ANALYZED
i_o 9'0 _ 7"o _o _ ;o _o 2'o a_ 6
Aonrthitl contentof piagiociase{mole%)
CHEMISTRY: A defocussed electron beam analysis (DBA) of the entire thin section
is given by Warner et al. (1976b) and reproduced here as Table 1.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 several small chips were removed as ,i

and allocated to Keil for petrography.
624
INTRODUCTION: 65365 is a light gray, friable, poikilitic impact melt

collected as a rake sample (Fig.l). It is subangular and cut by fractures
and glassy veins. Zap pits are rare.

and mineral composit-Ton-s. Irregularly shaped oikocrysts enclose euhedral
plagioclase chadacrysts and relatively rare mineral clasts (Fig.2). Mineral
compositions are shown in Figure 3 and tabulated by Dowty et al. (1976).
Minor phases include ilmenite, armalcolite and metal (3.3-_2%_--Ni, 0.3-3.5% Co).
S- 72 - 47702
iilj!i!i
FIGURE I.
625
65365
FIGURE 2. 65365,3.
xpl. width 3mm.
DI Hd
TABLE I. Chemistry of 65365

SiO 2 45.2
• TiO 2 0.63
AI203 23.0
Cr203 0.12
v v _ u v
En Pyroxe_ compos]flon(m_e%) FI FeO 6.8
MgO 9.6
MnO 0.06
Ioo 90 so 70 eo 50 40 30 2o to _ CaO 13.6
Fo_Nrite confentof olivine(mole%) Na20 0.52
K20
P205 0.19
O. 19
I00 gO IBO 70 60 50 40 30 20 tO 0
Anorl_te _nte_ _ piogio¢_ose
(mole%)

et al.(1976b).
CHEMISTRY: A defocussed electron beam analysis (DBA) is presented by Warner

et al. (1976b) and reproduced here as Table 1.
_OCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 a single chip _,i) was allocated to

Keil for petrography T#Tg.I--i_-.
626
65366 GLASS COAT(?) FRAGMENTS 8.49 g
INTRODUCTION: 65366 is a collection of several flat, angular fragments of

glass, usually _ 1-2 mm thick (Fig.l). Most of these fragments have anor-
thositic material adhering to one of their surfaces indicating that they
were once probably portions of glass coats on anorthositic rocks. Vesicles
are not abundant. Zap pits are rare on all of the pieces. These fragments
are rake samples.
PETROLOGY: Warner et al.(1976b) provide a brief petrographic description

o-{-_f-the fragments, confirming that it is clear, flow-banded glass
{Fig.2). Some cataclastic anorthosite debris adheres to one surface and a
few partially assimilated clasts of breccia are suspended within the glass.
Quench crystals surround the clasts and occur along the contact with the
adhering anorthosite.
FIGURE I.
627
65366
TABLE 1. Chemistry of 65366 fragment (DBA)
SiO 2 44.4
TiO 2 0.38
A]203 24.6
Cr203 0.11
FeO 6.5
MnO 0.07
MgO 8.6
CaO 14.6
Na20 0.39
K20 0.08
P205 0.08
.! i!ili
Ii i
FIGURE 2. 65366,3. general view, partly

xpl. width 2mm.
CHEMISTRY: A defocussed electron beam analysis (DBA)is given by Warner et al.

(].976b) and reproduced here as Table 1. The fragment -is chemically similar to
local soils.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 one of the fragments _,1) was allocated

to Keil for petrography (Fig.l)
628
65515 VERY FRIABLE_ POLYMICT BR[CCIA 50.25
INTRODUCTION: 65515 is a pale brown, extremely friable breccia probably

composedo_-weakly lithified soil (Fig. I). One very friable, white inclusion
(_6 mm) is present. It was collected as a rake sample. It is rounded and zap
pits are absent.

S_72-43351.
629
65516 VERY FRIABLE_.POLYMICT BRECCIA o. 10.49 9
INTRODUCTION: 65516 is a pale brown, extremely friable breccia probably

composed of weakly lithified soil (Fig. I). A few metal grains and plagioclase
crystals can be seen macroscopically. It is a rake sample, rounded in shape
and devoid of zap pits.

S-72 43351.
63O
65517 VERY FRIABLE IDISAGGREGATED?) POLYMICT BRECCIA 11.85 9
INTRODUCTION: 65517 is an extremely friable rake sample (Fig. I) that has

apparently disintegrated to loose soil (Keil et al., 1972). It is very fine
grained and pale brown in color.
FIGURE I. Sample is about 2.5 cm. across.

S-72--43351.
z/-f
631
65518 VERY FRIABLE, POLYMICT BRECCIA 9.48
INTRODUCTION: 65518 is a pale brown, extremely friable breccia collected as

a rake sample (Fig. I). It is round and is probably composed of weakly
lithified soil. Zap pits are absent.
FIGURE I. Sample is about 2 c_. across.

S-72-43351.
632
65519 VERY FRIABLE_ POLVMICT BRECCIA 10.58
--4
INTRODUCTION: 65519 is a pale brown, extremely friable breccia collected as a

_(Fig. I). It is rounded and probably composed of weakly litbified
soil. Zap pits are absent.

S-7 2-433 51.
633
65525 VERY FRIABLE_ POLYMICT BRECCIA 7.48 g

rake sample (Fig. I). It is rounded and probably composed of weakly lithified
soil, Zap pits are absent.

S-7 2-43351.
634

rake Sample (Fig. I). It is rounded and probably composed of weakly lithified

S-72-43351.
i, _¸
635
65527 VERY FRIABLE_ POLYMICT BRECCIA 2.89 9

a rake SampTe (Fig. I). It is rounded and probably composed of weakly
FIGURE I. Sample is a_ut 2 cm. across.

S-72-43351.
636


S-72-43351.
637
65529 FRAGMENTALPOLYMICT BRECCIA (REGOLITH BRECCIA?) 2.56
INTRODUCTION: 65529 is a pale brown, very friable soil clod with several small
glass beads and one glass spherule _ mm in diameter (Fig. 1). This rock is a
rake sample. Zap pits are absent.
PETROLOGY: The large glass spherule was extracted and found to be a teardrop
shaped bead. Warner et al. (1976b) examined a thin section of this bead and
found a few vesicles _ig-] 2_.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 the rock was split and the large glass bead
extracted as ,1 (0.03 g) for a thin section.
FIGURE I. Larger piece is about 1.5 cm. across.

S-72-43351.
i i_ width
FIGUREabout 2mm.
2. general view, ppl.
\
\
638
65535 VERY FRIABLE, POLYMICT BRECCIA 2.66

a rake sample (Fig. I). It is rounded and probably composed of weakly

S-72_43351.
639
65536 VERY FRIADLE, POLYMICT BRECCIA 1.58

a'_{ake sample (Fig. l). It is rounded and probably composed of weakly lithified
soil. A fragment of green glass (0.5 mm) is exposed on the surface. Zap pits
are absent.
FIGURE I. sample is about 1.5 cm. across.

S-12 43351.
640
65537 VERY FRIABLE_ POLY_IICT BRECCIA 2.43

a-rake sample (Fig. I). It is rounded and probably composed of weakly

S-72-43351.
641
65538 VERY FRIABLE_ POLYMICT BRECCIA 2.34 9.


S-72-43351.
642


S-72-43351.
643
65545 VERY FRIABLE, POLYHICT BRECCIA 1.80 9

a rankle sample (Fig. I) It is rounded and probably composed of weakly

S-72-43551.
644
65546 VERY FRIABLE_ POLYMICT BRECCIA 1.35


S-72-43351.
645

lithified soil. Zap pits are absent,

S-72-43351.
646
65548 VERY FRIABLEp POLYMICT BRECCIA 3.02 0


S-72-43351.
647
65549 VERY FRIABLE, POLYMICT BRECCIA ...... 2.09 0

FIGURE I. Sample is about 1 cm, across.

S-72-43351.
648
65555 VERY FRIABLE_ POLY,MICTBRECCIA 2.20

FIGURE I. Dish has 5 cm. diameter.

S-72-43352.
649

a rake sa'mple (Fig. I). It is rounded and probably composed of weakly
FIGURE I. Dish has 5 cm diameter.

S-72-43352.
65O
65557 VERY FRIABLE_ DISAGGREGATED_POLYMICT BRECCIA I.II
INTRODUCTION: 65557 is a pale brown, extremely friable rake sample (Fig. l)

that has apparentlydisintegratedto loose soil (Keil et al., 1972).

S-72-43352.
651

_(Fig. I). It is rounded and probably compose(] of weakly lithified

S-72-43341.
652
65559, VERY FRIABLE , POLYMICT BRECCIA 1.53

a rake samp'_'e (Fig. I) It is rounded and probably composed of weakly

S-72-43352.
653
6556.5. VERY FRIABLE: POLYMICT DRECCIA 0.85

_e (Fig° I). It is rounded and probably composed of weakly

S-72-43352.
654
65566 VERYFRIA_LE_ POLYMICTBRECCIA 2.00 9

FIGUREI. Dish has 5 cm. diameter.

S-72-43352.
655

°_'_ FIGURE I_ Dish has 5 cm. diameter.
S-7_-43352.
656
65568 VERY FRIABLE_ POLY_IICTBRECClA 0.81 9

_e (Fig. I). It is rounded and probably composed of weakly
S-72-43352.
B FIGURE I. Dish has 5 cm. diameter.
/r--
657
65569 VERY FRIABLE _ POLYMICT BRECCIA 0.87 9


S-72-43352.
658
65575 SOIL CLOD, CLAST OF POIKILITIC ROCK 0.91 9
INTRODUCTION: 65575 is a pale brown, very friable soil clod collected as a rake
sample (Fig. I). One large clast of poikilitic impact melt was extracted and
examined petrographically. Several yellow and white crystalline clasts were
observed macroscopically (Keil et al., 1972). The rock is somewhat angular and
lacks zap pits.

mineral analyses o_c-Tast of poikilitic impact melt. OiIcocrysts in this clast
are up to 1 mm long and surround plagioclase and minor olivine chadacrysts (Fig. 2).
Mineral compositions are shown in Figure 3 and tabulated by Dowty et al. (1976).
Minor phases include ilmenite, Fe-metal (6.1-9.9% Ni, 0.4-0.5% Co)-'an_]"a "K-rich
phase" (10.3-12.6% K20).
CHEMISTRY: A defocussed electron beam analysis (DBA) of the poikilitic clast is

_Warner et al. (1976b) and reproduced here as Table I. No analysis of
the matrix is av_la-b-le.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVlSlONS: In 1973 a dark, coherent clast (,I) and a few small
matrix chips (,_) were allocated to Keil for petrography.
FIGURE I. Dish has

5 cm. diameter.
S-72-43352.
FIGURE 2. 65575,4.
general view of poikil-
itic clast, partly xpl.
width 2mm.
659
65575
DI Hd
FIGURE 3. Mineral compos-

itions of poikilitic clast;
from R,, Warner et al.(1976b).
v v v v ¥
En Pyroxene composition (mole°h,) FI
Ill I._!
,_o 9'o 8'o 70 eo 5'o #o _o 2'0 ,_ 6
Forsterite content of olivine (mole %)
t00 90 so 70 60 no 40 30 20 IO 0
Anorlh_te content of plogloclose (mole'Y,)
TABLE 1
Chemistry of 65575 poikilitic clast (DBA)
SlO 2 47.0
TiO 2 0.85
AI203 24.1
Cr303 0.12
FeO 5.8
MnO 0.07
MgO 7.4
CaO 14.1
Na20 0.56
K20 O.37
P205 0.26
660
65576 VERV FRIABLE_ DISAGGREGATED_pOLY_IICT BRECCIA 0.91
II_TRODUCTIO_I: 65576 is a pale brown, extremely friable rake sample that

has disi-ntegrated to fine soil plus a few larger clods (Fig. I).
FIGURE 1. Dish has 5 cm. diameter.

S:72-43352.
661
65577 VERY FRIABLE_ DISAGGREGATED_POLYMICT BRECCIA 0.71
INTRODUCTIOr_: 65577 is a pale brown, extremely friable rake sample (Fig. I)

that has apparently disintegrated to fine-grained soil (Keil et al., 1972).

S-72-43352.
662
65578 VERY FRIABLE, DISAGGREGATED,POLYNICT BRECCIA 0.32 9
INTRODUCTION: 65578 is a pale brown, extremely friable rake sample (Fig. I)

Rat has _Fisintegrated to a fine-grained soil (Keil et al., 1972).

S-72-43352.
663
6_5_579 VERY FRIABL_E.,,DI_S_AGGREGATED,
_PpLY!I_Ic_TBRECCIA.............. 0.61
INTRODUCTION: 65579 is an extremely friable rake sample that has disintegrated

to fine soil plus a few large pieces (Fig. I). It is pale brown in color. A
fragment of dark glass was observed macroscopically in cne clod (Keilet al.,
1972).

S-72-43352.
664
65585 CINDERY GLASS (OR AGGLUTINATE?) 9.29 g
INTRODUCTION: 65585 is a yellow-green, coherent glass with large, inhomogeneously

_istrib'uted vesicles (Fig. I). It is a rake sample.
PETROLOGY: Warner et al. (1976b) provide a brief petrographic description. This

fragment of highly_s_ular, flow-banded glass contains several small mineral
and lithic clasts (Fig. 2). One adhering fragment of clastic breccia is noted by
Warner et al. {1976b).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 the sample was split into two large, sub-
equal pieces and th-ree small chips. The three small chips (,I) were allocated to
Keil for petrography. The two larger pieces remain as ,0.

division is in mm.
/.f_.
FIGURE 2. 65585,3.
xpl. width 3 ram.
665
65586 FRAGMENTALPOLYMICT BRECCIA (REGOLITH BRECCIA?), GLASS COATED 6.76 9
INTRODUCTION: 65586 is a dark friable breccia thinly coated by coherent,

vesicular_ass (Fig. 1). Considerable soil adheres to the exterior surfaces of
the glass and fills many vesicles. On fresh surfaces the glass is yellow green
in color with streaks of white. It is a rake sample. Zap pits are absent.

division is in mm.
666
65587 FRAGMENTALPOLYMICT BRECCIA (REGOLITH BRECCIA)_ GLASS COATED 2.14 g
INTRODUCTION: 65587 is an irregular mixture of friable breccia and coherent,

vesicular glass collected as a rake sample (Fig. l). The glass appears to coat
a soil clod and soil fills many vesicles in the glass. On fresh surfaces the
soil is yellow green with streaks of white.
FIGURE I. Smallest
scale division is
; _ in mm.
667
65588 FRIABLE POLYMICT BRECCIA 9.63
INTRODUCTION: 65588 is a pale brown, friable breccia colected as a rake

sample (Fig, 1). It is subangular and devoid of zap pits

3 cm. long. S-72-43353.
668
INTRODUCTION: 65715 is a friable, light gray, clastic breccia with a diverse

clast population (Fig. 1). It is a rake sample from the rim of a small, subdued
crater on Stone Mountain. Zap pits are rare or absent.
PETROLOGY: 65715 is a polymict, clastic breccia with many different clast types
in a porous matrix of finely comminuted mineral and glass fragments (Fig. 2).
Lithic clasts include cataclastic and granoblastic anorthosite, basaltic impact
melt, coarse-grained and fine-grained poikilitic impact melt, glassy breccia and
annealed, granoblastic breccia (Fig. 2). Plagioclase dominates the mineral clast
population with lesser amounts of mafic silicates, Fe-metal and ilmenite.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1979 a bulk rock chip (,1) and several separated
clasts (,2) were made into thin sections.
FIGURE I. S-79-40517.
669
65715
a b
c d
iii!_!
FIGURE 2. a) 65715,5. general matrix, ppl. width 2mm.

b) 65715,7. basaltic impact melt clast, ppl. width Imm.
c) 65715,6. poikiloblastic clast, ppl. width Imm.
d) 65715,6. granoblastic clast, ppl. width Imm.
670
INTRODUCTION: 65716 is a light gray, friable breccia collected as a rake sample

_Fig. I). Clasts include white, anorthositic material (_1 mm), light gray,
crystalline fragments (_0.5 mm) and dark gray, glassy fragments (_0.5 mm) in
approximately equal amounts. It is rounded with few zap pits.

division in mm.
iiiiiiiiii
i!_!ii!iii!
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: This rock consists of a large piece shown in Figure

I and two smaller pieces _ 0.8 cm in diameter which were grouped together as
65716,0 during initial processing in 1972.
671

{Fig. 1). It is covered with adhering dust making macroscopic identification
difficult. Color photos show one large lithic fragment i_8 mm) possibly with a
considerable amount of a yellow mafic(?) mineral; smaller gray clasts and white
clasts (_I mml are abundant. The rock is subrounded with rare zap pits.

division in mm.
672

(Fig. I), White, anorthositic clasts and gray, crystalline fragments are present.
It is subrounded with rare zap pits.
FIGURE I. Small scale division

in mm.
673

sample (Fig. l). Gray, crystalline clasts (_2 mm), white, anorthositic fragments
and rare yellow grains (_0.5 mm) are present. It is subrounded with rare zap
pits.
FIGURE I. Small scale division

in mm.
674

sample (Fig. l). Gray, crystallineclasts (up to 5 mm) and a subordinate
amount of white, anorthositicfragmentsare abundant. It is subangularwith
rare zap pits.

division in mm.
675

sample (Fib-. I). Medium and dark gray crystalline clasts (up to _5 mm) and
a subordinate amount of white, anorthositic clasts are abundant. It is
subrounded with a few zap pits.
FIGURE I. Smallest scale division in mm. S-72-47684.
676
65727 FRAGMENTAL
POLYMICTBRECCIA 4.30 9

(Fig. i). A few large (up to 5 mm), gray, crystalline clasts and smaller, white,
anorthositic clasts are present. It is subrounded with a few zap pits.
PROCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS: This rock consists of the piece shown in Figure 1
and a smaller piece _0.4 cm in diameter which were grouped as 65727,0 during
initial processing in 1972.

division in mm.
677
INTRODUCTION: 65728 is a light gray, friable breccia CFig. 1). Zap pits
are very rare. One blue-green clast, one clear, dark red clast and two small,
orange-pink clasts were observed macroscopically (Keil et al., 1972). This
rock is a rake sample.

65728 is a clastic breccia composed of a heterogeneous mixture of--m_eral,
lithic and glass fragments (Fig. 2). Lithic clasts include mesostasis-rich
basaltic impact melt, granoblastic anorthositic fragments, a variety of
breccias and a few "chondrules".
678
65728

PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS:In 1973 two chips were removed from the rock and
one of these (,1) allocated to Keil for petrography.
679

sample (Fig. I). Small clasts of gray crystalline rock and white, anorthositic
material are abundant. It is subrounded with a few zap pits.
FIGURE I. Smallest
scale division in mm.
680
65735 FRAGMENTAL

sample (Fig. I). Clasts of gray, crystalline rock (_1 mm), white, anor-
thositic material (_I mm) and rare Fragments of a yellow mafic(?) silicate
(up to 3 mm) are present. It is subangular with few zap pits.
PROCESSING ANDSUBDIVISIONS: During initial processing and macroscopic

examination in 1972, this rock fell into two subequal pieces (Fig. 1). Both
are grouped as 65735,0.
FIGURE 1. Smallest
scale division in
mm. Photos are of
two separate pieces.
681

sample (Fig.li. Clasts of gray, crystalline rock (up to 5 mm) and white,
anorthositic material are abundant. It is subangular with abundant patina
and rare zap pits.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: This rock consists of the piece shown in Figure i

and two smaller pieces (_0.3 and 0.15 cm in diameter) which apparently fell
off during initial processing and macroscopic examination in 1972. No photo-
documentation of the smaller pieces is available. All of the rock is grouped
as 65736,0.

division in mm.
682

sample (Fig. I). Gray, crystalline clasts (up to 3 mm) and white, anorthositic
clasts (up to 3 mm) are abundant. It is subrounded with a few zap pits.

"division
" in mm.
i!!
Jii
683

sample (Fig. I). Clasts of white, anorthositic rock (up to 4 mm) and gray,
crystalline rock (_I mm) are abundant. It is subangular with rare zap pits.

division in mm.
684

gample (Fig. I). Clasts of gray, crystalline rock (_I mm) and white,
anorthositic material (_I mm) are abundant. It is subangular with a heavy
coat of )atina and a few zap pits.

division in mm.
685
65745 FRAGMENTALPOLYMICT BRECCIA (REGOLITH BRECCIA?) 7.76 g
INTRODUCTION: 65745 is a brownish gray, friable breccia (Fig. I). Glass in its
clast population indicates that it may be a regolith breccia. It is a rake sample
and few, if any, zap pits occur on its powdery surface.
PETROLOGY: Warner et al. (1976b) provide a brief petrographic description. 65745

is a fragmental brec-Ei_composed of mineral, lithic and glass fragments (Fig. 2).
Lithic clasts include numerous fine-grained breccias, a vesicular glass fragment
with plagioclase xenocrysts and a large shard of clear glass with cryptocrystalline
patches.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 a single chip was removed (,1) and allocated
to Keil for petrography.
_ _ FIGURE I. Smallest scale

division in mm.
ilii
FIGURE 2. 65745,3.
xpl. width 3mm.
686
65746 REGOLITH BRECCIA(?) 4.19 9
INTRODUCTION: 65746 is a brownish-gray, friable breccia (Fig. I). Glass in

its clast population indicates that it is probably a regolith breccia. It is a
rake sample with few, if any, zap pits on its powdery surface.

_ division in mm. S-72-47691.
/- ....
FIGURE 2. 65746,3.
xpl. width 3mm.

65746 is a clastic _e_ia composed of mineral, lithic and glass fragments
(Fig.2). Fine-grained breccia clasts are abundant. Several orange and
pale yellow glass fragments are noted by Warner et al.(1976b).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 three chips were removed and one of these
r- (,1) allocated to Keil for petrography.
687
65747 FRAGMENTAL
POLYMICTBRECCIA (REGOLITHBRECCIA?) 0.82 9
INTRODUCTION: 65747 is a pale brown, friable breccia collected as a rake sample

(Fig. 1). Abundant clasts of white, anorthositic material (_0.8 mm) and gray,
crystalline rock (_I mm) and a few grains of a yellow mafic silicate rest in a
very fine-grained matrix. It is rounded with few zap pits.
FIGUREI. Smallest scale division in mm.
688
65748 FRAGMENTALPOLVMICT BRECCIA (REGOLITH BRECCIA ?) 0.97 9
/
INTRODUCTION: 65748 is a light brownish gray, friable breccia collected as a

rake sample (Fig. I). White, anorthositic clasts and gray, crystalline
fragments are common. It is subrounded with rare zap pits.

division in mm.
689
65749 FRAGMENTALPOLYMICT BRECCIA (REGOLITH BRECCIA ?) 0.95

rake sample (Fig. I). Small clasts of white, anorthositic material and gray,
crystalline rock are scattered through the rock. It is subangular with rare
zap pits.

division in mm.
690
65755 GLASSY IMPACT MELT(?> OR REGOLITH BRECCIA(?> 1.42 9
INTRODUCTION: 65755 is a brownish gray, friable breccia with abundant white

clasts and at least one glass spherule (Fig.l). Macroscopically this rock
appears to be a typical clastic soil clod, but thin sections reveal a
considerable amount of continuous glassy matrix. It is a rake sample and
lacks zap pits.
PETROLOGY:Warner et al. (1976b> provide a brief petrographic description.

Lithic and mineral fragments rest in a dark matrix which grades from crypto-
crystalline to clear glass (Fig.2). Lithic clasts include several fragments
of basaltic impact melt, various breccias and cataclastic anorthosites. All
clasts show some evidence of assimilation by the melt matrix.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 a single chip (,i) was taken for thin
sections.
FIGURE I. Smallest scale divisions

in mm.

691
65756 FRAGMENTALPDLYMICT BRECCIA 0.77

rake sample (Fig. I). Clasts of anorthositic material with an associated yellow
mafic silicate are common. The rock is subangular and devoid of zap pits.

in mm.
692
INTRODUCTION: 65757 is a mediu_ gray, coherent breccia with several anorthositic

clasts embedded in a matrix of very fine-grained impact melt (Fig. 1). Dark,
vesicular glass coats _10% of the surface of this rake sample, which has a few
zap pits.
65757
Area of ,1
I I
1 cm
S-72 -47701
FIGURE I.
PETROLOGY:Warner et al. (1976b) provide a petrographic description of the

matrix and the large anorthosite clast seen in Figure I. Dowty et al. (1974a)
include this clast in a discussion of ferroan anorthosites.
The large white clast is a cataclastic anorthosite with moderately shocked clasts
of plagioclase in a granulated matrix (Fig. 2). Pyroxene is the only mafic
mineral present. Mineral compositions are shown in Figure 3 and tabulated by
Dowty et al. (1976). Accessory phases include spinel and Fe-metal (5.3-7.1% Ni,
0.45-0-/-48%_--Co). The metal compositions are within the "meteoritic field" and
indicate that the clast is probably not chemically pristine.
693
65757
a b
FIGURE 2. 65757,3. partly xpl. a) anorthositeclast, width 2mm. b) matrix impact

melt. width 2mm.
DI Hd
eQ
TABLE 1. Chemistry of 65757 anorthosite clast

SiO2 44.4
TiO 2 0.01
A]203 35.1
• ; . . o.so
En Pyroxene
oomposltloa
(mole
%) Fe MgO 0.39
CaO 19.1
NO OLIVINE Na20 0.42

I_OII 9'0 8"0 7'0 6'0 _'0 4'0 _0 _0 16 6 K20 0.02
mo
L 9'o _
Forsterite
7'o
Anorth_te
contentofolivine
_o _o
(mote%)
4'o
conteMof p|egioclese
_o
(mole%)
2'o t_ 6
P205 0.06
FIGURE 3. Mineral compositions;from R. Warner et al.(1976b).
694
65757
The matrix of 65757 consists of laths and tablets of plagioclasein a very fine-
grai_glassy impact melt (Fig. 2). Angular clasts of plagioclase,and
spinel crystals (up to 0.2 mm) are scatteredthrough the glass.
CHEMISTRY: A defocussedelectron beam analysis (DBA)of the cataclasticanor-

thosite clast is presentedby Dowty et al. (1974a)and reproducedby Warner et
al. (1976b) and here as Table 1.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 a single chip was removed (,I) and allocated
for Keil for petrography (Fig. 1).
695
65758 DILITHOLOGIC BRECCIA OR CRYSTALLINE POLYMICT BRECCIA 5.95 g

_.' a gray, clast-laden breccia (_25% of the rock) and a white,
brecciated anorthosite (_75% of the rock) (Fig. I). The gray breccia is
probably a very fine-grained impact melt. The surfaces of this rake sample
are heavily abraded with abundant patina and a few zap pits.

division in mm.
696
65759 CATACLASTICANORTHOSITE(?) 3.11
INTRODUCTION: 65759 is a very light gray, coherent anorthosite collected as

_rake'sample (Fig. I). It is subangular and has a brecciated texture.
Beads of splash glass and a sizable rusty patch decorate the surfaces. Zap
pits are absent.
FIGURE I. Smallest sca|e division

in mm.
697
65765 DILITHOLOGIC BRECCIA OR MELT-COATED ANORTHQSITE 1.12

lithologies: a white, brecciated anorthosite (_75% of the rock) and a dark
gray, clast-laden breccia which is probably an impact melt. A thin layer of
soil and glass coats one surface of the anorthosite. Zap pits are absent from
this subangular rake sample.
. FIGURE I. Smallest scale division

inmm.
!! il
698
65766 CATACLASTICANORTHOSITE(?) 1.01
INTRODUCTION: 65766 is a white to light gray, coherent anorthositecollected

as a rake sample (Fig. l). It is subangularand covered with a small amount
of adhering soil. Some rust is present. Zap pits are rare.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: During initial processingthis rock fell into

two pieces. Both are grouped as ,0.

division in mm.
699
65767 VESICULAR GLASS WITH ANORTHOSITECLASTS 17.51 9
INTRODUCTION: 65767 is a dark gray, coherent, vesicular glass with several

large white clasts (Fig. i), at least one of which is a ferroan anorthosite. It
is a rake sample with rare zap pits.
PETROLOGY: Warner et al. (1976b) provide petrographic descriptions of the

glassy matrix and an anorthosite clast. Dowty et al. (1974a) include the same
clast in a discussion of ferroan anorthosites.
The anorthosite clast is a typical cataclastic and ferroan anorthosite (Fig. 2).
Pyroxene is the only mafic mineral present. Mineral compositions are shown in
Figure 3 and tabulated by Dowty et al. (1976).
The matrix consists of spherulitic needles of plagioclase in abundant glass (Fig.

2). _r et al. (1976b) mention several breccia clasts in addition to the
large catacla-st_ anorthosite described above.
;_ FIGURE I. _nallest scale

division in mm.
CHEMISTRY: A defocussed electron beam analysis (DBA) of the anorthosite clast is

presented by Dowty et al. (1974a) and reproduced by Warner et alo (1976b) and
here as Table 1. Th_c--Tast is virtually pure plagioclase. No analysis of the
matrix is available.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 a single chip of matrix with some white

clast was removed (,1) and allocated to Keil for petrography.
700
65767
f_
FIGURE 2. 65767,3. partly xpl. widths 2mm. a) anorthositeclast b) glassy

matrix.
Ol •_ _ Hd
0
ABLE I. Chemistrc/of 65767 anorthosite clast

SiO2 44.5
TiO2 0.03
A1203 35.0
• Cr203 0.01
_ _ _ . . FeO 0.41
EB Pyroxene
¢om?osltlon
(rode%) FI MnO 0.01
MgO O.30
NO OLIVINE CaO 19.3
Fomterile
contentofolivine
(mole%)
K20 0.03
Io__ _0 eo ?'o _o 5'o 4'o _o _ Ib 6 P205
Na20 0.03
0.44
A_rflfite content
ef plogh_cJa_{mOleqY_
FIGURE 3. Mineral compositions;from R. Warner et al. (1976b).
701
INTRODUCTION: 65768 is a brownish gray, friable breccia that is _ 2/3 coated

by a dark, vesicular glass (Fig.l). A sheared zone is present on one surface.
Zap pits are absent. This rock is a rake sample from the rim of a subdued
crater on the lower slope of Stone Mountain.

of the glassy coat. Angular mineral and lithic fragments are suspended in
abundant, glassy mesostasis (Fig.2).
PROCESSI_IGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 a split of the glass coat (,1)

was taken for thin sections (Fig.I).
702
o
• I'DIt-_
-,i, rt_
:E _rl
_ c_ cr_
3"_ Co c_I
_.
_IJ
_
INTRODUCTION: 65769 is a light brownish gra_friable breccia partially coated

by thin, vesicular glass (Fig. 1). The glass is gray green, contains a variety
of clasts and many of its vesicles are filled with soil. The rock is subangular
and devoid of zap pits. One face has a sheared appearance.
........ i! ..... FIGURE I. Smallest scale

division in mm.
704
65775 FRAGMENTAL(?) POLYMICT BRECCIA 3.50
INTRODUCTION: 65775 is a light brownish gray breccia of variable coherence

and partially coated by vesicular glass (Fig. I). It is a subangular rake
sample, devoid of zap pits.

division in mm.
705

as a rake sample (Fig. I). It is blocky and irregular in shape with a very
rough surface. Mineral and lithic clasts are minor constituents. Vesicles
and zap pits are rare.

division in mm.
706
INTRODUCTION: 65777 is a light gray, coherent, poikilitic impact melt collected

as a rake sample (Fig. I). Some splastl glass is present. Zap pits are rare.
PETROLOGY: A brief petrographic description and mineral compositions are given by

Warner et al. (1976b). Texturally 65777 is a typical Apollo 16, fine-grained
poikilit-_-c_mpact melt. Oikocrysts of predominantly low-Ca pyroxene (_0.3 mm long)
enclose abundant chadacrysts of plagioclase and subordinate olivine (Fig. 2). Clasts
are relatively scarce. Mineral compositions are shown in Figure 3 and tabulated by
Dowty et al. (1976). Accessory phases include ilmenite, armalcolite, Fe-metal
(4-7.77NT_, 0.4-0.7% Co) and a "K-rich phase" (11.4-13.2% K20) (Warner et al., 1976b).
/rr--
707
65777
FIGURE2. 65777,2. general

view, partly xpl. width 2mmo
DI Hd

• from R. Warner et al. (1976b).
V _ V V V
(mo_e%) F$
= .bE= ,
HJo 90 80 70 _o _ 4'o _;o _ ib 6
Fo_terite contentof olivine(mole%}
I00 go 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 I0 0
Ano_hlfeoonlenfof plogiocZose
{mole%)
7O8
65777

(from Laul and Schmitt, 1973)
*SiO2 47.7 Sr ""

TiO2 1.2 La 53
A1203 18.5 Lu 2.1
FeO 9.0 Rb
MnO 0.106 Sc 14
MgO _10 Ni 1100
CaO 11.3 Co 59
Na20 0.660 Ir ppb 17

K20 0.37 Au ppb 22
*P205 0.43 C
N
S
Oxides in wt%; others in ppm except Zn
as noted.
(* from Warner et al., 1976b DBA) Cu
CHEMISTRY: Major and trace element data are presented by Laul and Schmitt (1973).
T_a-_-n_ret al. (1976b) give a defocussed electron beam analysis (DBA). Ca and K
abundances are reported by Schaeffer and Schaeffer (1977) in an Ar geochronological
study.
These data show 65777 to be compositionally similar to the well-studied poikilitic

rocks such as 60315 (Table I); _umina is relatively low for a highlands rock and
incompatible elements and siderophiles are exceptionally high (Table I).
RADIOGENIC ISOTOPES/GEOCHRONOLOGY:Ar isotopic data are provided by Schaeffer and

_chaeffer (1977).' These data yield an "°Ar-39Ar plateau age of 3.72 ± 0.02 b.y.
The low temperature fractions show evidence of large "°Ar losses by diffusion.
Above IIO0°C the age drops off to 3.57 b.y.
RARE GASES/EXPOSUREAGES: An SSAr exposure age of 8 m.y. is reported by Schaeffer

and Schaeffer (1977}.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973, three splits (,I-,3) were allocated for

petrology, chemistry and geochronology. No further splits have been made.
709
INTRODUCTION: 65778 is a coherent, light gray, poikilitic impact melt (Fig.

1,2). It is a rake sample. Zap pits are abundant.
PETROLOGY: R. Warner et al. (1976b) provide a brief petrographic description

and mineral composition_ig. 3). Dowty et al. (1976) tabulate the mineral
analyses.
65778 is a poikilitic impact melt with oikocrysts of predominately low-Ca py-

roxene enclosing abundant chadacrysts and clasts of plagioclase (Fig. 2).
R. Warner et al. (1976b) mention "several lithic fragments". Accessory phases
include ilmenite (4.8-5.4% MgO), Fe-metal (5-8.2% Ni, 0.4-0.5% Co), and a
"K-rich phase" (10.1-14% K20).
FIGURE I.
710
65778
/-
FIGURE2. 65778,2. general

view, partly xpl. width 2 mm.
OI Hd
n _ _ n
FIGURE 3. Mineral compositions;

£n Pyroxenecomposition
(roche
%)" F's
.dl. _,..Lq
l_o 9"o 80 To eo .'o 4'o _o _ ib
Forsteriteoontentof olivine(mole%)
Anorthitecontentot plaglo¢loee
(mo4e'r,,)
711
65778
TABLE I. Summarychemistry of 65778 (wt%)

SiO2 47.3
TiO 2 0.88
AI203 21.6
Cr203 0.13
FeO 6.8
MnO 0.06
MgO 9.7
CaO 12.5
Na20 0.52
K20 0.29
P205 0.27
CHEMISTRY: A defocussed electron beam analysis of 65778 is given by R. Warner

et al. (1976b) and reproduced here as Table I.
PROCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS: A chip (,I) was removed and allocated to Keil
for thin sectioning and petrography.
712
65779 BASALTIC IMPACTMELT 12.71 g
INTRODUCTION:65779 is a light gray, coherent, basaltic impact melt collected

as a rake sample. One 4 mm, glass lined zap pit is present <Fig. I), and there
are abundant rusty spots.
PETROLOGY:Dowty et al. (1974b) and Warner et al. (1976b) provide petrographic

descriptions. ThWack is a very fine-grai_d_mpact melt with small plagio-
clase needles (_ 0.05 mmlong) subophitically enclosed by olivine and pyroxene
(Fig.2). Dark, glassy mesostasis is abundant. Plagioclase clasts account for
8% of the rock with a few small olivine clasts also present. Mineral compo-
sitions are shown in Figure 3 and tabulated by Dowty et al. (1976). Accessory
phases include ilmenite, armalcolite, Fe-metal (3.7 -_._Ni, 0.41 - 0.49% Co),
troilite and schreibersite.
FIGUREI. Smallest scale division in mm. S-72-48819.
713
65779

basalticmelt, partly xpl.
width 2mm.
DI Hd

from R. Warner eL al. (1976b),
w _ w
_0 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
Forsteritecontentof olivine(mole%}
ial
_o _ _o 7'o _o _ 4'0 _o _'o t_ 6

Anorthitecontentof ptagio¢lose(moll%)
714
65779
f-- TABLE 1. Summarychemistryof 65779

(Wassonet al., 1977)
*SiO2 45.6 Sr
TiO2 0.95 La 29.5
A1203 23.6 Lu 1.24
Cr203 0.17 Rb
FeD 8.3 Sc 11.6
MnO 0.09 N| 1080
MgO 10.0 Co 69
CaO 12.7 Ir ppb 26
Na20 0.50 Au ppb 24

K20 0.21 C
*P205 0.19 N
S
Zn _9.2
Cu

*from DBAby Dowty et al. (1974b)
CHEMISTRY: Major and trace element data are given by Wasson et al. (1977). Major
elements by DBA are presented by Dowty et al. (1974b) and repr_uced by Warner
et al. (1976b).
The two analyses agree fairly well and indicate that 65779 is much less aluminous
than the local bulk soils ITable I). This rock is highly enriched in both incom-
patible elements and in siderophiles (Table i).
PROCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 four small chips (,1) were allocated to
Keil for petrography. In 1976 several undocumented bits (,3) were allocated to
Wasson for chemistry.
715
65785 BASALTIC IMPACT MELT 5.16 9
INTRODUCTION: 65785 is a light gray, coherent, basaltic impact melt that

contains a large (5 mm) coarse-grained, spinel troctolite clast (Fig. i). It
is a rake sample and lacks zap pits.
PETROLOGY: Brief petrographic descriptions of the basaltic matrix and the

spinel troctolite clast are given by Warner et al. (1976b). Dowty et al. (1974b)
describe the spinel troctolite clast in more detail.
S- 72 - 48821
65785
Spinel troctolite clast
1 crn
I I
FIGURE I.
716
65785
a b
FIGURE 2. a) 65785,4. basaltic melt,xpl.

width 2mm. b) 65785,3. spinel troctolite
clast, partly xpl. width 2mm.
/J--
The spinel troctoliteclast consists of _65% plagioclase (0.1-I..0mm), _5% spinel

(most of which is accountedfor by a single I mm grain), and the remainderolivine
(Fig. 2 and photomicrographin Dowty et al., 1974b). Except for a few tiny grains,
all of the olivine in the section stud-_-ed--by
Dowty et al. (1974b)and Warner et al.
(1976b)occurs as a single large poikiliticcrystal. This clast is much more
plagioclase-richthan the pink spinel troctoliteclast in 67435. Mineral compo-
sitions are shown in Figure 3 and tabulatedby Dowty et al. (1974b, 1976).
Accessory phases include low-Ca and high-Ca pyroxene,--_l_nite,armalcolite,Zr-
rutile, Fe-metal (2-25% Ni, 0.5-1.5% Co), troilite,whitlockite,farringtonite
(Mg-phosphate)and K-feldspar. The metal compositionssuggest that this clast is
not chemicallypristine. Longhi et al. (1976) discuss the Fe-Mg partitioning
between olivine and plagioclasein'-th-_sclast.
The matrix is a fine-grained,basaltic impact melt (Fig. 2) with equant to lathy

plagloc-_8-cTase
(_).imm long) and ophitic olivine and pyroxene (up to 0.3 mm).
Xenocrystsare absent. Mineral compositionsare slightly less magnesian than in
the spinel troctoliteclast (Fig. 3). Accessory phases include spinel, armal-
colite, Fe-metal,schreibersite,zirkelite(?),whitlockite and apatite. Mineral
analyses are tabulatedby Dowty et al. (1976).
CHEMISTRY: Major and trace element analyses of the basaltic matrix are given by
Murali et al. (1977) and Ehmann et al. (1975). Jovanovic and Reed (1976b)present
halogen-andother trace element a-_-un--cFances
for the matrix. Microprobede-
focussed-beamanalyses of the matrix and the spinel troctoliteclast are re-
ported by Warner et al. (1976b)and Dowty et al. (1974b). Eldridge et al.
(1975) give whole rock abundancesof natural and cosmogenicradionuclides.
Ca and K data are presented by Schaefferand Schaeffer (1977) in an Ar geo-
chronologicalstudy of the basalticmatrix.
717
65785
OI Hd
n n
FIGURE 3a.Mineral compositions

for host basaltic melt; from
In l_-oxen* composition
(mole
%} FI
i& 9"o
l
eo 7'o 6'o 5"o go
Forstlritecontent of olivine(mo_e%)
_o _ ib
_00 90 SO 70 60 _0 40 30 20 I0 0
Anorthltecontentof plagiocloM(mole%)
DI Hd
FIGURE 3b.Mineral compositions

for spinel troctolite clast;
• from R. Warner et al.(1976b),
#•
V v Y v
En Pyroxene¢omposlt;on
(mole%) F|
The gamma-ray data of Eldridge et al. (1975) show the whole rock to be rich in
incompatible elements (K 1850 ppm, Th 3.03 ppm, U 0.97 ppm). This is confirmed
by the analyses of the matrix, which also show a high Mg/Fe, consistent with the
mineral compositions (Table 1). The spinel troctolite is compositionally distinct
from the bulk matrix, having much more alumina and less silica and alkalis
(Table I).
RADIOGENIC ISOTOPES/GEOCHRONOLOGY:An "°Ar-39Ar plateau age of 3.97±0.02 b.y.

was determined for the basaltic matrix by Schaeffer and Schaeffer (1977) (Fig. 4).
Large amounts of low temperature gas loss with ages increasing from 1.38 b.y. to
3.47 b.y. and a high temperature drop-off to 3.70 b.y. are noted by Schaeffer and
Schaeffer (1977).
718
65785
T.ABLEI. Summary chemistry of 65785 lithologies
I) Basaltic matrix 2) Spinel troctolite clast (DBA)
SiO2 46.0 41.1

TiO2 O.7 0.07
AI203 23.4 29.9
Cr203 O.165 0.18
FeO 6-7 3.7
MnO 0.08 0.3
MgO 10-12 9.6
CaO _14 14.8
Na20 0.5 4 0.29

K20 0.26 0.04
P205 0.12 0.04
La 19.2 _ _ ,_. eoo.

Lu 0.91 "o
Rb 5 _,a
Sc 9.9
Ni 302 26
Co 22
Sr moo_
Ir ppb 7 o _ _4' _6 oe i_
Au ppb 14 CUMULATIVE FRACTION OF WAr
C
N
s FIGURE 4. Ar release; from
Schaeffer and Schaeffer
Zn (I977).
Cu
Oxides in wt%, others in ppm except as noted

1) from Ehmann et al. (1975) and Murali et al. (1977)
2) from Warner e_a-T. (1976b)
RARE GASES/EXPOSUREAGES: Whole rock 22Na and 26AI data are provided without
comment by Eldridge et al. (1975). An 3_Ar exposure age of 271 m.y. is calcu-
lated by Schaeffer a_-Ehaeffer (1977).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 several small chips were allocated as

,i to Keil for petrography. In 1975 the rock was extensively subdivided
producing ,8- ,19 for allocations. ,8 (3.39 g) is the largest single piece
remaining. Most of the large spinel troctolite clast (Fig.l) resides in ,8.
/f
719
657S6 GLASSY MATRIX BRECCIA 83.0
INTRODUCTION: 65786 is a coherent, medium gray, polymict breccia with abundant

glass in the matrix. Slickensides and abundant fractures are present on four
surfaces (Fig. 1). Greenish, vesicular glass thinly coats the other surfaces.
The glass coat has apparently been smeared along the slickensides indicating that
shearing occurred after the glass coat was emplaced.
This rock is a rake sample from the rim of a small, subdued crater on Stone
Mountain. Zap pits are absent.
PETROLOGY: Abundant clasts of heavily shocked plagioclase, mafic silicates and

cataclastic anorthosite rest in a chaotic, glassy matrix (Fig. 2). Blebs of Fe-
metal and angular grains of ilmenite are accessory phases.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1979 a chip (,1) was allocated for thin sections.
'V
i ¸_ _ i_ C_
FIGURE ]. Smallest scale

division in mm. S-72-488!2.
i ¸!!i! iii!iiiiiii!
I

breccia with vesicular glass
coat in upper left, ppl.
_ width 2.5mm.
720
65787 CRYSTALLINE (?) POLYMICT BRECCIA 8.28 9
ff---.
INTRODUCTION: 65787 is a medium gray, coherent breccia collected as a rake

_ I). A variety of clasts are scattered through the rock. It is
subangular with some splash glass and a few zap pits.
721
INTRODUCTION: 65788 is a dark gray, coherent, glassy impact melt collected as

a rake sample (Fig. I). It is highly vesicular with considerable adhering soil.
Isolated white fragments (up to I0 mm) and gray crystalline clasts (_I mm) are
common. Zap pits are rare.
_; FIGURE I. Smallest scale

i_, division in mm.
722
,,_ INTRODUCTION: 65789 is a white,moderatelycoherent,cataclasticanorthosite

(Fig. l). One small patch of brown glass coating is _resent. It is a rake
sample with rare zap pits.
zZ
Z
!
FIGUREI.
FIGURE 2. 65789,2.
xpl. width 3ram.
723
65789
D! n Hd TABLE 1.
Chemistry of 65789 IDBA, normalized to 100%)
SiO2 44.9
TiO 2 0.01
AI203 34.3
FeO 0.96
MgO 0.63
v" %,I, :,, w *
v v cao is.8
EB Pyroxene composition(mo_e%) FI Na20 0.37
K20 0.01
, 9'0 o'o 7'0 60 _o 40 _o _o ,6 6

Fo_terite content of olivine (mole %)
o__ BII, _ ,. ; . P205 0.02

,_o Q'o _ 7'o _o _ 4'0 _o _o J_ 6
Anorthito
contont
of plagioclaN
(rncdo%}
FIGURE 3. Mineral compositions; from R. Warner et al. (1976b).
PETROLOGY:Dowty et alo (1974a) and Warner et al. (1976b) provide petrographic

descriptions. 65789 is finer grained than most other cataclastic anorthosites.
Plagioclase clasts are lightly shocked and somewhat rounded (Fig.2). Olivine
and pyroxene are both present and have unequilibrated compositions. (Fig.3).
Accessory phases include spinel and ilmenite. Mineral analyses are tabulated
by Dowty et al. (1976).
CHEMISTRY: A defocussed electron beam analysis (DBA) is presented by Dowty

et al. (1974a) and Warner et al.(1976b) and is reproduced here as Table 1.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 several small chips (,I) were allocated

to Keil for petrography (Fig.l).
724
INTRODUCTION:65795 is a light gray, friable, basaltic impact melt

collected as a rake sample (Fig.I). A few zap pits and vugs are present.

division in mm.
FIGURE2. 65795,2.
xpl. width 3mm.
725
65795
PETROLOGY: Dowty et al. (1974b) and Warner et al. (1976b) provide petro-
graphic descriptions. This rock is generally coarse-grained with plagio-
clase (0.2-1.5 mm) in a variety of crystal forms subophitically to poiki-
litically enclosed by pyroxene (low Ca > high Ca) and minor ollvlne _Flq. 2,.
Some of the larger plagioclases may be xenocrysts. Mineral compositlons are
shown in Figure 3 and tabulated by Dowty et al. (1976). Accessory phases in-
clude ilmenite, Fe-metal {4.7-30.9% Ni, O_-TT.2% Co), troilite, a high Si02
glass it 75% Si02, 7-10% KzO) and a silica phase.
X-ray precession data on two pigeonite grains are given by Dowty et al. (1974b
and indicate the presence of submicroscopic exsolution lamellae of--au-gite.
DI ^ . ,'. .Hd
Oe • TABLE I. Chemistry of 65795 (DBAi
SiO2 45.2
Ti02 0.19
Qo AI203 31.4
• Cr203 0.05
• Fe0 2.25
/ , _ ' v , _ - _ MnO 0.02
EB Pyroxene
composition
(mo_e
%) F|
M90 2.78
CaO 17.3
L-|
I_o _o _o 7'0 _o 5'0 ,','o :_0 _o _b 6 Na20 0.44
1
_o ,'o _
Forsterite
7'o
content
_
of olivine
_o
(mole%)
4'0
Anortt_te_nt*nt of plagiocJoH
_o
(mole%)
io 4b 6
K20
P205
O.07
0.08
FIGURE 3. Mineral compositions; from R. Warner et al. (1976b).
CHEMISTRY: A defocussed electron beam analysis (DBA) is presented by Dowty et

al. (1974b) and reproduced by Warner et al. (1976b) and here as Table i. The-
an-alysis shows 65795 to be very aluminous and poor in incompatible elements.
PROCESSIHGAND SUBPlVISIONS: In 1973 a single chip (,1) was taken for thin
s'ections (Fig.l).
726
65905 BASALTIC IMPACT MELT(?) 12.08 9
INTRODUCTION: 65905 is a medium gray, angular, crystallinerock (Fig. l). It

has distinct light and dark crystals 500 um - l mm diameter, and although laths
are not apparent,some elongated plagioclasephenocrysts (_l mm) suggest that
the sample is a basaltic impact melt. Small vesicles are present. Clasts are
not apparent. 65905 was taken from a soil sample collected on the inside south
wall of a 20 m crater. It has a few zap pits ,,nseveral surfaces.

divisions are O.5mm,
f-
727
65906 BASALTIC IMPACTMELTI?) 6.58
INTRODUCTION: 65906 is a medium gray, homogeneous, crystalline sample (Fig. I).

It is coherent but fractured. It has gray and white minerals, rare, small
white clasts, some sulfides, and rusty spots. It is probably a basaltic impact
melt with a grain size less than 1 mm. A glass coat is present in one area.
65906 was taken from a soil sample collected on the inside south wall of a 20 m
crater. It has a few zap pits on several surfaces.

divisions are O.5mm.
728
65907 FRAGMENTAL
INTRODUCTION: 65907 is a pale gray, fragmental breccia (Fig. I) which is

fairly coherent. It is rounded and contains abundant dark and light clasts.
It was taken from a soil sample collected on the inside south wall of a 20 m
FIGURE |. Smallest scale

729
65908 VESICULARGLASS 2.16 9
INTRODUCTION: 65908 is a coherent, black, vesicular glass (Fig. I) with a

few small white clasts. A crystalline clast may be a core to the glass.
The sample was taken from a soil collected on the inside south wall of a
i . ii
730
INTRODUCTION: 65909 is a coherent,white, rounded fragment (Fig. I) which

appears to lack mafic minerals and thus is probably a cataclasticanorthosite.
It was taken from a soil sample collectedon the inside south wall of a 20 m
crater. Its surface has some zap pits and patina.

731
65915 GLASSOR FINE-GRAINEDIMPACTMELT 2.06 9
INTRODUCTION: 65915 is a clark gray, coherent, vesicular sample (Fig. I). It

is homogeneous and probably glass. A few small white clasts are present.
There is no obvious original exterior surface of a molten mass, rather all
surfaces are fractures. 65915 was taken from a soil sample collected on the
inside south wall of a 20 m crater. It has rare zap pits.

732
65916 CATACLASTICANORTHOSITE
WITHGLASSVEINS 0.99 g
INTRODUCTION: 65916 is a coherent white, crystalline fragment with several

thin glass veins (Fig. I). The white material lacks mafics and is probably
a cataclastic anorthosite. The sample is irregularly shaped and fractured.
It was taken from a soil sample collected on the inside south wall of a
FIGURE I. Upper small scale

divisions are mm.
733
65925 FRAGMENTALPOLYMICT BRECCIA (REGOLITH BRECCIA?) 3.82 9
INTRODUCTION: 65925 is a subangular light brownish gray, friable breccia (Fig. 1).
Various white and gray clasts are scattered through a very fine-grained matrix.
It is a rake sample with few, if any, zap pits on its powdery surface.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: During initial processing 65925 fell into two

pieces, numbered together as ,0.
FIGURE I. Smallest
scale division in mm.
734
65926 FRAGMENTAL
POLYMICTBRECCIA (REGOLITHBRECCIA?) 3.03
INTRODUCTION: 65926 is a light brownish gray, friable breccia (Fig. 1). White,
anorthositic clasts and gray crystalline clasts occupy about 20% of the sample.
PROCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS: During initial processing this rock fell into three
pieces, numbered together as ,0.
<_;_'% FIGURE I. Smallest scale

division in mm.
735
INTRODUCTION: 65927 is a subangular, light brownish gray, friable breccia (Fig.

17. Anorthositic clasts, gray crystalline clasts, rare yellow mafic silicate
fragments and a few glassy or metallic spherules occupy about 20% of the sample.

in mm.
736
66035 FRAGMENTAL
INTRODUCTION: 66035 is a moderately coherent, light gray breccia with abundant

dark and light clasts. Two large, coarse-grained clasts occur on the B and W
surfaces respectively (Fig. i). A very thin film of glass partially coats the N
surface.
This rock was collected from the base of Stone Mountain about 10 cm from 66055.
Its lunar orientation is known. Zap pits are abundant on all surfaces.
Figure I.
Scale in cm.
737
66035
a b
c d
Figure 2. a) 66035,2, fragmentalmatrix, ppl. width 2ram.

b) 66035,2, poikiliticclast, xpl. width Imm.
c) 66035,14, noritic anorthositeclast and
fragmentalmatrix, partly xpl. width 2mm.
d) 66035,14, exsolved pyroxene in noritic
anorthositeclast, xpl. width 0.5mm.
738
66035
PETROLOGY: A general petrographicdescriptionis given in the Apollo 16 Lunar

Sample I_'formation
Catalog (1972),and Grieve et at. (1974) describe a variety of
impact melt clasts. The breccia is fragmental_n_-polymict,containinglight and
dark clasts, includingglass spheres, in a matrix of comminutedmineral grains
(Fig. 2).
The 3.5 cm white clast (Fig. 1) is a noritic anorthositewith a coarse granoblastic

texture (Fig. 2). It is not chemicallypristine. The grain boundaries are smooth,
and small, anhedral pyroxenes reside in triple junctions. Plagioclaseis An9,-95;
pyroxene is heterogeneouslydistributedand is principallyWo3_6En6__6s (Fig. 3)
(Warrenand Wasson, 1978, 1979). We have also observed a limited amount of
pyroxene exsolution (Fig. 2). The norm of Warren and Wasson's (1978) analysis
shows 9% olivine, 4% orthopyroxeneand 3% clinopyroxene.
The coarse-grainedpoikiliticnorite c]ast (Fig. 1) is described in the Apollo 16

Lunar Sample InformationCatalog as having 55-60% plagioclasewith the remainder
deep honey-coloredpyroxene enclosinga trace of opaques.
Other clasts includefragments of finer-grainedpoikilitic (Fig. 2) and basaltic

impact melts, clast-richvitric matrix breccia, abundant mineral grains, rusty
metal and a varied glass population. Grieve et at. (1974) recognize several com-
positionalgroups of glass clasts, including_g_--MgO "troctolitic"glasses,
high-Si02 "granitic"glasses, plagioclaseglasses, glasses with compositions
approximatingApollo 16 poikiliticmelt rocks ("Fra Mauro basalt") and glasses
with local soil compositions.
Warren and Wasson (1979) also note a 200xi00 _m, porous olivine fragment with the
compositionFog?.s,Faz.3and 1.2 mole % Ca2Si04 (Fig. 3). They interpretthis
grain to be of meteoriticorigin.
Di .... _d
• _, Molrix: Filled
+o353
En
I00
+a
o+ 90
• •. i
.8-m_ty,.,jc_t_ .....
_
Pyroxene composition (mole %)
......................
/0 60 50
Fs
40
from Warren and Wasson (1979).
Forsterite contentof olivine (mole %)
, . , • |B_U_
, , .... ,.,. ; , ...... , , .... , .....
_00 S5 90 _ 8O i_ m
Anorthile content of plo(jiock}se [mole %)
f--
739
66035
CHEMISTRY: Eldridge et al. (1973) proved K (K20 .09%), U (0.49 ppm), and Th
(1.87 ppm) abundances--Tn_he bulk rock as determined by gamma-ray spectroscopy.
The levels of these elements in 66035 are very similar to those of the local soils.
Warren and Wasson (1978, 1979) report major and trace element: abundances for the
large white clast (Table 1). It is very aluminous and has low levels of lith-
ophile elements (Fig. 4) but has been contaminated by meteoritic siderophile
elements and is therefore not chemically pristine. The tabulated values of Cr
and Mn for this clast are erroneously low by a factor of ten in Warren and Wasson
(1978). The correct values are given in Warren and Wasson (1979).
2O
10
(n
"o
r=
o
.¢: Granoblastic clast Warren and Wasson, 1978, 1979
U
O.
E 1
66035
0.1
740
66035
TABLE I. Summarychemistryof
_ranoblasticclast in 66035
SiO2 44.3
T_O2 0.076
AI203 30.4
Cr203 0.036
FeO 3.0
MnO 0.037
MgO 4.2
CaO 17.0
Na20 0.42
K20 0.013 Oxides
except in
as wt%; othersin ppm
noted.
P205
Sr
La 0.56
Lu 0.031
Rb
Sc 2.7
Ni 20.4
Co 7.5
Ir ppb 0.60
Au ppb 0.14
C
N
S
Zn 0.9
Cu
EXPOSURE AGE: 26AI and 22Na abundancesin the whole rock are given without
comment by Eldridge et al. (1973).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: 66035 has never been sawn. A few chips of matrix
have been taken for thin sections. Wasson received allocationsfrom both the
large white clast and the poikiliticnorite clast. The largestsingle piece
remaining is ,0 (197 g).
741
INTRODUCTION: 66036 is a friable, light gray, clastic breccia (Fig. I). It

was collected on the rim of a 10 m crater near the base of Stone Mountain. A
few zap pits are present on all sides.
PETROLOGY: Fragments of plagioclase dominate a clast population that also

includes basaltic impact melt, glassy, clast-laden breccia, beads and frag-
ments of pale brown glass, and Fe-metal. The matrix is an unequilibrated
mixture of finely comminuted mineral grains (Fig. 2).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 two chips (,1 and ,2) were removed and ,1
allocated for thin sections.

ppl. width 2mm.
742
66037 POLYMICT GLASSY BRECCIA 3.72 g
INTRODUCTION: 66037 is a moderately coherent, light gray, glassy breccia (Fig. 1).
It was collected from the rim of a I0 m crater near the base of Stone Mountain.
Zap pits and patina are abundant on all surfaces.
PETROLOGY: Mineral fragments, dominantly plagioclase, and clasts of fragment-

laden, glassy impact melt and rare poikilitic impact melt rest in a continuous
glassy matrix (Fig. 2).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 a chip (,1) was removed for thin sections.
Figure'2. 66037,5, general view,

ppL. width 2mm.
743
66055 POLYMICT (BLACK AND WHITE) BRECCIA 1306
INTRODUCTION: 66055 has petrological characteristics intermediate between

pol_ict fragmental breccias and dimict black and white rocks. Like dimict
rocks the variety of lithic types within the broad dark and light divisions
is restricted, and the clast-matrix relationships of dark and light are
inconsistent. Like the fragmental breccias the lithologies are well-mixed on a
small scale (Fig. 1) and include glass. The light material consists of fragments
of anorthosite-noritic-troctolitic material and its degraded debris. The dark
material varies from brown glass through fine-grained clast-rich breccia to
mesostasis-rich impact basalt. Some white fragments are rimmed by dark material
(Fig. i).
66055 was collected from the north rim of a i0 m crater near the base of Stone
Mountain. The sample is sub-angular, coherent, and has some penetrative frac-
tures. It was only slightly buried and its orientation is known. The buried
side had no zap pits and most occur on one side rather than the top.
Figure I.
744
66055
PETROLOGY: Petrologicaldescriptions,including microprobedata,of the rock are

presentedby McKay et al. (1973a,b)and Fruchter et al. (1974). Reed and Taylor
(1974) discuss and _o-v-[demetal compositions(lit-Flo_ynot stated) and
MacDougallet al. (1973) report high-voltageelectron microscopeobservationson
dark materia-Ts__Wilshire and Moore (1974) depict the rock as a typical "black
and white" breccia.
66055 consists of fragmentsof aphaniticdark materials and coarse light materials

(Figs. I and 2). The dark materials vary from brown glass to mesostasis-rich
basalt, with some fragmentsshowing a gradationfrom one to the other (Fig. 2).
The white fragmentsmainly have poikiloblastic(Fig. 2) or granoblastictextures
while others are apparentlycumulate (Fig.2). Wilshire and Moore (1974)
interpretthe rock textures as indicatingthat dark material formed the original
matrix to the rock and the white material was remobilizedlater; broken fragments
of dark material have thin glassy selvages.
Fruchter et al. (1974),expandingon their previous work (McKay et al., 1973a)

describe_0_ as containingclasts of brown glass, non-recrystaTTi_d breccia,
partially-moltenmicrobreccia (= basaltic impactmelt), and anorthositic-noritic-
troctolitic (ANT) clasts. A feldspathicmatrix is difficult to distinguishfrom
the ANT clasts. (They refer to the sample as a regolith breccia but regolith
characteristicssuch as a wide variety of clasts includingagglutinatesare in
fact absent). The brown 91ass contains plagioclaseclasts (An93_gs). The non-
recrystallizedbreccias ("equivalentto light and dark-matrixbreccias")con--t-a-fn
pyroxene (Fig. 3), olivine, and plagioclase. The partiallymolten microbreccia
is subophitic-ophitic. It contains clasts of plagioclase,olivine, and pyroxene
_-- in a medium-grained to cryptocrystalline matrix of plagioclase (An93-9s), olivine
(FoTs-_2), and mesostasis. This lithology is distinctive for its metal blebs.
The white clasts are anorthositic-noritic-troctolitic with textures ranging from
primary igneous to cataclastic to poikiloblastic. Pyroxene compositions are
shown in Figure 3. The matrix material described has fragments from 10 or 20 pm
to I mm in diameter (the p--_e "vast majority near 0.25 pm" in Fruchter et al.
(1974) must be in error and probably should read 0.25 mm). Plagioclase, o-'Tiv-_ne,
two pyroxenes, ilmenite, metal and troilite are present, with rare pink spinel.
McKay et al. (1973b) and to a lesser extent Fruchter et al. (1974) report kamacite-
schreib-er_te compositions and relationships. Schreib-ers-Tte is present most
commonly in the subophitic melt but also occurs in the brown glass. Kamacite
typically has _4.4% Ni and _0.4% Co. Experiments on melt compositional analogs
produced an immiscible Fe-Ni-P liquid which crystallized to Fe-Ni metal and
schreibersite. In the rock, the distribution of Ni between kamacite and
schreibersite suggests that the particles last equilibrated at _550oc. Reed and
Taylor (1974) report metal compositions with 4-8% Ni, 0.2-0.5% Co, and up to 0.4%
P, and note the presence of taenite.
MacDougall et al. (1973) report high-voltage electron microscope (HVEM)observa-

tions on the--]_r-own "glassy" lithology. The HVEMreveals that these in fact consist
of packed agglomerations of submicron-sized crystallites which are severely de-
formed. A lack of solar flare tracks in the rock lead MacDougall et al. (1973) to
conclude that 66055 is highly metamorphosed.
745
66055
c d
Figure 2. a) 66055,63, general view, ppl. width 2mm.

b) 66055,71, general view, ppl. width 2mm.
c) 66055,63, poikiloblastic white material, ppl. width Imm.
d) 66055,75, possible cumulate, xpl. width 2mm.
746
66055
Di ^ ,,
_ Figure 3. Mineral compositions,

• A.,... _ uchter et al. tiQ7a_.
_ e* breccia
eo
oo • •
/ y .ee_.V JUI=" " " #
(_) (==)
CHEMISTRY: Fruchter et al. (1974) report partial analyses, including trace ele-
ments, for matrix, an_-fo-rwhite basaltic impact melt, unrecrystallized breccia,
and unassigned clasts. They also report defocussed beam microprobe analyses of
brown glass, unrecrystallized breccia, and basaltic impact melt fragments. S.R.
Taylor et al. (1973) report a major and trace element analysis of white material
(apparen-tlT-whiteclasts and white matrix). The split number analyzed, reported
as ,32, was in fact ,42. Moore et al. (1973), Cripe and Moore (1974) and Moore
and Lewis (1976) report C, S (for--wh_-teand mixed materials) and N (for white
material) abundances respectively.
The data are summarized in Tables 1 and 2 and Figure 4. In general the distinction
of white clast and matrix is difficult physically and the chemical ranges of these
two are similar with an average of _30% A1203. The brown glasses and unrecrys-
tallized breccias are less aluminous than the basaltic impact melts, which appear
to be similar to other aluminous melts among the Apollo 16 rocks. Nonetheless
the range of compositions is not great. None of the materials are similar to
local regolith although the average of the rock (light plus dark) mi__i_be. The
low C abundances are not compatible with 66055 being a regolith breccla.
i Figure
from 4. Rareet
Fruchter earths,
al. (1974).
La Ce Nd _n Eu Tb Yb Lu
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66055
TABLE 1. Summar_ chemical data for 66055 lithologies
Light, a) Light, b) Subophitic c) Unrex.C) White c)

matrix matrix melt breccia clasts
SiO2 43.6
T!O2 i.8*
AI203 31.4 29.4 23.7 25.9 27-36
Cr203 0.10 0.16 0.11 0.003-0.14
FeO 2.2 4.4 8.5 5.4 0.1-4.3
MnO
Oxides in wt%; others in
MgO 4.1 ppm except as noted.
CaO 16.8
NapO 0.37 0.40 0.51 0.46 0.27-0.41

K20 0.10 0.11 0.25 O.22 <0.08
P205
Sr
La 3.2 9.3 29.1 16.9 <3.7
Lu 0.14 0.55 1.3 0.85
Rb 0.98
Sc 6.5 11.9 8.7 0.4-6.5
Ni
Co 25 62 32 1-22
Ir ppb
Au ppb
C 22
N 49
S 520 a! S.R. Taylor et al. (]973)
b> Fruchter et a--F.-T1974),and
Zn others
Cu c) Fruchter et al. (1974)
* Possibly a typographical error;
should be 0.18?
TABLE 2. Defocussed beam microprobe analyses of 66055 lithic types

(Fruchter et al., 19741
brown unrecrystallized basaltic

wt.% 19_ breccia impact melt
Si02 46.9 45.4 45.1

TiO2 1.2 1.1 0.9
AI203 19.1 20.9 23.2
Cr203 0.19 0.16 0.16
FeO 7.8 7.5 5.8
MgO 10.6 9.1 9.1
CaO 11.9 12.1 13.0
Na20 0.65 0.69 0.04*

K20 0.35 0.35 0.27
P205 0.36 0.30 0.20
*probable typographical error; should be 0.4?
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66055
STABLE ISOTOPES: Clayton et al. (1973) report 60zB values for splits of 66055
(Table 3). These values are typical of lunar rocks.
TABLE 3. _018 for subdivisionsof 66055,13
whole rock :+ 5.58 % o

light clast :+ 5.75 °/oo
dark clast :+ 5.48 °/oo
GEOCHRONOLOGY: Phinney et al. (1975) report 40Ar-39Ardata for a mixed split of

66-0-55_.
Ttsapparent age be_vior (Fig. 5) is like that of Apollo 14 breccias.
Because there is no unambiguousplateau, Phinney et al. (1975) calculate only a
K-Ar age of 3.90±0.02b.y. The data also imply that K and Ca are well-mixedin
the sample. (Note that an explanationof the release pattern from recoil in
fine-grainedmaterial is based on informationfrom Fruchter et al. (1974) that
_lo-6_-mar-_-_g_--grains
are _0.25 um which is probably erroneous).
0.05
o.o2 Figure 5. Ar releases,

": ',' ' ' ' ' ' ' ' f_om Phinney et al. (1975).
• 10
66055, 9001
g 3.J
CL
3,G t I I l I 1 t I I
0.1 0,2 0.3 0,4 0,5 0.6 0.7 0.8 0,9 1,0
Cumulative fraction 3t"Ar released
EXPOSURE AGE: Phinney et al. (1975) report a 3BAr-Ca exposure age of 55±13 m.y.
for a mixed split of 66055. MacDougallet al. (1973)found no solar flare
tracks in the rock.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Collinson et al. (1973) report natural remanentmagnet-

'ization (NRM) data for subsplits--6_mixed sample. A chip had an NRMof 18.1 x
10-6 emu.g-_, and after being split, the four subsplits had values of 30.0, 7.9,
....- 7.3, and 15.6 x i0 -6 emu'g -_ i.e. quite variable. The variability showed no
obvious correlation with the proportion of dark to light material. Figure 6
shows that the direction of NRMof the subsplits (A,B,F,R) are in reasonable
749
66055
agreement. A,F, and R had a dominantly soft NRM component_ A had no detectable
hard component at all. The _ in directions during demagnetization of the
subsplits were different. A possible interpretation is that the breccia was not
heated above the Curie point (_780°C) during formation and thus old hard compo-
nets are preserved. After formation, a soft, stronger remanence of homogeneous
direction was acquire_-T--7"he variation in intensity could then be a result of
variable iron contents of subsplits. Brecher (1975) interprets the inhomogeneity
of NRM as supporting the model of "textural remanence".
__ from
Figure Collinson et al. (1973).
6. AF-demagnetization,
. .... ..-.:;-:., ,
Nagata et al. (1973) tabulate basic magnetic properties for a mixed split and
derive an average Ni content for kamacite of 6.0±0.5% from magnetic methods. An
extensive discussion of the intensity and stability of NRM is presented. Schwerer
and Nagata (1976) use the previously reported magnetic data to obtain the size of
theosuperparamagnetic iron particles (mean diameter of fine-grained particles =
54 A). They also summarize some of the magnetic properties relevant to the charac-
terization of the superparamagnetic and ferromagnetic components. Schwerer et al.
(1973) and Huffman et al. (1974) repeat some of the data of Nagata et al. (19-7-3_-
but also report Mossbauer analyses for the distribution of Fe between phases, and
the Fe°/Fe 2 The latter (0.045) is much lower than the value derived by
magnetic measurements (0.205), a discrepancy typical of olivine-rich rocks and for
which possible explanations are presented. 57.4% of the total Fe of the sample
analyzed is in olivine, 37.8% in pyroxene, _().5% in ilmenite, and 4.3% in metallic
iron.
Cisowski et al. (1974) plot Fe° of 0.4% (from their magnetlc measurements) on an
Fe° v. Fe_--+-i_e 2+ diagram. The determination is derived from the value of
saturation magnetization, and assumes the metal to be entirely Fe°, neglecting
other possible ferromagnetic phases.
Katsube and Collett (1973a) report electrical properties (Fig. 7) for a mixed chip
which is mainly dark. The characteristics are unusual: in particular Ks (real
relative permittivity) varies with frequency more than other lunar rocks and
similarly to terrestrial pyroxenes and serpentines.
Warren and Trice (1975) illustrate the variations of dynamic modulus (from
acoustic measurements), and static bulk modulus (from strain gauge measurements)
with pressure. Apparently the sample used was a mixed dark and light chip.
75O
66055
I
I0 e
,o,
_,e,
_,_
_'_ o,
_
:,_
:
'_
Figure 7. Electrical
K'= real relative
D= dissipation
Katsube and Collet
parameters,
permittivity,
factor, from
(1973a)
,o, _ ,_ Pp= parallel resistivity,
io_ _ Jo_' _" ,o" ,fo" _o" .=" ,O'o'4

F'R£QUIS,_' (Hi)
PROCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS: 66055 was sawn in 1972, producing two end pieces
(,25; 231 g and ,26; 673 g) and a slab piece (Fig. 8). The two end pieces
remain intact except for a few small chips removed from ,25. The slab has been
extensively dissected (Fig. 9), A large split ,24 (151 g) has broken into
several pieces. More splits than are shown on Figures 8 and 9 have been made.
I_,..>,._,i,'/.;,
I'_k _'_'_ _.,-' ..,. ",,.... '_ "_'_"
"--,_._'d_-:i_"::_'__:!__'"
m'm';' .: ..... :_ " Figure 8. Cutting diagram.
•_.-_
-. .. __.. _'_
_ _._
;,.., _.,,,:
'_-_..-._,'._;_.
-_..::. ,: ._:;...?..:..;,_
_-_. _. :,,
,26 _
oI iI •I 3I I 5I
z_ 6f TI ;23 "_"
Figure 9 Slab subdivisions. • ,_ - t_ :,____._.,:
,/ ,10 ,_ _'z,om
_e
13.
751
66075 FRAGMENTALPOLYMICT BRECCIA 347 9
INTRODUCTION: 66075 is a coherent, light gray breccia (Fig. 1) with a

significant regolith component. Dark and light clasts are more or less
equal in abundance. 66075 was collected from the rim of a small, unnamed
crater. Zap pits saturate the "lunar top" surface but are absent from
unexposed surfaces.
Figure I. cm scale.
PETROLOGY: A petrographic description is given by Quick et al. (1978). This

rock is a clastic breccia with a seriate grain size distri_uTTon and a diverse
clast population (Fig. 2). 10-20% of the rock is composed of clasts >4 mm
with the remainder smaller clasts and matrix (Quick et al., 1978). Lithic
fragments predominate over mineral and glass fragmenTs;_ineral compositions
are given in Figure 3,
752
66075
a b
Figure 2. a) 66075,62,general view, ppl. width 2mm.

b) 66075,65,dark clast, ppl. width O.5mm.
Most of the lithic fragments are varietiesof impact melt: vitric to aphanitic
matrix breccia, poikiliticbreccia, intergranularbasaltic impact melt, and
plagioclaseand olivine vitrophyres(Fig. 2). Xenocrystsor xenoliths are
present in most, but not all, of these clasts. The poikiliticfragments (the
"hornfels"clasts of Quick et al., 1978) generally have a very fine-grained
texture, with poorly developedoikocrysts. Most of the impact melt fragments
are roundedand not deformed by shock.
Coarser-grainedgranoblasticlithic fragments tend to be more angular than the

impact melt clasts discussed above, and have textures indicativeof subsolidus
annealing (Fig. 2). Granoblasticanorthosite,gabbroic and noritic anorthosite,
and troctolitewere recognizedby Quick et al. (1978). Mafic minerals tend to
occur as small (<50 _m), anhedral grains interstitialto larger (<500 _m), an-
hedral plagioclase,though locally pyroxenes enclose equant plagioclasespoiki-
litically. Most of the coarser-grainedgranoblasticfragments show shock-related
_- features, such as undulose extinctionand fracturing.
753
66075
66075-PYROXENE
A, M Nd
i 66075- OLIVINE zz"

_z_,.-s
11 Ca
__ , ofLJl;IFL_
ono_o,
MATRIXFRAGMENTS I I
,/':..
i I ' . ,F-?o, , , !
OiJVINE-PItYRICNEL/'-ROOI"
It 0 .......
F_rHIC _S4Lr I} _o _ 80
FORSTERiTECONTENT 7o 6o 5o
El rl
/T\" C41_AI=Ot 'N_AI$1tO_"

C&_tIt'SIZOI
J ..l&...t
66075-PLAGIOCLASE
KAISi30
o KAISieO
8
_N'/'-5"(J/TE
CZASTS i of_ MINERALCLASTS
M,4TRIXFRAGMENTS 0_ M_SKELYNITE _i_
FRAGMENTS
IN APHAN/TE 0_5 P_AGIOCL_SEVITROPHYRE
MELT-ROCK _
\ i LATHS
\
FELDSP,_THIC
BASALT _ OLIVINE-PHYRICMELT-ROCK 09°
Anso l_o lnK)

0

from Quick et al. (1978).
754
66075
/ .... Beads and fragments of various types of glass are also present. Three com-
positional groups were recognized by Quick et al. (1978): high-Ti glass (I-3%
TiO_), low-Ti glass (<0.6% Ti02) and rare hTgh--IT "granitic" glass (_6% K20 and
_75% Si02) (Fig. 4). The low-Ti glass approximates local soil compositions
whereas the high-Ti glass approximates the composition of most Apollo 16
poikilitic impact melts ("Fra Mauro basalt") (Table I).
Mineral fragments are dominated by plagioclase with lesser amounts of olivine,

pyroxene , pink spinel, troilite,and metal (Figs. 3 and 5).
66075-GLASS AND MATRIX OF MELT-ROCKS
• LOW-ri GLASS • A/_4NITE

o HIGH-Y1 GL,4_ • _..IVINE-._HYRIC o H/GH-K E4.ASS
O
0
0
o
o0_ o o
• • • J o
o • "..*
o • 6 °°
; ; ; ,o
|. ,, .
,,
I
,"
WT% MgO
i ] _ J I I
0
o
0
o
o
I-- 0
o o •
• " %# _ ..4..VT CLA$_

,L • 66a_o e
I --I J
wT% At_X)
3
Compositi_s of glass frxgrncnLt sncl s_heres, xnd groundma.s$ of mclt-nr.ks in

66CF/$.
" Glass compositions,

k et al. (1978).
755
66075
0,4 I I I I I I 8
66075 - METAL
• MATRIX
Figure 5. Metals, from o.3 - APH_N/rE

Qu'icket al. (1978). M__
o
o.2 •
I'- '=
,¢. •A
O.t •
A •
6 •
A
t
2 .I 3 I
4 * I5 f_
6 ._ 8
WT% Ni
CHEMISTRY: Major and trace element analyses of the bulk rock are presented by
W_Enkeet al. (1974, 1977), Boynton et al. (1975) and Garg and Ehmann (1976).
Miller et al. (1974) give major elements and Wasson et al. (1975) report
siderop_les-and volatiles of the bulk rock. Moore _d_ewis (1976) provide
bulk N and C data.
Natural and cosmogenic radionuclide abundances in the whole rock were determined
by Eldridge et al. (1973) and Clark and Keith (1973). Quick et al. (1978)
report elect_n_icroprobe analyses of glass fragments and de_c_sed beam
microprobe analyses of some impact melt fragments (Table I).
The bulk rock has a major element composition very similar to the local soils
(Table 1). REEs in the rock are slightly lower than most of the soils (Fig. 6).
Wasson et al. (1975) note that 66075 is rich in volatiles and that Ge is
especiaT1-_nriched relative to other volatile elements.
50 I I I I I I---
5 mature soils-
_-- _), _.. limits,
"o
o
.C
Figure 6. Rare earths, o

from Boynton et al. (1975). __
E 10
O9
____
La Ce Sm Eu Tb Dy Yb Lu
756
66075
Olivine*
Bulk rock Low-Ti91ass High-Tiglass High-Kglass vitrophyre A_phanite*
SiO2 45.4 45.59 49.06 75.38 46.9 45.9

TiO2 0.45 0.34 1.58 1.10 0.6 0.4
AI203 27.3 27.02 18,30 10.87 20.0 24.7
Cr203 0.08 0.07 0.21 0.0 0.2 0.1
FeO 4.8 4.61 7.31 2.80 5.7 4.6
MnO 0.06 0.07 0.11 0.08 0.1 0.1
MgO 6.5 5.80 10.96 0.20 12.4 6.5
CaO 15.7 15.80 11.33 1.80 12.6 15.6
Na20 0.486 0.40 0.62 0.57 0.5 0.5
K20 0.095 0.07 0.39 6.19 0.2 0.1
P205 0.11 0.05 0.28 0.10 0.1 0.1
5r 193
La 10
tu 0.48
Rb 2.1
Sc 6.9
Ni 280 _240 %160 <790 _800
>-- Co 26
Ir ppb _8
Au ppb _6
C 54
N 28
S
Zn 9
Cu 4.3
Oxides in wt.% ; others in ppmexcept as noted.

*Defocussed beamanalyses
RADIOGENICISOTOPESAND GEOCHRONOLOGY: Rb-Sr, Sm-Nd and U-Pb data are given by

Oberli et al. (1978, 1979) (Table 2). The U-Pb whole rock data are highly dis-
cordant--_u_--fal] along a linear 3.9-4.5 b.y. "cataclysm array" (Fig. 7). An
internal isochron from whole rock, acid soluble Pb and leached residue splits
yields an age of 3.83 (+ 0.I0, -0.05) b.y. (Fig. 8). Oberli et al. (1979)
interpret these data to suggest a two stage U-Pb history with-an--fnherited Pb
fraction which evolved from 4.47-3.83 b.y. and a radiogenic component produced
by the in situ decay of U since 3.83 b.y. ago.
757
66075
TABLE 2. Rb-Sr and Sm-Nd data for 66075,11 IOberli AJ_a_h, 1979)
eTSr/S%r TBABI
Rb (ppm) Sr (ppm)* measured (b.yo)
2.25 185 0.70112±5 4.24±0.10
TjUV TCHUR
Sm (ppm) Nd (ppm)** l_Nd/l_Nd (b.y.) (b.y.)
5.50 19.5 0.511073±23 4.53±0.02 4.81±0.19
*Calc. from aSSr va]ue

**Calc. from i"_Nd va|ue
0.9 1.10 1.20

I I\\ I i I I t
"If,',
(5 51
Il \\-_ 73235(1
73275(14Io1
> .,o
41_.,. 4.4_" 55 , , , , , , ,
1.6
10,000 5000 3000 2000 1500
I._ .50 J i i / /./
4.47- 3.83_
•_ 66075 _ _ x.,._ .45 2O7p

b TR,,/_
o 20spb
.4o o.,
p,.
0
.35
,', _ 66075
os (,41o) 4.o_.,,,.,_'_,,,,,
36
_- I I I I I
_.2' o O.OOi 0.002 0.003 0.0o4
2o4pb
I i i I i I I 2O6pb
0.4 0.8 12 1.6
238U/206pb
Figure 7. U-Pb evolutiondiagram, Figure 8. Internal isochron,

_rli et al. (1978). from Oberli et al. (1979).
EXPOSURE AGE: Eldridge et al. (1973) and Clark and Keith (1973) provide whole
rock, cosmogenic radionuc-Ti(]-e data as determined by gamma-ray spectroscopy.
From these data, Yokoyama et al. (1974) conclude that 66075 is saturated in 2°Al
activity.
758
66075
MICROCRATERS: Zap pits occur only on the surfaces exposed at the time of collec-
/_" tion indicating that 66075 has had a simple exposure history. Morrison et al.
(1973) and Neukum et al. (1973) give size-freguency data (Fig. 9). Both--c-o_ider
the exposed surfaces to represent an equilibrium population of pits. Morrison
et al. (1973) calculate a "best guess" exposure age of at least 7-10 m.y.
L_Wbl
._ ,,,% FIGURE 9. Microcraters; from
._ °/°,'' \\ Morrison et al
• (1973).
J •
Craterdiameter,_m
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: 66075 was slabbed in 1973 and the slab subdivided
-CT_ig. i0). ,Ii was allocated to Wasserburg and yielded the age data. A portion
of the large dark clast in ,25 was extracted together with associated matrix as
,19 and made into thin sections. (,25 is incorrectly numbered as ,9 on the slab
photo # S-73-28303, published in Quick eL al., 1978). ,15 and a portion of the
_- ....large dark clast on the exterior surface-o_-,12 were also m_de into thin sections.
All of the chemical analyses were made on representative interior chips from the
S area of butt end ,24.
ii_iiiii!!iiiii
Figure I0. Smallest

scale subdivision O.5mm.
759
66085 FRAGMENTAL
INTRODUCTION: 66085 is a pale gray, very friable breccia (Fig. I) with many
small dark and light clasts. It was taken from a soil sample collected on
the inside wall of a I0 m crater, and is too friable to have retained zap pits.
76O
66086 FRAGMENTAL
INTRODUCTION: 66086 is a light medium gray, polymict breccia (Fig. I) with

small light and dark angular clasts. It is fairly coherent but not tough.
66086 was taken from a soil sample collected on the rim of a I0 m crater.
It lacks zap pits.
761
66095 BASALTICIMPACTMELT, VOLATILE-RICH 1185 __
INTRODUCTION: 66095 is a fine-grained, subophitic impact melt, containing

lithic and mineral clasts. A distinctive characteristic of 66095 is its
abundant rust (B-FeOOH, akaganeite), a secondary consequence of its great
abundance of volatiles. The origin of the volatiles is controversial. A
small part of the surface of 66095 has a glass coat.
66095 consists of two contiguous pieces (Fig. I) broken from a block

(50x25x15 cm) on the south rim of a I0 m crater near the base of Stone Moun-
tain. Their orientation is known. The parent block was rectangular; the
two fragments are subrounded except for a fracture face. The light gray sam-
ple has numerous fractures producing a friability, whereas individual pieces
are tough. Zap pits are present on the lunar-exposed surfaces.
,13
,7
coa
66095
Figure I.
762
66095
PETROLOGY: General petrographicdescriptionswith mineral analyses are pro-

vided by Garrison and Taylor (1979a,b,1980), Meyer et al. (1979),and Vani-
man and Papike (1981). Emphasis on studies of opaque and/or volatile-rich
mineral phases is made by El Goresy et al. (1973a,b),L. Taylor et al. (1973a,b,
1974a,b) and Misra and Taylor (1975). Bell and Mao (1973) report the abundances
of minor elements in plagioclase. (LSPET (1973) obliquely and erroneouslyre-
fers to 66095 as a high grade breccia).
Most of 66095 is a fine-grained,subophiticto ophitic impact melt (Fig. 2);

the remainder is lithic and mineral clasts. The melt contains 50-60% plagio-
clase laths, up to 30% pigeonite,and about I0% olivine with some interstitial
glassy material; and accessory amounts of FeNi metal, troilite, sphalerite
schreibersite,cohenite,and ilmenite (Garrisonand Taylor, 1980). Rare trans-
parent spinels are also present. Reported silicate mineral compositionsare
summarizedin Table l and phase compositionsin Figures 3a and 3b.
Figure 2. a) 66095,85,general view, ppl. width Imm.

b) 66095,82,large rusty patch, ppl. width Imm.
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66095
TABLE I. Compositionsof silicates in 66095 melt.
Plag (An) Px (En/Wo) Olivine (Fo) Reference

89-94 72/7 - 65/18 77 Garrison and Taylor (1979a,b,1980)
95±2 - 80.5±I L. Taylor et al. (1973b)
Di ,., 66095 \Hal

pyroxene
En - .... Fs
•• 6095
eo plagioclase,:e.
_d "lJ4_
_ ''_--,',--X An
Figure 3a. Silicatemineral compositions,olivine plotted

along base of pyroxene diagram, from Vanimam and Papike (1981).
I i i • i ! i
o
o -',_"
',? 66095, I I
_-
r- 1,0 _ ,-...................
(..) "-_ Meteoritic
Metals
CL ..,";":
¢,..
•.'- o,s .,,._,-._.. _,!
"--.,.e ? • ,,
:,:..'....-d
' ' ' I ' ,i '
Figure 3b. Metal compositions,from L.A. Taylor et al. (1973b).
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66095
El Goresy et all. (1973a,b) report the presence of, and analyze, sphalerite, a
Cl-bearing Zn'rich sulfate, a Cl-bearing Zn-rich phosphate, and a Pb-rich phase,
in association with "geothite", and in one grain cohenite coexisting with FeNi
metal and schreibersite. They favor a cometary or Cl meteorite impact origin
for the volatiles, with Pb distilled from adjacent rocks, rather than a fuma-
rolic origin.
L. Taylor et al. (1973b) studied opaque minerals, providing analyses. Noting

the presence of C1 in the "goethite", they suggest that lawrencite (FeCI2) was
present in the rock which has been oxidized to create the rust. While rust
is being created at present, they suggest it was also present on the Moon.
L. Taylor et al. (1973b, 1974a,b) defined the "goethite" phase as akaganeite
(B-FeOOH)_o_-ray diffraction and crystal field spectra. The water re-
quired for the rapid oxidation of lawrencite is believed to be terrestrial
and possibly from in the spacecraft.
Misra and Taylor (1975) studied FeNi and schreibersite and their relation-
ships. Geothermometry based on FeNi and schreibersite compositions suggests
an equilibration temperature of 600-650°C.
The basaltic impact melt contains _20% lithic and mineral clasts (Fig. 2),
described and analyzed by Garrison and Taylor (1979a,b, 1980) and Meyer
et al. (1979). The lithic clasts are summarized in Table 2. Mineral clasts
are dominated by plagioclase but include olivine and rare pleonaste.
TABLE 2. Summarycharacteristics of clasts in 66095 (from Meyer et ai.,1979)
CLASTTYPE TEXTURE MODE____SS MIN COHPS
ANORTHOSITE Coarse-grained Granulltlc Plag $0-100_ An 91-99

(various degrees of shock) O! 0-I0:; Fo 75-80
Plag 10-5001Jm; O1 1-100_m
ANORTHOSITE° Coarse-grained Equlgranular Plag 90-95_ An 98

TROCTOLITE P,lag 450-1600 ,,_m;0! 20- 01 5-10_i; Fo 61-69
200 .m.
Cataclastl¢ - Stringers Plag 80-95:; An 91-98

Plag 30-300 wn; O1 5-200 _n 0l 5-20:; Fo 78-8i
PLAGIOGLASE Coarse-grained (various Plag 100:; An 91-99

degrees of shock "up .to
Maskelynite) Plag .O4-1cm
BASALT Fine-grained Porphyritic Matrix <50:; An 92-95

Plag 10-300 I_n, 01 + Px (Piag + Px) FO 74-76
10-100 I_mas Phenocrysts
765
66095
The "basalts",interpreted as clasts by Meyer et al. (1979) and Garrison and

Taylor (1980),aremineralogicallysimilar to t-Ke-_asalticimpact melt host
and may be textural variants (common in impact melts) of the melt rather than
clasts. The other,non-melt,clastshave olivine rather than pyroxene as the
dominant mafic phase. Metal analyses for all metal-bearingclasts lie in the
range 4-12% Ni, 0.4-I.2% Co (Garrisonand Taylor, 1980).
66095 is shocked,andpenetratedby several "rootless"veins filled with shock-

melted silicate glass (El Goresy et al., 1973a; Garrison and Taylor 1979a, 1980)
Complete major element analyses are gTven by Garrison and Taylor (1980). The
compositionsvary from vein to vein but are roughly equivalentto the com-
positionsof bulk rock.
CHEMISTRY:Publishedchemical studies of 66095 are listed in Table 3. A

summary chemistryof the bulk rock is given in Table 4.
TABLE 3. Chemical work on 66095
Reference Split Analyzed Elements Analyzed
Duncan et al. (1973) ,47 Majors, some trace

Nakamura et al. (1973) ,52 Majors, REEs
Brunfelt et ai.(1973) ,48 Majors, REEs, other
trace, incl. vols.
Hubbard et al. (1973) ,37 Majors
Jovanovic and Reed (1973) ,17 ,23 F,Cl,other vols. and
refractories.
Krahenbuhl etal. (1973) ,55 Meteoritic siderophiles

_ and volatiles.
LSPET (1973) ,5 Majors, some trace.

Nava (1974) ,50 Majors
Allen et ai.(1974) ,23 2°_Pb,Bi,TI,Zr
Kerridge et al. (1975b) ,43 C,S:.C-compounds

Gibson and Moore (1973) ,40 H20, Co2
Hubbard et al. (1974) ,36 REEs, other traces
,37
Des Marais (1978) ,198 C, N, S
Hughes etal. (1973) ,56 Os, Ir, Au, Ag, Re
Friedmann et a1.(1974) ,20 ,31 ,62 C, H20
Nunes and Tatsumoto (1973),] ,41 U, Th, Pb
Nunes etal. (1973) J
Nyquist et al. (1973) ,37 Rb, Sr
Rancitelli et al. (1973b) ,13 K, U, Th
766
66095
_ "Thechemistryof 66095 is similar to that TABLE 4

of other basaltic impact melts at the
Apollo 16 site, except for its volatiles. Summary chemistry of 66095
It is less feldspathicand more enriched
in incompatibleelements
REE than 4.
plots are given in Figure local
Thesoils. SiO2 45
split ,37 analyzed by Hubbard et al. TiO2 0.72
(1973, 1974) and Nyquist et al_-(Tg73)
is atypical in that much o--_'is a single AI203 24
white clast, according to data pack photo- Cr203 0.14
graphs. FeO 6.7
Of significance is the high volatile con- MnO 0.08
tent, eg, CI, Pb, Zn, Ir, Cd, TI, and
water (Brunfelt et al. 1973; Jovanovic MgO 9.0
and Reed, 1973;K-_'_h'enbUhlet al. 1973; CaO 13.5
Nunes and Tatsumoto,1973, a'nd--others).
Jovanovic and Reed (1973) and Allen et al. Na20 0.45
(1974) note that most of the Cl and-6-th_-_ K20 0.15
volatilesare lea_by hot water.
Kr_henbUhlet al. (1973) suggest that P205 0.24
a fumarolic--_at-'_er than an impact origin Sr 159
for the volatiles is most likely be-
cause (i) the volatiles are not in C1 La 22.5
chondrite proportions and (ii) Pb is Lu 1.00
also enriched and is lunar (from Nunes
and Tatsumoto, 1973). Most of the Rb 3.9
chemical discussions in the listed Sc 6.8
referencesconcern volatiles,but
Nakamura et al. (1973) note that their Ni _ 650
analysis_s--a 9% positive Ce anomaly Co _ 45
(normalizedto the Leedy chondrite REE
abundances) (note however that the La/Ce Ir ppb 16-33
ratio of 66095 by NaKamura eta]. and Au ppb _-18
other authors is not signiIfTEan-_ly
different from another lunar rock with C 10-90
a significantKREEP content, nor is a sig- N < 0.1
nificant Ce anomaly present when normali- S _ 1000
zation is to an average chondritecompo-
sition. Zn 20-92
Cu _ 3
Ganapathy et al. (1973) place 66095 in
their meteo-riTTcGroup R, later updated Oxides in wt%; others in ppm
to Group 1H (Hertogenet al., 1977). except as noted.
Cirlin and Housley (1980) establishedthermal release profiles for Pb, Zn,
and Cd for grains disaggregatedfrom 66095. The profiles demonstrate that
the major fraction of these volatiles is released below lO00°C and were
present on the surfaces of the grains.
767
66095
66095
100
1
La Ce Nd Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Yb Lu
768
66095
/.... STABLE ISOTOPES: Considerablework on stable isotopes has been performed

on 66095, mainly in attempts to elucidate the origin of the volatiles.
Claytonet al. (1973)established that the silicates in 66095 have normal
lunar oxy-gen-isotopicratios: 6t80 of a plagioclasewas + 5.73 and of a
light clast was + 5.81.
Friedmannet al. (1974)measured 0 and H isotopic ratios on water re-

leased by h-ea_ng 66095, and the C and 0 isotopicratios of similarly
released C02 (Tables5a,b). They also analyzed _IB0 of water released
from heating an iron oxide sample from 66095 (Table 5c) and 6180 of 66095
silicates.
Table 5. C, H, and 0 isotopic data,

from Friedmannet al. (1974).
CH,, CO CO_
Temperature Water
(°C) (ppm) 8D C _,a
C C
(ppm) (ppm) _'_C
Rock 66095-62 (2.46 g)

100"-270 ° 223 -- 80 0.2 1.9 -- 43
2700-690 ° 158 -- 75 0.1 6.3 -- 12
690°-935 ° 7.2 -- 200 2.4 -- 22
a ) 935°_1350 ° 1.8 - 170 0.2
Tbtal 390 U.I
Weighted average -- 81 -20
/_ " Rock 66093-31 (4.67 g)
100°-270 ° 60 -- 100 _ LI -- 24
270°-690 ° 156 -- 140 0.02 21.7 -- 26
690°-970 ° 9.0 - 150 14.9 -- 38
970°-1350 ° 4.5 -- 160 4.5 -- 19 16.7 -- 33
Total 230 59
Weighted average -- 130 -- 30
Rock 66095'31 f2,27 g)
Combustion (+ 975 °) 137 , 110 "_ 15.0 -- 21
Tempera- Water CO_ CH,, CO

ture
(°C) ppm (_D 5_eO

C (_lsO _1_C C
(ppm) (ppm_
Rock 66093-20 (6.19 g)
25 ° 1,300 -- 140 .- 1 _ 1 3,6 + 44 -- 18
25°-110 ° 360 --160 -_r 6-'- 2 7.1 +31 --17
D) 110°-200 ° 500 -- 140 .-J- 5"-'- 2 2.9 +48 -- 12
200°-350 ° 240 -- 85 "Jr 5 _ 2 20 -t- 28 -- 17 -- 2
3500-490 ° _ 15 Sample lost _ 1 + 46 _ 1
490°-670 ° 20 -- 183 .-I- 20 -- 10 2.6 -t- 24 -- 18
110°-350 ° 740 _' .Jr 5 _ 2
Weight Tempera-
tare Water
(g) (°C) ppm ezJO
c)
Rock 66095-20
L15 115°-280 ° 150 + 5 -4-2
_-" 2800-400Y 75
769
66095
The isotopic compositionof C is not unusual by comparisonwith other lunar

rocks. The water released has _D °/oo similar to terrestrialwater, but the
6180 (_ + 5 O/oo) is dissimilarto terrestrialwater and similar to typical
lunar silicates. Similarly,the water released by the iron oxide phase had
_180 of + 5 °/oo and the silicates had _180 of + 6.3 O/oo. They conclude
that the water is not a terrestrialcontaminant. Contrarily,Epstein and Tay-
lor (1974) found that the water released from 66095 had both _D and _180
(-lO0 and -15 O/oo respectively)similar to terrestrialwater. They find it
inconceivablethat the large quantitiesof water produced (loosely bound and
most released by 200°C) could have been present in a lunar oxidation and tem-
perature environment. Friedman et al. (1974) suggest that the water in the
sample analyzed by Epstein and Taylor (1974) (which had been stored longer
prior to analysis) had exchangedwater with terrestrialsources.
Kerridge et al. (1975b)report _34S (+ 1.9 O/oo) and _13C (-24.2, -23.5 °/oo)
values but do not specificallydiscuss them. The _13C values, like those re-
ported by Friedman et al. (1974) f_r released C02, are considerablyless than
those of local soil_-(8-'T3C
_ + 12 /oo), as are the _34S values (soils_ + 6
to + lO O/oo). Des Marais (1978) reports 613C values for different temperature
releases ranging from -13.1 to -22.7 O/oo. Allen et al. (1974) report the abun-
dance of 2°4Pb (consideredstable because of its exceptionallylong half-life).
GEOCHRONOLOGY ANDRADIOGENICISOTOPES: Nyquist et al. (1973) report Rb-Sr

isotopic data for ,37 (Table 6). This split is a-w_te-clast-rich fragment
not typical of the whole rock, and, although not specifically discussed by
Nyquist et al. (1973) this is reflected in the low Rb content and low
BTSr/SGS_ a_ compared with typical lunar basaltic impact melts.
TABLE 6. Rb-Sr data for 66095_37 Ifrom Nyquist et ai.,1973; Nyquist 1977)
Rb ppm Sr ppm 87Sr/SBSr TBABI TLUNI Calc.l at 3.9 b.y.
1.591 162.7 0.70068+7 3.9+.27 4.15+.271 0.68998

b._. b.y.
Adjusted for interlaboratorybias to conform to Cal Tech Data.
Turner et al. (1973) report Ar isotopic data for 66095. The release patterns
(Fig. 5) are complex and do not yield a well-defined 4°Ar - 39Ar age. How-
ever Turner et al. (1973) tabulate an age of 3.6-3.8 b.y. The release
patterns may be complicated by the presence of old relict clasts.
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66095
• [
I
, , , , , , , , , _ o4
0"05 03
m__ ''m Figure 5. Ar releases,

from Turner et al. (l973).
o I I ,. I I I I .L.__ I o
7 "
-: ____. 5o _=
0 '1 I I I I I I I I
[ 3.'t' ,_
66095
40 .3-5
Shock melted Anorthosit¢ =¢
_._ 3.4 ,,-
_- Tmax = 3.79-* _05 /E z
I i I i i
_f 0 05I. i i I I
!.0.3"2
FRACTIONOF 3eAr RELEASED
Nunes and Tatsumoto (1973) report U, Th, and Pb isotopic abundances, also
summarized in Nunes et al. (1973). The data are for whole rock and for sepa-
rates, and include acid leaches. The rock is unusually abundant in lead,
85% of which is excess, i.e. unsupported by in situ U and Th. The leachable
lead is isotopicallydistinct from the residual lead, which is similar to
Apollo 16 soils. An internal U-Pb isochron gives an age of 3.82 b.y. (Fig. 6).
Nunes and Tatsumoto (1973) conclude (i) the excess lead is lunar and (ii) the
excess lead was introducedinto the rock in a discrete event 3.8-4.0 b.y. years
ago. The data also are consistentwith, and suggest,major lunar crustal dif-
ferentiation_ 4.47 b.y. ago.
0.78 Z ._Z
WF wr
T = 3.82 b.y.
o._6, 2°6Pb /
.rol'l°-'_"";"C_
_JI =0,684 - m
'°'eb Figure 6. Internal isochron,

from Nunes and Tatsumoto (1973).
0.70_
o o$ b!o Ill
2_'I_/nO'pb
771
66095
Hinthorne and Andersen (1974) report ion microprobe analyses for 2°Tpb/2°6pb and
2°spb/2°_pb in four Cl-rich areas in 66095,81. The ratios are similar to those
in the leached materlals analyzed by Nunes and Tatsumoto (1973). Thus the latter
is assocla-Ta-[e_--with oxide and Cl-rich regions of troilite alteration. Hinthorne
and Andersen (1974) suggest that the leachable lead has the same origin as Cl,
S, and OH and that it is not Lunar. Th and Pb are localized differently: Th
with FeNi grains and Pb w_ Cl-rich areas.
RARE GASES AND EXPOSUREAGES: Heymann and Hubner (1974) analyzed a portion of
,17 for inert gases. They suggest that contamination of 66095 with as little
as 0.2% Apollo 16 fines, possibly in the form of the glassy veins, can pro-
duce the observed isotopic ratios and abundances of inert gases. They calcu-
late a 21Ne spallation age of 1.1± 0.5 m.y., although this age is imprecise
because the sample irradiation history is unknown. Turner et ai.(1973) report
Ar isotopic data but the release patterns are complex (Fig.5T._aken at face
value the variations correspond to exposure ages of 40-80 m.y.and possibly
imply a complex history of near surface irradiation for the components prior
to their incorporation into 66095.
Rancitelli et al. (1973a) provide 22Na and eGAI data without discussion.
Bhandari et al. I1976) report 26AI data, a track density/depth profile, and
residence_ime---/depth analyses. Solar flare tracks suggest an exposure age
of 1 m.y., and a crater count exposure age is _ 0.2 m.y. Bhandari et al.
(1976) report a 2CAl exposure age of'g.7 ± 0.I m.y. Fruchter et al_-'(T-9_8)
report 26AI and S3Mn data providing exposure ages of 0.9 ± 0.2 and].4 ± 0.3
m.y. respectively. The sample is substantially undersaturated with 26AI and
53Mn suggesting that its excavation postdates South Ray. The data are indic-
ative of a relatively simple surface history.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Nagata et al. (1973) tabulate the basic magnetic pro-
perties of 66095 and also measured the stability of natural remanent mag-
netization (NRM) againstalternatin_ field (AF) demagnetization. The mag-
netic data also provide a total Feu content of 1.21% and the nickel con-
tent of kamacite: 5.5-6.0%. Pearce et al. (1973)also provide basic mag-
netic data and derive a total Fe° of--l-._% and a total Fe2_ of 5.55-5.57%.
The change in intensity and direction of NRM with AF demagnetization is
shown in Figure 7; there is a very pronounced soft NRM. Cisowski et al.
(1974) use the value of saturation magnetization to calculate a Fe_F--
abundance of 1.2% and _ 7% total iron. Schwerer and Nagata (1976) tabulate
some magnetic properties relevant to the characterization of the super-
paramagnetic-ferromagnetic components. Brecher (1975) lists 66095 as an
example of a rock having "textural remanence".
Weeks (1973b) provides electromagnetic resonance spectra for several

fragments from the rock. Tsay and Live (1976) and Tsay and Baumann (1977)
use electron spin resonance to d_tect the presence of minute amounts of
paramagnetic Fe 3+ (detected at 77_K) which they infer is probably from
terrestrial oxidation. They detected 82 ppm Fe 3+ and 6900 ppm (0.69%) Fe°
772
66095
10"3 A _. tG00e DEMAG

o < 100 Oe DEMAG
66095,36 _1_12_
/ j!5o \
/ f =1so
10"4 / /=100 6609So36
,mENmY,
mu/., "_I /__so
__ F_ure 7.
\ !8o o4o From Pearce et al. (1973).
I I _ I t i
0 $0 100 150
H, O° PEAK
Change in intensity and direction upon AF demagnetization of sample 600_,_

Arrow indicates directional trend.
/-
PROCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS: 66095 has been extensively subdivided. The

first divisions are shown in Figure I. ,I (233 g) and ,13 (495 g) remain as
large pieces, but ,14 (433 g) has been totally subdivided and renumbered.
Its two largest daughters were ,60 (60 g) and ,61 (155 g), with most other
splits much smaller. In 1980, ,60 was sawn into three pieces and renumbered:
,294 (22.8 g) and ,296 (16.9 g) are the end pieces and ,295 (17.7 g) is the
slab. Small chips, all but one being basalt, were taken from these three
pieces.
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NASA
Space Administration Curatorial Branch
Lyndon B. JohnsonSpace Center Publication 52

Houston.Texas77058

Part 3. 67015 - 69965

__ Sample Information Center

NASA/ SC Buildiag-31N
PB'SA_" C_ 980.C.ARC 60]65004
/ •
GRAHAMRYDERAND MARCD. NORMAN

September, 1980
TABLE OF CONIENTS
PART 1
INTRODUCTION
...................................................... (i)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
.................................................. (ii)
ABBREVIATIONS
.................................................... (ii)
THE APOLLO16 MISSION.................... ....................... (iii)
NUMBERING
OF APOLLO16 SAMPLES
................................. (viii)
APOLLO16 ROCKSAMPLES: BASIC INVENTORY
.......................... (x)
SKETCHMAPSOF APOLLO16 SAMPLINGSITES......................... (xxx)
SAMPLES 60015 - 60679...............................................
I
SAMPLES 61015 - 61577.............................................
187
SAMPLES 62235 - 62315.............................................
299
PART 2
SAMPLES 63335 - 63598.............................................

351
SAMPLES 64425 - 64837.............................................
427
SAMPLES 65015 - 65927.............................................
557
SAMPLES 66035 - 66095.............................................
737
PART 3
SAMPLES 67015 - 67975.............................................

775
SAMPLES 68035 - 68848............................................
1033
SAMPLES 69935 - 69965............................................
1099
REFERENCES.......................................................
1113
INTRODUCTION: 67015 is a friable breccia with a light-colored matrix and

light and dark colored clasts (Fig. I). The light colored clasts include
plagioclases, feldspathic granulitic impactites, and anorthositic breccias;
the dark-colored clasts include aphantic, glassy, and fine-grained basaltic
impact melts.
The sample was collected from the southeast rim of North Ray Crater. It was
approximately half-buried. It is subangular and fractured, and lacks zap
pits, probably because its surface is fragile.
67015, 0
,61 q
,52
,64
58
,57
lcm
S-75-32669
Figure I.
PETROLOGY: Brief petrographic descriptions are presented by Juan et al.

(1974) and McGee et al. (1979). The latter also provide some micropr_e data.
A guidebook by Ma_in--(19BO) reports macroscopic observations of several sub-
samples.
775
67Ol5
The sample is inhomogeneous on the centimeter scale. It is porous, fragmental,

and poljanict (Fig. 2). McGee et al. (1979) report a mode for thin section ,74:
55% matrix (fragments <39 _m),_3%-Z-mineral clasts (mainly plagioclase), 5%
fragmental breccias, 17% crystalline breccias, and 10% granulitic/metamorphic
fragments, llmenite, spinel and orange glass are present. Most of the dark
clasts are aphanitic or glassy to fine-grained basaltic impact melts (Fig. 2).
Compositions of pyroxene and olivine fragments (McGeeet al., 1979) are shown
in Figure 3.
a b
Figure 2. a) 67015,88, general view, ppl. width 2mm.

b) 67015,9, dark clasts and fragmental matrix, ppl. width 2mm.
CHEMISTRY: Chemical studies of both matrix and dark clasts are listed in Table
1 and a summary chemistry of the matrix in Table 2. The rare earth element
data of W_nke et al. (1975) on the matrix are plotted in Figure 4.
776
67015
Di/ ._, r, ^ ,', _Hd
" • 67015 _.
• I eMATRIX & MINER&L CLAST8
QI • QO •
En _, v v _t _/ _/ v \Fs
Fo Fa
Figure 3. Olivine and pyroxene compositions, from McGee et al. (1979).
.F
The matrix is very aluminous and although contaminated with meteoritic sidero-
philes, the level of contamination is quite low. The composition is distinct
from that of local soils in its higher alumina and lower rare-earth and
volatile elements. The rare-earth pattern has a distinct positive europium
anomaly (Fig. 4). The matrix meteoritic signature is classified by Hertogen
et al. (1977) as a hybrid lying between groups 5H and 5L. Because it lies on
a---mTxing line between the group of other alkali-poor breccias (Group 7) and
that of a separated dark clast (Group IH), Hertogen et al. (1977) suggest that
their matrix sample contained a small amount of dark clast material.
The partial analyses of dark clasts by Nunes et al. (1973), Rosholt (1974), and
Hertogen et al. (1977) ar-e slm_lar to each oth-er--Tn U contents but the data
pack evid_ce suggest thai; the analyses are of distinct clasts. The incompat-
ible element abundances are _5x those of the matrix and are similar to those
of basaltic impact melts which have 23-25% A1203, and which petrographically
appear to be the dominant dark clast type in 67015. The meteoritic signature
(Group 1H) is similar to many other KREEP-rich crystalline Apollo 16 rocks
(Hertogen et al., 1977).
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TABLE 2. Summary chemistrX of 67015 matrix
SiO2 46.0
TABLE I. Chemical references for 67015 TiO2 0.48
AI203 29.5
Cr203 0.06
Reference Split # Description Elements analyzed FeO 3.6
W_nke eta]. (1975) ,106 matrix Majors, REEs, other trace MnO 0.05
(_JSOels.) MgO 3.9
W_nke et al. (1977) ,106 matrix V CaO 15.4
Hertogen et al. (1977) ,104 m matrix Meteoritic siderophiles Na20 0.52

and volatiles K20 0.08
" ,104 c dark clast " P205

_J Sr 195
co Modzeleski et al. (1.973} ,33 matrix C La 4.9
Kerridge et al. (1975b) ,31 matrix C,S Compounds Lu 0.24

Rb _1
" ,39 matrix "
Sc 7.5
Marti et al. (1973) ,14 matrix K Ni 39-110
Nunes et al. (1973) ,12 matrix U, Th, Pb Co _10

Ir ppb 1.8
" ,11 dark clast "
Au ppb 0.6-1.0
Rosholt (1974) ,12" matrix U, Th C _20
" ,11" dark clast " N

S 140-220
*Same solutions as Nunes eta]. (1973). Zn 3-10
Cu 1.5

67015
,106
67015
Matrix
1
La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm E'u Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
STABLE ISOTOPES: Clayton et al. (1973) found aOlB (SMOW) values of +5.64 °/oo
(matrix), +5.73 °/oo (plagioclase) arid +5.64 O/oo (dark clast) in splits of
,32. The values are typical of lunar rocks.
Kerridge et al. (1975b) report C and S isotopic analyses for matrix splits ,31
and ,39 (Table 3). These values contrast with the strongly positive values of
typical Apollo 16 soils.
TABLE 3. C and S isotopic data

for 67015 (Kerridge et al., 1975b)
_is C 63_ S
67015,31 -19.3 -0.02
61015,39 -17.9 -2.2
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67O15
GEOCHRONOLOGY AND RADIOGENICISOTOPES: Nunes et al. (1973) report U, Th, and

Pb isotopic data for both matrix and dark clast materials. The lead in the dark
clast is very radiogenic (2°6pb/2°4pb _I000), but the matrixonly moderately so
(2o6pb/2O4pb _300). The matrix plots well above concordia but the dark clast
plots only slightly above it, and both lie within error of a 4.47-3.99 b.y.
discordia line (Fig. 5). The precision of the data of Nunes et al. (1973) was
questioned by Tera and Wasserburg (1974).
Rosholt (I-974) analyzed samples of the solutions used by Nunes et al. (1973)
for Th isotopic abundances.
o o 50 Ioo 150 2o0

2o7pb_/235u
Figure 5. Concordia diagram, from Nunes et al. (1973).
RAREGASES, EXPOSURE AGESANDTRACKS: Marti et al. (1973) report Kr isotopic

data for interior chip ,14. They calculate an exposure age of 51.1±5 m.y.
which is similar to that of most other North Ray Crater samples. Lightner and
Marti (1974b) report Xe isotopic data for the same chip.
Hohenberg et al. (1978) report Kr, Ar, and Xe isotopic data (also for ,14) and
compare the observed with the predicted rates of production of cosmogenic noble
gases.
MacDougall et al. (1973) did not find solar flare-produced particle tracks in
either olivine or plagioclase grains in the matrix, and suggest that particle
tracks have faded during heating events.
78O
67015
HSrz et al. (1975) quote a subdecimeter age (i.e. length of residence at less
than I0_. burial) of 15 m.y. from Lal (pers. comm.) derived from particle
track data. However, H_rz et al. (1975) list the sample mass appropriate for
67016, and according to curator records, Lal received a sample of 67016 but
not 67015. This track age therefore probably has no relevance to 67015.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Brecher (1977) reports that initial magnetic measurements

were made on a 12 g bulk rock sample (,42) but the data are not reported. The
sample was unreliable for a study of the influence of rock fabric as it affects
magnetic characteristics.
Tsay and Baumann (1975) measured the ferromagnetic resonance of chip ,30. The
results indicate that the metallic iron annealed to multidomain phases at tem-
peratures of 800°-I000°C. ,30 contains a large portion of dark clast material,
thus the data probably pertains to basaltic and glassy impact melts rather than
bulk matrix.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: 67015 has been sawn in half and substantially

subdivided as described by Marvin (1980). The initial subdivision was the
removal of several small chips for various allocations (Fig. 6). In 1975,
,0 was sawn; the friability of the matrix caused pieces to break off. One
end piece is ,57 (342 g) (Fig. 7). The other end piece (,0) split into 2
main pieces numbered ,64 (340.5 g) ,58 (109.14 g) and a small piece ,61
+-. (2.24 g) (Figs. 7 and 8). ,64 is in remote storage. ,58 has been entirely
subdivided leaving ,161 (32.7 g) and ,162 (31.0 g) as the larger of its
derivatives.
_.._ i_
.:._._ J_'_.+;_ + -.,-.,...... .. _..

! ' "++....
,?
l,z+,t6,l?,z8,zg,_oX I i , , _ , I
,39 ¢_
Figure 6. Major subdivisions of 67015.

p •
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67016 FRAGMENTAL
POLYMICTBRECCIA 4262 9
INTRODUCTION: 67016 is a friable, light gray breccia with abundant light and
dark clasts (Fig. I). It was collected just outside the southeast rim of North
Ray Crater; lunar orientation is known. Zap pits are present on all sides, with
preserved exterior surfaces indicating a rather complex exposure history.
782
6701 6
a b

b) 67016,189, dark clast, analyzed by Hertogen et al. (1977),
ppl. width 2mm.
c) 67016,111, granoblastic clast with troilite-rich intergrowths
replacing mafic minerals, ppl. width Imm.
d) 67016,104, possible ,cumulate clast, ppl. width 2mm.
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67016
PETROLOGY: 67016 is a polymict breccia dominated by two types of lithologies;

granoblasticlithic fragmentsand clast-rich,dark, aphaniticmelt breccia
fragments. Minor basaltic, "granitic"and cumulate-texturedc]asts, as well
as abundant mineral clasts are also present. The matrix is fragmentalbut
bonded by a small amount of glass.
The matrix of 67016 is mostly fine-grainedplagioclasewith minor pyroxene,

olivln_-6-e_--f,
llmenite,metal and spinel. Nord et al. (1975) note the presence of
several small (< O.l mm) clasts of silica-potassiumfeldspar intergrowths.
All of these "granitic"clasts have thin reaction rims of pyroxene. Nord et
al. determinedthat the matrix i_ bonded by a small amount of glass at grain
contacts and conclude that this rock could have been lithifiedby the North
Ray event.
The dark aphaniticmelt clasts are packed with angular fragments,most of

which are plagioclasegrains (Fig. 2). In an electron microscopy study, Nord
et al. (1975) found that the dark matrix was completelycrystallinewith blocky
to anhedral plagioclaseand interstitialpyroxene in a microsubophitictexture.
The grain size of this dark matrix is on the order of a few microns.
Granoblasticlithologiesinclude noritic, troctoliticand possibly gabbroic

anorthosites. Mafic minerals are generally small (< O.l mm), rounded grains
interstitialto larger,anhedral plagioclases(Fig. 2). Occasionallygrada-
tions to a coarser,more cumulate-appearingtexturecan be found. A fine-
grained intergrowthrich in troilite (Fig. 2) appears to be replacing the
mafic minerals in severalgranoblasticclasts.
Other clasts retain what may be a cumulate texture. These fragments show
irregularmafic minerals interstitialto granoblasticplagioclase (Fig. 2).
These clasts have generally not been affected by cataclasis.
A single 8 mm fragment of cataclasticanorthositewas found with rare pyrox-

ene(?) as intra-crystallinerods and stringers and interstitialgrains. Pla-
gioclase up to 4 mm long is preserved in a relict granoblastictexture.
CHEMISTRY: Several chemical analyses on 67016 are available;referencesare

given in Table I.
67016 is one of a number of highly aluminous (A1203_30%)polymict breccias from

the NOrth Ray Crater area that are characterizedby low levels of incompatibles
and a relatively high Fe/Mg (Table 2, Fig. 3). Overall 67016 is compositionally
very similar to the North Ray soils. The low total C,N and other light
gases indicate no substantialsolar wind component in the rock (Fig. 4).
Nitrogen was the only gas detected by Gibson and Andrawes (1978) upon crush- _
ing to 25 tons. Gibson and Chang (1974) note that the low temperatureevolu-
tion of C02 may indicate the presence of a "carbonate-likephase" in 67016.
The only chemical analyses of clasts are provided by Hertogen et al. (1977)
who report meteoritic siderophilesand volatiles for a typical dark matrix
breccia clast (Fig. 2), and a very fine-grainedgranoblasticclast. Both of
these lithologieswere found to be very low in both siderophilesand incom-
patibles (Table 2).
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67016
r TABLE I. Chemical studies of 67016 (all bulk rock or matrix exceot as noted)
SPLIT ELEMENTS
REFERENCE ANALYZED ANALYZED
Duncan et ai.(1973) ,47 majors and traces
Brunfelt et ai.(1973) ,86 majors and traces
S.R. Taylor et a1.(1974) ,63 majors and traces
Janghorbani et al. (1973) ,78 majors
W_nke et al. (1976) ,173 majors,traces,siderophiles
W_nke et al. (1977) ,173 V
Garg and Ehmann (1976) ,78 Zr,Hf,Fe,Co,Sc,Cr,REEs,Th
Hertogen et al. (1977) ,167,170,172" meteoritic siderophiles and

volatiles
Jovanovic and Reed (1973) ,64 halogens,Li,U,Te,P205
Eldridge et ai.(1975) ,2 K,U,Th
Moore et al. (1973) ,90 C
Cripe and Moore (1974) ,90 S
Moore and Lewis (1976) ,90 C,N
Gibson and Andrawes (1978) ,88 N by crushing
Flory eta]. (1973) ,81,91 Organogenic gases
Gibson and Moore (1975) ,88 Volatile gases
Gibson and Chang (1974) ,88 Volatile gases
(*aphanitic melt clast, granoblastic clast and bulk rock respectively).
20 I I I I
67016
im
'ID
C
0
,-- 10
I l I I
La Ce Sm Eu Tb Dy Yb Lu
Fi.gure3. Rare earths, from Wanke et al. (1976).

785
67016
TABLE 2. Summary chemistry of 67016 lithologies
Dark aphanitic
Bulk Rock Granoblastic clast melt clast
SiO2 44.5
TiO 2 0.34
A1203 29.6
Cr203 0.07
FeO 3.7
MnO 0.051
MgO 4.I
CaO 16.4
Na20 0.52
K20 0.05
P205 0.03
Sr 174
La 3.8
Lu 0.23
Rb 1.0 0.66 0.34
Sc 7.7
Ni 80 182 14
Co 10
Ir ppb 2.3-10 2.90 1.14
Au ppb 0.5-4,8 1.01 0.08
C 35
N 20
S _,175
Zn _6 5.59 O. 75
Cu _,2
• _o o._
°°2 ._o Figure 4. Gas releases,

from Gibson and Chang (1974).
Irl_lut i¢ls_ .-
NEAIINO _AIE 6" C/m;_

0._1115'_tOtAL WEIGHT tOSS BLACK AHD WHITE BRECCIA '
LSxIO "6 k_ VACUUM 67016,8B
'
I00 '00I ' '00, ,
400 ,
500 i
6OO '
,O0 i
,OO i
9OO i
,OOO ill ElllOCi I
1300 , 4100
IEMPERATURE *C
• lS releise pattern for light-matrix breccli 67GI$,88. Note Ule carbon dioxide
evolutlc_ bet'_en 450-550*¢.
7B6
t
67016
/f •
STABLEISOTOPES: Gibson and Chang (1974) report the 613C and 6180 of C02
from 67016 in an attempt to characterize a possible "carbonate-like phase"
(Table 3). These isotopic data are outside the ranges of meteoritic carbon-
ates and terrestrial atmospheric contamination.
TABLE 3. Isotopic composition Of COp in 67016,88 (Gibson and Chanq, 1974)
Extraction method a13C 6leO
Acid hydro]ysis -32.83 -16.57
Vacuum pyrolysis
150-550°C -12.53 -33.41

550-1200°C -14.08 -31.03
RADIOGENICISOTOPES/GEOCHRONOLOGY: Ar isotopic data are given by Turner and

Cadogan (1975). The release patterns are shown as Figure 5. A sample of "white"
powdery matrix" yielded a complex release pattern with no plateau. The total
Ar age of 3.88 b.y. places a lower limit on the age of 67016 (Turner and Cadogan
1975). A dark clast yielded a good plateau age of 3.95 ± 0.05 b.y. Since the
rock must be younger than any clasts within it, the age of this clast is an upper
limit to the age of 67016 Thus 67016 is constrained to be 3.88-4.00 b.y
old. A coarse plagioclase separate also yielded a plateau age of 3.95 ±
0.07 b.y.
67016
t-0 .........
--WM
.... DC
...... CP "_1000
__K
Ca o 100
0.01 _ loo --_..... _.....-_. 50
_0-001 _ : : : ; : : : :
0.1 _ .......... 1500 1
,o......... 1o
_ FRACTION OF 05
37At RELEASED
10
WM = white matrix, DC = dark clasts, CP _ coarse

_"z
a. 4.C3.E plagioclase.
_c 3.E [] DC
3, , _cP .....
1"0 05 1"0
FRACTION OF 39Ar RELEASED
....... Figure 5. Ar releases, from Turner and Cadogan (1975).
787
67016
RARE GASES/EXPOSUREAGES: Turner and Cadogan (1975) prov%de Ar isotopic data

on a split of matrix, a dark clast and a coarse pIagioclaseseparate. All
three splits yield Ar exposure ages of 40-50 m.y.
Bhandari et al. (1973) give surface exposure ages of l m.y. and 1.2 m.y. for
two surface chips and a subdecimeterage of 15 m.y. from an interior chip,
based on particle tracks. From the track gradient on opposite faces of the rock
Bhandari et al. (1973) also conclude that 67016 has been exposed in at least two
orientationson the Moon. (H_rz et al., 1975, quote a subdecimeterage of 15
m.y. by Lal, pers. comm., for a rock listed as 67015. The data are actually for
67016 and are the same as that given by Bhandari et al., 1973).
Cosmogenicradionuclideabundance data indicate that 67016 is unsaturated

in 26A] (EIdridgeet al., 1973).
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Pearce eta]. (1973) find that 670]6 contains one
component of magnetizationwhich is fairly stable against AF demagnetiza-
tion (Fig. 6). This rock does not possess the FMR intensitycharacteristic
of lunar fines (Housleyeta]., 1976).
INCLINATION
o- • < 200 Oe DEMAG
10.6 a . _ 200 Oe OEMAG
emu/gm
INTENSITY,
10 -7 _ I j
0 100 200 300
H, Oe PEAK
AF demagnetization of 67016,62. No systematic changes in direction were ob-

served above 200 Oe.
Figure 6. From Pearce et al. (1973).
788
67016
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: 67016 has been extensively split and widely

allocated. Due to its friable nature 67016 was never sawn but was chipped
into several smaller pieces in 1972 IFi9. 7). Most of the allocations were
taken from ,2 with a few from ,3 and ,I0.
Reference (only)
used for LRL orientation
photography.
,6
sampleorientation
Lunar collection,atastime
deter-
of
mined by the USGS from lunar ,3
surface photograpny
(R. L. Sutton). ,2(farside)
point on ,2
,_(farside)
,5
CM
Figure 7. Major subdivisions of 67016.
789
67025 BASALTIC IMPACTMELT, GLASSCOATED 16.06
INTRODUCTION: 67025 is a homogeneous, gray, coherent, basaltic impact melt with

a partial glass coating (Fig. 1). It was returned in the same sample bag as
67016 and was probably from the same location, near the lunar roving vehicle
(LRV) and about 50 m east of the White Breccia boulders. Its orientation is
unknown. Many zap pits occur on one surface.

pplo width 2mmo
PETROLOGY:67025 is a fine-grained ophitic impact melt (Fig. 2) with well-devel-

oped plagioclase laths (_0% of the sample) ophitically enclosed by pyroxene(?).
Fe-metal, troilite, ilmenite, and interstitial glassy areas are present. The
plagioclase laths are 50-100 _m and the mafic mineral is generally 100 um
across. Plagioclase clasts are up to 500 _n across. Most of the clasts and
some of the basaltic melt is shocked to glass. A small patch of brown glass
coat is present in thin section ,13. The contact is not sharp but the glass
penetrates the basalt; the glass is largely devitrified.
PROCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS: A single chip ,i, mainly of homogeneous gray

material but with a patch of the glass coat, was made into thin sections ,13 and
,14.
790
67035 FRAGMENTALPOLYMICT BRECCIA 245 9
INTRODUCTION: 67035 is a very friable, light matrix breccia that was

found to be in several pieces when returned from the Moon (Fig. i).
Relatively coherent, dark and light clasts are abundant with the dark
clasts rather more common. Two clasts from this rock, a gabbro/norite
and a cataclastic ferroan anorthosite, are chemically pristine.
This rock was a grab sample taken from just inside the southeast rim of
North Ray Crater; its lunar orientation is unknown. Due to its friability,
no original surface of the rock is recognizable.
Fl__ure I. Cube is Icm.
791
6 7035
a b
Figure 2. a) 67035,13, aphanitic

breccia clasts,and fragmental
matrix, ppl. width 2mm.
b) 67035,8, pristine gabbro/
norite clast, ppl. width 2mm.
c) 67035,10, pristine
anorthosite clast, xpl. width
2ram.
792
67035
PETROLOGY: 67035 is a fragmental, porous breccia which is predominantly

made up of angular plagioclase grains (Fig. 2). Olivine, pyroxene, spinel,
metal, troilite, opaque oxides, lithic fragments and some glass fragments
are present. Some of the metal in the matrix and in some lithic clasts
is rusty. The lithic clast population is varied, including dominant dark
aphanitic melt breccias, and granoblastic and poikiloblastic impactites.
At least two clasts--a gabbro/norite and an anorthosite--are chemically
pristine.
The pristine gabbro/norite clast was completely extracted from the rock and,
when split, revealed a marbled pattern of intergrown feldspar and pyroxene
(Fig. 3). A thin selvage of glassy breccia coats the entire clast. Thin
sections from this clast show a severely shocked and cataclastic anortho-
site with _i0% pyroxene; the marbling is not present. Grain size of the
plagioclase is _5 mm and despite the cataclasis some original grain bound-
aries are preserved. Most of the pyroxenes have been crushed and many have
been plucked from the slides. A 2.-3 mm pyroxene grain occupies the center
of each section (Fig. 2). Our analyses indicate the pyroxene to be mainly
augite (_Wo3o_4oEn,o) with an exsolved low-Ca phase (%Wo3Enso-ss). This is
somewhat more ferroan than the pyroxenes in most other pristine norites but
is similar to those in pristine anorthosites.
\ "1
; I
,3B
,37
Figure 3. Pristine gabbro/

norite clast, mm scale.
67035
Gabbro/norite ?
The pristine cataclastic anorthosite clast was also completely extracted

from the rock (Fig. 4). A relict cumulate texture with interstitial
pyroxene has been retained despite cataclasis (Fig. 2). The original grain
size was >2 mm. Our analyses indicate that the mafic phase is a low-Ca
pyroxene averaging _En6o (Fig. 5), not unusual for a pristine anorthosite.
793
67035
i i¸ i_i! _!i ii ! /i \
1 \
l
,34 / I
I1 II Figure 4 " Pristine anorthosite
, clast, mm scale.
I //
/ ,35 /
lI z
!
I I
l #
Oi #'% #% #% e%
67035
Anorthosite Clast Figure 5. Pyroxene compositions
of pristine anorthosite clast,
from Ryder and Norman (unpub-
lished).
..... ._3 Analyses

En Fs
CHEMISTRY: Major and trace element analyses of the bulk rock are given by
Laul and Schmitt (1973) and Wasson et al. (1977). Hertogen et al. (1977)
report siderophile, volatile and other trace element data on the bulk rock,
the gabbro/norite clast and the pristine anorthosite clast. Nyquist (un-
published; in Ryder and Norman, 1978) provides major and trace element
data for the pristine anorthosite clast. Clark and Keith (1973) give
natural and cosmogenic radionuclide abundances for the large fragment ,17.
The bulk rock is highly aluminous and fairly low in siderophile and rare
earth elements (Table 1, Fig. 6). These are common characteristics of
many of the rocks considered to be North Ray ejecta. Laul and Schmitt
(1973) note that their analysis of 67031,14 (actually a portion of 67035)
is virtually identical to that of 60017, also North Ray ejecta. The rare
earths in 67035 are significantly fractionated relative to KREEP (Wasson
et al., 1977). The siderophiles in the bulk rock were tentatively
_sTgned to meteoritic group 2 by Hertogen et al. (1977). This group
dominates the Serenitatis ejecta at Apollo _t may also be a mixture
of other groups (Hertogen et al., 1977).
794
!
67035
TABLE 1. Summar_ chemistry'

of 67035 lithologies
Bulk rock Cataclasticanorthositeclast Gabbro/noriteclast
SiO2
TiO2 0.31 0.032
A1203 29.8
Cr203 0.059 0.017
FeO 3.4
MnO 0.05
MgO 3.7 1.05
CaO 16.5
Na20 0.510
K20 0.051 0.023
P205
Sr 164
La 2.5 0.22
Lu 0.15
Rb 1.12 0.77 0.57
Sc 6.2
Ni _48 3.4 9.4
Co _8
Ir ppb 1.54 0.045 0.0043
Au ppb 0.842 0.031 0.012
C
N
S
Zn 2.78 1.09 0.51
Cu
Oxidesin wt%; others in ppm exceptas noted.
The _abbro/norite clast has very low levels of siderophiles confirming its
pristine nature. Uranium (0.63 ppb) and Rb are also quite low compared to
other pristine norites (Table 1).
The pristine cataclastic anorthosite clast is also low in siderophiles

though Rb and U (6.2 ppb) are rather high for an anorthosite. The REE
abundances of this clast are typical of pristine anorthosites (Table I).
RADIOGENIC ISOTOPES/GEOCHRONOLOGY: Schaeffer and Schaeffer (1977) report

an Ar-Ar plateau age of 3.95±0.05 b,y. and a total K-Ar age of 3.89±0.01
b.y. for the bulk rock.
Nyquist (unpublished; in Ryder and Norman, 1978) measured an 87Sr/86Sr ratio

of 0.69976±8 on the pristine cataclastic anorthosite clast.
795
67035
20
67031, 14
10
_) Laul and Schmitt, 1973
"-- /
'" d
_e 67035, 31 Replicates Wasson et at, 1977

E
1
Figure 6. Rare earths of bulk rock.
RARE GASES/EXPOSUREAGE: Schaeffer and Schaeffer (1977)report Ar isotopic

data and an average Ar exposure age of 35 m.y., consistentwith the generally
accepted age of North Ray Crater. Clark and Keith (1973) provide cosmogenic
radionuclidedata.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972, DocumentedBag 382 was opened and

found to contain two large (>50 g) pieces of friable rock, a number of >i
cm fragments,and abundant smaller chips and fines The large pieces and
about a dozen >1 cm fragmentswere given the generic 67035,0. The <1 cm
fraction was sieved and numbered 67034 (4-10 mm), 67033 (2-4 mm), 67032
(i-2 mm) and 67031 (<1 mm).
67035,0was subsequentlyentirely subdividedas ,1; ,17; and ,18 (Fig. 1).

,1 was made into thin sections. ,18 was further split to produce ,20 and
,24-,60 (Fig. 7). ,17 is preserved at JSC as an 87.1 g piece.
Laul and Schmitt's (1973) analysis was of a 0.25 g split of the <1 mm
fraction (67031,14).
796
67035
67035, 18
S-74-31234
Fl__ure 7. Major subdivisions of 67035,18.
797
INTRODUCTION: 67055 is a friable polymict breccia with a light colored,

feldspathic matrix and some large dark clasts (Fig. I). The dark clasts are
aphanitic impact melts. The light matrix also contains light-colored clasts
including feldspathic granulitic impactites.
67055 was collected on the rim of North Ray Crater, approximately 100 meters
from House Rock. The sample is blocky and subrounded. It was perched, with-
out a fillet and its orientation is known. Zap pits occur on at least the
north face.
798
67055
PETROLOGY: No allocations have been made but thin sections were cut for this
study. Small chips (TS ,9) show that the breccia consists of a porous, frag-
mental, feldspathic matrix containing a variety of clasts, which are dominated
by dark, aphanitic impact melts (Fig. 2). The matrix is _80% plagioclase with
few individual plagioclase grains bigger than 200 _m; most larger fragments are
lithic clasts. Olivine, pyroxene, ilmenite, troilite, and scarce pink spinels
are also present. The aphanitic melts are much more mafic (60% plagioclase?)
and contain Fe-metal. Clasts of plagioclase are common in these melts. Other
clasts include feldspathic granulites, coarser basaltic impact melts, and
glassy breccias.
A thin section of a single aphanitic clast (,10) is of a coherent melt con-

taining rounded clasts of plagioclase with very rare mafic and small lithic
clasts (Fig. 2). The melt contains more mafic material than the clast pop-
ulation, but plagioclases range down to very small sizes and the ratio of
plagioclase:mafics in the melt is indeterminable.
a b
Figure 2. a) 67055,9, genera7 view, ppl. width Imm.

b) 67055,10, aphanitic breccia, ppl. width 2mm.
CHEMISTRY: Clark and Keith (1973) and Eldridge et al. (1973) provide whole
rock K (K20 = 0.19%), U (0.99 ppm) and Th (3.6 pp-m)--abundances. These values
are extremely high for North Ray Crater samples.
EXPOSUREAGES: Yokoyama et al. (1974) conclude that the cosmogenic nuclide

data of Clark and Keith (i9-73-_- and Eldridge et al. (1973) show that 67055 is
saturated with 2GAl. Thus 67055 has been exposed for at least a few million
years.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: 67055 was not subdivided until 1979 when loose
chips (,3 and ,4) were taken for thin sections (Fig. I).
799
67075 CATALASTIC ANORTHOSITE, NEAR PRISTINE 219 g
INTRODUCTION: 67075 is an anorthosite breccia which is so friable it has

broken into many small fragments and powders (Fig. I). Mafic grains are
not uniformly distributed, but tend to be concentrated in clots or "veins".
Overall the plagioclase content is more than 95%. The sample is contaminated,
at least in part, with a small amount of meteoritic material. The variations
in mafic mineral compositions suggest that the rock is polymict, but is
derived from a genetically-related suite of anorthositic rocks.
The sample was collected from the southeast rim of North Ray Crater and was
originally two white, subrounded fragments. They were perched and unburied.
Because of the breakage into many small pieces, lunar orientation information
has been lost, and zap pits are absent.
8OO
67075
a b
-.,
m • •
jp •
k_86
Figure 2. a) 67075,42, brecciated area, ppl. width 2mm.

b) 67075,3, granoblastic area, ppl. width Imm.
PETROLOGY: A comprehensive petrographic description, including microprobe

and x-ray precession data, is giw_n by McCallum et al. (1975), and less
detailed acCounts by Peckett and Brown (1973), Brown et al. (1973), Steele
and Smith (1973), Smith and Steele (1974), Nord et aI_--_73; includes high
voltage electron microscopy studies) and Dixon an---dFapike(1975). Specific
studies are El Goresy et al. (1973a)on opaque phases, Meyer et al. (1974) and
Meyer (1979) on ion pro-_e_nalyses of trace elements in plagToc_se_ Steele
and Smith (1975) on minor elements in olivines, Hansen et al.(1979a} on minor
elements in plagioclases, Okamura et al. (1976) on spine--T_solution from
pyroxenes and Ghose et al. (1975) o-n-c-ationordering studies of olivines and
pyroxenes. Hewins an_Idstein (1975b) use published data to calculate a
pyroxene exsolution equilibration temperature.
67075 is a brecciated anorthosite (Fig. 2). It contains plagioclase, olivine,

low-Ca pyroxene, high-Ca pyroxene, and traces of Cr-spinel, ilmenite, Fe-Ni
metal, and troilite (McCallum et al., 1975). Smith and Steele (1974) also
observed silica. The mafic gra_-_-n_--are not evenly distributed but occur in
zones or veins which may represent crushed, originally coarse, mafic crystals.
Plagioclases occur as single fragments up to 2 mm long, in micro-anorthosite
(polygonally-textured) clasts and as shocked, vitrified grains. They have
restricted compositions of An___ (Steele and Smith, 1973; McCallum et al.,
_ 1975); Brown et al. (1973) report An___. Meyer et al. (1974) and Meyer
(1979) found To.race elements in plagioclases (Ta-_le-1), similar to whole-
rock values.
801
67075
TABLE 1. Minor elements in plagioclase
Na=O % Li ppm Mg ppm Ti ppm Sr ppm Ba pp___._mm

Meyer et a1.(1974) 0.43 1.6 210 63 154 10
Meyer (1979) 3.2 300 16
Hansen et al.(1979a)report that minor element microprobeanalyses for several

plagioc_se-types show no significantdifferencesbetween grains, which average
2.8 mol %Ab, 0.029% MgO, 0.069% FeO, and 0.016% K20.
Olivines are isolated,small, and unzoned. Reported compositionsrange from

Fo,o to Fo6o (McCallumet al., 1975; Brown et al., 1973; Steele and Smith
1973, 1975). McCallum et al. (1975) report a bimodal compositionaldis-
ribution (Fig.3). Stee--Te_nd Smith (1975) report minor element compositions
for olivines.
Figure 3 also shows pyroxene compositions. High-Ca pyroxene and low-Ca

pyroxene (both pigeonite and orthopyroxene)are roughly equal in volume and
occur in anhedral grains up to 800 l_min diameter. Large grains show distinct
exsolution lamellae 20-30 l_mwide, but pyroxenes in the polygonalclasts do
not show exsolution. X-ray precessionphotographsshow that most low-Ca
pyroxenesare inverted or partially inverted pigeoniteswith well developed
exsolution. Ghose et al. (1975) conclude from cation-orderingstudies that
slow cooling followed crystallization--acation equilibrationtemperature
from KD in orthopyroxeneis 650°C. Hewins and Goldstein (1975b)calculateda
(Wood-Banno)pyroxene equilibrationtemperatureof _80°C.
^ ^ _x_. ^ :_ . ^ ^ _CoFeSi=O,
CoMgSi=O./_
A/_ A _ / "_
HOST-LAMEI.LA P&IR$ _ S_VUS ISOTItJEAM
ot.lvmEs $ B
Mg=Si=06 50 Fe_Si= O=
(Mg_ Si 04 ) (Fe=SiO,)
_n _'_ | _*_sl trl_p_eets
II t_m4U4f _Fg _*
|/OIS
I!
Ii
t I AP
6t
I I
S_tlIIII I i
• v •
Me Fa
Figure 3. Compositionsof pyroxenesand olivines in 67075,

from Brown et al. (1973).SK= Skaergaardtrend, B= Bushveldt
trend, A= augite, P= pigeonite,AP--trend for lunar pigeonites.
802
67075
El Goresy et al.(1973a)report compositionsfor spinels (Fig.4). There are

two occurrencesof Ti-chromite: one primary, the other (associatedwith
sulfide and exclusivelyexsolved from pyroxene)El Goresy et al. (1973a)inter-
pret as reduced from Cr-Al-ulv_spinel. This interpretationwas criticizedby
McCallum et al. (1975). Okamura et al. (1976) report the compositionsof, and
x-ray datT'f_, spinel lamellaeex-sb_ed from augites.
Figure 4. From El Goresy et alo(1973a).
Nord et al. (1975) show that 67075 lithifiedunder conditionswhich did not
appre_ab--Tyalter the internalstructureof clasts. Unlike other Apollo 16
breccias (exceptpossibly 67016) consideredby Nord et al. (1975),67075
could have been lithifiedby the North Ray Crater evE6-t_tself.
Peckett and Brown (1973), Brown et al. (1973) and McCallum et al. (1975) all
suggest that 67075 was assembled-_Fr_ genetically-related fragments of a
layered plutonic anorthosite complex. This interpretation can explain the
pyroxene exsolutions and the range of compositions of mafic minerals.
CHEMISTRY: Chemical studies are listed in Table 2 and a summary chemistry in

Table 3. Rare-earth elements are shown in Figure 5. The compositions vary
in mafic content, a reflection of the heterogeneous distribution of mafic
phases in 67075. It is clearly a ferroan anorthosite. The sample is slightly
contaminated with meteoritic siderophiles and Hertogen et al. (1977) classify
the signature as Group 7.
GEOCHRONOLOGYAND RADIOGENIC ISOTOPES: Whole-rockRb-Sr isotopic data are

presentedby Nyquist et al. (1974, _76) (Table 4).
Nyquist e_t_ta___l.(1976) also report Rb-Sr isotopic data for mineral separates
and report an internal isochron age of 3.66±0.63 b.y. (Fig. 6). The data
scatter and the pyroxene datum Pxl is omitted from the age calculation--this
pyroxene may have been altered by leaching in heavy liquids.
803
C)
(Jl
TABLE 3
5i02 45
TiO2 0.05-0.10 TABLE 2. Chemical studies of 67075, whole-rock
A1203 31-34
Cr203 0.02-0.08 Reference Split # Elements analyzed
FeO 1-4
LSPET (1973) ,4 majors, Rb, Y, Zr, Cr
MnO 0.02-0.06
Haskin et al. (1973) ,17 majors, REEs, other trace
MgO 0.5 - 3 (_ 30 els.)
CaO 17 - 20 Hubbard et al. (1974) ,53,55 REEs,other trace
Na20 0.3 Wanke et al. (1975) ,11 majors, REEs, siderophiles,
K20 0.02 other trace (_ 40 e]s.)
P205 0.02 Wanke et al. (1977) ,11 V
co Sr _150 Scoon (1974) ,22 majors
o La 0.35
¢_ Hertogen et al.(1977) ,9 meteoritic siderophiles
Lu 0.04 and volatiles
Rb 0.6 Moore e_ta_l.(1973) ,7 C
Sc < 8 Jovanovic and Reed
Ni < 4 (1976a) ,10 Ru, Os
Jovanovic and Reed
Co < 7 (1976b) ,10 F, C1, Br, U, P205
Ir ppb 0.3 Nyquist eta|. (1974) ,53 Rb, Sr
Au ppb <0.7 Nyquist et al. (1976) ,17 Rb, Sr
C 5 Silver (1973) ,5 U, Th, Pb
N Oberli et al, (1979) ,34 U, Tb, Pb
S 100 Marti et al. (1973) ,8 K
Zn 0-15
Cu 13
Oxides in wt.%_ others in ppm except as noted.

67075
lO • 67075
Whole rock
O.1
_I_, Rare earths.
TABLE4
TBAB! TLUNI
Sp1|t Rbpp
m Srppm S_Rb/aSSr STSr/a6Sr (b.y,) (b.y.)
Nyquist et al. ,53 0.593 145.0 0.0118±3 0.69984±7 4.38±.52 4.78±.52
(1974) ----
Nyqulstet al. ,17 0.499 158.0 0.0092±2 0.69958±3 3.66±.31 4.18±.31
(1976)
805
67075
• J i i
.?oos ,_ ex I
6707s,s3 SeeARAVES
67075,17
TLUNi:4.6AE
___we S3 from Nyquist et al (1976).
// Figure 6. Rb-Sr isotopic data,
,6995 PLAGUER 17
_-T : 3.66 t, ,63 A|
// PLAG 3
_" PLAG 1
.6990 , I I I ]
.005 .010 .OI5 .020
|?Rb
86S r
Turner et al. (1973) report Ar isotopic data, which have simple systematics.
The rele-ase diagram is shown as Figure 7. The 900-1250°C release gives an
age of 4.04±0.05 b.y. Huneke et al. (1977) report whole rock and plagio-
clase Ar isotopic data. The age spectra are anomalous (Fig. 8) and different
to that of Turner et al. (1973). The ages increase, then decrease, then
increase again with-te-mperature. The plagioclase clast is less disturbed
than the whole-rock; the >850°C release gives a K-Ar age of 3.95±0.1 b.yo
No ages are significantly older than 4.0 b.y.
0"003 _ --0015
_ (>002 -.001
.-,- o
¢J
0"001 -'OOO5 _: ' ' ' _ ' '

APOLLO 16 67075, 5
o _ o
v 3B
-,-o _ _
Q. []
SO _ <[3._
67075 _ 3_ i i I i i
ANORIHOSITE -3-8 _ o2 o4 0.6 0!8 t Lo
ii &O -3-8
"
=-_ 39At RELEASED _.
,¢[
T = 4.0_z 0"05 AE
-3-4
•5 _ Figure 8. Ar releases,
FRACTION
CF39Ar
RELEASED from Huneke et a__l_l.
(1977).
Figure 7. Ar releases,
from Turner et al. (1973).
8O6
67075
U-Th-Pb isotopicdata are given by Silver (1973) and Oberli et al. (1979).
Silver's (1973) results show the lead to be moderatelyradiog-enTcbutun-
supportedby the observed U and Th abundances. The lead may contain one of
the oldest lunar componentsidentified. Oberli et al. (1979)made new
determinations,showing Silver's (1973) data to b-e 1-_-error.The new data
appear to be compatiblewith the "cataclysmarray" (i.e. other rocks with
_4.0 b.y. ages) (Fig.9) and thus compatiblewith a primary age of 4.47 b.y.
Oberli et al.
I (]-979)
JO _ ]Pb"147
.... _4 I 018 t!2
238U/ZO6pb
RARE GAS AND EXPOSURE AGES: Turner et al. (1973) report Ar isotopic data
and calculate an exposure age of 46 m.y. Marti et al. (1973) report Kr
isotopic data for an interior chip and calculate an exposure age of 48.5±5.5
m.y. Hohenberget al. (1978) compare observed (publisheddata) with pre-
dicted cosmogeni_Ar-_,Kr, and Xe abundances,and list exposure ages of 50.2
m.y. and 49 m.y.
Lightner and Marti(1974a)report Xe isotopicdata and report that the sample

contains little trapped Xe. Drozd et al. (1977) note that (131Xe/126Xe)sPALL=
3.35, among the lowest observed amo_lilS-e samples they studied.
PHYSICALPROPERTIES: Weeks et al. (1973) report electron paramaqnetic

resonance studies+of plagiocl_se_, with reference to Ti 3+ and Fe_+ abundances.
Both Ti 3. and Fe3 are low, even compared to most other Apollo 16 samples.
PROCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS: 67075 is so friable that it broke into many

small pieces and powder during transportation to Earth (Fig. 1). Thus no
sawcuts or extensive chipping were necessary.
807
INTRODUCTION: 67095 is a coherent, coarse-grained basaltic impact melt with

a thick coat of frothy, clast-laden glass (Fig. 1). The large "norite"
clasts referred to in the original Apollo 16 Sample Information Catalog
(1972) are actually portions of the basalt showing through the glass coat.
This rock was collected within the southeast rim of North Ray Crater; lunar
orientation is unknown. Zap pits are absent from all surfaces.
S-77-24293
_J
670(
Figure I.
PETROLOGY: This coarse-grained, basaltic impact melt rock is characterized _

by equant to lathy plagioclase (up to 1.5 mm long) ophitically enclosed by
large (up to 10 mm) single crystals of olivine and pyroxene (Fig. 2). The
plagioclase is normally zoned from Ango-gs; olivine is Fo78_83, clinopyroxene
Wo4oEn_7, and pigeonite Wo14Ens9 (Warren and Wasson, 1978). The mesostasis
consists of dark brown glass, metal, troilite, ilmenite and other opaque
oxides. The grain size is locally variable with clots of much finer-grained
basalt scattered through the rock. Xenocrysts are rare, and are mostly
8O8
67095
a b
Fi_e 2. a) 67095,45, general view,

o1]-T_ine crystal at extinction, xpl.
width 2mmo
b) 67095,35, zone of internal
shearing, ppl. width Imm.
c) 67095,36, contact of basalt
and glass coat, ppl. width Imm.
8O9
67095
plagioclase or plagioclase aggregates. A few very fine-grained, recrystal-

lized breccia clasts (1-2 mm) are recognized by Warren and Wasson (1978).
Zones of internal shearing have disrupted the original texture in places
(Fig. 2), causing minor brecciation and recrystallization.
The dark 91ass coat is clear in thin section, with schlieren indicating flow
parallel to the basalt/glass contact (Fig. 2). Partial crystallization of
the coat to a fine-grained groundmass has occurred around local nuclei. Some
melting of the host rock near the contact is apparent (Fig. 2).
CHEMISTRY: Major and trace element analyses of the bulk rock are reported
by Laul et al. (1974), Palme et al. (1978) and Warren and Wasson (1978).
Hertogen et al. (1977) give meteoritic siderophile and volatile element
abundances--f_ the glass coat and for the bulk rock. Rancitelli et al.
(1973a,b), provide whole rock abundances of natural and cosmogeni_-ra--(rio-
nuclides.
67095 is compositionally distinct from the local soils, being considerably

less aluminous and with higher levels of REEs (Table 1, Fig. 3). Palme et
al. (1978) note that the Na content of 67095 is somewhat high for a typi_l
_saltic impact melt, and that the K/La ratio (K/La = 95) is also high
compared to the average highlands (K/La _70). Both the basalt and the glass
coat contain meteoritic contamination (Table i). Hertogen et al. (1977)
assign the basalt to ancient meteoritic group 1L which the_n_rpret to
represent Imbrium ejecta. The glass coat is probably a young hybrid with
siderophiles unrelated to a particular ancient meteoritic group (Hertogen
et al., 1977).
100 I I I I
90
80 67095
70
60
10
= 50
o
40
G)
E 30
t_
(/)
2O
15
Figure 3. Rare earths, average of published analyses,
810
67095
TABLE I. Summarychemistryof 67095 lithologies

Basalt Glass coat
SiO2 47.3
liO2 0.71
A1203 22.2
Cr203 0.14
FeO 5.6
M_nO 0.08
MgO 11.0
CaO 12.8
Na20 0.609
K20 0.268
P205
Sr 180
La 23
Lu ]_
.0
Rb 7.94 6.42
Sc 9.6
NI 125 129
Co 11
Ir ppb 3.37 5.81
/ - Au ppb 3.34 2.02
C
N
S
Zn 4.7 2.27
Cu
RAREGASES/EXPOSURE AGES: Cosmogenic radionuclide data are given by

Rancitelli et al. (1973b) and Fruchter et al. (1978). These data indicate
that 67095 1_dersaturated in 2_All act'Tv_y (Rancitelli et al., 1973b;
Yokoyama et al., 1974).
A 2GAI exposure age of >2.5 m.y. and a S_Mn age of >12 m.y. were calculated
by Fruchter et al. (1978), who also conclude that 67095 had a simple ex-
posure history.
Kr isotopic data yield an exposure age of 50.2±1.8 m.y., consistent with

the excavation of 67095 by the North Ray Crater event (Drozd et al., 1974).
Xe isotopic data are provided by Hohenberg et al. (1978).
PROCESSING ANDSUBDIVISIONS: In 1973, 67095 was slabbed and the slab sub-
_iv'ided (Fig. 4). Allocations have been made from all portions of the rock.
Many splits remain at JSC, the largest being the W end piece ,i (183.6 g).
811
67095
67095
f---,22 .... ..,
I
,23
\
/
/ \ \
I !
,26 _ "_ ,24 5 / ,,

,21 .... _
1 _"11
,31 - ,19
,29 ,3( S - 73 - 33245
Figure 40 Major subdivisionsof 67095°
812
"_ 67115 FRAGMENTALPOLYMICT BRECCIA 240 g
INTRODUCTION: 67115 is a friable, light gray matrix breccia partially

c%a%ed by dark glass (Fig. 1). Macroscopically the rock has a shattered
appearance, being cut by many penetrating fractures and veined by dark glass.
This sample was collected within the southeast rim of North Ray Crater;
lunar orientation is unknown. Many zap pits are present on the S surface of
the rock, with few to none on other surfaces.
PETROLOGY: A restricted population of clast types characterizes this frag-

mental matrix breccia (Fig. 2). Mineral fragments of plagioclase are by far
the most abundant constituent. Granoblastic anorthosites with variable per-
centages of mafic minerals, and clast-rich, dark melt matrix breccias are
virtually the only lithic types in the rock (Fig. 2), though both are present
in abundance. Fragments of olivine, pyroxene, spinel, metal and schreibersite
are minor components.
Incipient recrystallization appears to have affected the finest portion of

the matrix. Abundant tiny, rounded grains of olivine(?) fill interstices and
occasionally rim larger, more angular grains (Fig. 2).
813
67115
a b
c d
Figure 2. a) 67115,31, matrix, ppl. width O.5mm.

b) 67115,30, matrix and granoblastic clast, ppl. width Imm.
c) 67115,30, matrix, dark clast, and glass coat, ppl.
width 2mm.
d) 67115,49, glass veins near contact of breccia and glass
coat, ppl. width 2mm.
814
67115
The glass coat is irregularly distributed over the surface of the rock. Schaal
et al. (1979) tabulate various physical parameters of the glass coat, such as
_sTcularity. A zone of fine-grained quench crystals occurs at the breccia/
glass contact (Fig. 2).
CHEMISTRY: Major and trace element abundances for the bulk rock are given by
Rose et al. (1973). Major and trace element analyses of "black" and "white"
portio-ns_f the rock reported by S.R. Taylor eta]. (1973) bracket the bulk
analysis of Rose et al. (1973). (The rock is erroneously referred to as
61175 in the text_f--_.R. Taylor et al. (1973) but is correctly labeled in
all tables). Clark and Keith (1973)--and Eldridge et al. (1975) provide
natural and cosmogenic radionuclide data and Jovano-viE-and Reed (1976a,b)
report halogens and other trace element data for the bulk rock. Major and
trace element analyses of the glass coat and a plagioclase separate are
given by S.R. Taylor et al. (1973). Meteoritic siderophile and volatile
abundances for two "g_-ayTr-clasts, a glass vein and the bulk matrix are given
by Hertogen et al. (1977). Schaal (unpublished) determined major elements
in the glass coat by electron microprobe.
67115 is compositionally similar to several other Apollo 16, Station 11 and

13 light matrix breccias in being very aluminous (_30% A1203) and low in
lithophile and siderophile elements (Table i, Fig. 3). All of the samples
analyzed by Hertogen et al. (1977) are contaminated with meteoritic
siderophiles but the T6w-Tevels of these elements renders assignments to
specific meteoritic groups somewhat tenuous. The "light gray clast" is
nearly pristine (Table 1). Photographs of this split show a single, nearly
white clast but no thin sections or other chemical data are available.
The glass samples are poorer in AI20_ and richer in lithophiles and sidero-
philes than the bulk rock, and are close to the composition of North Ray
soils.
40 I I I I I I I i I I I I
30 67115,17
1o Figure 3. Rare earths,

from S.R. Taylor et al.
• 5
3
2
1
I I I I I I I I I I I I
La Ce Pr Nd Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Trn Yb Lu
815
67115
TABLE I. Summarychemistryof 67115 lithologies
Bulk rock Glass coat and vein Light gray clast _dium 9ray clast
Si02 44.6 44.5
TiO2 0.2 0.65

Al203 31.0 27.9
Cr203 0.06 0.10
FeO 2.5 4.8
MnO 0.04
MgO 3.1 4.9
CaO 17.7 15.8
Na20 0.5 0.45

K20 0.08 0.12
P205 0.02 0.06
Sr 180
La 2.2 9.0
Lu 0.12 0.43
Rb _I 1.5 0.36 0.45
Sc 2
Ni 50 164 28 45
Co 5
Ir ppb 1.59 7.17 0.44 2.69
Au ppb 0.16 3.27 0.39 0.5
c
N
S
Zn _4 2.54 4.85 4.13
Cu 2
EXPOSURE AGES: Clark and Keith (1973) and Eldridge et al. (1975)provide
cosmogenicradionuclidedata as determinedby gamma-ray spectroscopy.
67115 is apparentlyunsaturatedin 2GAI activity.
MICROCRATERS: Morphologicalparametersof microcratersin the 0.2-100 _m

diameter range are reported by Brownlee et al. (1973),from scanning electron
microscopy {SEM) studies (Fig. 4).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: 67115 has never been sawn but was extensively
subdividedby chipping in 1972. Allocationshave been made from all areas
of the rock. ,16 and ,17 (Fig. 1) were allocated for chemistryto Rose and
S.R. Taylor, respectively. ,25-,28 (Fig. 5) were analyzed by Hertogen et al.
(1977). The largest single piece remaining is ,9 (161.6 g).
816
67115
/f •
I i I 7 I ill I I I I t I t[l_ I I I I I I[I

1.2-
0 - • .
1.0 o
,,m,o.e _• I" . Figure 4. Microcraters,

_0.6 " • _ • •• from Brownlee et al. (1973) "
Q.
0.4 - • •
-
_ 02-
I I I 111111 i i i I lllll i l Li
0.1 1.0 I0 IO0
CRATER DIAMETER (_)
i_ /
/
Figure 5.
67115 s-74-33199
817
67215 FRAGMENTAL
(MONOMICT
GRANOBLASTIC?)BRECCIA 276 g
INTRODUCTION: 67215 is a moderately friable, light gray, fine-grained, and

fairly uniform fragmental breccia (Fig. I). The sample may be monomict with
most material derived from granoblastic, anorthositic granulite, but a few
dark aphanitic clasts are present.
67215 was collected on the south rim of North Ray crater. It was collected
as a special sample for the study of rock surfaces; hence, to avoid abrasion
and other degradation, it was packed in a padded bag. However, apparently
because it is a breccia, and not the tough crystalline rock planned premission
as a padded bag sample, it has not been requested for surface studies and has
only recently been inspected. The sample has zap pits on all surfaces except
new fractures.
,2
,0
I cm
I I
67215 s- 80-30312
Figure I.
818
67215
PETROLOGY: A macroscopicdescriptionhas been made by G. J. Taylor (unpublished

Data Pack information). The sample is light gray and fine-grained. The most
abundant clast type consists of plagioclase,brown pyroxene(?),and yellow
olivine(?),with granular textures. The matrix (arbitrarilydefined) consists
of crushed debris of the same mineral. In thin section the fragments are
granoblasticor cumulate-textured,and anorthositic(Fig. 2). The fragments
vary in the size and abundanceof pyroxene,which shows exsolution,and they
contain troilite, Fe-metal, ilmenite,and traces of silica. The matrix con-
sists of crushed, angularmineral fragments.
Figure 2. 67215,6, general view, ppl. width 2mm.
819
67215
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: 67215 has only recently been inspectedand was

found to have broken into one large piece, two smaller pieces, and several
small fragments (Figs. 1,3). ,3 was allocated for thin sections.
67215
Figure 3, Subdivisionsof 67215.
820
..... 67235 FINE-GRAINED POIKILITIC IMPACT MELT 938 9
INTRODUCTION: 67235 is a fine-grained, crystalline sample (Fig. I) which is

a poikilitic impact melt. It is pervasively fractured, allowing the rock to
fall apart, but individual pieces are coherent.
67235 was collected on the south rim of North Ray crater. It was collected as
a special sample for the study of rock surfaces; hence, to avoid abrasion and
degradation, it was packed in a padded bag. However, it has not been requested
for surface studies and has only recently been inspected; it is obvious that
the surfaces have not been preserved but have flaked off (G. J. Taylor, un-
published Data Pack information). The sample has only rare zap pits.
67235
821
67235
PETROLOGY:A macroscopic description has been made by G. J. Taylor (unpublish-

ed Data Pack information). The sample is fine-grained (<0.2 mm?) and uniform,
but with some whitish clasts. Metal grains are conspicuous.
Thin sections show that the sample is a poikilitic impact melt (Fig. 2), with
oikocrysts less than 500 pm across. Most of the enclosed plagioclase chada-
crysts are less than 30 pm long, and the interoikocryst areas are glassy and
opaque-mineral rich. Fe-metal and troilite are present. Most of the clasts
are plagioclase, and thin section ,5 contains one granoblastic impactite
(_80% plagioclase).

ppl. width 2mm.
PROCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS: 67235 has only recently been inspected and was
found to have shed many small chips (Fig. I). One of these ,2 was allocated
for thin sections.
822
67415 CATACLASTIC NORITIC ANORTHOSITE 175 9
INTRODUCTION: 67415 is an extremely friable, cataclastic noritic anorthosite

that was removed from its documented bag in many pieces (Fig.l). It appears
to be nearly monomict, but is not chemically pristine.
This sample was collected from the south rim of North Ray Crater, near the
large, White Breccia boulders that yielded 67455, and 67475. The lunar
orientation of 67415 could not be determined. Due to its friable nature, no
lunar exterior surfaces could be recognized.
Figure l, cm scale,
PETROLOGY:67415 is a clastic rock apparently formed by simple crushing of a

granoblastic noritic anorthosite. It is composed predominantly of angular
grains of plagioclase with lesser amounts of mafic minerals (mostly ortho-
pyroxene), granoblastic lithic fragments, minor metal (some rusty), troilite,
i.lmenite and very rare symplectites. Pre-cataclasis texture of the rock is
preserved only in small (up to 3 mm) lithic fragments (Fig.2).
823
67415
Figure 2. 67415,14,general view,

ppl. wldth 2mm.
C_ -
Minor elements in plagioclase as determined by ion probe are given by Meyer

(1979) (Table 1).
TABLE I. Minor elements in plagioclase (ppm)(Meyer, 1979)
Li Mg T.____i Sr Ba
a. 6 650 100
b. 6 637 203 300 103
CHEMISTRY: Major and trace element analyses are given by W_nke et al. (1976,
1977) and Lindstromet al, (1977). Hertogen et al. (1977)report meteoritic
siderophileand volatT-l_abundances. Cripe a_Moore (1975) and Moore and
Lewis (1975) provide total C, N and S data.
67415 is compositionallydistinct from the local mature soils, being less

aluminousand somewhat more magnesian (Table 2). The rare-earthelement
abundancesfor this rock are fairly low (Fig. 3), about a factor of 3 less
than in the soils. 67415 is not chemicallypristine: siderophilesindicate
a significantmeteoriticcomponent (Table 2). The low total C and S indicate
824
67415
the lack of a significant solar wind component in this breccia. Although

67415 was collected near the White Breccia boulders, it is not similar to the
known sample of light matrix from these boulders, 67455 (Lindstrom et al.,
1977).
TABLE 2. Summary/ chemistry of 67415
SiO2 45.2 Sr 168

TiO2 0.38 La 5.0
A1203 25.4 Lu 0.27
Cr203 0.10 Rb 0.8
FeO 4.9 Sc 8.3
MnO 0.07 Ni 90
MgO 7.9 Co 12
CaO 14.9 Ir ppb 3.0
Na20 0.53 Au ppb 1.0

K20 0.05 C 13
P205 0.03 N 99
S <17
Oxides in wt%; others in ppm except Zn 5.8

as noted, Cu
30 I I I I I I I
67415, 7
7 I I I I I I I
La Ce Sm Eu Tb Dy Ho Yb Lu
Figure 3. Rare earths, from W_nke et al. (1976).
PROCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS: Although 67415 was collected as a single piece, it

broke up during transport and was removed from its documented bag as _40 frag-
ments > i g, the largest (,8) being _3 cm across. Initial allocations in 1972
were filled largely by individual fragments. In 1974 several of the
individual fragments were assigned split numbers and the largest fragment
(,8) extensively subdivided for allocations. ,18 contains a 7x4 mmdark,
coherent clast of unknown affinity.
825
67435 POLYMICT BRECCIA, PARTLY GLASS-COATED 353 g
INTRODUCTION: 67435 is a coherent,medium gray breccia (Fig. i) consisting

of poikiliticimpact melt clasts in a more feldspathic,more porous matrix;
these two lithologiesare in roughly equivalentproportions. A distinctive
clast is the cumulate-textured,probably pristine,spinel-troctolite(Prinz
et al., 1973). About half the surface of the breccia is coated with hackly,
g-_Fa_y,vesicularmaterial, largelydevitrifiedor crystallized.
67435 was collected from the southeastrim of North Ray Crater and was perched.
The sample is subroundedand elongatedwith some penetrativefractures. Its
orientationis known and a few zap pits occur on four sides, with none on the
other two.
Glassy 67435, 0
Pre-sawcuts
Polymict breccia
1 cm
r I
S - 75- 21190
Figure I.
PETROLOGY: A comprehensivepetrographicdescription,with microprobe data, is

provided by R. Warner et al. (1976a). Prinz et al. (1973) describe the spinel
troctoliteclast, with_i_oprobe analyses, in--d_ail,and the attached breccia
briefly. Mehta and Goldstein (1980) report analyses of metal in the glass coat.
Longhi et al. (1976) and Huebner et al. (1976) use the data of Prinz et al.
(1973)_he spinel troctolite 1_e-_Fement
partitioningstudies.
826
67435
a b
C
\
i
j Figure 2. a) 67435,21, poikilitic

clasts, ppl. width 2mm.
_; b) 67435,21, glass coat, ppl.
width 2mm.
c) 67435,14, spinel troctolite
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67435
R. Warner et al. (1976a)describe 67435 as consistingof a light-colored,sugary

matrix enc_s_g numerous gray aphaniticclasts (poikiliticimpact melts) and
severalwhite feldspathicclasts. About half of the surface is covered with an
irregularglassy coat.
The matrix surroundingthe aphaniticclasts is more feldspathic,porous, and

cont_lasts (usually<1 mm) with 80-90% plagioclase. Most of these clasts
are characterizedby small plagioclasegrains surroundedby an extremely fine-
grained, micropoikiliticintergrowthof mafic phases and plagioclase. In
places this matrix grades into the poikiliticclasts.
The aphaniticclasts have poikilitictextures (Fig. 2) similar to, but generally

finer-grainedthan, typical Apollo 16 poikilitic impact melts. The oikocrysts
are 200-400 pm x 100-150 pm and includeboth olivine and low-Ca pyroxene. Min-
eral compositionsare shown in Figures 3-5. These clasts contain _65% plagio-
clase. They contain xenocrystsof plagioclase,olivine and metal, and a few
lithic fragments. These latter includefragments with a granular texture;
their mineral compositionsare shown in Figures 3-5 as "host breccia, ANT
clasts".
One 1.5 cm interior clast of lighter-coloredmaterial is described by R. Warner

et al. (1976a). This is a feldspathic (48% plagioclase)breccia. Mineral
compositionsare given in Figures 3-5. Plagioclaseoccurs as subequantgrains
10-60 pm across with some larger fragments. Mafic minerals are concentrated
between and around the plagioclaseas irregulargranules or as oikocrysts. The
olivines are quite iron-rich (_Foso_6o).
The clast of spinel troctoliteIPST) described by Prinz et al. (1973) has a

cumulate texture (Fig. 2) and is probably a pristine lit_lo-gy. Poikilitic
plagioclases(2 to 3 mm) enclose olivines (0.2-1.1mm) and pink spinel (pleonaste)
grains (0.1-0.7mm). No pyroxene is present and the only other phases observed
are Fe-Ni metal and troilite. The mode of the clast in thin section (,14) is
69% olivine, 26% plagioclase,5% spinel, others trace. Prinz et al. (1973)
report microprobe data for all phases. Olivines cluster at Fos_.s-s2.4,and
plagioclasesat AnsG._-97.4. The clast was completelyused up in making two
thin sections; a second spinel troctoliteclast has been identifiedand
extractedas mineral grains.
Prinz et al. (1973) report that the spinel troctoliteclast is enclosed in a

dense, annealed microbrecciafor which microprobe analyses are given. A de-
focussed-beamanalysis suggeststhatthe microbrecciahas _24% A1203. The
mineral compositions,particularlyolivine, are quite varied.
The 91ass coat is mainly "devitrified"or has a rapidly cooled, quench texture.
Some clea_ glass, frequentlyflow-banded,is present, and some clasts of plagio-
clase (An88_99)and olivine (Fo61_o,)occur in the "devitrified"areas (R.
Warner et al., 1976a). The boundary between clear and "devitrified"glasses
is very s--ha'r-p.
Metal grains larger than 5 _m in the glassy coat appear to be
quite restrictedin compositionwith 5-7% Ni and _).5% Co (Mehta and Goldstein
1980) (Figure 6). The smaller grains (i _m - 1000 R) have _ 14% Ni, with a
few grains devoid of Ni - these compositionsdiffer from the particles larger
than 5 pm. Both large and small metal particles appear to be single-phase.
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67435
Di67435,49 INTERIORCLAST
^ _ ^ Hd .
D{67435,12 ^
HOST ^
BRECCIA Hd
/_ • Feldspothic brecc_o clast_

• Matrix / • e_rk _ix
•" ! o-_,"
En (tool.%)
..... ,
Fs
1. O) ....... X
En (mot%) Fs
6743,5,25 GLASS COATING

I_ Hd
from R. Warner et al. (1976a).
l°
V V ,s ,o" _,
En (tool.%1 Fs
67455,12 HOST BRECCtA
I0 674_5,49 INTERIOR CLAST

ANT EI-I_TS
;3 . .,...,
e m
MINFRAL CLASTS 1 ;i
8"
Jm
MINERAL CLAST--_--_
_|_ -JL .....

FELDSPATHIC BRECCIA CLAST _ _ !__" MATRIX
z _ to so 70 60 5o 4o
FORSTERITECONTENTIN OLIVINE(tooL%}
IO 8C 70 60 5O 40
FORSTERITECONTENT IN OLIVINE (tooL%)
67435,25;,26;,27 GLASS COATING
| .,,_C.A_S from R. Warner et al. (1976a).
_ o' ' 7b 6'o 5'o 4"0

FORSTERITECONTENTIN OLIVINE(tool.%)
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67435
67435,12 HOST BRECCIA

FELOSPATHJCBRECCIACLAST DARK M_,TRIX ANT CLASTS
IO •
Ab
I_
.,oo°= . ¢=_ /_.,_/.,oo.= .
,
/ .
5
.
IO
.
i5
B5
Or
\Bo
67'435,49 INTERIOR CLAST 67455,25,,26_,27 GLASS COATING (o} Feldspar-phyric
6\ /\J\.,'\/\='°"'"'°=°'""
/ _ E /f'/ /_ '"
" . %,-. . ,o.]/
,oZ/.oo/o.. / s. . .
Figure 5. Plagioclase compositions, from R. Warner et al. (1976a).
L2 i ii iii J i, ii i i
67455
0
$ io iS
WT % NI
Figure 6o Compositions of metal in the

glass coat, from Mehta and Goldstein (1980).
CHEMISTRY: Chemical studies are listed in Table i, and summary chemistries

of the matrix or bulk rock, the glass coat, the large feldspathic breccia
clast, and the poikilitic clasts are given in Table 2. Rare-earth element
plots are shown in Figures 7 and 8. The glass coat and the host breccia have
roughly similar compositions, but the coat is nearly identical to typical
Apollo 16 soils (not those from Station Ii). The interior feldspathic breccia
clast is very similar to the Station 11 feldspathic samples, including low
siderophile abundances. All samples are contaminated with meteoritic material;
one of the glass samples has a much higher Au/Ir ratio then the other samples
and R. Warner et al.(1976a) suggest that there are two distinct meteoritic
components.
830
67435
TABLE 1. Chemical studies of 67435
Reference Split# Description Elements analyzed
R. Warner et al. (1976a) ,36 matrix majors, trace, rare

earths, siderophiles.
" ,25,26,27 glass coat ,,
" ,30 white interior
clast "
Lindstrom et ai.(1977) ,40 matrix majors, trace, rare
earths.
W_nke et al. (1976) ,39 matrix majors, trace, rare
earths (_ 50 els.)
Clark and Keith (1978) ,0 bulk rock K, U, Th
Moore and Lewis (1977) ,18 matrix C, N
Cripe and Moore (1975) ,18 matrix S
Dominik and Jessberger (1978) ,33E matrix K, Ca
" ,33B,33C _ark clasts "
t-
O
r-
10-
° I= --
¢,_ --
67435
Bulk breccia
1 I I I I I I t I I I I I I
_ La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
F.igure7. Rare earths for the bulk breccia.
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67435
STABLE ISOTOPES:R. Warner et al.(1976a) report oxygen isotopic data performed

by the Clayton group on a bu--Tk_reccia sample (,22). The 6 180 (SMOW)of
+5.6% and _ 170 (SMOW)of + 2.8% are typical lunar values.
GEOCHRONOLOGY ANDRADIOGENICISOTOPES:Dominik and Jessberger (1978) and

Jessberger et al, (1977) report Ar isotopic data for gray matrix, dark clasts,
and plagioc_se separates of 67435. The release diagrams are shown as Figure 9
and the data summarized in Table 3. The clasts and matrix were not isotopically
equilibrated in the last heatinq or assembly event. The two plagioclase samples
both have good plateaux at 4.42 b.y., the dark clasts at _4.0 b.y. The matrix
age spectrum is not well-defined. The data allow either that the breccia formed
in a mild event of _ 1 b.y. from older, varied components, or that it was assembled
at _ 3.9 b.y. and has suffered post-aggregation gas loss. The major resetting for
most constituents was _ 3.9 b.y.
RAREGASESAND EXPOSURE AGES: Dominik and Jessberger (1978) and Jessberger et al.
(1977) report Ar isotopic analyses and calculate exposure ages ranging from 44.9
to 52.1 m.y.(Table 3). These are similar to the exposure ages of most other
Station 11 rocks, suggesting that 67435 was ejected in the North Ray C_ater event.
Clark and Keith (1973) reported cosmogenic nuclide data and Yokoyama et ai.(1974)
interpret the data as showing saturation with 26AI. Thus the exposu-'re 1--_s
more
than a few million years.
200
IO0 (p/_) glass

67435.2__6zJ / m_rlx
5O
2o
F.igure 8. Rare earths for various _, glass
(1980). PI%: normative plagioclase u= ' "

content.
subsam'ples,
from R. Warner et al. _) t!
Io0
o:5
0.2
O.t I t I I I I I I I t f , I
BoLo Ce Nd $mEuGd TbDy YbLuHfToTh
LIL ELEMENTS
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67435
TABLE 2. Summar},chemistry of lithic types in 67435
2Glass 3White kpoikilitic

IMatrix Coat interior clasts
clast
SiO2 _|6 _47 46.0 46

TiO2 0.83 0.9 0.34 1.0
Al203 23 26.5 30.1 21.3
Cr203 0.15 0.1-0.2 0.067
FeO 6.9 _5.5 3.8 6.4
MgO 9.3 _ 8 3.6 11.2
CaO 13.4 15.2 17.9 13
Na20 0.5 0.57 0.51 0.55

K20 0.15 0.1-0.2 0.056 0.25
P205 0.19
Sr 176
La 23 12 2.4
Lu 1 0.5 0.13
Rb 4
Sc 11 9 7.7
Ni 700 31
Co 40 _ 20 6
Ir ppb 12-,23 10-24
Au ppb 14 19-43
C 44
N 72
S 700-.1100
Zn 8
Cu 5
Oxides in wt.%& others in ppm except as noted.
Ifrom analyses of R. Warner et al. (1976a) and W_nke et al. (1976); analysis
by Lindstrom et al. (1977) _re feldspathic.
2from analyses of ,26 and ,27 and omitting ,25 of R. Warner et al. (1976a).
_R. Warner et al. (1976a).
_R. Warner et al. (1976a) - from defocussed beam analyses.
833
67435
1°-1 _ e 67435,33
10-3
4.4 4.4
_< Figure 9. Ar releases, from
_4.2 4.2 Dominik and Jessberger (1978).
4.0 4.0
3.8 3.8
3,6 3.6
0 20 40 60 80 100
FRACTION 39AR" RELEASED
Apparent 4°Ar-39Ar ages and K/Ca ratios vs. frac-

tional 39Ar release for samples of breccia 67435. Only ages
in the range 3.5-4.6 AE are shown. Numbers give the tem-
perature of that fraction which is the first to fall in that age
range. A, D = plagioclasc clasts; B, C = dark breccia clasts;
E = light grey matrix.
TABLE 3. _°Ar-a9Ar summary !Dominik and Jessberger, 1978)
Subsample Ca K K/Ar age _°Ar-SgAr age (b.y.), Exposure age

plateau range (m.y.)
(%) (ppm) (b.y.) (Oc,_gAr),_OArRlOS s
,33 E matrix 6.5 1190 2.78+0.05 3.82+0.09 ( no plateau) 52.1+2.6

690-1110 o, 70-99%,49%
loss
,33 B dark clast 8.8 1520 3.08_+0.05 3.955+0.013 51.2+2.3

690-1090° , 63-99%,42%
loss
,33 C dark clast

6.6 445 3.59+0.05 4.044+0.029 46.1C1.9
690-11300 , 49-98%,25%
loss
,33 A plagioclase 8.5 270 4.11±0.06 4.427+0.050 44.9+2.6
clast _20_1200o,34_i00%,14%
loss
,33 D plagioclase 9.6 3300 4.08+0.05 4.407+0.035
clast §60-1170°,46-99%,18% 48"153"0
loss
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67435
PROCESSING ANDSUBDIVISIONS: Following some early subdivisions by chipping,

a 1 cm slab was cut through 67435. This slab was positioned to avoid a clast
of spinel troctolite (later extracted) and to some extent avoid the glass
coating. The location of the main subdivisions produced (the rock broke dur-
ing sawing) and maps of them are shown in Figure 10. The face of ,7 is shown in
Figure 11. ,7 (179 g) ,8 (69 g) and ,Ii (19 g) remain nearly intact; many small-
er pieces were produced during sawing.
r _ Feldspothic ¢lost
Figure I0. Major subdivisions of 67435, from R. Warner et al. (1976a).
Figure II. Sawn face.
835
67455 FRAGMENTAL
POLYMICTBRECCIA 942 9
INTRODUCTION: 67455 is a very friable, feldspathic breccia that contains a

variety of clast types, including pristine anorthosites. This rock was chipped
from a large white boulder on the south rim of North Ray Crater together with
67475. Due to its friabilityit broke into several pieces during transport from
the Moon (FCg. 1). Exact lunar orientation is unknown, but some exterior
surfaces were recognizedduring the original processingby their discoloration
and a few remainingzap pits. Much of the post-1974work referencedhere is
the work of a consortiumheaded by Chao.
Figure 1.
PETROLOGY: An extensive petrographic description is given by Minkin et ai.(1977)

and their terminology will be used here to avoid confusion. Several--di_-ferent
clast types occur in a very friable groundmass of predominantly crushed and
compacted plagioclase grains (Fig.2). Monomineralic plagioclase dominates the
clast population,with lesser amounts of olivine, pyroxene, metal, troilite,
ilmenite,and lithic fragments. Metal grains in the groundmass tend to be rusty,
836
67455
-f a b
c d
Figure 2. a) 67455,49, whole thin section, ppl. width about lOmm.

b) 67455,109, shocked anorthosite clast, xpl. width 2mm.
c) 67455,48, gabbroic anorthosite clast, ppl. width Imm.
d) 67455,43, feldspathic microbreccia clast, xpl. width Imm.
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67455
with compositions outside of the "meteoritic" field (Fig.3) (L.A. Taylor et al.,
1973b). El Goresy et al. (1973a) report one occurrence of sphalerite and
"goethite" as a re_tTon rim around troilite. Lithic clasts include cataclastic
anorthosites, gabbroic anorthosites, annealed feldspathic microbreccia and
various glassy clasts. Modal abundances are summarized in Table 1 (reproduced
from Minkin et al., 1977).
I L i i
14
._ 67455,48
8
0 ,.
FigureL. 3.A. Metal
from Taylor compositions,
et al. (1973b). __ ,., a. ...............
_" 0.| _41e_teo(Vt_¢

_ke_eAe'
I i I t I
l 4 $ i
TABLE I. From Minkin et al. (1977).
Fragment population (> 40 tzm) of 67455
67455,50 67455,57
Fragment type (1554 counts) (825 counts)
Gabbroic anorthosite 7.9 9.1

Feldspathic microbreccia 2.7 6.8
Cataclastic anorthosite with olivine 0.7 3.4
Cataclastic anorthosite with pyroxene 5.0 3.4
Cataclastic anorthosite 8.3 4,4
Plagioclase 51.0 46.2
Olivine 3,7 6,2
Pyroxene 8.2 3,2
Glass:
devitrified and brown with schlieren 0.5 0.9
annealed 0.8 0
coated grains 1.4 5,1
Fragment-laden melt:
with plagioclase laths 3,4 2,5
without plagioclase laths 4.2 6.5
Opaque 2.2 2.3
Total 100.0 100.0
838
67455
Weakly shocked, cataclastic anorthosite clasts often retain a cumulate texture

(Fig.2) with either olivine or pyroxene as interstitial phases. Not all cata-
clastic anorthosite clasts have interstitial mafics, but all contain elongate
inclusions (generally < 5 _m) of olivine within the plagioclase crystals
(Minkin et al., 1977). Mineral compositions in these clasts are typical of
ferroan a_rt--f_osites (plagioclaseAn96-98; olivine Fo_9-s_;orthopyroxene
Wo2En,o, pigeoniteWos-TEn,0.-,3; augite Wo,o-,_En3s-3o). Minor phases include
interstitialilmenite and troilite. Three cataclasticanorthositeswere
physicallyseparatedfrom the rock (,30, 31 and ,32), and found to be chemically
pristine (see Ryder and Norman, 1978, for further descriptionsand documentation
of these particularclasts).
Gabbroic anorthositeclasts are largely recrystallized,though to varying degrees.

Textures range from coarse granoblastic (Fig.2)tovery fine-grained"hornfelsic".
Pyroxene and olivine tend to occur in roughly equal amounts with interstitial
ilmenite and metal. Mineral compositionsare: plagioclaseAn92-97, olivine
Fo46-6s, pigeoniteWoT-zeEns,,-4B, augite Wo2o-,oEnso_,oand orthopyroxeneWo2-3
En63-s6 (Minkin et al., 1977).
The feldspathicmicrobrecciasof Minkin et al. (1977)consist entirely of many

small (< 30 _m), anhedral plagioclasegr_nTin a recrystallizedmosaic (Fig.2).
These fragments could also be called "granoblasticanorthosite"or "recrystallized
plagioclase".
Two types of melt-glassclasts are recognizedby Minkin et al. (1977):fragment-

laden, glassy matrix breccia and xenocryst-freeglasses.-_Fh_lass¥ matrix
breccia clasts tend to be very coherent,with abundant mineral and lithic frag-
ments cemented by a small amount of interstitialmelt. The interstitialmelt
is most often a dark brown glass, but in places shows a very faint poikilitic
texture. Abundant xenocrystsand laths of plagioclase (An87_97and An9,_97,
respectively)and some olivine (Fo_6_7o),orthopyroxene(Wo__3Ense-77),augite
(Wo___3En,1__8) and lithic fragments are all found within the glassy matrix
clasts. Xenocryst-freeglasses,most of which possess schlieren,are uncommon.
Some are strained as indicatedby their wavy extinction,while others show
evidence of annealingor devitrification. The lack of glass spherules in the
rock indicatesthat no significantregolith component is present (Minkinet al.,
1977).
CHEMISTRY: Lindstrom et al. (1977) and Hertogen et al. (1977) provide major
element, lithophile, s_e_phile and volatile element data on a suite of
separated clast and matrix samples. Reed et al. (1977) and Jovanovic and Reed
(1978) provide data on volatile metals, haTogens, and other trace elements for
some of these same samples. Other major and trace element analyses of the bulk
rock are given by Rose et al. (1973), W_nke et al. (1973,1977), Fruchter et al.
(1974) and MUller (1975_Y.--CTheanalysis lis_d_s 67455,13 in Fruchter et a_.,
1974, is actually of 68115,78). Bulk C, N and S data are reported by Moore et
al. (1973),Cripe and Moore (1974)and Moore and Lewis (1976). Wrigley (1973-_-
_ovides natural and cosmogenicradionuclideabundances. Defocused beam micro-
probe analyses of several clast types are given by Minkin et al. (1977).
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67455
Al] of the bulk analyses show 67455 to be a highly aluminousbreccia with rela-
tively low levels of both lithophilesand siderophilesand a somewhat high
Fe/Mg (Table 2, Figs. 4,5,6,7). The very low C and N abundances (Table 2)
indicate a negligiblesolar wind component in the bulk breccia.
The major and lithophileelement compositionsof the clast populationcan be

accountedfor by mixing a relativelyferromagnesian,REE-rich componentwith an
aluminous,REE-poor component (Figs.4,5,6) (Lindstromet al., 1977). These
two end-membersare representedpetrographicallyby the-gl_sy matrix breccia
or some of the recrystallizedbreccia clasts, and the cataclasticferroan anor-
thosite clasts, some of which are pristine. The bulk matrix is,however, some-
what enriched in REEs relative to those two components (Figs. 6,7) and a third
component seems to be required. To match the petrographicallyobserved abun-
dances of clasts, which require_70-80% anorthositicmaterial (Table 1),
Lindstromet al. (1977) postulate a "gabbroicanorthosite"componentwith
28-30% Al2_d REEs _10 X chondritesas this cryptic third end-member.
All of the clasts and matrix samples analyzed by Hertogen et al. (1977) have
low abundancesof meteoriticsiderophiles(Table 2). Three--of_-the cataclastic
anorthositeclasts have low enough levels of these elements to be classifiedas
chemicallypristine. Only meteoritic groups 5H and 7, groups common in rocks
from North Ray Crater, are recognized in tile67455 samples (Hertogenet al.,
1977).
0 67455,67475 •
6 [3 67435
E]
L_
I--
25 30 35
WT % AI203
Figure4. Variationof FeO with Al.O3 for clast and matrix samples
of 67455, and bulk samples of 6741_, 67435, and 67475; from
Lindstromet al. (1977). The lines in Figures 4 and 5 represent
linear regressionson the 67455 and 67475 data.
84O
67455
0 67455,67475 •
[] _ 67435
6 _ 67415
35
30
25
WT % AI_O_
Fi£ure 5. Variation of MgOwith AI20_ for clast and matrix

_amples of 67455,
67475, from and tbulkLI-samples
Lindstrome (1977).ol_ 67415, 67435, and
i--
0 67455,67475 •
0 0 67435
67415
6
_4
£
2 z_
• 67475
0 BULK
25 WT% N20_
Variation of Sm with AI=O_ content for samples from the White Breccia
Boulders- The line ;is a linear regression for 67455 clast data•
u_.
Fi From Lindstromet a_]_l.
(1977).
• 841
67455
TABLE 2. Summarychemistryof 67455 lithologies
Catac|asticanorthosite Glassy matrix

Bulk rock clasts_pristine breccia clasts
Si% 44.8 44.7 44.4

Ti% 0.25 <0.1 0.23
A1203 31.1 33.2 28.7
Cr203 0.07 <0.01 0.05
FeO 4.0 2.0 5.0
MnO 0.05 0.018 0.07
MgO 3.0 1.1 3.5
CaO 17.8 18.4 17.0
Ha20 0.37 0.39 0.47

K20 0.024 0.023 0.023
P205 0.02 "_0.02 0.02
Sr 150 145 152
La 1.1 _0.3 _I
Lu 0.09 _.025 0.089
Rb 0.6 0.7 0.17
Sc 7.7
Ni 26 (7 7.9
Co 8
Ir ppb 1.08 0.003 1.23
Au ppb 0.355 0.008 0.12
C 8
N 10
S <20
Zn 7.5 _ 4.13
Cu 1.9
RADIOGENICISOTOPES/GEOCHRONOLOGY: Schaeffer and Schaeffer 11977) report Ar

isotopic data for the bulk rock. J A gas release plateau could not be obtained.
_°Ar has apparently been lost through diffusive processes and the >1200°C
fractions show evidence for excess 3BAr.
Kirsten et al. (1973) give Ar data for two clasts, one dark and one light,
separate_-by--them from a bulk sample. The dark clast failed to yield a
plateau while the light clast gave a plateau age of 3.91±0.12 b.y.
Assuming that the total K-Ar age gives a lower limit to the age of the
rock (e.g.Turner and Cadogan, 1975) and that the rock is younger than the
clasts it contains, 67455 is thus bracketed to be between 3.80-4.03 b.y. old.
842
67455
100
.//__ 67435,40
10 67415,3
i
: --
---
"_
i!!iiiiii
67455 139
67455:.o
E. I 'I. I _3,_ II l}-_. _ 67455,32
\ 1 ,_._------"_'_==_1 II , _ _" 67455,134
-_ / - 67465,120A
X 10 i , , 67455,127
1 I I i
O.1 Li K Rb Sr I_a Ce NId S' EuOd
' ' ;y Cb:,,
I_thophile trace clement abundances for s_mtplcsfrom the While Breccia Boulders. The light REE analyses |o¢
67455,140 and 67455,|27 sre not reliable becauseof bLrBeblank and spike correctionson very smsl[ =northosid¢samples.
Figure 7. Rare earths for clast and matrix samples, from Lindstrom et al. (1977).
RARE GASES/EXPOSUREAGES/TRACKS: Published exposure ages are given in Table 3.

These ages place the age of North Ray Crater at _40-50 m.y. Kr and Xe isotopic
data are reported by Drozd et al. (1974), Drozd (1974), and Bernatowicz et al.
(1978) (Figs. 8,9). The unusual low temperature release peak of Xe (Fig_--lO-_-, is
ascribed to lightly bound, surficial gas by Bernatowicz et al. (1978). Drozd
(1974) and Bernatowicz et al. (1978) disagree on whether or not excess fission
Xe is present in 67455.---T_ latter authors suggest the possibility of a
variation in the trapped gas component.
TABLE 3. Exposure ages of 67455
Method Age (m.y.) Reference
S1.Kr-Kr 50.2_1.8 Drozd et a1.(1974)

=INe 17.3_4.1 "
SeAr 38.0Z13 "
3eAr (dark clast) 31_2 Kirsten et a1.(1973)
_SAr (light clast) 33_2
3SAr 35 Schaeffer and Schaeffer (1977)
Cosmic ray tracks _,30 Storzer et ai.(1973)
843
67455
t--
67455
4( .40
.3_ /
.3_
O I I
2 _
! _'24 "_
x ,,/ _, ,,_,,.,,
_ t _
/ .12
.1_ _,o 08 ,,_ i
.0_
.0_ 3.5 ;t _ •
IEC<:-IZ _o_'_ 6
lb, 3 • Am
IR 67455 oo
1 _#IL_O_.[_
, ,_ , 1:4, ;6, ,'8
,
_o , _2
_mXel1_X
e
Figure 8. Figure 9.
! i ! i i i
90 t "
80 ,_
H Fi_. 1.3
u 70 _...., Sp=l. 0.4
i 4_.-e Scdor98.1
60
50 Figure I0. Xe isotopic data. Figures

Z
40 67455 8,9,10 from Bernatowicz e__t_t
_al. (1978).
_ ao
a. 20 _
I0 b..._W..
Oo_-__._.__ ,...... 8oo moo

_oo 4oo 600 - _12oo
. _:1"_'1'"
14oo
TEMPeRATUrE ('C)
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67455
Pepin et al. (1974) note that total 2_Ne and 3eAr ages are usually significantly
lower_a_the _iKr-Kr ages, and calculate the shielding depth within the rock
necessary to account for these lower ages. For three North Ray Crater rocks,
these depths range from _ 3-6 g/cm 2. The data are consistent with the ejection
of the 67455 boulder from a well-shielded location with no significant pre-
surface irradiation history to its present location in a single event (Drozd
et al. 1974; Pepin et al., 1974).
26AI and22Na are given by Wrigley (1973). 67455 is probably not saturated in
26AI activity (Yokoyama et al., 1974).
Cosmic ray tracks in 67455 feldspars indicate a trace of ancient solar flare
irradiation prior to breccia formation (Storzer et al., 1973).
PHYSICALPROPERTIES:Basic magnetic and natural remanent magnetization charac-

teristics of a bulk rock split are given by Nagata et al. (1973,1975). 67455 is
an example of a rock whose dependence of coercive force (Hc) and saturation
remanence (I R) on temperature is characterized by an asymmetrical distribution
around a low temperature spike (Fig.ll). Such a peak may represent the blocking
temperature of a population of fine metallic grains (Nagata et al., 1973).
Oe. enm/gm
tOO SAMPLE NO. 67455-19 0.02
.=
,oo _.c sot _ Figure II. Magnetic parameters,

=_, __ from Nagata e}_tal_. (1973).
i i J=- 0
g 0 tOO 200 300 TM
TEMPERATURE
Example of Group llI of the dependence of ._l'.and I, on temperature; there is a

sharp increase in J:l. a,d Ix at a critical temperature (T*) and the largest value of H. at the
ow temperature Is reasonably close to _HJ=c.
Schwerer et al. (1973) and Huffman et al. (1974) tabulate the distribution of Fe
among the_i_ral phases and the Fe_F_ + ratio of 67455 as determined by
Mossbauer and magnetic techniques. Very little Fe-metal (_ 0.02 wt%, 2.5% Ni)
is present in this-rock (see also Nagata et al., 1973).
IR and UV spectral reflectance and other polarimetric property measurements

are given by Adams and McCord (1973), Dollfus and Geake (1975), Hua et ai.(1976)
and Zellner et al. (1977) (Figs. 12,13).
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67455
Weeks (1973b) reports electron paramagneticresonance (EPR) spectral data.

Huffman and Dunmyre (1975) studied superparamagneticFe2+ spin clusters in
olivine. 78% of the Fe2 67455 olivines are containedwithin such clusters.
' I .... I ' ' ' ' I .... I ....
6O
.<40
8 Figure 12. Spectral reflectance
_3o curves, from Adams and McCord (1973).
20 _"
-- BRECCIA
//
IO • .... 5OIL
0.5 I.O 1.5 2.0 2.5
WAVELENGTH (p-m)
Spectral reflectance of three Apollo 16breccias (crushed to < 250 _ m) compared

with a mature soil. Sample 67455 is a friable white breccia from North Ray Crater. Sam-
ples 60016 and 68815 are dark brecclas.
At
Figure 13. Spectral reflectance qo

curves, from Hua et al. (1976).
3O
transfer
20
2 3 4 I/A(_-1
Spectral diffuse reflectance curves for very light samples, Second-derlvative

curve for lunar sample 67455,3 enhancing the ahsorption features.
846
67455
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: 67455 was removed from its documentedbag in

several pieces. In 1972, during the original round of allocations,individ-
ual fragments and chips from one of the larger pieces were assigned split
numbers (Fig. 14). In 1974, under the directionof Chao, the powder residue
was passed through a 2 mm sieve to recover clasts and fragments. Chao then
classifiedthese >2 mm fragments (total wt. 47.1 g) macroscopicallyinto 6
groups and assigned each group a split number (,35 - ,40). Individual
fragments representativeof each group were selected by Chao for allocation
to members of his consortium.
Figure 14. S-72-51830,

smallest scale subdivision
O.5mm. o
847
67475 GLASSY OR FINE-GRAINED IMPACT MELT BRECCIA 175 g
INTRODUCTION: 67475 is a tough, purplish-gray, glassy breccia (Fig.l) that

was collected to sample a large, dark clast within the white boulders on the
south rim of North Ray Crater. It is from the same boulder which yielded
67455.
Lunar orientation is unknown due to a lack of surface photographs. Zap pits

occur on the T and S surfaces only; the other surfaces were either buried in
the boulder or are freshly broken. This rock was studied as part of the Chao
consortium.
Figure I.
Figure 2. 67475,82 a) whole thin section, ppl. width about 8mm. Labeled
clasts are: A= cataclastic anorthosites, D= devitrified glass, and G:
recrystallized olivine bearing gabbroic anorthosites; from Minkin et al.
(1977). b) map of thin section ,82 outlining the major lithic types.
I= metal- and silica-rich breccia, 2= light colored, olivine-rich breccia;
the remainder of the section is fragment-laden, glassy breccia. Scale
bar is Imm; from Minkin et al. (1977). c) glassy matrix breccia, ppl.
width 2mm. d) metal- and_i_ca-rich breccia, rfl. width O.5mm.
848
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t_O
67475
PETROLOGY: Minkin et al. (1977) give a petrographic description and most of

the following is ta_n-'i_rom that work. 67475 is a glassy, clast-rich breccia
composed of three distinct lithologies: a fragment-laden, glassy matrix
breccia; a dark, metal- and silica-rich breccia; and a light colored, olivine
bearing breccia (Fig. 2) Contacts between all lithologies are sharp.
The fragment-laden , 91assy matrix breccia (Fig.2) accounts for the majority
of the rock. It is very similar to the much smaller glassy matrix breccia
clasts in 67455. Plagioclase xenocrysts (An87-98) dominate the fragment pop-
ulation within this lithology. Lesser amounts of olivine (Fos6-66), ortho-
pyroxene (Wo3-, En71-6_), augite (Wo_2 En_1-,7), silica, troilite, Fe-metal
(4% Ni, 0.2% Co) and devitrified glass are also present. Lithic clasts in-
clude cataclastic and polygonal anorthosites and granoblastic to poikilitic
gabbroic anorthosites composed of plagioclase (An93_96), augite oikocrysts
(Wo3__38Ens2_so), interstitial olivine (Fo7__77) and ilmenite.
The metal-and silica-rich breccia (Fig. 2) accounts for _ 12% of thin section
,82 and contains a mineral assemblage appropriate for a highly differentiated
residuum. Large grains of silica (up to 400 _m long) coexist with ferroaugite
(Wo32-_2En22__s), apatite, whitlockite and ilmenite. Potash feldspars
(Or82-84An_G_13) are often intergrown with lamellae of silica and plagioclase
(Ans3_630rs_=). Olivine (Fo22_2,) is rare. Metal occurs as discrete grains
and in myrmekitic intergrowths with silica. The "matrix" of this lithology
consists of very fine-grained pyroxene (Wo,-3En,5_34) and tiny blebs of metal.
The light colored, olivine-rich breccia (4% of thin section ,82) contains
clasts of plagioclase (An92-96, rarely An6oOrs), orthopyroxene (Wo35-,2En1__1o),
olivine (Fo63-68), ilmenite, silica and abundant, finely dispersed troilite.
Fragments of granoblastic gabbroic anorthosite similar to those in the glassy
matrix breccia are also abundant here, along with a few granoblastic (polygonal)
anorthosites.
CHEMISTRY: Some compositional variation among different splits of this rock is

apparent from the published data. From data pack photos we have identified all
allocations for chemistry as nearly homogeneous, dark fragments but the rel-
ative abundances of either the glassy or the metal/silica_rich lithologies are
unknown.
Major and trace element analyses are provided by Lindstrom et al. (1977),
Miller et al. (1974) and Garg and Ehmann (1976) (Table 1; FTg._). Hertogen
et al. TI-9_:/-) give meteoritic siderophile and volatile abundances for two
Tpll-f_/s. Both Splits have similar amounts of volatiles and similar inter-
element ratios, but the absolute abundances of siderophiles vary by a factor
of four (Table 2). Cripe and Moore (1975) and Moore and Lewis (1976) report
total C, N and S abundances. Natural and cosmogenic radionuclides for the
whole rock were determined by Clark and Keith (1973) using gammaray spectro-
scopy.
67475 is a very aluminous breccia with a relatively high Fe/Mg (Table I, see
also Figs. 4 and 5 of 67455). In terms of major elements, 67475 is very sim-
ilar to the bulk rock from which it was taken (represented by 67455) but rare
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67475
f -
earths in 67475 are considerably enriched over those in 67455. Although

petrographically similar to the glassy matrix breccia clasts of 67455, 67475
is somewhat more aluminous and considerably richer in REEs than these clasts
(Lindstrom et al., 1977). Also notable is the high S abundance of 67475
(Table 1). ----
Sr 216
SiO2 44.5 La
TiO2 _0.4 Lu 0.140

A1203 30.5 Rb 0.74
Cr203 0.04 Sc 5.92
FeO 3.1 Ni _60
MnO 0.04 Co 7.8
MgO 3.0 Ir ppb 1.68-7.01
CaO 17.8 Au ppb 0.382-1.27
Na20 0.60 C 11
K20 0.05 N 13S
P205 <0.02 S 995
Zn 1.4
Oxides in wt%; others in ppm except as Cu
noted.
ff--_.
I I I I I I I I
= 67475
"lO
=i
0
¢-
• Lindstrom et al., 1977

[] Garg and Ehmann, 1976
3 I I I I I I I I
Ce Nd Sm Eu Gd Dy Er Yb Lu
851
67475
EXPOSURE AGES: Cosmogenicradionuclideabundancesare provided by Clark and

Keith (1973). From these data, Yokoyama et al. (1974) conclude that 67475 is
probably saturated in 26AI activity. Thi'scontrasts with 67455 which Yokoyama
et al. (1974) believe to be unsaturated.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 this rock was slabbed. During sawing the
slab broke along natural fractures as did several exterior chips from the butt
ends (Fig.4). In 1974, under Chao's direction,several more pieces were
chipped for allocationsfrom beth the slab and the smaller end pieces. The
largest single piece remaining is ,3 (76.56 g).
,214,23,21 67475
,14
15
17 ,26
,5
I cm
r--1
S - 73 - 30708
Figure 4. Major subdivisionsof 67475.
852
67485 FINE-GRAINEDIMPACTMELT (?) 6.55
INTRODUCTION: 67485 is an angular, medium gray, coherent and aphanitic rock

(Fig. I). It has scarce vugs and a few areas consist of powdery white material.
It was taken from a regolith sample collected by the White Breccia boulders and
lacks zap pits.
Figure I. a) S-72-41421
b) S-72-41422.
Sample is about 3 cm long
853
67486 VESICULARGLASS 5.80 g
INTRODUCTION: 67486 is medium dark gray vesicular glass of irregular shape

(Fig. 1). It is devitrified around vesicles and contains a powdery, white
lithic inclusion. It was taken from a regolith sample collected by the White
Breccia boulders and lacks zap pits.
Figure I. a) S-72-41421
b) S-72-41422.
Sample is about 2.5 cm long
854
_ 67487 FINE-GRAINEDIMPACTMELT (?) 2.65
INTRODUCTION: 67487 is a medium dark gray, coherent and aphaniticrock (Fig. 1).
It has scarce vugs. It was taken from a regolith sample collected by the White
Figure I. a) S-72-41421
b) S-72-41422.
Sample is almost 2 cm long
855
67488 FINE-GRAINEDIMPACTMELT (?) 2.25
INTRODUCTION: 67488 is an olive gray, coherent and aphaniticrock (Fig. I).

It lacks cavities and has some white patches. It was taken from a regolith
sample collectedby the White Breccia boulders and has zap pits on one side.
Figure I. a) S-72-41421
b) S-72-41422.
Sample is about 1.5 cm long
856
67489 BASALTIC IMPACTMELT(?} 2.06 g
INTRODUCTION: 67489 is a dark gray, coherent and aphanitic rock (Fig. 1). It
contains a few vugs, some scarce, pale yellow mineral grains, and plagioclases
up to 300 _m. It is possibly a basaltic impact melt. It was taken from a
regolith sample collected by the White Breccia boulders and has some zap pits.
F_,, a) S-72-41421
b) S-72-41422o
Sample is almost 1.5 cm long
857
67495 FINE-GRAINEDIMPACTMELT (?) 1.34 9.
INTRODUCTION: 67495 is possibly a gray aphanite clast in a gray breccia matrix,

but the original data pack description notes that the sample is too dust covered
for real identification. It was taken from a regolith sample collected by the
White Breccia boulders.
Figure I. a) S-72-41421
b) S-72-41422.
Sample is about 1 cm long.
858
67515 FRAGMENTAL
POLYMICTBRECCIA 60.8 (I
INTRODUCTION: 67515 is a polymict, friable, and fine-grained breccia (Fig. I).

It contains abundant cataclastic anorthosite,and smaller amounts of aphanitic
and glassy impact melts and feldspathic granulitic impactite. It is a rake
sample collected near the White Breccia boulders. It is rounded; a few zap
pits occur on one surface.
.Fi_!_ureI. S-72-51238, mmscale.
PETROLOGY:Thin sections of loose fragments are mainly cataclastic

anorthos_tes, aphanitic and glassy impact melts, and a single fragment of
feldspathic granulitic impactite.
The anorthosites appear to be pure and monomict. The textures differ from
fragment to fragment, but all contain shocked and fractured plagioclases
(Fig. 2). Mafic minerals are rare. Exsolution or shock lamellae are
present in several of the mafic minerals, which appear to be mainly low-Ca
pyroxenes. The aphanitic and glassy impact melts are all brown or nearly
opaque, containing plagioclase and tiny (_10 _m) mafic grains. Plagioclase
clasts {_i00 _m diameter) are common. The feldspathic granulitic impactite
859
67515
consists of 65-70% plagioclase as stubby, _150 _m grains with _50 _m mafic

grains (Fig. 2). Most of the latter are low-Ca pyroxene, but both olivine and
high-Ca pyroxene are present, as well as ilmenite, sulfide, Fe-metal, and
chromite(?). Some of the plagioclase grains have mafic mineral "necklaces".
a b
Figure 2. 67515,1 a) cataclastic anorthosite fragment, xpl. width 2mm.

b) feldspathic granulite fragment, xpl. width 2mm.
PROCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS: Several small loose chips were taken for a
potted butt, resulting in thin sections ,I and ,4.
86O
67516 POLYMICTBRECCIA 14.38 g
INTRODUCTION: 67516 is a white, coherent breccia containing darker clasts

(Fig. 1). -It is fine-grained with few clasts larger than i mm. It is a rake
sample collected near the White Breccia boulders, and lacks zap pits.
Figure I. S-72-51052, mmscale.
861
67517 FRAGMENTAL
INTRODUCTION:67517 is an extremely friable and very pale-coloredbreccia

containing some small dark clasts (Fig.I). It has broken into several
pieces. It is a rake sample collected near the White Breccia boulders, and
its surface is too friable to have retained zap pits.
862
67518 FRAGMENTALBRECCIA OR CATACLASTIC ANORTHOSITE 3.74 9
INTRODUCTION: 67518 is a white, moderately friable breccia which is fine-

grained and homogeneous (Fig.i). It lacks obvious clasts but has _ 1%
dark Specks, possibly ferromagnesian minerals. It is possibly a pure,
cataclastic anorthosite. It is a rake sample collected near the White
Breccia boulders, and its friable surface lacks zap pits.
F_ure I, S-72-49577, mm scale.
863
INTRODUCTION: 67519 (Fig. I) is a moderately coherent but porous, polymict

breccia, with only sparse fragments of glass and mafic minerals. It is a rake
sample collected near the White Breccia boulders. It is free of zap pits.
PETROLOGY: A thin section (,I) is of a porous breccia consisting of more than

95% plagioclase. It is fine-grained, with most fragments less than 50 _m and
a few larger plagioclases (Fig. 2). Traces of mafic minerals, ilmenite, and
Fe-metal are present. Brown glass fragments occur in zones and appear to be
mafic in composition.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Some small chips were made into a potted butt
foX'thin section ,I.

view, dark clot is glass,
xpl. width 2mm.
864
67525 CATACLASTICANORTHOSITE(?_ 2.52 g
INTRODUCTION:67525 is a coherent, fine-grained breccia which appears to be

entirely plagioclase (Fig.i). It is very light-colored and appears to be
heavily shocked. It is a rake sample collected near the White Breccia
boulders and has a few zap pits.
Figure I. S-72- 49549, mmscale.
865
67526 FRAGMENTAL
INTRODUCTION:67526 is a pale gray to white friable breccia containing a few

gray clasts (Fig.l). The clasts are coherent. It is a rake sample collected
near the White Breccia boulders and its friable powdery surface lacks zap pits.
866
67527 FRAGMENTAL
INTRODUCTION: 67527 is a friable, fine-grained, polymict breccia (Fig. i) with

about 80% plagioclase, and cataclastic anorthosite clasts. It is a rake sample
collected near the White Breccia boulders. It is rounded with few zap pits.
PETROLOGY:67527 consists of coherent cataclastic anorthosite clasts in a

porous matrix which is mainly angular fragments of plagioclase (_80%) and mafic
minerals (Fig. 2). llmenite is also present. Most matrix grains are less than
50 _m in diameter. The cataciastic anorthosite (Fig. 2) which is half of
thin section (,I) is finely ground up in places, but is non-porous due to
sintering.
PROCESSING ANDSUBDIVISIONS: Small chips were removed to make the potted

butt from which thin section ,I was cut.
Figure I. S-72- 51280, nln scale.
Figure 2. 67527,1, fragmental

matrix and cataclastic
anorthosite clast, xpl. width 2mm.
867
67528 FRAGMENTAL
INTRODUCTION: 67528 is a friable pale-colored breccia with a few dark clasts

(Fig. I). It is porous and contains a variety of lithic clasts. It is a
rake sample collected near the White Breccia boulders. It is subrounded and
free of zap pits.
PETROLOGY: 67528 consists of porous, clastic polymict breccias (Fig. 2) if

the thin sections are representative,as they appear to be (Fig. 1). Steele
and Smith (1973) refer to it as a fine-grainedbrecciawith 50% matrix.
The matrix contains _75% plagioclase, _25% mafic minerals, and some ilmenite,
in grains mainly less than 200 _m in diameter. Lithic clasts, nearly all less _
than 500 I_mdiameter, are mainly brown glassy or aphaniticmelt breccias and
granulitic impactites.
PROCESSING ANDSUBDIVISIONS: Chipping for thin section allocations resulted in

substantial disaggregation as shown in Figure I.
Figure I.

ppl. width 2mm.
868
67529 CATACLASTICANORTHOSIIE 1.13 g
INTRODUCTION: 67529 is a white, monomict, cataclastic anorthosite which is

fairly coherent (Fig. i). It is a rake sample from near the White Breccia
boulders. It is subangular and lacks zap pits.
PETROLOGY: 67529 consists of a monomict, cataclasticanorthosite {Fig. 2) with

only rare mafic grains, probably low-Ca pyroxenes. Opaque minerals are
extremely rare. The texture is variable,ranging from very finely ground shear
zones to shocked and fractured regions (Fig. 2). Most of the finely ground
regions are porous,whereas the remainder is not porous.
PROCESSING ANDSUBDIVISIONS: Small fragments from which thin section ,1 was

made were chipped from the sample.
_Figure I. S-72-51043, mmscale.

xpl. width 2mm.
869
67535 FRAGMENTAL
BRECCIAOR CATACLASTICANORTHOSITE 0.99 g
INTRODUCTION: 67535 is a white to light-gray, fairly friable and fine-grained

breccia (Fig. I). Only a few small gray clasts (?) are present and the sample
may be nearly pure plagioclase. It is a rake sample collected near the White
870
67536 FRAGMENTAL
BRECCIAOR CATACLASTICANORTHOSITE 1.20
INTRODUCTION:67536 is a white, fine-grained, homogeneous and friable breccia

(Fig.I). It appears to be pure plagioclase and might be a cataclastic anor-
thosite. It is a rake sample collected near the White Breccia boulders and
its powdery surface lacks zap pits.
Fj_ure I. S-72-49548, mmscale.
871
67537 CATACLASTIC ANORTHOSITE 1.29 9
INTRODUCTION: 67537 is a monomict, white, cataclastic anorthosite (Fig. 1).

It is a rake sample collected near the White Breccia boulders. It is homo-
geneous, moderately friable, and lacks zap pits.
PETROLOGY: The sample consists of large plagioclase clasts in a finer-grained

plagloclase matrix (Fig. 2) which contains few mafic mineral grains (<5%). All
the large plagioclase clasts are strained or have offset fractures and twins.
The mafic phases are localized as if crushed from original larger grains.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Chipping to produce material for thin section ,1

produced some small chips and fines.
!k

,_ _ xpl. width 2mm. .
872
67538 FRAGMENTAL
INTRODUCTION: 67538 is a Friable breccia consisting of gray and white clasts

I_ a pale colored, fine-grained matrix (Fig. i). It is a rake sample collected
near the White Breccia boulders and lacks zap pits.
873
INTRODUCTION: 67539 consists of dark clastic material enclosed in a fairly

coherent, mainly white matrix (Fig. 1). It is a rake sample collected near
the White Breccia boulders and lacks zap pits.
874
67545 FRAGMENTAL
INTRODUCTION: 67545 is a friable, light-gray breccia with about 10% gray

clasts (Fig. 1). The matrix is fine-grained. It is a rake sample collected
near the White Breccia boulders and lacks zap pits.
875
67546 FRAGMENTAL
INTRODUCTION: 67546 is a pale-gray to white, friable breccia containing many

small gray clasts (Fig. I). Its matrix is fine-grained and powdery. It is
a rake sample collected near the White Breccia boulders and lacks zap pits.
876
INTRODUCTION: 67547 is a moderately porous, polymict breccia (Fig. 1), with a

feldspathic matrix enclosing fragments of aphanitic brecciaS and granulitic
impactites. It is a rake sample collected near the White Breccia boulders. It
is fairly coherent and angular, and lacks zap pits.
PETROLOGY: The matrix of 67547 consists of plagioclase (_ 80%) of which most

fragments are less than i00 _m in diameter (Fig.2). Lithic clasts are mainly
brown aphanitic breccias with a few larger granulitic impactite fragments
(Fig.2) which contain about 30% mafic minerals and are fine-grained (mafics
< 50_m, plagioclase 50-200 _m).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Fragments were chipped off to obtain material for

thin section ,1.
Figure I. S'72-49544, mm scale.

xpl. width 2mm.
877
INTRODUCTION: 67548 is a porous, polymict, glassy breccia containing shocked

plagioclase clasts and lithic clasts (Fig. 1). It is a rake sample collected
near the White Breccia boulders. It is light gray, homogeneous, ovoid, and
lacks zap pits.
PETROLOGY: Steele and Smith (1973) tabulate 67548 as a plagioclase-rich

breccia with _40% matrix (defined as less than 5 _m). The breccia (Fig. 2) is
polymict, glassy, and in thin section, brown. It contains shocked plagioclase
and, locally, lithic clasts consisting of plagioclase-pyroxene-troilite-
chromite assemblages in which the troilite is conspicuous. Aphanitic brown
clasts are also common.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Chips were removed, some of which were made into
thin section ,I.

xpl. width 2mm. ,
878
INTRODUCTION: 67549 is a porous, friable, light matrix breccia with both light
and dark clasts (Fig. I). It is fairly fine-grained with few clasts bigger
than 5 mm. It is a rake sample collected near the White Breccia boulders. No
zap pits are present.
PETROLOGY: A thin section (,5) cut for this study is a porous, fragmental
breccia in which most grains are small (less than 200 _m) and angular (Fig. 2).
It is polymict, containing a few lithic clasts including anorthositic breccia
and very fine-grained brown melts. The matrix contains _35% low-Ca pyroxene,
conspicuous in being complexly exsolved and probably from a single source or
single crushed clast. Some of these pyroxenes are almost 1 mm in diameter.
Neither plagioclase nor pyroxene matrix fragments are heavily shocked.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Some small chips were removed and from two of
these thin section ,5 was made.
Figure I. S-72-51274,
mm scale.
F!gure 2. 67549,5, general

879
67555 GLASSY/APHANITICPOLYMICTBRECCIA 3.54 g
INTRODUCTION: 67555 consists of two pieces of coherent, glassy and aphanitic

breccia with a diverse clast population (Fig. 1). It is a rake sample collected
near the White Breccia boulders. The fragments are angular and neither has
zap pits.
PETROLOGY:The darkest portion of the sample is homoqeneous, pale-brown (in

th_n section), fragment-laden, aphanitic melt breccia'(Fig. 2) whose clast
population is mainly small plagioclases. The more heterogeneous portion has a
brown, glassy, partially devitrified matrix (Fig. 2) containing clasts among
which glassy fragments and plagioclases are common. Basaltic impact melts and
one clast containing 40% low-Ca pyroxene with a cumulate(?) texture are also
present.
PROCESSING ANDSUBDIVISIONS: Thin section ,1 was made from small chips removed
from the sample.
Figure 2. 67555,1 a) aphanitic breccia, ppl. width 2mm.

b) heterogeneous glassy breccia, ppl. width 2mm.
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67556 GLASS-VEINEDBASALTIC IMPACTMELT 82.1
INTRODUCTION: 67556 is a pale-colored, moderately friable basaltic impact melt,

broken up and deformed by intrusive glass veins (Fig. I). It is a rake sample
collected near the White Breccia boulders. Zap pits occur on one face.
PETROLOGY:67556 consists of fragments of basaltic impact melt separated by

glass Veins. lhe texture of the basaltic fragments is different from fragment
to fragment, but all have _25% pyroxene subophitically or ophitically enclosing
_70% plagioclase laths (Fig. 2). Some contain distinct, shocked plagioclase
clasts and a few mafic clasts are also present. The melt also crystallized
armalcolite (and ilmenite?) and Fe-.metal.
The glass veins (Fig. 2) are cross--cutting, brown, and change width along their
path, in places tapering out. They contain fragments of mineral clasts, and
much Fe-metal as disseminated specks.
PROCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS: Several small fragments were chipped off, and some
of them used to make thin section ,,I.
a b
Figure 2, 67556,1 a) basalt, xpl. width 2mm.

b) glass veins, ppl. width 2mm.
881
67557 REGOLITHBRECCIA 3.30 g
INTRODUCTION: 67557 is a coherent, dark, polymict breccia (Fig. 1) with a

glassy matrix. Its clast population includes agglutinitic material and it
Is probably lithified soil. It is a rake sample collected near the White
Breccia boulders. It is subrounded and has a few zap pits on one face.
PETROLOGY:67557 has an opaque, fine-grained, glassy matrix and is clearly

polj_nict (Fig. 2). Its clasts include plagioclases, mafic minerals, glasses,
agglutinitic (opaque, vesicular) glasses and lithic fragments. The latter
include feldspathic granulites, poikilitic melts, and other breccias.
PROCESSING ANDSUBDIVISIONS: A few small chips were taken from 67557 and a
few of them used to make thin section ,1.

ppl. width 2mm.
882
67558 FRAGMENTAL(?)POLYMICTBRECCIA 2.56
INTRODUCTION: 67558 is a light gray, moderately friable breccia with light and
dark clasts (Fig. i). The clasts include both aphanitic and crystalline rock
fragments. It is a rake sample collected near the White Breccia boulders and
has a few zap pits on all surfaces.
883
INTRODUCTION: 67559 is a subophitic, plagioclase-rich impact melt, similar

_he sample is gray and homogeneous (Fig. l).
It is a rake sample collected near the White Breccia boulders. It is angular,

coherent, and free of zap pits.
PETROLOGY: 67559 is briefly described by Steele and Smith (1973) and Vaniman
and Papike (1981). It is a coarse-grained, subophitic basalt (Fig. 2).
Plagioclase laths are up to l mmx200-300 _m, but most are much smaller; mafic
minerals are interstitial. A mode by Vaniman and Papike (1981) has 74.7%
plagioclase, 20.1% pyroxene, 2.1% olivine, and 2.1% ilmenite, metal, troilite,
and mesostasis. Pyroxene and olivine compositions are given in Figure 3.
Plagioclases range from An90_98 and have less than 0.2% Fe (Steele and Smith,
1973).
CHEMISTRY: A major element analysis is given by Nava (1974), and Wasson et al.
(1977) provide major, rare earth, siderophile and other trace element data.
Tera et al. (1974) provide K, Rb, Sr, U, Th, and Pb abundances. The chemistry
is su_a_Tzed in Table l and Figure 4. It is a meteorite-contaminated melt,
very similar in all respects to 68415 and 68416. it lacks a significant Eu
anomaly, a feature noted by Nava (1974; quotes unpublished data of Philpotts).
884
67559

xpl. width 2mm.
/f -
67559
.". I F2 ",,'°°""
For- '_ + ,Fo

,m, ,o +o 4o 2o o
Figure 3. Pyroxene and olivine compositions.

a) from Vaniman and Papike (1981)
b) from Steele and Smith (1973).
885
67559
SiO2 45 Sr 179
TIO2 0.26-0.47 La 7.2
A1203 _28.5 Lu 0.34
Cr203 0.09 Rb 2
FeO 4.3 Sc 8.8
MnO 0.06 Ni 257
MgO _4 Co 20.6
CaO 16.5 Ir ppb 11
Na20 0.5 Au ppb 5.0

K20 0.08 C
P205 0.11 N
S
Zn 55.6
Oxides in wt%, others in ppm except as noted.
Cu
50 I ] I I I I I I I I I r I
,4
_1C
e- Figure 4. Rare earths.
Q.
E
U}
67559
1
I I I t I [ I I [ I I I t
Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd _ _ Ho Er Tm Yb _ .
RADIOGENICISOTOPES: Tera et al. (1974) report Rb-Sr and U-Th-Pb isotopic data.
B7Rb/86Sr= 0.03128, 87Sr/8"C_r--Z--
0.70087 ± 6 and TBABI = 4.22 ± 0.13 b.y., all very
similar to correspondingdata for 68415 and 68416. The lead isotopic results
are also very similar to those from 68415, giving a concordantage at 4.42 b.y.
The data do not specify the crystallizationage.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Several small chips were removed and thin section
,1 was made from a different chip than were thin sections ,9 and ,lO.
886
INTRODUCTION: 67565 (Fig. I) is a homogeneous, gray, coherent impact melt with

_poikil_itic texture. It is a rake sample collected near the White Breccia
boulders. A few zap pits are present.
PETROLOGY: 67565 is fine-grained poikilitic impact melt with oikocrysts of mafic

_(_200 _m) enclosing plagioclase chadacrysts (<30 _m) (Fig. 2). The
interoikocryst areas contain chains of ilmenite and armalcolite. Sulfides, Fe-
metal, and vesicles are present. Most of the clast population is plagioclase,
but a few plagioclase-rich lithic fragments are also present.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Several small chips were taken, and thin section
,I made from one of them. Allocations were made for chemical and rare gas
studies, but no results have been published.
F
j
_ure I. S-72-51269, mm scale.
Fibre 2. 67565,1, general view,

_(pl. _idth 2ram. _
887
67566 GRANOBLASTIC
INTRODUCTION: 67566 is a coherent, polymict breccia (Fig. 1) with a grano-

blastic groundmass enclosing mineral and lithic clasts. Its texture and mode
are variable but in general the sample is more obviously polymict and feld-
spathic than most granulitic impactites.
67566 is a rake sample collected near the _Jhite Breccia boulders. It is

angular and lacks zap pits.
888
67566
.... PETROLOGY:Two thin sections (,i and ,2) are similar except that ,2 is more
mafic and more clast-rich. ,1 contains about 85% plagioclase, including
shocked clasts, and has a fine-grained granoblastic matrix (Fig. 2). ,2 has
about 65% plagioclase and about half of its larger clasts are olivine or
olivine-plagioclase. Many of the clasts are angular (Fig. 2) but as in ,i, the
fine-grained groundmass is granoblastic.
PROCESSING
AND SUBDIVISIONS: Two chips were removed for making thin sections.
a b
Figure 2. a) bY,b6,2, general view_xpl, width 2mm

b) 67566,1, general view, xpl. width 2mm.
889
67567 VESICULARGLASS 11.51 9
INTRODUCTION: 67567 is a coherent, black, vesicular glass with smooth

surfaces in ITlaces, containing white clasts and partly coated with dust
(Fig.l). It is a rake sample collected near the White Breccia boulders
and lacks zap pits.
890
67568 VESICULAR GLASS 11.05
INTRODUCTION: 67568 is a coherent, cindery,vesicular glass containing_clasts

(Fig. I). It is a rake sample collected near the LIhite Dreccia boulders. Zap
pits may be present.
PETROLOGY: 67568 consists largely of a devitrified vesicular glass (Fig._:2).

In places where it is not devitrified the glass is clear and colorless; where
devitrified it is brown and contains plagioclase spherulites and needles. It
also contains Fe-metal and troilite blebs. Enclosed clasts are not numerous
and are mainly plagioclase, with some lithic fragments. The latter are mainly
basaltic impact melts.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Several small chips were removed, some of which

were used to make _hin section ,I.
/i!ii '
zf
2. 67568,1, general view,

idth 2mm.
891
67569 VESICULAR GLASS 7.27 g
INTRODUCTION: 67569 is a coherent, black, vesicular glass with smooth sur-

faces (Fig. l). It contains a few light-coloredclasts (Fig. l). It is a
rake sample collected near the White Breccia boulders and lacks zap pits.
892
67575 VESICULAR GLASSY(?) BRECCIA 4.47
INTRODUCTION: 67575 is a coherent:, heterogeneous, dark breccia (Fig. 1) with

vesicles and is probably mainly glass. It contains several small, white clasts.
It is a rake sample collected near the White Breccia boulders and lacks zap pits.
893
67576 CINDERY POLYMICT BRECCIA OR REGOLITH BRECCIA 3.98
INTRODUCTION: 67576 is a dark gray or black, moderately friable, glassy to

powdery breccia (Fig. I) which may be a lithified soil. It is a rake sample
collected near the White Breccia boulders and lacks zap pits.
894
67605 FRAGMENTAL
INTRODUCTION: 67605 is a moderately friable, polymict breccia with a pale-

colored matrix (Fig. i). It was collected about 30 m east of the White Breccia
boulders; its orientation is unknown because it was not identified in surface
photographs. It has zap pits on all surfaces.
PETROLOGY:67605 is a fragmental breccia with many plagioclase and plagioclase-

rich breccia clasts, as well as opaque (brown) aphanitic impact melt debris
which gives some areas of the thin sections a dark aspect (Fig. 2). One small
clast in thin section ,6 is a mafic basalt (_60% pyroxene) with a significant
silica phase and some ilmenite. The pyroxene is brown, probably ferroaguite,
and olivine is absent.
895
67605

ppl. width 2mm.
CHEMISTRY: A major and trace element analysis of a typical chip (,2) is

presented by Warren and Wasson (1978) and summarized in Table 1 and Figure 3.
The sample is aluminous, with low levels of incompatible elements, and is
clearly contaminated with meteoritic debris.
TABLE I. Summary/chemistryof 67605

(Warrenand Wasson_ 1978)
Sr
SiO2 41 La 2.1
TiO2 0.19 Lu 0.12
A1203 30.0 Rb
Cr203 0.06 Sc _A.8
FeO 2.6 Ni 95
MnO 0.04 Co 7.4
MgO 4.0 Ir ppb 3.6
CaO 16.8 Au ppb <0.6
Na20 0.49 C
K20 0.05 N
P205 S
Oxides in wt%; othersin ppm except Zn 11 _
as noted. Cu
896
67605
67605
10
4.e
mm
"C
c
0
r-
E
Warren and Wasson, 1978
ffl
1
PROCESSING ANDSUBDIVISIONS: Several small chips have been removed, all typical
in appearance. ,I was allocated for Ar-Ar studies, ,2 for chemistry, and ,3
was made into thin sections ,5 and ,6.
897
INTRODUCTION: 67615 is coherent and consists mainly of small plagioclase

clasts bonded with a fine-grained melt (Fig. i). It is a rake sample collected
30 m east of the White Breccia boulders and has zap pits on all but one face.
PETROLOGY: Steele and Smith (1973) refer to 67615 as a breccia with a trace
_itic matrix. It is homogeneous, polymict, and fine-grained, consisting
mainly of plagioclase clasts bonded with a micropoikilitic or microsubophitic
melt. The total plagioclase content is more than 80%. Host of the clasts are
unshocked or only lightly shocked. Lithic clasts or patches are mainly basaltic
impact melts and glassy breccias. Steele and Smith (1973) note that pyroxene
is absent; the rock consists of plagioclase (An92-gv; Fe 0-0.45%) and olivine
(Fo52-64); it is not clear whether micropoikilitic melt phases are included in
these analyses.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Chips were removed both for a thin section (,4)
ancl fog chemical a naly-si_; the latter has not been published.
iil iil
iij

ppl. width 2mm.
898
INTRODUCTION: 67616 is a gray, coherent breccia (Fig. 1) made up of tiny plagio-

clase clasts bonded by _I0-15% fine-grained mortar which is probably melt but
could be metamorphic. It is a rake sample collected 30 m east of the White
Breccia boulders. Many zap pits are present on all surfaces.
o Figure I. S-72-49574, mm scale.
PETROLOGY: 67616 is a coherent, w_ry plagioclase-rich breccia (Fig. 2). Abundant

fragments of plagioclase, mainly in the 10-30 _m size range, are held together
by a mortar of more mafic crystalline material. Large clasts (up to 400 _m) are
mainly unstrained, unshocked plagioclases. The total plagioclase content is more
than 90%.
899
67616
The fine-grained (_3-5 _m) mortar composes 10-15% of the rock and is more mafic
than the bulk rock,with about equal proportions of plagioclase and mafic minerals.
Its texture is equivocal as to melt or metamorphic origin, but the presence of
plagioclase laths suggests that a melt origin is more likely.
There is a fine-scale banding in the breccia, occurring in fans covering areas

of 1 mm2 (Fig. 2). The bands are _20-30 _m wide. The dark bands appear to be
concentrations of pyroxene, the light concentrations of plagioclase. The
features suggest spherulitic crystallization of a melt.
PROCESSING ANDSUBDIVISIONS: Small chips were removed, and from some of them
thin section ,2 was made.

ppl. width 2mm.
900
INTRODUCTION: 67617 is a coherent breccia consisting of abundant plagioclase

clasts bonded with _50% fine-grained mortar of probable melt origin (Fig. 1).
It is a rake sample collected 30 m east of the White Breccia boulders. Many
zap pits are present on one surface.
PETROLOGY: Steele and Smith (1973) refer to 67617 (Fig. 2) as a "breccia;

mostly plagioclase" with 50% matrix (material less than 5 _m). The matrix is
more mafic than the clast population, which includes lithic clasts, mainly
plagioclase-rich breccias. Steele and Smith (1973) analyzed pyroxenes and
olivines (Fig. 3) and plagioclases (An90-97).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Several small pieces were chipped off, some of

which were use#to make'thin section ,I.

ppl. width 2mm.
901
67618 CRYSTALLINE BRECCIA_ PARTLY GLASS-COATED ll.17 g
INTRODUCTION: 67618 is a dark gray, coherent, fine-grained breccia (Fig. 1),

possibly a basaltic or poikilitic impact melt, but no thin sections exist.
A glass coat covers part of the surface. It is a rake sample collected 30 m
east of the White Breccia boulders. Zap pits are abundant.
CHEMISTRY: Schaeffer and Schaeffer (1977) report K (K20 = 0.22%) and Ca

(CaO = 11.8%) abundances. These values suggest an Al20a content of about
22%, consistent with its being a poikilitic or basaltic impact melt.
RADIOGENIC ISOTOPES: Schaeffer and Schaeffer (1977) report Ar isotopic

analyses. No Ar release plateaus were obtained. The "ages" rose from 1.35
b.y. for the 600oc release to 3.68 b.y. for the 900oc release, then fell to
3.01 b.y. for the 1250oc release. A total K-Ar age of 2.59 ± 0.01 b.y. has
no real significance.
RARE GASES AND EXPOSUREAGES: Schaeffer and Schaeffer (1977) report Ar

isotopic analyses and calculate exposure ages ranging from 34 to 77 m.y.,
averaging 50 m.y.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Small chips were removed and allocated for rare
gas and chemical studies;t_e results of the latter have not been published.
Figure I. S-72-51262,
mm scale.
902
INTRODUCTION: 67619 consists of fine-grained, clast-rich, homogeneous breccia

(Fig. I) with a melt matrix containing aligned plagioclase laths. It is a
rake sample collected 30 m east of the White Breccia boulders, is subangular,
and free of zap pits. It is coated with white powder.
PETROLOGY: 67619 is a po'lymict breccia consisting of mineral and lithic clasts

embedded in a matrix in which aligned plagioclase laths are conspicuous (Fig. 2).
It is dark in thin section because of abundant glassy and cryptocrystalline
material interstitial to the plagioclase laths. The alignment indicates that
the matrix was created in a single event and is not a regolith breccia. Most of
the plagioclase laths are 10-30 _m long. Most clasts are plagioclase, and only
_' about 10% of the rock is composed of grains larger than about I00 _m. Lithic
clasts include a granulitic impactite and a (meta)basalt.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Two chips were removed from one end to make thin
section ,I. Another chip was also broken off the opposite end, but was not
separately numbered.

903
INTRODUCTION: 67625 is a dark, coherent, polymict breccia (Fig. 1) which is

fairly homogeneous. It has a fine-grained matrix which is probably an impact
melt. It is a rake sample collected 30 m east of the White Breccia boulders.
It is subrounded to angular and lacks zap pits.
PETROLOGY: 67625 is a brown poljnnict breccia, consisting of numerous small

plagioclase grains bonded by a fine-grained, more mafic mortar which composes
about 40% of the sample. The plagioclase clasts are mainly 20-30 _m in diam-
eter but range up to _500 _m. Lithic clasts include cataclastic anorthosite,
granulitic impactite, plagioclase-rich breccias, and devitrified brown glasses.
The mortar has a grain size of 2-5 _m, and contains some Fe-metal/troilite
assemblages.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Two chips were removed to make thin sections ,1

and ,2.

xpl. width 2mm.
904
67626 CRYSTALLINE OR GLASSY POLYMICT BRECCIA 19.19
INTRODUCTION: 67626 is a coherent, dark-colored, cindery-looking polymict

breccia (Fig.i). It is a rake sample collected 30 m east of the White
Breccia boulders and has some zap pits.
905
67627 VESICULAR GLASS 79.6
INTRODUCTION: 67627 is a dark gray, vesicular melt or devitrified glass (Fig. 1).
It is not homogeneous--one area is much smoother than the rest (,2 in Fig. i).
It is a rake sample collected 30 m east of the White Breccia boulders. It is
angular, coherent, and has a few zap pits.
PETROLOGY: Thin sections made for this study of both the rougher area (from
,I in Fig. i) and the smoother area (,3 in Fig. 1) are of vesicular, partly
crystalline, brown glassy materials (Fig. 2). They contain acicular plagioclases
(from crystallization or devitrification) and clastic materials. (,2 was
separated, in fact, because it was believed to be a crystalline clast.)
906
67627
a b
Figure 2. a) 67627,5, general view, ppl. width 2mm

b) 67627,6, general view, ppl. width 2mm.
PROCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS: The sample was chipped into pieces as shown in
Figure i. Thin section ,5 was made from chips ,1, and thin section ,6 from chips
,3. The latter were taken to represent the smooth, less vesicular "clast" ,2.
907
67629 GLASS 5.43
INTRODUCTION: 67629 is a glass containing small white fragments (Fig. 1). It

is a rake sample collected 30 m east of the White Breccia boulders and lacks
zap pits.
CHEMISTRY: Haskin et al. (1973) report major and trace element abundances for
67629, summarized in--T_le 1 and Figure 2. It is a meteorite-contaminated
melt similar but not identical to typical Apollo 16 soils and rather less
aluminous than Station ii soils.
PROCESSING ANDSUBDIVISONS: 67629 is the smallest of 4 fragments originally

numbered together as 67629. The other three have been renumbered 67695,
67696, and 67697. Chips were taken from the small fragment for chemical and
radiogenic isotope studies.
(Haskin et al., 1973)
Sr
SiO2 46.3 La 11.7
TiO 2 0.85 Lu 0.55
;" .._A]203 24.0 Rb 3.1
_Or203 O.11 Sc 9.4
FeO 5.3
Ni 350
MnO 0.067
Co 23.8
MgO 5.9
Ir ppb
CaO 15.2
Au ppb
Na20 0.62 C
Figure I. mm scale. K2u
_ 0.137 N
P205 S
Zn 11.0
Cu
too
Q 5O
Z
0
Figure 2. Rare earths, _

from Haskin et al. (1973). ",,
0
0 I0 ', ',
'
,
'•
'
,
',
', _ ; : : ; ....
J _ i
LO Ce Pf Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Oy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
908
67635 PRISTINE CATACLASTIC ANORTHOSITE 9.12 9
INTRODUCTION: 67635 is a coherent, fine-grained, cataclastic ferroan

anorthosite (Fig. I) which is chemically pristine. It is a rake sample
collected 30 m east of the White Breccia boulders and has some zap pits.
PETROLOGY: Steele and Smith (1973) refer to 67635 as "plagioclase (100%)

breccia; heavily shocked". A brief petrographic description with microprobe
analyses is given by Warren and Wasson (1980). Hansen et al. (1979b and
unpublished) also report microprobe analyses.
67635 is a monomict, cataclastic anorthosite (Fig. 2) with _99% plagioclase,

mafic mineral grains less than 50 _m in diameter, and traces of ilmenite.
Mineral compositions from Warren and Wasson (1980) are shown in Figure 3;
pyro×ene and plagioclase analyses by Hansen et al. (1979b and unpublished)
are very similar. The latter also report mi_r_lement data for plagioclases:
K20 0.028%, FeO 0.078%, MgO 0.049%, (average of 12 points;little variation).
Warren and Wasson (1980) note that the plagioclases are up to 3 mm in
diameter_
909
67635

xpl. width 2mm.
Di ,. Hd
6 "'5 onalyses
Pyroxene
Composition
(mole%)
no oIivine
100.... 9'0 .... 8'0 .... "iO .... 6'0 .... 50 .... 4:0
Forsteritecontentof olivine(mole%-notescale!)
I00
.k.
95 90 85 80 75 70
Anorthitecontentof plagioclase(mole%-notescale!)
Figure 3. Mineral compositions,from Warren and Wasson (1980).
910
67635
CHEMISTRY: A major and trace element chemical analysis is reported by Warren

and Wasson (1980) (Table i, Fig. 4). The anorthosite is ferroan, and
uncontaminated by either KREEPor meteoritic material.
PROCESSING A_:DSUBDIVISIONS: Small (:hips were removed for making thin sections
,2 and ,8 (same potted butt) and the chemistry allocation.
TABLE I. Summar_ chemistry of 67635 anorthosite (Warren and Wasson, 1980)
SiO2 44.9 Sr
TtO2 <0.13 La 0.33
A1203 34.8 Lu 0.0047
Cr203 0.002 Rb
FeO 0.26 Sc 0.34
HnO 0.006 NI 1.2
MgO 0.17 Co 1.5
CaO 18.9 Ir ppb 0.027
Na20 0.56 Au ppb 0.024

1(20 0.018 C
P205 N
S
Zn
/ .... Cu
67635
1G
Warren and Warren, 1980
911
67636 PRISTINE CATACLASTIC ANORTHOSITE 3.23 9
INTRODUCTION: 67636 is a coherent, cataclastic, pristine ferroan anorthosite

(Fig. i). It is a rake sample collected 30 m east of the White Breccia boul-
ders, and has many zap pits.
PETROLOGY: A brief description with microprobe analyses is given by Warren

and Wasson (1980). The sample is cataclastic (Fig. 2) with relict plagioclases
up to 2 mm in diameter and only minor mafic minerals. Mineral compositions are
shown in Figure 3 and show that the sample is a ferroan anorthosite, llmenite
is present but extremely rare.
CHEMISTRY: A major and trace element analysis is given by Warren and Wasson
(1980) (Table i, Fig. 4). The sample is a ferroan anorthosite, uncontaminated
with meteoritic material.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Chips were taken to make thin sections ,i and ,7

(same potted butt) and for the chemistry allocation.
912
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67636
IWarrenand Wasson, 1980)
Sr
SiO2 44.5 La 0.40
TiO2 <0.15 Lu 0,0061
Al203 32,9 Rb
Cr203 0.009 Sc 1.00
Fe0 1.9
Ni 3.6
Mn0 0.029
Co 5.0
Mg0 1.8
Ir ppb 0.17
Ca0 17.6
Au ppb 0.022
Na20 0.517 C
K20 0.017 N
P205 S °
Zn
Oxides in wt%; others in ppmexcept as
noted. Cu
67636
10
o)
.-- (T)
C
0
t-
O Figure 4. Rare earths.
E 1
u) ,2 Warren and Wasson,1980
O.1
La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ito Er Tm Yb Lu
914
/
67637 PRISTINE CATACLASTICANORTHOSITE 2.34 9
INTRODUCTION: 67637 is a coherent,cataclastic,pristine ferroan anorthosite

(Fig. 1). It is a rake sample collected 30 m east of the White Breccia boulders
and has many zap pits.
PETROLOGY: Steele and Smith (1973)refer to 67637 as a "plagioclase(95%)

__-minor olivine and pyroxene; heavily shocked". Microprobeanalyses
are reported by Warren and Wasson (1980) and Hansen et al. (1979a,b).
The sample is fairly porous and consists of angularfragments of plagioclase,

up to 1.5 mm in diameter (Fig. 2). Mafic mineral grains are up to 300 _m;
most have high birefringenceand are olivines. Microprobedata (Fig. 3)
demonstratethe ferroan character. Analyses by Hansen et al. (1979a,b)are
similar to those of Warren and Wasson (1980) except thaTt_ former show a
clearer distinctionbetween low-Ca and high-Ca pyroxenes.
CHEMISTRY: Warren and Wasson (1980) report major and trace element data,
summar_d in Table I and Figure 4. The sample is a ferroan anorthosite,
uncontaminatedwith meteoriticmaterial.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: A chip was removed, from which thin sections ,i

and ,7 were made. A secon(fchip was allocated for chemical analysis.
915
6 7637

xpl. width 2mm.
/4onolyses
Enf v, . v' . v • _r #* v v v
PyroxeneCompb_itlon(mole%)
. JI,.,/,
zoo'' ' ' 9'o.... 8o.... 7'o.... 6b..... _ .... 40
Forsterltn contentof 61ivinn(moIe%-notescoleD
.-.. I_1.
ibo'
' ' e5.... s'O
.... B'5
.... s'o
.... ix""' '70
Anorthita cont_t of p!agloelase(mole°/o-notescale_
Figure 3. Mineral compositions, from Warren and Wasson (1980).
916
67637
TABLE 1. Summar_ chemistry of 67637

_Warren and Wasson, 1980)
Sr
_iO2
" 44.3 La 0.40
TiO2 0.038 Lu 0.0134
AI203 34.4 Rb
^r203
_ 0.005 Sc 0.96
FeO 0.70
Ni 1.6
MnO 0.011
Co 3.8
MgO 0.56
Ir ppb 1.2
CaO 18.8
Au ppb 0.02
Na20 0.595 C
K20 0.019 N
P205 S
Zn
Oxides in wt%; others in ppm except:as
noted. Cu
2O
67637
0.1
917
67638 FRAGMENTAL/GLASSYPOLYMICT BRECCIA 7.23
INTRODUCTION: 67638 is a light gray polymict breccia which is coherent and

fractured (Fig. I). Its matrix varies from fragmental to glassy. The sample
is a rake sample collected 30 m east of the White Breccia boulders and has
many zap pits.
PETROLOGY: 67638 consists of polymict, coherent dark breccia, which is

fairly heterogeneous (Fig. 2). The general matrix is very fine-grained and
fragmental in most areas. Only about 10% of the matrix is in fragments
larger than 100 _m. The clast population is more coherent that the matrix
and is mainly plagioclase; lithic fragments are dominated by aphanitic impact
melts but also include granulitic impactites. Brown and glassy or crypto-
crystalline material intrudes the matrix in places (Fig. 2).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Two small chips were removed to make thin

section ,1.

i
Figure 2. 67638,1, gemeral view,

ppl. width 2mm.
918
67639 CRYSTALLINE(?) POLYMICTBRECCIA 7.34 g
INTRODUCTION: 67639 is a coherent, light gray breccia with some dark clasts
(Fig. i) The matrix is fine-grained and homogeneous. It is a rake sample
collected 30 m east of the White Breccia boulders and has zap pits.
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• _i_!!ii ¸¸¸__i!il
919
67645 FRAGMENTAL
INTRODUCTION: 67645 is a pale gray, extremely friable breccia with a few

dark gray clasts (Fig. i). It is a rake sample collected 30 m east of the
White Breccia boulders and lacks zap pits.
FiBure I. S-72'43730, cup is 5cm in diameter.
920
INTRODUCTION: 67646 is a white, friable, and powdery breccia containing dark

clasts (Fig. 1). It is a rake sample collected 30 m east of the White Breccia
boulders and its friable surface lacks zap pits.
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921
67647 REGOLITH BRECCIA 47.7 g
INTRODUCTION: 67647 is a pale colored, coherent, glassy breccia, which is

probably a lithified soil (Fig. I). It is a rake sample collected 30 m east
of the White Breccia boulders, and has numerous zap pits.
PETROLOGY: A thin section cut for this study shows that 67647 is a fine-
grained, brown, glassy, porous breccia (Fig. 2). Its clast population
consists mainly of brown aphanitic impact melts and glassy breccias, as well
as abundant shocked minerals. Its characteristics are those of regolith
material.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: A chip (,1) was removed from one end (Fig. 1) to
make thin section ,2.

ppl. width 2mm.
922
67648 COHERENTPOLYMICT BRECCIA 7.88 g
INTRODUCTION: 67648 is a coherent, polymict breccia with a pale colored matrix

(Fig.l). The matrix is extremely fine-grained (_ 60% of the rock is grains
less than 5 _m). It is a rake sample collected 30 m east of the White Breccia
boulders, and has a high density of zap pits on half its surface.
PETROLOGY: Steele and Smith (1973) refer to 67648 as a dark "lithified soil
breccia"7 It is heterogeneous, dark, and polymict, and most material is
extremely fine-grained (Fig.2). The lithic clasts and the matrix have
similar textures and in transmitted light:the distinction of some of the
lithic clasts from the matrix is difficult. While most of the matrix is
finely divided or even glassy, the vesicular glasses which are characteristic
of regolith are absent. Some very tiny clasts are clear glass.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: A chip was removed, and thin section ,1 made

from it.

ppJ. width 2mm.
923
INTRODUCTION: 67649 is a pale colored, friable breccia containing dark angular

clasts (Fig. i). It is a rake sample collected 30 m east of the White Breccia
boulders and its friable surface lacks zap pits.
924
67655 SHOCKEDCOHERENTPOLYMICT BRECCIA 4.11 9
INTRODUCTION: 67655 is a pale colored, polymict breccia (Fig.l) which is

coherent and fairly heterogeneous. An unusual feature is that almost all
of the plagioclase is "flame-textured". It is a rake sample collected 30 m
east of the White Breccia boulders and lacks zap pits.
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Figure I. S--72-49579,mm scale.
PETROLOGY:Steele and Smith (1973) refer to 67655 as a "recrystallized

breccla" with 30% matrix (defined as material less than 5 _m diameter).
It is a fairly heterogeneous, polymict breccia (Fig.2) in which large clasts
are more coherent than the fine-grained matrix. The latter is slightly porous.
Lithic clasts larger than 300 _m compose _ 25% of the rock, and include basaltic
impact melts, aphanitic materials, and plagioclase-rich feldspathic granulites.
The matrix contains many plagioclase and mafic clasts in the 20-100 _m range,
but the interstitial material is of equivocal nature.
925
67655
An unusual feature is that nearly all of the plagioclase, as single fragments

or in lithic clasts, is "flame-textured", and that which is not, is shocked
(Fig.2). This suggests a post-assembly shock event causing m--as-kelynitization
followed by devitrification.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Thin section ,1 was made from one of a few small
chips removed.
a b
Figure 2. 67655,1, general view, width 2mm

a) ppl. b) xpl.
926
INTRODUCTION: 67656 is a light gray, friable breccia containing dark clasts.

It is a rake sample collected 30 m east of the White Breccia boulders and its
powdery surface lacks zap pits.
927
INTRODUCTION: 67657 is a pale gray friable breccia containing gray clasts

(Fig. 1). It is a rake sample collected 30 m east of the White Breccia
boulders and its powdery surface lacks zap pits.
928
.... 67658 FRAGMENTAL
INTRODUCTION: 67658 is a white to pale gray friable breccia containing some

darker gray clasts {Fig. I). It is a rake sample collected 30 m east of the
White Breccia boulders and its friable surface lacks zap pits.
929
67659 CRYSTALLINE OR FRAGMENTAL(?) POLYMICT BRECCIA 1.62
INTRODUCTION: 67659 is a white to pale gray, fairly coherent, polymict breccia,

containing some small gray clasts (Fig. I). The matrix is fine-grained. It is
a rake sample collected 30 m east of the White Breccia boulders and lacks zap
pits.
930
INTRODUCTION: 67665 is a light gray, extremely friable, polymict breccia

containing a few dark clasts (Fig. 1). It is a rake sample collected 30 m
east of the White Breccia boulders.
931
67666 GLASSY POLYMICT BRECCIA 5.47
INTRODUCTION: 67666 is a coherent, polymict, glassy breccia (Fig. 1). It is

fine-grained and heterogeneous. It is a rake sample collected 30 m east of
the White Breccia boulders and has many zap pits.
PETROLOGY: 67666 has a fine-grained, glassy matrix which is patchy and variable
and contains small clasts which are themselves mainly aphanitic or glassy
breccias (Fig. 2). Opaque minerals are not common but traces of ilmenite and
some Fe-metal grains are present.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Three small chips were used to make thin section
_1,
Figure 2. 67666_I, general view,

ppl. width 2mm.
932
67667 PRISTINE FELDSPATHIC [.HERZOLITE 7.89 ]
INTRODUCTION: 67667 is a monomict breccia (Fig. 1) with _70 to 80% mafic

minerals, and uncontaminated with meteoritic material. Few grains are larger
than 100 _m. It is a rake sample collected 30 m east of the White Breccia
boulders and has many zap pits.
l-
933
67667
PETROLOGY: Petrographic descriptions and microprobe analyses are given by

St-eele and Smith (1973), Warren and Wasson (1978, 1979) and Hansen et al.
(1979b, and unpublished). It is an extremely mafic rock (Table 1), though
modally heterogeneous; Steele (1979, pers. comm.) notes that a microprobe
search of thin section ,1 failed to find high-Ca pyroxene, whereas Warren and
Wasson (1978) find _15% high-Ca pyroxene in thin section ,6. Warren and
Wasson (1978) note that in the Streckeisen (1973) classification their sample
of 67667 would be termed a "mela-olivine gabbro norite", but choose to
emphasize its unique character among lunar samples by referring to it as a
"feldspathic lherzolite".
TABLE 1. Modal analyses of 67667
,1 Steele and Smith (1973) ,6 Warren and Wasson (1978)
Plagioclase 30% Plagioclase 20%

01ivine 20% Olivine 50%
Low-Ca pyroxene 50% Low-Ca pyroxene _15%
High-Ca pyroxene 15%
llmenite 2%
Cr, spinel, troilite,
Fe-metal Tr
67667 is brecciated (Fig. 2) with few grains larger than 100 _m or less than
_5 _m. It is not porous and portions may have been melted. A few areas appear
themselves to be clasts (Fig. 2). The plagioclase is commonly shocked or badly
strained, and mafic minerals fractured. Silicate mineral compositions are
shown in Figure 3 and appear to be restricted. Metal grains (Fig. 4) are out-
side of the "meteoritic" range.
a b

width 2mm. a) xpl. b) ppl.
934
67667
67667 _ / ._/17
•
a_ly.s w _ u
Ea .... v v _ FS E_ _ Pyroxe_compos.ion %)
(mole Fs
Fo, . m . , -1Fa
i00 80 60 4o 20 o
............. _.Imtt,
...............
I00 9Q _ lO 60 50 40
Forsterttecontentof ohvme(rnole%)
Figure 3. Mineral compositions
a) from Steele and Smith (1973)
b) from Warren and Wasson (1979). m,Jl,
too 95 90 _ a0 15 /0
A_rthite contentof plogtodose(mole%)
4.0 •
3C
2C •
Figure 4. Metal compositions, •

from Warren and Wasson (1979).
@ 10
Wt. % Ni
CIIEMISTRY: A major and trace element analysis is given by Warren and Wasson
_1979_) and is summarized in Table 2 and Figure 5. The low siderophile abun-
dances demonstrate that it is uncontaminated with meteoritic material. The
norm of the analysis is in rough agreement with Warren and Wasson's (1979) mode
but has only _5% high-Ca pyroxene_ The REE pattern of 67667 is unusual among
/_ lunar samples in being flat and lacking a Eu anomaly.
935
67667

(Warren and Wasson,1979)
SiO 2 42.4 Sr
TiO- 1.04 La 3.6
Lu 0.32
A1203 7.6 Rb
Cr203 0.38
FeO 17.2 Sc 24.4
Ni 4.4
MnO 0.20
Co 26
MgO 26.4
CaO 5.3 Ir ppb 0.013
Au ppb 0.029
Na20 0.158
K20 0.023 C
N
P205 S "
Zn
Cu
Oxides in wt%i others in ppm except as noted.
,3
"_ 10 _AWarren v and Wasson_

0
67667
1 I I I l I I I I I t I I I
PROCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS: A chip was removed to make thin section ,i. The
main subsequent subdivisions are shown in Figure 1. ,3 was allocated for
chemistry, ,4 for radiogenic isotope studies, and ,2 for a potted butt for thin
sections. A small chip from ,0 was allocated for further chemical analyses
{meteoritic siderophiles and volatiles).
936
INTRODUCTION: 67668 is a light gray, coherent, fine-grained poikilitic impact

melt (Fig. I). It is a rake sample collected 30 m east of the White Breccia
boulders and is free of zap pits.
PETROLOGY: Steele and Smith (1973) refer to 67668 as a "recrystallized breccia;

p-oikilitic pyro_ene matrix". 11: consists of oikocrysts _200-500 _m in diameter
enclosing plagioclase laths rarely larger than 30 !Jm (Fig. 2). Interoikocryst
areas contain armalcolite, Fe-metal and troilite with minor glass. Clasts of
plagioclase, usually 100-200 lJm and rarely bigger, are present.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Several small chips were taken to make thin

section ,I.
Figure I. S-72-49541, mm scale. i
s f
Figure 2. 67668,1 general view,

xpl. width 2ram.
937
67669 FRAGMENTAL
INTRODUCTION: 67669 is a fairly friable,polymict,and heterogeneous breccia

TCTg?-_)'-_'n-taining aphanitic melt and cataclastic anorthosite clasts. It
is a rake sample collected 30 m east of the White Breccia boulders and has
irregularly distributed zap pits.
PETROLOGY: 67669 consists of a polymict breccia which contains a variety

of l_thic clasts (Fig. 2). Prominent are aphanitic and glassy fragments,
as well as cataclastic anorthosites. The former are dark, coherent and
contain oriented feldspars. The latter are almost purely plagioclase with
minor mafics, are crushed and sintered, and have most grains smaller than
200 _m. Some granulitic impactite material is present.
938
67669
a b
Figure 2. 67669,1 a) dark clasts and

fragmental matrix, ppl. width 2mm.
b) dark clasts and fragmental matrix,
xpl. width 2mm.
c) cataclastic anorthosite clast
and fragmental matrix, xpl. width 2mm.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Several small chips were removed, one of which

was used to ma_e-t_in- sect-ion ,I.
939
67675 ROPY GLASS 1.07 9
INTRODUCTION: 67675 is a dark gray, irregularlyshaped (twisted),coherent

piece of glass (Fig. l). It is covered by fine powder but no crystalline
material is apparent in the glass. It is a rake sample collected 30 m east
of the White Breccia boulders and lacks zap pits.
940
67676 VESICULARVARIOLITIC IMPACTMELT 2.33 g
INTRODUCTION: 67676 is a coherent, dark gray, vesicular, and variolitic

impact melt (Fig. I) with acicular plagioclase. It is a rake sample col-
lected 30 m east of the White Breccia boulders and lacks zap pits.
PETROLOGY:Most of 67676 is a variolitic impact melt (Fig. 2) which is

virtually pure plagioclase. Needles of plagioclase up to 300 um long, but
mostly 50 to 150 pm long, are separated by interstitial aluminous glass(?).
A few plagioclase and lithic clasts ,are present.
The rim of the rock appears to be the original rim of the cooling unit:
towards the outside the plagioclase is finer-grained, and at the outer edge
in places there is a zone of glass. A thin coating of very fine-grained
fragmental material forms the outermost rim, I00 um at its widest. A
similar sequence is observed towards vesicles. In the vesicle rim exposed
in the thin sections a fine grained, melt-matrix, clast-rich breccia is
present (Fig. 2).
941
67676
Figure 2. 67676,1 a) variolitic melt, ppl. width 2_nm

b) vesicle rim, ppl. width 2mm.
PROCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS: Small chips were chipped to make the potted
butt from which thin sections ,I and ,3 were made.
942
67685 CINDERY GLASS BRECCIA 28.0
INTRODUCTION: 67685 is a dark cindery, vesicular glass containing fragments

"(Fig. I). It is coherent and irregularly shaped. It is a rake sample collected
30 m east of the White Breccia boulders and lacks zap pits. It was originally
'the largest of four fragments of similar appearance which were numbered together
as 67628 and now renumbered 67685-67688.
943
67686 CINDERY GLASS BRECCIA 11.75 g
INTRODUCTION: 67686 is a dark, cindery, vesicular glass containing fragments

(Fig. I). _It is coherent and irregularly shaped. It is a rake sample
collected 30 m east of the White Breccia boulders and lacks zap pits. It was
originally the second largest of four fragments of similar appearance which
were numbered together as 67628, and now renumbered 67685-67688.
944
67687 CINDERY GLASS BRECCIA 7.60
INTRODUCTION: 67687 is a dark, cindery, vesicular glass containing fragments

(Fig. I). It is coherent and irregularly shaped. It is a rake sample
collected 30 m east of the White Breccia boulders and lacks zap pits. It
was originally the third largest of four fragments of similar appearance
which were numbered together as 67628, and now renumbered 67685-67688.
945
67688 CINDERY GLASS BRECCIA 2.32 _
INTRODUCTION: 67688 is a vesicular, coherent glass containing clasts (Fig. I).

sample collected 30 m east of the _Jhite Breccia boulders and lacks
zap pits. Originally it was the smallest of four fragments numbered together
as 67628.
PETROLOGY: A thin section cut for this study is of a vesicular glass containing
lithic and mineral fragments. Part of the glass is clear, but mainly it is
devitrified giving plagioclase colonnades (Fig. 2). Lithic clasts include
granulitic impactites and plagioclase-rich breccias. One clast is rimmed with
tiny Fe-metal blebs.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Originally 67688 was the smallest of four fragments

6fs_milar appearance Wh_c_ were grouped together as 67628. During this
cataloguing they were renumbered separately (67685-67688). A chip (,I) of 67688
was taken for a thin section (Fig. I).
+4 +, +L Figure 1 S-80-28628,
_+ mm scale.
Fl__ure 2. 67688,2_ general view,

ppl. width 2mm.
946
67695 SPLASH GLASS WITH WHITE CLASTS 14.02 g
INTRODUCTION: 67695 is a coherent, black, vesicular, glassy impact melt with a

smooth exterior surface and broken on other sides (Fig. 1). The glass encloses
white clasts, and in part may be crystallized. It is a rake sample collected
30 m east of the White Breccia boulders and appears to lack zap pits.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: 67695 was originally the largest of four fragments

numbered together as 67629, now renumbered 67629, 67695, 67696 and 67697.
/i
947
67696 SPLASH GLASS WITH WHITE CLASTS 7.85
INTRODUCTION: 67696 is a coherent, black, vesicular glass with a smooth

exterior surface and broken elsewhere <Fig.i). The glass encloses white
clasts (or coated a white rock) and is at least partly crystallized into
plagioclase laths. The vesicles include some more than a centimeter across.
It is a rake sample collected 30 m east of the White Breccia boulders and
appears to lack zap pits.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: 67696 was originally the second largest of

four fragments numbered together as 67629, now renumbered 67629, 67695,
67696, and 67697.
F_ure I. S-80-30291, mm scale.
948
67697 GLASSY BRECCIA 5.54 g
INTRODUCTION: 67697 is a coherent, glassy, vesicular breccia containing a

few small white clasts (Fig.l). It is a rake sample collected 30 m east of
the White Breccia boulders and appears to lack zap pits.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: 67697 was originally the third largest of four

fragments numbered together as 67629, and now renumbered 67629, 676957 67696,
and 67697.
949
67705 DEVITRIFIED GLASS 5.82 q
INTRODUCTION: 67705 is a cindery, crumbly, dark glassy breccia with white

clasts (Fig. i). It was taken from the regolith sample collected halfway
between the White Breccia boulders and House Rock.
PETROLOGY: 67705 is a brown, vesicular, devitrified glass with spherulitic

and "bow-tie" structures (Fig. 2). In contains lithic and mineral clasts;
the former are mainly plagioclase breccias but include a subophitic impact
melt fragment which has shock glass, sometimes yellow, at its grain boundaries.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: A single chip ,I was taken (Fig. I) to make thin

sections ,5 ,6 and ,7. It was a representative chip with a large white clast.
_0 Pre-split Post-split "_
,0
1 cm
I I
Figure I.
Figure 2. 67705,5, general view, _.

ppl. width 2mm.
95O
INTRODUCTION: 67706 is a very friable white or pale gray breccia (Fig. i). It
was taken from a regolith sample collected halfway between the White Breccia
boulders and House Rock.
Figure I. S.-72-37797, cup is 5cm in diameter.
951
67707 FRAGMENTAL
INTRODUCTION: 67707 is a pale-colored, friable, polymict breccia (Fig. 1). It

was taken from the regolith sample collected halfway between the White Breccia
boulders and House Rock.
PETROLOGY: 677Q7 has a porous, feldspathic, and fragmental matrix (Fig.2). It

is polymict, with a clast population dominated by angular plagioclase fragments
but including aphanitic brown impact melts, granulitic impactites, and feldspathic
breccias.
PROCESSING ANDSUBDIVISIONS: Small, representative breccia chips (,1, Fig. 1)

were taken to make thin sections ,13 and ,14.
Figure I. S-72-37798.
Figure 2. 67707,13, representative

chip, ppl. width 2mm.
952
67708 FRAGMENTAL
POLYMICTBRECCIA, GLASSCOATED 1.33 g
INTRODUCTION: 67708 is a friable white or pale gray breccia with a glass coat
(Fig i). It was taken from a regolith sample collected halfway between the
White Breccia boulders and House Rock.
Figure Io S-72-37798, cup is 5cm in diameter.
953
INTRODUCTION: 67715 is dark, coherent, fine-grained impact melt with abun-

dant clasts (Fig. I). Macroscopically it is homogeneous. It is a rake
sample collected halfway between the White Breccia boulders and House Rock.
It lacks zap pits but has a small amount of white coating.
PETROLOGY:67715 consists of a microscopically heterogeneous, brown polymict

breccia (Fig. 2). The matrix is fine-grained and even glassy, but contains
plagioclase laths in places. Most of the lithic clasts are aphanitic impact
melts which are difficult to distinguish from the matrix. Cataclastic anor-
thosite and fine-grained, plagioclase-rich breccia are also present as clasts.
Most mineral fragments are angular, undeformed plagioclase.
PROCESSING
ANDSUBDIVISIONS: Only chips for thin section ,I have been re-
moved.
i!!iiiil

ppl. width 2,_n.
954
67716 FINE-GRAINEDIMPACTMELT 17.02 g
INTRODUCTION:67716 is a polymict breccia {Fig.i) with a fine-grained impact

melt matrix. It is coherent_ irregularly shaped, and is partly covered with
white material. It is a rake sample collected halfway between the White Breccia
boulders and House Rock, and has zap pits on one corner.
PETROLOGY: 67716 has a fine--grained matrix containing patches of oriented plagio-

clase laths (Fig.2) which are generally about 50 _m long. The amount of mafic
material in the melt is very small. Much of the fine-grained material is clastic,
particularly plagioclase, and embedded in the melt. About 5-10% of the thin
section (,1) consists of angular to rounded clasts of plagioclase larger than
i00 _m in diameter. One pink spinel grain (_i00 _m) is present.
PROCESSING
AND SUBDIVISIONS: A single chip was removed to make thin section ,i.
Figure I. S-72-49547: mmscale.
_re 2. 67716,1, general view,

ppl. width 2mm.
955
67717 GLASSY POLYMICT BRECCIA 5.56
INTRODUCTION: 67717 is a coherent, dark, polymict breccia with a white coating

up to 0.5 mm thick over three-quarters of the surface (Fig.i). It has a
glassy to cryptocrystalline matrix. It is a rake sample collected halfway
between the White Breccia boulders and House Rock, and lacks zap pits.
PETROLOGY:67717 is a heterogeneous, brown, polymict breccia with distinct

textural zones (Fig.2). Steele and Smith (1973) note that "some areas appear
melted in place". The matrix is glassy to cryptocrystalline, and the fine-
grained material consists of roughly equal proportions of clasts (plagioclase
> mafics) and finely divided mortar. Most clasts larger than 200 _m, of which
there are few, are plagioclase, but some are basaltic impact melts.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: A single chip was taken to make thin section ,1.
Lure I. S-72-49540, mm scale.

ppl. width 2ram.
956
67718 FINE-GRAINED IMPACT MELT AND FRAGMENTAL(?) BRECCIA 41.05 g
INTRODUCTION: 67718 consists of a core of coherent, dark, fine-grained breccia

with a thi_k rind of a pale-colored, polymict breccia (Fig.l). The dark
breccia is an impact melt. It is a rake sample collected halfway between the
White Breccia boulders and House Rock and has a few zap pits.
PETROLOGY: The.pale-gray material does not occur in the thin section (,1). The
dark brec(_ia is a heterogeneous, polymict, brown and fine-grained impact melt
(Fig.2). Clasts are seriate down to extremely small sizes (few microns) and are
bonded by about 35% cryptocrystalline mortar; only about 10% of the breccia con-
sists of grains larger than i00 pm. Most clasts are plagioclase, and among the
small clasts, mafic minerals are extremely rare .
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Small (:hips were taken to make thin section ,1.
Fi.gure I. S-72-51242, -_
mm scale.
F!gure 2. 67718,1, general view, ppl.

width 2mm.
957
INTRODUCTION: 67719 is a coherent, subrounded, homogeneous and fine-grained

breccia which is partly coated with white powder (Fig. 1). It is an impact
melt. It is a rake sample collected halfway between the White Breccia boulders
and House Rock, and lacks zap pits.
PETROLOGY:67719 consists of about 15% rounded plagioclase clasts embedded

in a pale-brown matrix of plagioclase laths and fine clastic material (Fig. 2).
Plagioclase laths, mainly about 50 _m long, are oriented generally in the
same direction. The melt has little mafic material and mafic clasts are
extremely rare: about 95% of the rock is plagioclase. Troilite and Fe-
metal are present. The plagioclase clasts are unshocked and many have
thin (10 _m) overgrowth rims.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: A single chip was removed for thin section ,I.
Figure I. S-72--51248, mm scale.

ppl. width 2mm.
958
67725 CRYSTALLINEPOLYMICTBRECCIA 5.85 g
INTRODUCTION: 67725 is a coherent, light gray breccia containing pale-colored

clasts (Fig. I). The matrix is fine-grained and the sample is partly coated
with glass. It is a rake sample collected halfway between the White Breccia
boulders and House Rock and has zap pits on all but one (broken) surface.
959
INTRODUCTION: 67726 is a coherent, fine-grained, light gray breccia contain-

ing white clasts (Fig. I). It is a rake sample collected halfway between the
White Breccia boulders and House Rock, and has several zap pits.
960
67727 FINE-GFLAINEDIMPACTMELT 1.80 g
INTRODUCTION: 67727 is a dark gray, coherent, fine-grained breccia contain-

ing white clasts (Fig. I). The matrix contains a few vesicles. It is a rake
sample collected halfway between the White Breccia boulders and House Rock
and has a few zap pits.
Fi_g_ureI. S-72-49565, mm scale.
961
67728 FINE-GRAINED IMPACT MELT OR GLASSY BRECCIA 9.25 g
INTRODUCTION: 67728 is a coherent, vesicular, fine-grained breccia containing

a few white clasts. The matrix appears to be glass in part. It is a rake
sample collected halfway between the White Breccia boulders and House Rock.
962
67729 VESICULAR GLASS BRECCIA 73.2.9
INTRODUCTION: 67729 is a dark gray, irregula_coherent and vesicular glass

(Fig.i) largely devitrified or partly crystalline. It contains a few
prominent clasts (Figs. 1,3,4) which are basaltic impact melts. It is a
rake sample collected halfway between the White Breccia boulders and House
Rock, and has many zap pits on one side.
PETROLOGY: 67729 is mainly a vesicular,brown,glassy material - no clear

_resent, all having devitrified or partly crystallized into acicular
plagioclases (Fig.2). In places the glass is flow-banded and vein-like and
contains
chilled. c]asts of breccia and impact melts towards which the glass is
963
67729
c d
Figure 2. a) 67729,16, melt matrix, ppl. width 2mm.

b) 67729,1, melt matrix, ppl. width 2mm.
c) 67729,14, white clast, xpl. width 2mm.
d) 67729,15, gray-green clast, xpl. width 2mm.
964
67729
Three prominent clasts larger than a centimeter are basaltic impact melts.
The large white clast (,4) macroscopically contains _ 30% yellow mafic min-
erals. In thin section it has lathy plagioclase as well as many anhedral
plagioclases, most less than 500 _m, and mafic minerals less than 1 mm.
Overall its texture is subophitic to granular (Fig.2) and it contains inter-
stitial Fe-metal, troilite, phosphate, cryptocrystalline material and glass.
The large green-gray clast (,9) is an ophitic basalt with a well-developed
plagioclase network enclosed by olivines up to 3 mm in diameter (Fig.2).
Interstitial brown glass is conspicuous. The third clast (,6 has not been
sectioned but is macroscopically similar to ,9.
p
/-
l'i gure 3.
965
67729
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Initially, small chips of matrix glass were

taken to make thin section ,1. For the present study, further chips of
matrix glass and clasts were taken for the sections, as shown in Figures 3
and 4.
Figure 4. mm scale.
966
67735 GLASSY IMPACT MELT BRECCIA 13.30
INTRODUCTION: 67735 is a coherent, fine-grained breccia (Fig.l) with a

brown glassy or cryptocrystalline matrix. It has a coating of varied
character. It is a rake sample collected halfway between the White Breccia
boulders and House Rock, and lacks zap pits.
PETROLOGY: Steele and Smith (1973) refer to 67735 as a "soil breccia;

some layering present". 67735 has a brown-glassy or cryptocrystalline matrix
enclosing fragments of plagioclase which are rounded on the corners (Fig.2).
Some roughly defined banding is caused by color and grain-size differences,
but the breccia matrix probably resulted from a single impact in that it is
not patchily bound like an agglomeration such as regolith. The clasps are
not shocked. Some crushed lithic fragments, including aphanitic breccias and
crushed granulites (or other coarse feldspathic rocks),are present.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: A chip from one end was divided into two pieces
to make thin sections ,13 and ,14 (potted butt ,l)and ,15(a second potted butt).

ppl. width 2mm.
967
67736 CRYSTALLINE IMPACT MELT 14.92
iNTRODUCTION: 67736 is a dark gray, coherent, and fine-grained breccia

(Fig. i), similar in appearance to known poikilitic and fine-grained
subophitic impact melts. It contains a few vesicles and some white plagio-
clase clasts. It consists of about 50% plagioclase, 45% gray mineral
(pyroxene?) and 5% yellow mineral (olivine?). Conspicuous is a clast of
spinel troctolite containing roughly equal amounts of yellow olivine and
white plagioclase, with a few burgundy-colored spinels (Fig. 1). The grain
sizes of this clast are up to i mm.
968
67737 FINE-GRAINEDIMPACTMELTOR GLASS 4.56 9
INTRODUCTION: 67737 is a coherent:, dark, fine-grained rock (Fig. I), probably

an impact melt. Clasts are inconspicuous but a white coating patchily covers
the surface. It is a rake sample collected halfway between the White Breccia
969
INTRODUCTION:67738 is a coherent,dark,fine-grained impact melt which is macro-

scopically homogeneous (Fig.i). Part of the surface is coated with pale-
colored powder. It is a rake sample collected halfway between the White Breccia
PETROLOGY:67738 is a pale-brown polymict breccia (Fig.2). It has a seriate size

distribution of clasts and about 20-30% of the rock is a fine-grained mortar
which is probably of melt origin. Very little mafic material is present and
opaque minerals and Fe-metal grains are almost absent.
PROCESSING ANDSUBDIVISIONS: Several small chips were removed to make thin

section ,1.
Figure 2. 67738,1 general view, ._

ppl. width 2mm.
970
67739 FINE-GRAINEDOR GLASSYIMPACTMELT 2.03
INTRODUCTION: 67739 is a coherent, light-colored polymict breccia (Fig.l)

With a fine-grained, probably impact melt, matrix. It is a rake sample
collected halfway between the White Breccia boulders and House Rock, and
lacks zap pits.
Fj_ure I. S-72-51272,mm scale.
PETROLOGY:Steele and Smith (1973) refer to 67739 as "breccia;numerous

ag-__se-olivine
p clasts" with about 60% matrix (definedas material less
than 5 _m in diameter).They report microprobedata for pyroxenes,olivines
and plagioclases.
67739 is a homogeneous, pale brown polymict breccia (Fig.2). About 10% of

the rock is clasts larger than 200 _m, the rest is seriate down to extremely
fine. "The fine-grained mortar, which is at least 30% of the rock, is probably
impact melt or devitrified glass, and binds plagioclase grains (20 _m and
smaller). Mafic grains and opaque minerals are extremely rare. The pyro-
xene analyses shown in Figure 3 are for matrix fragments.
971
67739
Conspicuous are a few granoblastic and poikiloblastic impactite fragments

which have about twice as much plagioclase as mafic minerals (Fig. 2).
The mafic minerals are less than I00 pm except for one poikiloblastic
mineral which is about 300 pm across. Plagioclases are 100-200 um, and a
few have mafic mineral "necklaces". Steele and Smith (1973) report that
the mafic mineral in these fragments is olivine (Fo6B); however, the poikilo-
blast has lamellae in it which are apparently exsolved_and it could be augite.
Plagioclase mineral clasts are unshocked or lightly shocked and subangular.

Microprobe analyses of plagioclase are reported by Steele and Smith (1973); they
range from An98-Ango (Fe 0.2% or less) but which plagioclases were analyzed is
not reported.
FiQure 2. 67739,1 general view,

pp_. width 2mm.
PROCESSING
ANDSUBDIVISIONS: A single chip was taken to make thin section ,i.
972
67745 FINE-GRAINED OR GLASSY IMPACT MELT 3.53 g
INTRODUCTION: 67745 is a coherent, fine-grained breccia (Fig.l) whose matrix

appears to be glassy or fine-grained impact melt. It is a rake sample collected
halfway between the White Breccia boulders and House Rock. It lacks zap pits.
PETROLOGY:67745 is a homogeneous, fine-grained polymict breccia (Fig.2). Its

matrix consists of tiny plagioclase clasts bound by an extremely fine-grained
mortar of glass or melt; some plagioclase laths are present. Most clasts are
plagioclase with a few larger than 200 _m, usually unshocked. There are very
few mafic clasts. One 100 _m-diameter feldspathic granulite clast is present
in thin section ,i. In some cases, the clast boundaries are indistinct or
ragged.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: A single chip was taken to make thin section ,i.
If k

ppl. width 2mm.
973
67746 POIKILOBLASTIC(?) IMPACTITE 3.47 9
INTRODUCTION: 67746 (Fig. I) is a light gray, homogeneous, poikiloblastic

noritic anorthosite. It has white powder on most of its surface. It is a
Rock and lacks zap pits.
PETROLOGY: 67746 has a coarse poikiloblastic (or poikilitic?) texture. Some

pyroxene poikiloblasts are at least 1.5 mmin diameter and enclose rounded
plagioclase grains less than I00 _m in diameter (Fig. 2). In between poikilo-
blasts, plagioclases form a granoblastic texture with grain sizes up to
1 mm but mainly 100-300 pm; many of the larger grains are strained. Other
minerals present include olivine, ilmenite, Fe-metal, sulfide, and other
opaque phases. Plagioclase occupies about 80% of the sample.
974
67746
Microprobe analyses by Hansen et al. (1979a,b, and unpublished) have pyrox-

enes En75_74 Wo3-4, olivine FOTs, plagioclases An94, ilmenite 6-7% MgO, and
Fe-metal _ 7% Ni.
PROCESSING ANDSUBDIVISIONS: Several representative small chips were taken

to make thin section ,I.

xpl. width 2mm. _.:
975
INTRODUCTION: 67747 is a homogeneous, medium gray impact melt (Fig. I) with

an ophitic texture. It is a rake sample collected halfway between the White
Breccia boulders and House Rock, and has a few zap pits on one side.
PETROLOGY: Steele and Smith (1973) refer to 67747 as "feldspathic basalt;

10% poikilitic olivine" and provide microprobe data. It contains about
80% plagioclase in laths up to about 750 pm long, ophitically enclosed in
olivine (Fig. 2). One olivine grain is optically continuous over nearly
the entire thin section (,I) which is 5x3 mm. Optically zoned pyroxene is
interstitial to plagioclase laths and adjacent to mesostasis areas. The
latter contain brown glass, ilmenite, Fe-metal, sulfide, and various other
minor phases. The plagioclases are zoned from _ Ans_7s (Fig. 4 of Steele
and Smith, 1973). Analyses of mafic minerals are shown in Figure 3.
PROCESSING
AND SUBDIVISIONS: A single chip was taken to make thin section

xpl. width 2mm.
976
67748 FINE-GRAINED OR GLASSY IMPACT MELT 4.74 g
INTRODUCTION: 67748 is a coherent, dark,homogeneous breccia (Fig.l) which is

fine-grained and apparently bonded by melt. A white powder partially coats
the surface. It is a rake sample collected halfway between the White Breccia
PETROLOGY: 67748 is a fine-grained, homogeneous, and plagioclase-rich breccia

T_.2-TT-. The matrix is fine-grained but plagioclase laths, up to i00 pm long
and very roughly aligned, demonstrate the presence of melt. Virtually all
clasts are slightly rounded and unshocked plagioclases; nearly all these are
less than 200 pm in diameter. Mafic phases are rare (_ 5%?).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: A few small chips were used to make thin section ,I.
67748
Figure I.
- 72 - 49558

pp!. width 2mm.
977
67749 FRAGMENTAL(?)POLYMICTBRECCIA 11.47 9
INTRODUCTION:67749 is a pale-colored, heterogeneous, moderately friable

breccia (Fig.I). It contains a distinct clast of basaltic-textured iron-
rich KREEP. It is a rake sample collected halfway between the White
Breccia boulders and House Rock, and has many zap pits on most of its surface.
!iiiiii_ii!_iiiii
978
67749
PETROLOGY:Steele and Smith (1973) refer to 67749 as a "partly recrystallized

breccia; one large KREEP-basalt clast" with _ 30% matrix (defined as material
less than 5 _m in diameter).
Figure 2. 67749,1 a) matrix, ppl. width 2mm

b) KREEPbasalt clast, ppl. width 2mm.
The breccia is heterogeneous and polymict with several large lithic clasts.
The matrix texture is sub-equigranular, tending towards granoblastic.
There is littTe material finer than a few microns and the texture is sugges-
tive of minor recrystallization of a fragmental breccia (Fig.2). Mafic miner-
als compose about 10% of the matrix. Analyses are shown in Figure 3. Matrix
plagioclase ranges from An98_93 with less than 0.1% Fe (Fig. 4 of Steele and
Smith, 1973). Lithic clasts larger than 500 um include cataclastic anortho-
site (or shocked plagioclase), a basaltic impact melt, and a KREEPbasalt
clast.
(tool.
%)
Figure 3. Pyroxene and olivine

compositions of matrix, from
Steele and Smith (1973).
_ EI_ t v _ y v ¥ y y FS
FO i , , , t , _ I FO
,oo 80 6o 4o 2o o
979
67749
The KREEP basalt clast (Fig.2) contains 35-40% plagioclase, 35-40% pyroxene,
5% ilmenite, and _ 20% mesostasis (glass and accessory phases). Plagioclase
occurs in laths _ 50x200 _m, and pyroxene as interstitial grains _ 300 _m
in diameter. The plagioclase ranges from AnTo-6s (Steele and Smith, 1973)
and the pyroxenes are iron-rich (Fig.4) The clast shows brittle fracture
displacement and many pyroxenes have shock lamellae. The uniform, clast-
free texture and the Fe-rich mafic minerals and sodic plagioclases suggest
that this clast is a fragment of volcanic KREEP, not an impact melt.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Small chips were taken to make thin section ,i.
Oi Hd
(mol.%) Figure 4. Pyroxene compositions

of KREEP basalt clast, from
Steele and Smith (1973).
En F$
980
67755 FINE-GRAINED OR GLASSY IMPACT MELT 3.53 q
INTRODUCTION: 67755 is a fairly coherent,pale-colored,polymict breccia with

white patches (Fig.i). Its matrix is fine-grained and is apparently impact melt.
It is a rake sample collected halfway between the White Breccia boulders and
House Rock, and lacks zap pits.
PETROLOGY:Steele and Smith (1973) refer to 67755 as a "fine-grained; plagio-

clase rich" breccia with 50% matrix (defined as material less than 5 _m
diameter). It'is pale-brown and contains only scattered clasts g_eater _han .
200 _m diameter; the remainder is seriate down to submicroscopic trig. _). most
of the fine-grained material is plagioclase bonded by a glassy or cryptocrystal-
line mortar with scattered sulfide and metal flecks. The clasts are almost all
plagioclase, most unshocked but some heavily shocked. The boundaries of some
of these clasts are ragged and indistinct.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: A single chip was removed to make thin section ,!-
FiQure 2. 67755,1, general view,

ppl. width 2mm.
981
67756 CRYSTALLINE(?) POLYMICT BRECCIA 4.82 q
INTRODUCTION: 67756 is a pale-colored, coherent, polymict breccia (Fig. 1)

with a crystalline matrix of equivocal origin; restricted mineral compostions
suggest possible recrystallization. It is a rake sample collected halfway
between the White Breccia boulders and House Rock, and lacks zap pits.
PETROLOGY: Steele and Smith (1973) refer to 67756 as a "recrystallized

breccia" with 10% matrix (defined as material less than 5 _m diameter) and
provide microprobe data.
The breccia is plagioclase-rich and polymict, and quite heterogeneous in the

thin section (,1) (Fig.2). Clasts larger than 200 pm occupy about 20% of the
area, and include angular plagioclases and mafic minerals, mostly unshocked
and unstrained. Lithic clasts are mainly light gray and aphanitic with
equigranular textures; one is a poikiloblastic impactite.
982
67756

ppl. width 2mm.
]he matrix is coherent and crystalline and contains about 10% mafic minerals.
]he lack of fine-grained material may be due to recrystallization, a feature
also suggested by the restricted mineral compositions: plagioclase An98_9s
(Fig. 4 of Steele and Smith, 1973) and moderately iron-rich mafic minerals
;Fig 3_
" Hd
Figure 3. Pyroxene and olivine / I _ m_''_

compositions, from Steele and
Smith (1973).
En Ii Fs
Fo _ , , , _Fo
,oo s_ _o ' 4o 2o o
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: A single chip was taken to make thin section ,1.
983
67757 FINE-GRAINEDSUBOPHITIC/POIKILITIC IMPACTMELT 4.83
INTRODUCTION: 67757 is a dark gray, coherent, fine-grained impact melt

(Fig. I) with a texture that varies from subophitic to poikilitic. It is a
Rock, and has a few zap pits on one side.
F.igureI. S-72-49568,mm scale. ,4
PETROLOGY:67757 is an impact melt with fine-grained subophitic and poikili-

tic textures (Fig. 2). The poikilitic areas have a greater proportion of
mafic material than the subophitic areas. Overall the rock has about 60%
plagioclase. Some oikocrysts (mafic minerals) are _ 200 um across, but where
984
67757
the textures grade into subophitic the oikocrysts are much smaller. Plagio-
clase laths are rarely longer than 30 pm. Scattered ilmenite also forms
stubby laths 10-!5 pm long. The clasts are mainly shocked plagioclase, but
one clast of basaltic impact melt and one mafic vitrophyre are present in
the thin sections (,I ,2).
The rock is somewhat sheared and broken up, with the intrusion of red-brown to
black glass veins (Fig.2).

ppl. width 2mm.
PROCESSING
ANDSUBDIVISIONS: Two thin sections ,1 and ,2 were cut from a single
chip.
985
INTRODUCTION: 67758 is a coherent, gray breccia with a few white clasts and
with a powdery coat (Fig. I). It is a rake sample collected halfway between
the White Breccia boulders and House Rock and lacks zap pits.
Figure I. s-72-49560, mmscale.
986
67759 FRAGMENTAL(?)POLYMICT BRECCIA 4.56 g
i
INTRODUCTION:67759 is a heterogeneousgray and white breccia (Fig.l)which

is moderatelyfriable. It is a rake sample collected halfway between the
White Breccia boulders and House Rock, and has many zap pits.
Fibre I. S-72-49566, mmscale.
987
67765 FINE-GRAINED IMPACTMELTI?) 1,73 g
INTRODUCTION:67765 is a coherent, dark gray, crystalline breccia which is

homogeneous but with a white rind over part of its surface (Fig.l). The
matrix has no obvious clasts. It is a rake sample collected halfway between
the White Breccia boulders and House Rock, and lacks zap pits.
988
67766 CRYSTALLINE POLYMICT(?) BRECCIA 5.47 9
INTRODUCTION: 67766 is a coherent, plagioclase-rich breccia (Fig. 1) with a

granular, fine-grained matrix which might be recrystallized. The matrix might
be the ground-up equivalent of its enclosed lithic clasts. It is a rake sample
collected halfway between the White Breccia boulders and House Rock and has zap
pits on all faces,
Figure I..S-72-51257, mm scale.
PETROLOGY:Steele and Smith (1973) refer to 67766 as a "recrystallized breccia"

with 10% matrix (defined as material less than 5 _m) and report microprobe data.
989
67766
The breccia is sheared, containing large clasts in a fine-grained matrix (Figs.

1 and 2). The texture of the matrix is granular, hence possibly recrystallized.
It contains _ 80% plagioclase. The largest clast in the thin section (,1) con-
tains _ 90% plagioclase, the remainder is olivine and ilmenite; the smaller
clasts are similar except that one 7 mm clast is almost entirely a single
plagioclase grain. Steele and Smith (1973) note that the absence of pyroxene
suggests that 67766 is monomict. Plagioclases are An97-94 with varied Fe con-
tents (Fig. 4 of Steele and Smith, 1973) and the olivines (Fig. 3) are iron-rich
like those in ferroan anorthosites.

xpl. width 2mm.
Fo, , , ,Fa Figure 3. Olivine compositions, .a

ioo B'0 6'0 ' 4'0 ' 2() ' o from Steele and Smith (1973).
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Of two small chips removed, one was made into thin
section ,I.
990
67767 FRAGMENTAL
POLYMICT(?) BRECCIA 1.67 g
INTRODUCTION: 67767 is a white, homogeneous, friable breccia (Fig. I) which

is fine-grained and lacks obvious clasts. A few yellow to gray mineral grains
are present. The fragment might be a pure,friable cataclastic anorthosite.
It is a rake sample collected halfway between the White Breccia boulders and
House Rock.
Figure I. s-72-51275, mmscale.
991
INTRODUCTION: 67768 is a white, powdery, friable breccia with a few

gray inclusions iFig.1). It is a rake sample collected halfway between
the White Breccia boulders and House Rock,and its powdery surface lacks
zap pits.
992
INTRODUCTION: 67769 is a homogeneous, coherent and fine-grained poikilitic

impact melt (Fig. 1). It is a rake sample collected halfway between the White
Breccia boulders and House Rock and has zap pits.
PETROLOGY: Steele and Smith (1973) refer to 67769 as a "breccia with poikilitic
pyroxene as matrix", and report microprobe data. It is fine-grained, homogeneous
and contains few clasts (Fig. 2). The pyroxene forms indistinct oikocrysts up to
100 _m in diameter which enclose 20-40 _m long plagioclases. The pyroxenes have
a narrow range of compositions (Fig. 3), while plagioclases range from Angs_ss
with a wide range Fe, up to 0.8 wt% (Steele and Smith, 1973). Armalcolite(?) is
993
67769
present and Fe-metal blebs usually _50 _m in diameter are common. Glass is
extremely rare. Most clasts, almost all less than 150 _m in diameter, are
plagioclase; a single lithic clast in thin section ,I is I mm across, and is a
feldspathic breccia.
Figure 2. 67769,1, general view, "'

ppl. width 2nB.
/
Fo i
Ioo
,
8'0• e'o ' 4'o ,
2_
× Figure
3Pand
roxe
oivile
, , ,Fo
o
compositions,
Smith (I 973).
from Steele and
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: A single chip was split into three smaller

pieces, one of which was used to make thin section ,1.
994
67775 FINE-GRAINED IMPACI- MELT 6.58
INTRODUCTION: 67775 is a homogeneous, crystalline breccia (Fig. I) with a

fine-grained impact melt matrix. It is a rake sample collected halfway be-
tween
all the White Breccia boulders and House Rock. It has many zap pits on
faces.
Fig___uure
I. S-72-51259, mm scale.
995
67775
PETROLOGY: Steele and Smith (1973) refer to 67775 as a "recrystallized

breccia" with 20% matrix (defined as material less than 5 pm), and provide
microprobe data. It contains clasts of plagioclase, mafic minerals,and
lithic materials, including feldspathic granulite and a fine-grained basaltic
impact melt. The matrix contains about 60% plagioclase as laths, and pyroxene
which is equigranular and tending towards poikilitic. The grain size is 10-40
_m. The analyzed plagioclases have a narrow range from An96_94 with little Fe
(Fig. 4 of Steele and Smith, 1973) and pyroxenes are also fairly restricted in
composition (Fig. 3). Armalcolite, ilmenite, and Fe-metal are common.

ppl. width 2mm.
Di .... Hd
compositions, from Steele and

Smith (1973).
En /_ _v v v _ _'"'" Fs Figure 3. Pyroxene and olivine

iFo
FoI00
I , '
80 ' 6'0 I 4'0 ' 2() ' 0
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Several small chips were taken to make thin

Section ,1.
996
67776 FRAGMENTALPOLYMICT(?) BRECCIA 3.10
INTRODUCTION: 67776 is a white, homogeneous, and friable breccia (Fig.l)

with some rare, small, dark clasts. It is a rake sample collected halfway
between the White Breccia boulders and House Rock, and its dusty surface
lacks zap pits.
Fi__ureI. S-72-51056, mm scale.
997
67915 GRAY POLYMICT BRECCIA 2559
INTRODUCTION: 67915 is a heterogeneous polymict breccia with two main litholo-

gies(Fig, la), both polymict breccias. One is white (or light gray), the other
darker gray. Most other clasts are also polymict breccias but sodic ferrogab-
bro and (possibly) troctolitic anorthosite clasts are monomict. Glass veins
are prominent.
Figure la.
67915 was collected, with 67935-7 and 67955-7, from Outhouse Rock (Fig. Ib).
The sample is coherent, and is blocky and subangular. Its orientation is known
and many zap pits occur on its exposed surface.
Much of the work on 67915 has been coordinated through two consortia, an early
one organized by Roedder and a later one organized by Marti.
PETROLOGY: Weiblen and Roedder (1973) and Roedder and Weiblen (1974) provide
a comprehensive description of 67915. The former paper emphasizes the charac-
teristics of shock glass veins and sodic ferrogabbro clasts. Nord et al. (1975)
describe deformation, based on high-voltage transmission electron microscopy
(HVEM) techniques, Misra and Taylor (1975) provide metal compositional data,
Roedder and Weiblen (1977a) discuss in detail the glass veins in 67915 (and
998
67915
Figure lb. Samples collected from Outhouse Rock,
some other rocks) providing microprobe data, and Weiblen et al. (1980) provide
minor element data on plagiocTases in 67915. G. J. Taylor et al. (1979) and
Marti et al. (1978) provide petrographic descriptions of various clasts, and
Ganapathy et al. (1974) describe a thin section. The sodic ferrogabbro clast
is described additionally in G. J. Taylor et al. (1980a,b). Taylor and Mosie
(1979) summarize data on 67915 and provide macroscopic descriptions of many
subsamples of the rock.
Most of the gray clasts are fine-grained impact melts with a variety of tex-
tures and shock-features, whereas most of the white clasts are microgranular
and similar to feldspathic granulitic impactites (Fig. 2). Weiblen and Roedder
(1973) studied 5 different areas of clasts and found them all to be polymict
breccias. Despite the variety of textures their compositions are quite similar.
More clasts were described and analyzed in greater detail by Roedder and Weiblen
(1974) who conclude that 95% of the rock consists of breccia clasts ranging in
composition from "gabbroic" (noritic) to troctolitic anorthosite, set in a
matrix of similar materials. Most are microbreccias, and most have plagioclase
999
67915
a b
Figure 2. a) 67915,82, granoblasticclast (lower) and fragmental

matrix (upper), ppl. width 2mm. b) 67915,190,sodic ferrogabbro
clast, ppl. width about 3.5mm.
with An _93-95 and mafic minerals with molar Mg/Mg+Fe_70-85. Among the troc-
tolitic brecciasa granoblastictexture is most common. One has a cumulus-
like texture and has plagioclaseAn93_gs and olivine Fo53-56, and may be a rela-
tive of pristine ferroan anorthosites. Several clasts are more distinctive,
for instance ferro-peridotite (Fo62, An87 and Fo6s, Ang0_gs) and sodic ferrogab-
bro. Several clasts are basaltic melts ("criss-cross texture"; Roedder and
Weiblen 1974); although most are aluminous impact melts, one observed by Roedder
and Weiblen (1974) had the petrographic characteristics of a mare basalt. Poiki-
litic impact melt breccia (like 65015 etc.) clasts have not been observed in 67915.
Nord et al. (1975) state that the matrix of 67915 shows no evidence of recrystal-
lization although many clasts are shocked. All areas have abundant thetomorphic
glass according to the HVEM study. This glass is not readily visible optically
i000
67915
but the lithification of the rock is largely due to it. Misra and Taylor
(1975) made 20 analyses of 12 metal grains which have a fairly restricted
compositional range (Fig. 3) and average 6.43% Ni and 0.46% Co. P is ex-
tremely low in the grains compared with most other metals in polymict rocks.
, , i
1.5
= 67915
Figure 3. Compositions of metals from

the matrix, from Misra and Taylor (1975). _.o
I I I i
2 4 6 8
Wt. % Nickel
The sodic ferroqabbro clasts were discovered by Weiblen and Roedder (1973).
They are characterized in particular by sodic (and potassic) plagioclases
(An690r 3 to Ans4Or9), iron-rich exsolved pyroxenes, and ilmenite (_5% of the
rock) (Weiblen and Roedder 1973; Roedder and Weiblen 1974; G. J. Taylor et al.
1979, 1980a,b). The distinctive chemistry indicates that it is a pristine
lunar lithology despite the fact that its original texture has been destroyed
by cataclasis (Fig. 2). Weiblen et al. (1980) deduce from their analysis of
minor elements in plagioclase that-aT-pyroxene and plagioclase equilibrated
at _1333°C,b) the liquid from which sodic ferrogabbro crystallized had 2.4
wt% TiO2,and c) the sodic ferrogabbro clasts did not equilibrate at all with
the 67915 matrix. G. J. Taylor et al. (1980b) conclude from petrographic and
chemical studies that fractional c_stallization, not liquid immiscibility,
was responsible for the composition of the sodic ferrogabbro.
Weiblen and Roedder (1973) and Roedder and Weiblen (1977a) describe the glass
veins in 67915. The veins are similar, but not identical, in composition
_30.5% A1203) to the bulk rock. They have features suggestin 9 the injection
of extremely hot material (rather than in situ glass-formation) possibly at
several thousand degrees of superheat, but the physical nature of the process
is debatable.
CHEMISTRY: Several analyses of matrix (_ bulk rock) and individual clasts

have been made (Table I). These are summarized in Tables 2 and 3. Rare earth
abundances for matrix and for the sodic ferrogabbro are shown in Figure 4;
other partial analyses of matrix by Haskin et al. (1973) and Garg and Ehmann
(1976) are roughly similar to those illustrated with the exception of the
very high Lu value of the latter. Most of the references listed in Table 1
have little specific discussion of the chemistry of 67915.
All matrix and polymict breccia clasts are aluminous and have little variation
in composition, despite the heterogeneous appearance of the breccia (Fig. I).
They all have higher AI203 than typical Apollo 16 soils and have positive Eu
anomalies ( Fig. 4). Only the sodic ferrogabbro lithology appears to be sig-
nificantly different. The light clast analyzed by Moore et al. (1973), Cripe
and Moore (1974) and Moore and Lewis (1976) is low in volatiles (C,N, and S)
but has not been analyzed For other elements.
I001
TABLE I. Chemicalwork on 67915 _-_
TABLE 2. SummaryChemistry -_
of 67915 matrix and sodic ferro_abbro _ Reference _ Description ' Elements analgzed
I 2 3 Duncanet ai.(1973) ,53.L lightermatrix" Majors, some trace

_ _ , ,63D _arkermatrix "
Si02 44.4 (57.3) 56.7 Janghorbaniet a_!.(1973) 156 matrix Majors

Ti02 0.43 6.0 4.7 Nakamurae_t_tal.
(1973) ,57 matrix Majors, rare earth
A]203 29.2 B.4 11.1 Taylorand Bence (1975) ,49 matrix Rare earths
Cr203 0.06 0.03 0.03 W_nke___et
al. (1976) ,116 matrix Majors,minors,(_
50 elements)traces
FeO 3.4 13.6 12.8
MnO 0.05 0.20 0.2 Haskinet_ta_l.
(1973) ,52 matrix Sm, Eu (approximate)
MgO 4.7 3.8 3.0 Garg and Ehmann(1976) ,56 matrix Zr,Hf,Fe,Cr,Sc,Co,Eu,Lu
CaO 16.6 8.9 8.9 Rancitelliet al. (1973b) ,11 bulk rock' K,U,Th
Na20 0.50 1.35 1.1 Kr_henbUhlet al. i1973) ,63 a 50% dk.mx, meteoritiCand
volatilesSider°philes
K20 0.07 0.46 0.6 ,, ,63 b 80% wh.cl. "
_-_ P205 0.05 0.1 Ganapathyet al• (1975) ,63 a,b CorrectsIr value of
Kr_henbUhleta.__l.(1973)
o
o Sr 185
r_ ta 5.0 26.7 Rose eta_l. (1975) ,3(-4) gray bx.clast Majors
Lu 0.26 1.5& , ,12(-1) troctolitic
clast "
Rb 0.9 ,, ,45(-I) gray bx.clast "
Sc 7.0 34 ,, ,45(-3) wh.bx.clast "
Ni 88
Co 11 6.6 Moore e._t.tal.(1973) ,54 It. clast C
Ir ppb 7.3 Cripe and Moore (1974) ,54 It. clast S
Au ppb 1.9 Moore and Lewis (1976) ,54 It. clast N
C _--al. (19BOb)
Tayloret ,163 gabbro
Sodic ferro- Majors,REEs,some other trace
N
S <600
Zn 6.5
Cu _5
I) Matrix
2) Sodic ferrogabbro:
67915,163by INAA.Taylor et al.(19_Ob}
3) Sodic ferrogabbro:best estimateTayloret a_1.(lg80b)
67915
Table 3. Chemical compositions (wt. %) of clasts in 67915. A11 analyses by

Rose et a1. (1975)
A B C D
SiO2 43.9 44.4 44.4 43.4

TiO2 0.26 0.26 0.29 0.15
Alz03 32.2 27.2- 31.4 29.2
Cr203 0.02 0.05 0.02 0.02
FeO 2.7 3.0 3.6 6.0
MnO 0.02 0.05 0.03 0.05
MgO 2.3 9.0 2.6 4.8
CaO 17.9 15.0 17.6 15.9
Na20 0.57 0.38 0.44 0.38
K20 0.06 0.07 0.04 0.04
P205 0.02 0.04 0.03 0.02
Total 99.95 100.05 I00.45 99.96
A) ,3-4; weakly recrystal]ized ANT (white clast).

B) ,45-3; fine grained, hornfelsic troctolitic bnorthosite breccia
(white clasts).
/.... C) ,45-1; gray clast
D) ,12-I; troctolitic anorthosite with cumulate texture (Fig. 8A).
1OO
,163
Sodic ferrogabbro
Taylor et al.,
67915
La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm IEu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
_Figure 4. Rare earths.
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67915
The siderophilesin two breccia subsplitsare high and similar (Krahenbuhl

et al., 1973; Ganapathy et al., 1974). They were placed in meteoriticClass
A (a small group) by Ganapathy et al. (1973), revised to GrouR 5 by Ganapathy
et al. (1974) and to Group 5H by Hertogen et al. (1977). A Nectaris origin
for the group was suggested by Krahenbuhlet al. (1973) and either Crisium or
Nectaris by Hertogen et al. (1977)
GEOCHRONOLOGY: 40Ar-39Ar isotopic data are presented for several clasts by

Kirsten et al. (1973), Venkatesan and Alexander (1976), and Marti et al. (1978).
Kirsten et al. (1973) analyzed four distinct lithologies (Fig. 5a and Table
4), two of which give reasonable plateau ages of 3.91 and 3.99 b.y. The 4.3
b.y. plateau "age" may be either a true old age or be the result of implanted
argon (note that this lithology is apparently a feldspathic granulitic impac-
tite, some others of which have also given old ages).
Venkatesan and Alexander (1976) provide an argon release diagram (Fig. 5b)
for the troctolitic anorthosite ("cumulus") described by Roedder and Weiblen
(1977a). The plateau age is 4.03_0.04 b.y. and the release pattern essentially
identical to the matrix sample (,41d) analyzed by Kirsten et al. (1973).
Marti et al. (1978) report 39Ar-4°Ar release data for several described clasts
and matrix (Figs. 5c,d,e,f). The patterns show substantial diffusion losses.
Clast W defines the best apparent age of 4.00 b.y., and a lower age limit of
3.98 b.y. is assigned to clast DW. It appears unlikely, despite diffusion loss,
that clast B could be older than 3.6 b.y. The plagioclase separate from the
sodic ferrogabbro shows an exceedingly large diffusion loss, and only a lower
age limit of 3.2 b.y. can be assigned.
6.0 I I I I
5 6"91
7 /5,41 '(a) ' I ' I '
"--...... ,,.s
!"......... r ............... -" 5.0 LS 67915, 12- I
3 _ _ 4.0 __
0 .E io.5 .5
_v ....... 4} 9,5
1 C - o
• =! '.......... _ _o. 2.0 ge _ 4.0 Gy "=
.....
-,
....F....
].....
I , I , I , I troctoliticanorthosite
O0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 / cl as t
1.0
a) Fraction of 39Ar Released 7.=
Shadowedbars indicatecxperimenta|errors. 0 I I J I
0 20 40 60 80 I00
b) Cummulative % 39"At Released
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67915
4._ 4.0
3E 3.1
._2., _,.,
notch sl_zc .a.A',rz'

oreccla
|; _ oreccl_ ,.:
I.'
0.1 pcataclastic
_ _ (tl
,., y cl_s_ie
0.,. _ 0.,
& & .o'.6 o'., ,'._ & & o.'6 & ,!o
C FRACI,ONOF _AfRELEASEO d FRACTION
OF ]gA,RELEAS£O
11
.... _" _"
i li
Ll e
ioL$
Ii
U t$
"_ L8 i0 iase
a _ tO O.t A4 Q5 4_1 tO
_, o, f
Figure 5. Ar releases for various clast and matrix samples,

see text for discussion, a) from Kirsten et al. (1973),
b) from Venkatsan and Alexander (1976), cTifT-from Marti
et al. (1978).
TABLE 4. Summary of 39Ar-4°Ar results from Kirsten e! a_l_. (1973).
Sample Description Total Ar age Plateau aQe

(b.y.) (b.y.)
67915,41a Lt.gy.polymict 1.67 ± 0.08
67915,41b _ It.9Y.,fine- 3.80 $ 0.08 (4.3 Z 0.1)

grain
67915,41c _ It.9y., coarser 3.26 + 0.08 3.91 _ 0.05

67915,41d matrix 3.53 + 0.08 3.99 + 0.05
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67915
RAREGASESAND EXPOSURE AGES: Several studies concerning rare gas contents

and exposure ages have been made. Behrmann et al. (1973) report Ne and Kr
isotopic data for releases at 500°C and 1500°C, and total release. The krypton
spallation spectrum has no prominent neutron effects. The 81Kr-83Kr exposure
age is 50.6±3.8 m.y.; a 22Na-2ZNe exposure age of 45.3±9.5 m.y. is also cal-
culated. Track production rates at the deepest point in a sampled column of IC_
67915 give a lower exposure age of 29±4 m.y.
Drozd et al. (1974) report Kr isotopic data (1500°C release) and Kr spallation
spectra for 67915. Although this is the same analytical group as Behrmann
et al. (1973) the data appear to be distinct. An 81Kr-83Kr exposure age is
50.6±1.5 m.y. and 21Ne and 3eAr exposure ages of 21.0±4.9 and 16.0±10.0 m.y.,
respectively, are also reported. The _50 m.y. age is assigned to North Ray
Crater. Crozaz et al. (1974), discussing the Drozd et al. (1974) and Behrmann
et al. (1973) results state that 67915 has a single-stage exposure history and
that a Imm/m.y. erosion rate can give agreement between the rare-gas and the
Kr ages.
Marti et al. (1973) report Kr isotopic data from three samples at different
depths-TTa-ble 5) which are not significantly different from each other or
from the exposure age given by Drozd et al. (1974) or Kirsten et al. (1973).
They assign this age to North Ray Crater.
TABLE 5. Summary of 81Kr-83Kr exposure ages from Marti eta!.(1973)
Split Depth Exposure age

(m.y.)
,13 60 mm 49./ + 3.5

,34 30 ram 48.6 + 4.0
,36 10 mm 46.4 + 3.7
Xenon isotopic data are provided by Lightner and Marti (1974b) and Marti et al.
(1978) for the same splits analyzed for Kr by Marti et al. (i973). These two
sets of Xe isotopic data appear to be separate analy_s__The data are con-
sistent with a single-stage, near-surface irradiation history. Eugster et al.
(1977) quote (Xe131/XeZ2G)cosmogenic ratios of 2.6, 2.7, and 2.9 for ,34 _36
and ,13 respectively, from Marti (pers. comm.).
Rancitelli et al. (1973a) report 22Na and 2GAI count data for ,II, a large
piece of 67915. Yokoyama et al. (1974) in discussing such data note that the
sample was shielded from solar flares; thus 22AI saturation exposure results
are indeterminate. In another solar flare study, Fireman et al. (1973) report
tritium data for an exterior chip (,37) and an interior chip (,30).
PHYSICALPROPERTIES: Collinson et al. (1973) and Runcorn et al. (1974) re-

port magnetic results for ,47 and ,49 both polymict breccia chips. The chip
,47 had an anomalous intensity variation during alternating field demagneti-
zation which was not of repeatable direction in the same demagnetizing field.
The initial intensity was 3.2xi0 -6 emu g-l. ,49 had a similar initial inten-
sity, but became too weak to measure in demagnetizing fields above 30 Oe.
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67915
The difference is probably a result of different amounts of iron. The initial

suceptibilities (Runcorn et al., 1974) were 59.0xi0 -6 (,47) and 19.2xi0 -6 (,49)
emu g-10e-1. A second spl---i_-of ,49 had a saturation IRM of 8.6xi0 -3 emu g-l,
which reduced to 1.9xlO -3 in a 5000 Oe demagnetizing field. This suggests the
presence or iron grains capable of retaining a hard remanent magnetization.
The magnetization history of 67915 is obscure.
Tsay and Baumann (1975) infer an annealing temperature for ,II0 (polymict
breccia) of 700-900°C from ferromagnetic resonance spectral features.
PROCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS: The rock has been substantially subdivided and
many of the splits are illustrated in Taylor and Mosie (1979), together with
a generic chart.
A lengthwise slab was cut (1972) for the Roedder Consortium study and a sec-
ond slab (,223) was cut (1979) during the Marti consortium study as shown in
Figure 6. The first slab was extensively dissected, the second has not yet
been split. Several splits have also been made from the large end-piece ,2.
Figure 6. Cutting diagram.

/
1007
67935 BASALTIC IMPACTMELT 108.9 g
INTRODUCTION: 67935 is a moderately coherent, light gray, basaltic impact

melt that is cut by many penetrating fractures and glass veinlets (Fig. 1).
This sample was collected, along with 67936 and 67937, from within the spall
zone of a shatter cone on Outhouse Rock (see 67915, Fig. 1). Its precise
lunar orientation is unknown, but many zap pits are present on the B surface.
In contrast, zap pits are absent from all other surfaces, which are fresh
fracture faces.
Figure I.
PETROLOGY:67935 is a fine-grained impact melt of somewhat varied grain

slize and texture. The coarser-grained areas tend to be basaltic with a sub-
ophitic texture (Fig. 2). Many of the plagioclase laths are hollow and a
flow-alignment is apparent in some areas, llmenite and glassy mesostasis are
minor, interstitial components. In finer-grained (down to a few microns) areas
the rock takes on a vaguely poikilitic texture with oikocrysts generally a few
tenths of a mmacross. Fe-metal/troilite intergrowths are randomly distributed
through the rock, locally in association with a small amount of phosphide and/or
ilmenite(?l. Clasts of plagioclase and anorthosite, showing varied degrees of
shock and recrystallization, make up _i0% of the rock.
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67935
Figure 2. 67935,25, basaltic melt,

ppl. width Imm.
ft.
CHEMISTRY: Hertogen et al. (1977) report meteoritic side_ophile and volatile

abundances and Clark a-nd-'_eith (1973) present natural and cosmogenic radio-
nuclide abundances. On the basis of these limited data, 67935 appears to be
unique among rocks from the North Ray Crater area. It has high Rb and K20
contents (Table I). Ge (633 ppm, Hertogen et al., 1977) is also quite high,
although volatile/involatile ratios, e.g. T_CT_, are not particularly high
(compare to diagrams in Kr_henbUhl et al., 1973). Siderophile elements are
also present at very high levels (Ta-_le'-l) and are classified as meteoritic
group IH (a group largely restricted to Apollo 16) by Hertogen et al. (1977).
TABLE I. Summar7 chemistry of 67935
K20 wt% 0,196

Rb ppm 6.07
Ni ppm 659
Ir ppb 12.9
Au ppb 12.3
Zn ppm 3.98
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67935
RARE GAS/EXPOSUREAGE: Clark and Keith (1973) and Fruchter et al. (1978)
provide cosmogenic radionuclide abundances. These authors ah-J_koyama et al.
(1974) agree that 67935 is unsaturated in absolute amounts of 26AI but
Fruchter et al. (1978) contend that the sample can be considered essentially
saturated-Tf-Tts partially shielded position on the lunar surface is taken
into account. From a comparison of S3Mn and 26AI activity, Fruchter et al.
(1978) conclude that the shatter cone from which 67935 was taken formed _2 m.y.
ago, possibly during the South Ray Crater event.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972, 67935 was split into five subsamples

(,1-,5; Fig. 1). All al'locations have been filled from ,I and ,5. The rock
separates easily along fractures and splits have always been made by prying.
The largest single piece remaining is ,5 (70.22 g) at JSC.
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67936 FINE-GRAINED BASALTIC IMPACT MELT, GLASS VEINS 61.8 g
INTRODUCTION: 67936 consists mainly of a medium-gray, fine-grained, subophitic

Tmpact melt with thick glass veins and a few white clasts (Fig. i). It is
coherent and slabby. It was chipped from Outhouse Rock {see 67915, Fig. I) to
sample a shatter cone, as were 67935 and 67937. Its orientation is unknown and
zap pits are absent.
PETROLOGY: Roedder and Weiblen (1977a) describe, analyze, and discuss the
origin of the glass veins, and also report a defocussed beam analysis and some
mineral chemical data purportedly from the host rock.
67936 is mainly a basaltic impact melt with a fine-grained subophitic to inter-

_---- granular texture (Fig. 2). Plagioclase laths less than i00 _m long have
I011
67936
Figure 2. 67936,20, basaltic melt,

glass vein in upper right corner,
ppl. width O.5mm.
interstitial mafic and opaque minerals. Minor residual glass (or silica or K-
feldspar?) is present. In places there are clasts of plagioclase-rich breccia
which have a fine-grained mortar of melt but are mainly clastic plagioclase.
A defocussed beam analysis of "breccia matrix" by Roedder and Weiblen (1977a)
is reproduced in Table 1. However, our inspection of the material analyzed
shows that it was in fact a plagioclase-rich breccia clast, not the general
basaltic matrix of 67936. The analyses of olivine (Foso) and plagioclase
(An94) reported for the matrix by Roedder and Weiblen (1977a) also apply to
the breccia clast, not the basalt.
The glass veins (discussed in detail by Roedder and Weiblen, 1977a) are
anastomosing masses of banded gray glass (Fig. 2). The glass contains abundant
metal spheres and a few mineral clasts. The mineral clasts include plagioclase,
olivine (Fo77),chromite, and pleonaste spinel. The larger metal spheres (_7 pm)
contain _7% Ni, 5% S and are composite; the smaller spheres (<0.1 pm) have _3%
Ni and lack sulfur (Roedder and Weiblen, 1977a). An average analysis of the
clear glass is given in Table 1. Roedder and Weiblen (1977a) note that the
A1203 content is much lower than the host breccia, but in fact the value of
25.13% is in accord with the mode of the basaltic impact melt which has _70%
plagioclase; hence the glass could be a shock melt of the basaltic impact melt.
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67936
TABLE 1. Microprobe analyses of glass veins and breccia clast in 67936

Ifrom Roedder and Weiblen. 1977a)
Wt% *Glass Breccia clast
SiO2 46,,1 46.4

TiO2 0.20 <0.05
Al203 25,,1 31.5
Cr203 .. <0.05
FeO 5,,74 2.77
MnO 0.02 <0.05
MgO 7.08 2.11

CaO 15.28 16.7
Na20 0.21 0.39

K20 0.03 <0.05
P205 <0.05 <0.05
* Average of 4 clear g]ass areas.
CHEMISTRY: Clark and Keith (1973) report K (K20 0.193%), U (0.91 ppm) and Th
(3.12 ppm) abundances for ,18_ a large piece of the bulk rock.
RAREGASESANDEXPOSURE AGES: Roedder and Weiblen (1977a) report rare gas data
(by C. Alexander) for both glass veins and matrix. The veins have less Kr, He,
and Xe than the matrix, and both veins and matrix have 2-3 orders of magnitude
less rare gases than typical regolith. The "°Ar/3GAr ratio of 220 (soils are
_1.0) shows that virtually all the Ar is radiogenic. These data all show that
there is no solar wind gas in the glass veins.
¥okoyama et al. (1974) note that the cosmogenic radionuclide data of Clark and
Keith (197-3)_ndicate that 67936 is unsaturated in 2GAl.
PROCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS: 67936 has been substantially subdivided. The

main pieces are shown in Figure I. An undocumented chip (,I) was made into
thin sections ,2; ,13; ,14; ,22; ,23 and ,24 and two small chips of matrix
and glass were made into thin sections ,20 (from ,3) and ,21 (from ,4).
if
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67937 FINE-GRAINEDBASALTIC IMPACTMELT, GLASSVEINS 59.7g
INTRODUCTION: 67937 is a medium gray, fine-grained impact melt cut by glass

veins (Fig. I). It is coherent and slabby. Sharp variations in grain size
are apparent macroscopically. It was chipped from Outhouse Rock (see 67915,
Fig.i) to sample a shatter cone, as were 67935 and 67937. Its orientation
is not precisely known but a few zap pits on one surface indicate the exterior.
PETROLOGY:67937 is a fine-grained, subophitic to ophitic impact melt with

plagioclase laths up to 300 _m long embedded or partly embedded in mafic
minerals 300 um across (Fig. 2). A small amount of mesostasis glass and
opaque minerals fills angular interstices. Fe-metal is present. A large
clast (4 mm) in thin section ,13 is a crushed anorthosite. Other clasts
are mainly plagioclase, but a pink spinel grain is present.
CHEMISTRY: Eldridge et al. (1973) report K (K20 0.19%),U (0.91 ppm) and Th
(3.12 ppm) abundances--for--the whole rock.
EXPOSURE:Eldridge et al. (1973) report 22Na and 26AI data for the whole rock.
The values indicate--th-at the sample is unsaturated with 26AI activity
(Yokoyama et al., 1974).
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67937
Figure 2. 67937,13,basaltic melt,

ppl. width 2mm.
PROCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS: A small chip was used up to make thin sections ,4
and ,13-,16[ Most of the remainder of the rock occurs as two large pieces
which make up ,0 (55.98 g).
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67945 FINE-GRAINEDBASALTIC IMPACTMELT 4.37 g
INTRODUCTION: 67945 is a light gray, fine-grained impact melt (Fig. I) with

a subophitic to poikilitic texture and a small piece of adhering glass coat(?)
and veins. It was collected from the regolith at the east-west split of House
and Outhouse Rocks (see 67915, Fig. I). Its orientation is unknown and it
lacks zap pits.
FIGUREI. S-72-38977.
Scale in cm.
FIGURE 2. 67945,14.
ppl. width 3mm.
PETROLOGY:67945 is an impact melt with a micropoikilitic to microsubophitic

texture (Fig.2). Plagioclase laths are mainly _ 30 _m long with pyroxenes
partly enclosing them. Some interstitial glass, laths of ilmenite, and
Fe-metal are present. A few plagioclase clasts (less than 200 _m) and a
400 _m diameter pink spinel clast are present.
PROCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS: A single chip (,1), typical except that it lacks
glass, was taken to make thin sections ,13-,15.
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67946 VARIOLITIC IMPACT MELT OR DEVITRIFIED GLASS 3.20 g
INTRODUCTION: 67946 is a coherent,medium dark gray, impact melt (Fig.l) which is

vesicular and either devitrified or crystallized into variolites. It was collected
from the regolith at the east-west split of House and Outhouse Rocks (see 67915,
Fig.l). Its orientation is unknown and it has a few zap pits on one face.
PETROLOGY: Spherulitic or variolitic structures are visible macroscopically.

In thin sections they can be seen as bundles up to i mm across (Fig.2), em-
bedded in a glassy or devitrified groundmass. The variolites are intergrown
plagioclase and subordinate mafic minerals. One lithic clast in ,13 and ,14 is
a pure plagioclase breccia. The vesicles are perfectly spherical.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: ,2, a located chip, was made into thin sections
,13 and ,14. Most of 67--9-4-6-exists as ,0 (2.46 g), but a documented chip ,1
(0,66 g) also exists.
FIGURE I. S-72-38977. Sample

is about 2.5 cm long.
FIGURE 2. 67946,14.
ppl. width 3mm.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: ,2 was made into thin sections ,13 and ,14.
Most of 67946 exists as ,0 (2.46 g), but a documented chip ,I (0.66 g) also
exists.
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67947 BASALTIC IMPACT MELT(?) 2.43 q
INTRODUCTION: 67947 is a light gray, slabby, coherent fragment (Fig.l) which

may have glass veins. The bulk matrix has distinguishable gray and white
(plagioclase?) and brownish gray (mafic_) minerals and may be a basaltic impact
melt. A small amount of fine-grained white material is embedded in the melt.
It was collected from the regolith at the east-west split of House and Out-
house Rocks (see 67915, Fig.i). Its orientation is unknown and it lacks
zap pits.
FIGURE I. S-72-38977. Sample

is about 2.5 cm long.
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INTRODUCTION: 67948 is a yellowish-gray, angular, col_erent, basaltic impact

melt lacking obvious clasts (Fig.l). It was collected from the regolith at
the east-west split of House and Outhouse Rocks (see 67915, Fig.l). Its
orientation is unknown and it lacks zaps pits.
FIGURE 1. S-72-38977. Sample

is aboui_1.5 cm across.
FIGURE 2. 67948,14.
ppl width 2mm.
PETROLOGY: 67948 has a fairly heterogeneousophitic to subophitictexture

(Fig.2Y. There are abundant anhedral plagioclases,some of which are optically
zoned around an unzoned core. Most of the plagioclase occurs as laths 300 to
600 _m long, embedded or partly embedded in mafic minerals % 500 _m across.
Many pyroxenes are optically zoned and some are twinned. A brown glassy
mesostasis with i]menite laths and cristob_lite is present.
PROCESSINGANDSUBDIVISIONS: 2 chips (,1) from one end were made into thin
sections ,_3-,15_
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67955 CATACLASIZEDPOIKILOBLASTICNORITIC ANORTHOSITE 163 9
INTRODUCTION: 67955 is a gray, noritic anorthosite which has experienced

extensive subsolidus annealing and equilibration, followed bymild brecciation.
The sample breaks apart easily along the many fractures but individual pieces
are coherent. Several glass veins cut the rock (Fig. I).
67955 was collected to sample a large white clast in Outhouse Rock on the east
rim of North Ray Crater (see 67915, Fig. I). The lunar orientation is unknown.
Many zap pits are present on original surfaces but are poorly preserved due to
the friability of the rock.
Figure I. cube is Icm.
PETROLOGY: 67955 is a coarse-grained, poikiloblastic rock that has been

extensively annealed and subsequently brecciated. Warner et al. (1977) classify
it as a "feldspathic granulitic impactite". Petrographic _s_iptions are given
by Hollister (1973), Ashwal (1975) and Nord et a1. (1975). Texturally 67955 is
dominated by coarse-grained clasts of norit_orthosite (up to 1.5 cm) that
grade to a matrix of finely comminuted mineral grains (Fig. 2). These lithic
clasts typically show large (some >I mm) pyroxene poikiloblasts surrounding
subhedral to anhedral plagioclase and olivine. Brown glass veins penetrate the
matrix but do not cut larger clasts. Roedder and Weiblen (1977a) discuss these
glass veins in detail.
A mode 9iven by Hollister (1973) is 78.5% plagioclase, 14.5% pyroxene (low-Ca >
high-Ca), 6% olivine and I% opaques. Minerals in both the lithic clasts and in
the matrix are compositionally identical and very homogeneous (Fig. 3). Together
with the seriate texture this suggests that the last brecciation event involved
simple crushing of the precursor without the introduction of significant foreign
material.
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67955
Figure 2. a) 67955,6, granoblastic

clast in fragmental matrix, ppl.
width 2mm.
b) same view as a) but xpl.
c) 67955,47, coarse-grained area,
ppl. width 2mm.
1021
67955
Co Mg S[ 2 06./x A .,". A A /,.,Ca Fe Si 2 06
Figure 3. Pyroxene and
-- SKAERGAARD from Ashwal (1975).
_ T//I----- .... 6USHVELD olivine compositions,

Mg SiO 3 / V ----_ - _/- V :I,-Fe SiO 3
6"/'956 _./
OLIVINE
Plagioclase is An92_97 (Fig. 4). Ashwal (1975) notes a weak but perceptible
normal zoning (up to 2 mol % An). Shock effects in plagioclase range from
fracturing and twinning through complete vitrification. The large oikocrysts ..
are chiefly low-Ca pyroxene with high-Ca pyroxene restricted to interoikocryst
regions. Neither of the pyroxenes in 67955 appear to be exsolved, but a small
amount of optically invisible exsolution may account for some of the composi-
tional variation in the high-Ca pyroxenes (Ashwal, 1975). Within the lithic
clasts, olivine occurs either as rounded, interstitial grains or as inclusions
within plagioclase and pyroxene. In some places, olivine inclusions are
concentrated near the rims of larger plagioclase grains producing a "necklace"
structure. Minor elements in olivine are very low (CaO 0.06%, Cr203 0.04%,
Ti02 0.04%) (Hollister, 1973). Trace phases in the lithic clasts include co-
existing low-Ni and high-Ni metal (Fig. 5), ilmenite, troilite, phosphate,
spinel and rare radiating oxide-anorthite complexes. Hollister (1973) reports
a single large (0.5 mm) olivine clast, weakly zoned from Fo78_81. This grain
has no apparent counterpart in any of the lithic fragments.
.8
0
,7
..'_ .6 o 0
• ._ oA 0
_..4 • _O ° 0
o
• • 0
,2 , , I I 1 , 1 . , ,
1.00 ,99 98 .97 .9659392.9 .94 . . .91 .90
CoI(Ca. No)
Large Groins with Necklaces

• co,e Figure 4. Plagioclase compo-
o mm sitions, from Ashwal (1975).
_ o
• • 0 0
• • o_° o o l
b!
tOO I
.99 I
.98 .97I I
.96 I
.95 94I I
.93 ./92
Co/(Co. No)
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67955
.... Temperaturesof equilibrationof I000-II00° C have been calculatedfrom the

compositionof the mafic silicates in 67955 (Ridley and Adams, 1976; Hollister,
1973). Consideringsuch high temperaturesit is likely that some silicatemelt
was involved in the petrogenesisof this rock (Hollister,1973). In an electron
petrographicstudy Nord et al. (1975) conclude that 67955 was not lithified by the
North Ray Crater event.
t.2 x BRECCIATED MATRIX

I I i j i i
I,C -IGNEOUS CLASTS /

-- 1.5
o O.E _ 67955
0 _E_EOR_T _G d
; 0.4 D °.2 -
0.2 "---"-'_ --f-
I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 6I I 1'0 I 14
I
a) % 4 s ,2 ,6 20 24 z8 b)
wt.% Ni
Compositions of coexisting low- and high-Ni motallic phases from 67955 showing
chemical similarity between grains in the anorthositic norite clasts and the granulated
matrix. The circle indicates estimated pre-unmixing composition assuming 5 vol.% of
high-Ni phase.
Figure 5. Metal compositions, a) from Ashwal (1975), b) from

Misra and Taylor (1975). See also Hollister (1973).
CHEMISTRY: Major and trace element analyses of the bulk rock are reported by
_t al. (1974), Boynton et al. (1976), Wasson et al. (1977), Palme et
al. (1978-_-_d LSPET (1973). M_teEritic siderophile and volatile abundances
a-_'egiven by Ganapathy et al. (1974). Rancitelli et al. (1973a,b) provide
natural and cosmogenic r-ad_nuclide abundances.. R_d_r and Weiblen (1977a)
give electron microprobe analyses of the glass veins.
The analyses show that 67955 is a very homogeneous rock with _27% AIz03 and
rare earths _15 times chondrites (Table I, Fig. 6). Siderophile element
abundances indicate that there is significant meteoritic contamination. Hertogen
et al. (1977) assign the meteoritic signature to Group 5H, commonamong North
_ay--C-rater rocks. The glass veins are distinctly more aluminous and less
magnesian than the bulk rock (Table I), and therefore must represent injected
foreign material rather than mobilized bulk rock.
RADIOGENICISOTOPESANDGEOCHRONOLOGY: Nyquist et al. (1974) give whole rock

_b-Sr isotopic data and calculate model ages of 4.70±0.46 b.yo (TBABI) and
5.01±0.46 b.y. (TLuNI) (Table 2).
U-Th-Pb isotopic data are reported by Oberli et al. (1979). 67955 contains excess
U relative to its Pb content and plots slightT_a'bove the 3.9-4.45 b.y. "cataclysm"
line.
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67955
TABLE I. Summary chemistry of 67955 litheloflies
Bulk Reck Glass Veins
SiO2 45.2 46.3

TiO 2 0.30 0.21
A1203 27.3 29.8
Cr203 0.12 <0.05
FeO 4.2 3.0
Mn0 0.06 <0.05
Mg0 7.7 4.9
CaO 15.3 15.5
Na20 0.45 0.23

K20 0,060 0.06
P205 0.05 <0.05
Sr 170
La 4.9
Lu 0.27
Rb 0.9
5c 7.2
Nt 173
Co 17
Ir ppb 6.9
Au ppb 2_0
C
N
S 100
Zn 6.6
Cu 1.28
20 r I I I I I I I I I I I
C
o
10
Figure 6.
Rare earths.
E
1 I I I I I I I I I
67955
I I
LI
/
La Ce Nd Sm Eu _ Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
1024
67955
TABLE 2. Rb-Sr data for 67955,56 (Nyquist et al., 1974)
Rb ppm Sr ppm _Rb/8%r 8_Sr/SGSr TBABI (b.y.) TLUNI (b.y.)
0.885 169.1 0.0151±3 0.70012±8 4.70±.46 5.01±.46
RARE GASES/EXPOSURE AGES: Drozd et al. (1974) give Kr isotopic data and calculate
BIKr-Kr, 21Ne and 3BAr exposure ages of 50.I±I.6, 17.9±4.2 and 32.0±12 m.y.,
respectively. Pepin et al. (1974) note that 21Ne and 38Ar ages tend to be system-
atically lower than 8"q_r--ages,
and calculate a shielding depth of 4.8 g/cm2 for
which all ages are concordant at _50 m.y. These data are consistent with the
excavation of Outhouse Rock from a well-shielded area to its present location in.
a single event.
22Na and 26AI data are given by Rancitelli et al. (1973a). From these data
Yokoyama et al. (1974) conclude that 67955 1"_-p'robably
saturated in 26AI activity.
PROCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1972, 67955 was removed from its Documented Bag
as four pieces, which were numbered ,I-,4 (Fig. l). Allocations were filled mostly
from chips from the largest piece (,l). The sample has never been sawn. ,l is
the largest single piece remaining (103.O7g).
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INTRODUCTION: 67956 is a coherent, gray, basaltic impact melt lacking

obvious clasts and containing irregular rugs (Fig. I). It was collected
from Outhouse Rock, adjacent to 67955 and 67957 (see 67915, Fig. I). Its
orientation is unknown, but it has a few zap pits on one surface indicating
the exposed side.
FIGUREI. S-72-37547. Width

of sample about 1.5 cm.
PETROLOGY:67956 is homogeneous, with a subophitic melt texture. Most

plagioclase laths are _ 500 _m long with a maximum around 1 mm; some annedral
plagioclases are also _ I mm in diameter. Mafic minerals partly enclose the
plagioclase laths, and interstices are filled with a glassy mesostasis.
PROCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS: A chip (,1) was made into thin sections ,1 ,13
and ,14. Interior chips were allocated for meteoritic siderophile and volatile
element analyses. ,0 remains as 5 chips, one considerably larger than the
others, totalling 3.20 g.
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67957 GLASSYMELT BRECCIA 1.73 9
INTRODUCTION: 67957 is a grayish olive to dark gray coherent rock which

contains a few vesicles or cavities (Fig. I). The matrix is complex, brown,
and possibly largely plagioclase-rich devitrified glass. It was collected
from Outhouse Rock adjacent to 67955 and 67956 (see 67915, Fig. I). Its
orientation is unknown but many zap pits on one side indicate the exposed
surface.
FIGUREI. S-72 37793. Sample

is about 1 cm wide.
FIGURE2. 67957,5.
ppl. width 3mm.
PETROLOGY:67957 is a brown, glassy or microcrystalline, heterogeneous

breccia (Fig.2) containing a few brown, ragged, "microcrystalline" plagioclase
clasts which may be devitrified maskelynite. A few mafic and shocked plagio-
clase clasts are also present.
PROCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS: A representative chip (,i) was made into thin
section ,5 - ,7.
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67975 FRAGMENTALPOLYMICT BRECCIA, GLASS COAT 447 9
INTRODUCTION: 67975 is an irregularly shaped rock which has roughly equal

amounts of a pale gray, fragmental, friable breccia and a coating of frothy,
clast-rich glass (Fig. 1). It was picked off the regolith near Outhouse
Rock, on the east rim of North Ray Crater. Its orientation is unknown.
Zap pits are present oR the N and W surfaces of the breccia.
S - 75 - 24528
67975
,22 21
1 cm
Figure I.
PETROLOGY: Two lithologies make up 67975 in approximately equal proportions:

a fragmental, pale gray breccia, and a glassy coating. Plagioclase mineral
fragments dominate the breccia (Fig. 2) with subordinate amounts of mafic
minerals, Fe-meta] (some rusty) and troilite, and rare ilmenite and spinel.
Lithic clasts (Fig. 2) are not common and include basaltic impact melt,
granoblastic troctolitic anorthosite, and cataclastic anorthosite, at least
one clast of which is pristine. A few dark, irregular, metal-rich glass
veins penetrate the breccia.
1028
67975
i b
' a
Fl_i__ure
2. a) 67975,81, fragmentalbreccia, ppl. width 2mm
b) 67975,62, fragmentalbreccia, basalt clasts, xpl. width Imm
c) 67975,65,granoblasticclast, partly xpl. width Imm.
d) 67975,55,granoblasticclast in glass coat, ppl. width 2mm.
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67975
The las_at1__ (up to _5 cm thick in places) is generally clean glass with

a few mineral and lithic clasts (Fig. 2). Very fine-grained "quench" crystals
of plagioclase commonly radiate from the glass/breccia contact and from the
exterior surface of the coat.
CHEMISTRY: Major and trace element analyses of representative chips of glass

coat and fragmental breccia are given by Christian et al. (1976) (splits ,3
and ,43 respectively). Hertogen et al. (1977) repor-tm-eteoritic siderophile
and volatile element abundances fo-r t--_e glass coat, the fragmental breccia, a
pristine cataclastic anorthosite clast, and a dark, aphanitic clast. Total N
and C abundances of the glass and the breccia are provided by Moore and Lewis
(1976). Clark and Keith (1973) measured natural and cosmogenic radionuclide
abundances in the whole rock. Uhlmann et al. (1977) report an average micro-
probe major element analysis of the glass coat.
TABLE I. Summary chemistry of 67975 lithologies
Anorthosite Aphanitic
Fragmental, gray breccia Glass coat Clast C]ast
SiO2 44.23 45.33

TiO 2 0.40 0.49
A1203 29.12 27.50
Cr203 0.05 0.08
FeO 4.61 4.27
MnO 0.06 0.06
MgO 4.09 5.58
CaO 16.70 15.90
Na20 0.42 O.52

K20 0.13 0.11
P20S 0.20 O.11
Sr 130 150
La <10 11
Lu
Rb 0.5-1 _I.8 0.58 2.46

Sc 8.7 6.8
Ni 20 95 (11 44
Co 4.6 6
Ir ppb 0.493 5.14 0.091 1.66
Au ppb 0.046 1.48 0.0084 0.98
C 51 31
N 42 54
S
Zn I.44 2.44 4.25 7.49

Cu
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67975
A summary chemistry for each analyzed lithology is given in Table 1. The

major element data for the glass coat are those by Christian et al. (1976).
The microprobe analysis of the glass coat by Uhlmann et al. (_77-T is
significantly more aluminous (30.4% A1203), possibly TfidTcating some heter-
ogeneity in the glass. Significant compositional differences between the
glass coat and the fragmental breccia are apparent, especially for A1203
and Fe/Mg. Except for the pristine anorthosite clast, all samples are
contaminated with meteoritic material.
PHYSICALPROPERTIES: Uhlmann et al. (1977,1978) experimentally and theo-

retically studied various aspec-ts--of the glass forming process for a
composition matching their microprobe analysis of the 67975 glass coat
(Figs. 3,4,5). The relatively low liquidus temperature (1210oc) and the high
viscosity of this composition make it a good glass-former. Uhlmann et al.
(1977) estimate the cooling rate of the 67975 glass coat to have been
O.06oC/min and conclude that it did not form as an isolated body but as
part of a larger cooling unit.
140C "_" : 10.2 for AG '_ : 4:3 kT 679"75
Isotht_rmal
_moo + Figure 3. From Uhlmann et al. (1978).

# uoo
0 2 4 6 8 10 12
log10 t (see)
Time-temperature-transformation (TTT) and continuous cooling (CT) ¢urvms

for matrix composition of lunar breccia 67975. Nucleation barrier ,: 43 kT at
ATr :" 0.2.
Temperature (C)
1300 I100 900 700
67975
ILO
9.0
/
' Figure 4. From Uhlmann et al (1977)
y_ 7.0 ii • •
iI
/ Viscosity versus temperature relation for
5.0 s lunar composition 67975.
iI
s_
5.0 $1
/_
Lo
0.5
/ 016
I
017
1/T (K} xlO 3

0.8
I I
0 ._1 1.0 I.I
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67975
_n,v'i i I 1 J I +
6oo95...._
o/'_° "_..
E 103
10-2 _,, Q
: Io-4 - , \6_9_s
I
f
IO-S
I
I0 _r3 0 1 900
I I I I00
I I 1300
Temperature (C)
Crystal growth rate versos temperature relations for lunar compositions 67975, '-
60095, and 65016.
Figure 5. From Uhlmann et al. (1977).
PROCESSING ANDSUBDIVISIONS: In 1972 a few chips of glass coat were pried

off for allocations. In 1975 the rock was extensively subdivided by chipping
and prying. The sample has never been sawn. During the 1975 processing the
rock was broken into two large pieces (Fig. I) representing the bulk of the
fragmental breccia (,21) and a large portion of the glass coat (,22). ,21
(172.55 g) is stored at the Brooks Remote Vault. ,22 (227.59 g) remains at
JSC.
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68035 POLYMICTBRECCIAWITH CATACLASTICANORTHOSITE,PARTLY 21.0 9
GLASS-COATED
INTRODUCTION: 68035 is a coherent polymict breccia, consisting of aphanitic

gray impact melt and cataclastic anorthosite in a plagioclase-rich matrix
(Fig. I). Glass both coats one side and intrudes the breccia (Figs. I, 2);
its color ranges from blues to turquoises to yellow browns.
68035 was collected on the north rim of a 10-15 m crater. Its orientation
is known, and zap pits occur on most sides.
FIGURE I. S-72-40518.
Scale in cm.
PETROLOGY:Two unlocated chips, one white and one gray, were thin sectioned.
The white fragment is a cataclastic anorthosite (Fig. 3) consisting mainly of
deformed plagioclase grains, with continuous relics up to 3 mmacross preserv-
ed. The anorthosite contains a few percent of mafic minerals, at least most
of which are pyroxene, and some are exsolved. The mafic minerals range up to
500 _m long. The gray chip is a coherent fine-grained, plagioclase-rich impact
melt (Fig. 3) containing mineral and lithic (aphanitic melt) fragments. Its
matrix is micropoikilitic in places, and its plagioclase clasts are ragged.
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68035
FIGURE 2. S-72-40516. Scale in cm.
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68035
a b
FIGURE 3. 68035,6. a) anorthosite,xpl. width 2mm. b) brecciamatrix, ppl.

widt'h2mm.
CHEMISTRY: Rancitelliet al. (1973b)provide whole rock K (K20 0.073%),

U (0.23 ppm) and Th (0.91 ppm) abundances,measured by y-ray spectroscopy.
EXPOSURE AGE: Rancitelliet al. (1973a)provide cosmogenicradionuclidedata,

measured by y-ray spectroscopy. Yokoyama et al. (1974) tabulate the sample
as undecided in terms of saturationor non-saturationin 2_Al activity.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: 68035 remains essentiallyintact as ,0. Small

chips and fines have been numbered ,l (0.020 g). 2 small unlocatedchips (,2)
were potted together to make thin sections ,6 and ,7.
1035
68115 GLASSY GRAY POLYMICT BRECCIA 1190 9
INTRODUCTION: 68115 is a heterogeneous polymict breccia (Fig. 1) which is

heavily shocked. The event forming the breccia melted material, apparently
mainly ferroan anorthosite, which then flowed between clasts. These latter
are mainly aphanitic and basaltic impact melts. The glass is flow-banded,
vesicular, and contains relict white material (Fig. 1).
The sample was the only sample chipped from the i m boulder on the southeast
rim of a 10-15 m crater. The location and the exposure ages suggest that the
boulder is South Ray ejecta. 68115 is medium to medium dark gray, subangular,
and tough. Its orientation is known and zap pits occur on all surfaces except
that freshly exposed by its break from the boulder.
S-72-53532
_n44_ooi/o,
0 Location of slab
,10 ,11
,5
,6
,8
FIGURE I.
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68115
a b
c d
FIGURE2. a) 68115,3. general glassy breccia, ppl. width 2mm.

...... b) 68115,3° general glassy breccia: ppl. width 2mm.
c) 68115,3. basaltic melt clast,ppl, width 2mm.
d) 68115,98. glassy basaltic impact melt clast, ppl. width 2mm.
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6811 5
i i i _-
_,2 68n_ FIGURE 3. Metals; from

I.C
Misra and Taylor (1975)
0._
Wt, %NicklDI
PETROLOGY: Grieve et al. (1974) give a petrographic description, with micro-

probe analyses, of g-Ta_es and impact melt fragments. Misra and Taylor (1975)
give a brief petrographic description in their study of metal and schreibersite
grains. L.A. Taylor et al. (1976), describing heating experiments on 68115,
provide an analysis o_-gTass.
68115 is a heterogeneous breccia (Fig. 2) which is welded together by flow-

banded glass. The glass varies from colorless to brown, is extremely vesicular,
and is aluminous (analyses in Table 1). Plagioclase relicts, shocked and partly
isotropized, merge into the glass, commonly with indistinct boundaries; "cumulate"
textures occur rarely where mafics are present. The aluminous nature of the
glass and the size of the plagioclase relicts (up to two millimeters) suggest a
ferroan anorthosite precursor. Most of the clasts, apart from plagioclase, are
aphanitic or fine-grained basaltic impact melts (Fig. 2); some are over 1 cm in
diameter. They are varied in texture. The melts contain varied amounts of
clastic material, mainly plagioclases, but some lithic clasts. These melts
contain 21-26% A1203 (Grieve et al., 1974).
Metal grains analyzed by Misra and Taylor (1975) have features suggestive of
crystallization from melts. Their compositions show some spread in Ni values
(Fig. 3) with an average of 5.4% Ni and 0.4% Co. Schreibersite is also present;
metal-schreibersite tie-lines do not match experimentally determined tie-lines
in the Fe-Ni-P system. Fe-metal/troilite intergrowths are common. Kerridge
et al. (1975b) report three values of total Fe° in 68115: 0.39, 1.07 and 1.62
wt%_
CHEMISTRY: S.R. Taylor et al. (1974) and Fruchter et al. (1974; analysis
erroneously tabulated as 67455,13) analyzed some major and trace elements
(including rare earths); Rancitelli et al. (1973b) provide U, Th, and K abun-
dance data; and Ganapathy et al. (1974)-provide meteoritic siderophile and
volatile element abundances. Drozd et al. (1974) list a U abundance and
Kerridge et al. (1975b) provide C an_F-S--abundances as well as analyses for
carbon compounds. All these analyses are of bulk rock or matrix, and the
differences between the analyses (Table 1) demonstrate the heterogeneity of
the rock although the two rare earth patterns (Fig. 4) are similar. Remarkable
is the difference between the siderophile and alkali contents measured by
S.R. Taylor et al. (1974) and Ganapathy et al. (1974) on two chips which were
similar in appearance; the analysis of Ganapathy et al. (1974) corresponds to a
meteorite-free, pristine lithology (Hertogen et aT?.,--1977).
1038
6811,5
f-
/
100 I t I I I I I I I I I I I
,80 •
.78--_'_1_'t=__--------_ _ S.R. Taylor et al., 1974
c
0
_" 10
68115
1
I I I I I 1 I I I I I I I
FIGURE4. Rare earths.
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68115
TABLE I. Chemical Analyses of chips of 68115
5102 44.8 44.2 44.5

Ti02 0.34 0,I0 0.22
A1203 27,6 31,6 34.4 29.4
Cr203 0.10 0.09 0.01 0.06
FeO 5,10 3,2 1.18 3.3
MnO 0.04 0.00
MgO 5.79 0.86 3.6

CaO 15.4 18.7 17.5
Na20 0.47 0.45 0.47 0.68
K20 0.06 0.06 0.12
P205
Sr
La 14.3 9.8 °_
Lu 0.7 0.5
Rb 2.6 0.043
Sc 9 5.2
Nt 2000 _7
Co 105 19.4
Ir ppb 0.04
Au ppb 0.005
C 13-112
N
S 600-800
Zn
Cu 17

A) ,80 S.R. Taylor et al. (1974)
B) ,78 Fruchter et _i".-T1974)(erroneouslylisted as 67455,13)
c) ,67 Kerridge -_a-T. (1975b)
D) ,77 Ganapathy et al. (1974)
E) L.A. Taylor et-al__(1976)-microprobe data: glass
F) Grieve et al'/-(T'_74)-microprobe
data: average glass matrix and injection vein
STABLE ISOTOPES: Kerridge et al. (1975b) report a _I_C value of -25.8 and a
634 S value of +1.9, which contrast with values for local regolith of +11 and
+9 reSpectively.
RARE GASES AND EXPOSUREAGES: Drozd et al. (1974) report Kr isotopic and
spallation spectra and give a spallatT6n-TIKr-Kr age of 2.08±0.14 m.y. 21Ne
and 3BAr ages of 1.75±0.41 and 1.63±0.67 m.y. respectively are tabulated.
Bogard and Gibson (1975) report 2ZNe ages of 2.2 and 2.1 m.y. and 3BAr ages of
1.3 and 0.9 m.y. Rancitelli et al. (1973a) report 22Na and 26AI data but
because the sample was shielded from solar flares the information is not
relevant to exposure (Yokoyama et al., 1974).
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6811 5
Bogard and Gibson (1975) report Kr and Xe isotopic abundances for different
temperature releases. The data are unusual in that the concentrations released
werehigher than expected and were associated with the release of chemically
active species including hydrocarbons. H20 and C02 were also released and
suggest terrestrial contamination. It is probable that the high Kr and Xe
releases can be explained as strongly adsorbed atmospheric gases introduced,
with other species, at an unknown time.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Following removal of a few chips, a slab was cut

from 68115 in 1973 leaving two large end-pieces ,10 (760 g) and ,11 (252 g)
(Figs. 1,5). The slab and ,11 have been extensively subdivided (Fig. 5) but
,10 remains intact.
,17 L, ,18 ,
68115
Splits of slab lf/Ip
iC .
,47
FIGURE 5.
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INTRODUCTION: 68415 is a fairly homogeneous basaltic impact melt but with a

patchy distribution of light and dark colors suggestive of resorbed clasts
(Fig. I). It contains 75-80% plagioclase in an interlocking network, is
contaminated with meteoritic siderophiles, and has a precise Rb-Sr age of
3.84±0.01 b.y. (Papanastassiou and Wasserburg, 1972a). The Rb-Sr isotopic
data strongly suggest that 68415 was tota_molten at 3.84 b.y., leaving no
relics.
Both 68415 and 68416 were chipped from the top of a 0.5 m angular boulder
(Fig. 2) on the outside rim of a 5 m crater. The samples were taken _20 cm
apart. 68415 is greenish-gray, coherent and has many zap pits on its lunar
exposed, rounded face.
FIGURE la.
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Cr_
O0
6841 5
a b
FIGURE 3. a) 68415,133. xpl. width 2mm. b) 68415,141. xpl. width 2mm.
PETROLOGY: Petrographic descriptions with microprobe analyses are given by

Gancarz et al. (1972), Helz and Appleman (1973), Walker et al. (1973) and
Vaniman a-n-dTapike (1981). A brief description is given _yMcGee et al. (1979).
Nord et al. (1973) report high voltage electron microscope (HVEM) _ud-Tes of
minera-T_ases, and Takeda (1973) gives some microprobe and x-ray data for
pyroxenes. Studies of opaque phases, particularly Fe-metal and schreibersite,
are reported by L.A. Taylor et al.(1973a), Misra and Taylor (1975), and Pearce
et al. (1976). Meyer et aI.--_1974) report trace element abundances in plagio-
c-Ta-_s, from ion probe_na-Tyses. Studies on crack porosity (Simmons et al.,
1974), olivine-augite equilibration temperature (Ridley and Adams, 1976) and
ilmenite paragenesis (Englehardt, 1978, 1979) have been reported. Jagodzinski
and Korekawa (1973) studied diffuse x-ray scattering of plagioclases, mainly
to understand radiation defects. Hewins and Goldstein (1975a) modelled the
metal compositions reported by L.A. Taylor et al. (1973a) using fractional
crystallization schemes.
TABLE I. lon microprobe data for trace elements in 68415,131
{from Meyer e_t al., 1974) (wt% and ppm)
# analyses Na20 Li Mg K Ti Sr Ba
Large grains 27 0.29 1.5 790 llO 75 177 II
Small grains 3 0.22 1.0 490 55 83 180 17
Grain A 4 0.31 1.8 570 lO0 68 192 13
Grain B 6 0.27 1.5 680 71 62 188 II
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68415
68415 has an ophitic-subophitic texture with a few phenocrysts (Fig. 3); although
some authors have referred to the texture as intersertal, there is so little
glass (<1%) that the term is inappropriate. According to Helz and Appleman
(1973) the grain size is seriate, with rare phenocrysts. The dominant texture
is of interlocking plagioclase laths with interstitial mafic minerals, but
grades to phenocryst-like plagioclase, sometimes in radial clusters, and fine-
grained patches which are possibly cognate inclusions (Gancarz et al., 1972).
Neither Walker et al. (1973) nor Helz and Appleman (1973) observed obvious xeno-
crystic plagioc_se--and suggest that there is little accumulated plagioclase;
in contrast Gancarz et al. (1972) suggest that the sample contains 5 to 25%
accumulated plagioclase. While Helz and Appleman (1973) and Walker et al. (1973)
suggest that an impact melt origin is most likely, Gancarz et al. (1972T-leave
open the possibility of a partial melt of a source even mor_a_minous than
68415 itself.
Groundmass plagioclases are mainly An98_92, but rims range to An71 (Fig. 4).
The phenocrysts and large grains have cores with the same compositions as the
groundmass and the large grains frequently show a reversal of zoning at their
outer edges (Gancarz et al., 1972; Helz and Appleman, 1973; Walker et al., 1973).
Nord et al. (1973) detail antiphase domains in plagioclase. Meyer et al. (1974)
show that plagioclases do not differ significantly in their trace element con-
tents (Tab|e I), thus there is no evidence that any of the plagioclases they
anal_zed are relict. The interiors of grains are chemically homogeneous. Py-
roxenes show two main compositional clusters, of which low-Ca varieties are
dominant (Fig. 5). Orthopyroxene is not present. Pyroxenes are zoned, but
not in any systematic fashion, although the most iron-rich grains occur only
,r. in mesostasis regions. Exsolution is not apparent with the petrographic micro-
scope, but Nord et al. (1973) observed lO00 _-wide augite lamellae in pigeon-
ite, using HVEM techniques, and Takeda (1973) also found x-ray evidence for
augite exsolution. The small, interstitial olivine crystals have restricted
compositions with the total reported range of FOG7_73. Ridley and Adams
(1976) calculated an olivine-augite equilibration temperature of 998°C.
The mode by Gancarzet al. (1972) has 82% plagioclase, 8% pigeonite, 4% augite,
3% olivine_ 2% mesos_sls- (_1% ilmenite, chromite, ulv_spinel, troilite, Fe-
metal, cristobalite,and glass). Other modes are fairly similar, differing
mainly in the plagioclase and olivine contents. Other phases observed include
armalcolite (Helz and Appleman, 1973), schreibersite (Misra and Taylor, 1975 and
others), and phosphates and Y-Zr phases (Anderson and Hinthorne, 1973).
Metal grains have compositions spanning a wide range (Fig. 6) (Gancarz et al.,
1972; L.A. Taylor et al., 1973a;Misra and Taylor, 1975; Pearce et al., _7_,
and appears to have--f_med throughout the crystallization sequence, occurring
in large plagioclases through to mesostasis areas. Schreibersite is fairly
common in metal-schreibersite-troilite particles (less than 20 pn in diameter)
enclosed in plagioclase; the compositions of coexisting metal and troilite
suggest an equilibration temperature of %650oc (Misra and Taylor, 1975).
Residual, mesostasis glasses contain 64-85% Si02 and 0.2-5.0% K20 (Gancarz
et al., 1972). Anderson and Hinthorne (1973) report ion-probe analyses of
rare earth elements in a Y-Zr phase and phosphates, as well as Th/U ratios.
i[045
68415
6841:5, 8 - SINGLE PHENOCRYST

PLAGIOCLASE GRAIN
AISi308
Anlo01 _ FTGURE 4 q
A.^.J.^.9 5 4 3 2 I _ A compositions; Pla from
ioclase
_Ooi_
COIE}_
ue .... , , k_ Gancarz et ai.(1972).
A _ 0 50 t00 150 200 250250 _'Or5
Distance Fm _¢5
G I1 _ _,
AA 10 9 u _-
NoAISi308 An85 Ango An95 C_At2Si208
68415,8- PHENOCRYST PLAGIOCLASE _B
I!tiii!'lr
,,,
IJl
68415,8- GROUNDMASSPLAGIOCI_ASE I \ °rs
II !lit,,
ISOTRORC I_AGIOCL,_SE
/1", _s,,o, * _,_,si=o=

68415,8- SHOCKED
m.,_ocu_
"._ =
PLAGIOCLASE
!,
CaMgSi206 Co(Fe, Mn) SlzO s
_ compositions; from
/ ii ' iI _Gancarzet al. (1972).
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68415
e) T.j_. ' "

_y_r _ a__1.(ly?3_)
DEPTH KM
• $1415,14i 200 400
" 68415
u IJ ....................
'• ,_,o,,, °° o-
',•t ••" -_
_" °ill'
_elll
:' lllm_i'4'
: ' Welg.l' 'Pet
• 12'Cent
•"ll_"
Nlck011"
' l, '• _'-
--_ %) Pe',c,et'_.(zg_) ' ' ' F- LIQ / / / GARNET

.._ 68415 / / / KYANtTE
to
1.5 . "..." ______ _ /_o / oGRANULITE
0.6
_ ,, IO 2O
_" .e , , , , . ., PKB
4 8 12 16 20 24
Weight Percent Nicl(el
FIGURE 6. Metals. FIGURE 7. Experimental results;

from Walker et ai.(1973).
EXPERIMENTAL PETROLOGY: Results of phase equilibria studies are reported by

Walker et al. (1973), Ford et al. (1974), and Muan et al. (1974).
Walker et al. (1973) conducted crystallization experiments on a 68415 compo-

sition at several pressures (Fig. 7). The composition is not related to any
low pressure saturation curves. If the composition was a result of partial
melting, the experiments suggest that the source would have consisted of
anorthite+spinel+corundum at 18 kb. Such a lunar interior is unlikely, and
Walker et al. (1973) prefer to interpret 68415 as a total impact melt. Ford
et al. _F9_) conducted atmospheric pressure experiments; plagioclase is the
Ti-qu-fdus phase followed by spinel, which is not, however, stable below the
solidus. They state that high water pressure suppresses plagioclase and that
a water pressure over 5 kb would cause olivine to be the liquidus phase, and
suggest that 68415 could have been produced by partial melting under high
water pressure in the lunar interior. Muan et al. (1974) briefly report on
low-pressure equilibrium experiments on 68415. The sequence of crystalli-
zation with decreasing pressure is plagioclase, spinel, olivine. Olivine,
pyroxene and plagiocl_se coexist with liquid at some unspecified temperature
between 1080 and 1150 C.
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68415
CHEMISTRY: A list of referencesto chemical work is given in Table 2, a

summary chemical composition in Table 3, and rare-earthelement abundances
in Figure 8.
Few of the referencescontainmuch specific discussion. The rock is both
more aluminous and poorer in incompatibleelements, transitionmetals, and
volatile elements than local soils. Philpotts et al. (1973) remark on the
homogeneityof the sample at the O.l g level; t_R-CE abundancesshown in
Figure 8 for ,79 is for two near-identicalcompositions. The level of
siderophiles(Kr_henbUhlet al., 1973; Wasson et'al., 1975) demonstrates
slgnlflcantmeteorltlc contam_natlon. The meteorltlCs_gnaturewas classe
DN by Ganapathyet al. (1973), Group 2 by Gros et al. (1976), and eventually
considered (unrel]'a_Fy)Group IH and possibly hy-br_izedby Hertogen et al.
(1977).
TABLE 2. Chemical work on 68415
Reference Split # Elements Analyzed
Rose et al. (1973) ,85 Majors, some trace

LSPET (1973) ,6 Majors, some trace
Bansal et al. (1972) _ ,I0 Majors, REEs, other trace

Hubbar_l. (1974)J
Philpotts et a_j.l.
(1973) ,79 *REEs, other incompatibles
Nava (1974) ,79 Majors
Jovanovic and Reed (1973) ,107 Halogens, Li, U
KrEhenbUhl et al. (1973) ,67 Meteoritic siderophiles and volatiles

Wasson et al. (1975) ,68 **Meteoritic siderophiIes and volatiles
Jovanovic and Reed (1977) ,26 fig
Reed et al; (1977) ,26 T1 and Zn (volatilized)
Papanastasslou and
Wasserburg (1972a) ,10 Rb, Sr, K, Ba
Nyqulst et al. (1973) ,10 Rb, Sr
Nunes et ajl. (1973) ,63 U, Th, Pb
Tera eJ.ta.jl.(1973, 1974) ,lO U, Th, Pb
Stettler et al. (1973) ,49 K, Ca
Huneke et al. (1973) ,I0 K, Ca
Kirsten et al. (1973) ,50 K, Ca
Rancitelli et al. (1973b) ,I K, U, Th
Drozd et al. (1974) ? U
*includes pyroxene and plagioclase as well as two whole-rock replicates

**three replicates
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68415
Si02 45.5 Sr 180
Ti02 0.31 La 6.8
A1203 28.6 Lu 0.3
Or203 O.1 Rb 1.7

FeO 4.1 Sc 8.2
MnO 0.05 Ni ,_135
HgO 4.4 Co 11
CaO 16.3 Ir ppb _,5
Na20 0.48 Au ppb 2.65
K20 0.07 C
P205 0.07 N
S 400
Oxides in wt%; others in ppm except as noted. Zn 1.5
Cu 12
,lO
Hubbard et a1.,1974_Bansal et a1.,1972

,r_ - _ __--_'"4b"-------_..
_ 10-- Philpotts et a1.,1973

0 _-
5
E
68415
1 I [ I I I I I I I I I I I
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68415
STABLEISOTOPES: Clayton et al. (1973) analyzed ,75 for oxygen isotopes.

Typical lunar Values for 6_e°7-/oo for plagioclase (+5.69) and olivine
{+4.91) indicate equilibration at about llO0°C. Taylor and Epstein (1973)
found that ,74 whole rock had _Si3°O/oo of +6.08±0.06 _two determinations)
which, when adjusted for interlaboratory bias, is similar to the Clayton
et al i1973) plagioclase value. The whole rock 6Si 3° of -0.05±0.02 (two
_t_minations) is also fairly typical for lunar samples (Taylor and
Epstein, 1973).
GEOCHRONOLOGY: Papanastassiou and Wasserburg (1972a)report a Rb-Sr internal

isochron for interior chips (without saw cuts) from ,10 (Fig. 9). A precise
age of 3.84±0.01 b.y. with initial 87Sr/86Sr of 0.69920±3 was obtained.
Mineral separations were made using both heavy liquids and a Frantz separator;
the whole-rock chip was not contaminated. The initial 87Sr/8_Sr is quite
primitive. The TBABI model age of 4.3±0.2 b.y. calculated by Papanastassiou
and Wasserburg(1972a) is similar to that calculated from whole-rock data for
a second split of ,10 analyzed by Nyquist et al. (1973), 4.44±0.20 b.y.
.........
APOLLO t6 77 - APOLLO 16
O.'t_K 68415 / o/o-o" z 68415 I " ""
O72(
eO-C
07,( /_a.: " 02 0.4 0.6
\ "CRISTOSALITIE" 87Rb//86Sr
0.70( TOTAL
_ PLAG,oC_SC
BABI FIGURE 9 * Rb-Sr data; from Papanastassiou
o ' ' 0'2 o:4 ' o:6 ahd Wasserburg (1972a).
e','Rb/e6si,,
4°Ar-39Ar data are presented by Stettler et al. (1973), Huneke et al. (1973
and Kirsten et al. (1973) and their releas-e-_agrams are shown Tn-F-fgure I0.
The derived ages are summarized in Table 4. These ages are consistent with
the internal Rb-Sr isochron age except for that of the plagioclase separate
<Huneke et al., 1973). This plagioclase separate is unusual in that its
apparent age is greater than that of the whole rock, the reverse of the
results usually obtained from lunar rocks. This feature is not understood
(Huneke et al., 1973).
TABLE 4. Summary of _gAr-39Ar ages (b.¥.)
Huneke et al. (1973) Whole rock : 3.85±0.04 (intermediate release)

• Plagloclase : 4.09 (intermediate release), 4.51 (final release)
Kirsten et al. (1973) Whole rock : 3.85±0.06 (plateau)

Stettler et al. (1973) lhole rock : 3.70+0.I0 (plateau), 3.80±0.04 (intermediate release)
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68415
a o)
4.00 APOLLO 16 68415 "
3.S0
3.00 _ WHOLE SAMPLE
l-- 2.50 68415.&9

Z
ILl
2.00
_001 _- PLAG_OCLASE
1.S0 i
FRACTION OF Arl s RELEASED _ _'_
PLAGIOCL&SE
4.5 I I I I I I [ ! 1 _ _u
4,0 .... _ WHOLESAMPLE

m
,_, ' "l" _ _ 60415.50
< 3.C ] ----- 6841(5,34 30
I I I I I I I I I
2.5 I I I I I I I I I o o2 e4 os oa I.O
0 02 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 FRACTIONALRELEASEOF _Ar*
Fraction of 3gAp Released
FIGUREI0. Ar release; from a) Kirsten et al. (1973). b) Stettler et al.

(1973). c) Huneke et aI.(1973).
Nunes et al. (1973) reporL whole rock U, Th, and Pb isotopic data. These
fall on concordia at 4,47 b.y. and,by definition, also on a 3.99 to 4.47 b.y.
discordia line. These data cannot by themselves specify the crystallization
age. Tera et al. (1973) report U, Th, and Pb isotopic data for bulk rock and
mineral separates. The large difference in 2°TPb/2°GPb between the bulk rock
and the plagioclase separate shows that there is initial radiogenic Pb in the
rock. Thus the essentially concordant whole rock U-Th-Pb ages of 4.47 b.y.
do not correspond to the crystallization age but reflect the possibility that
the rock was an early lunar differentiate, not significantly altered isoto-
pically during its melting at _3.9 b.y. An isochron through the plagioclase
and whole rock data intersect concordia at 3.94±0.05 and 4.47±0.02 b.y.
(Fig. Ii, where the isochron drawn is for combined 65015 and 68415 data). In
Tera et al. (1974) the same data are presented but with more discussion. The
whole--roc--]?concordant age is revised down to 4.42 b.y. because of the use of
different U decay constants, but the main conclusions are the same as those
of Tera et al. (1973).
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6841 5
, , , • l
'_ 68415 INTERN_L ISOCHRON

L4,_ APOLLO
_4_O APOCLO
m _OTALROCK
ISCOm_"
L2 _ lh- IA5 _0.02
_=
\ _,5_ .,o,_o_,Ls FIGURE II. etU-Pb
from Tara al. isochron;
(1973).
68415 TR P4053 TR
OE " 143tOTR 68415___ 4553TR
04- f 4D_ ,'4310 "_ 4D_

• COHC_qOIA _qOIS_
' ' -. ' o_ ' ,_ l'm
P,
Anderson and Hinthorne report Pb2°7/Pb 2°6 ages of 3.96±0.18 b.y. for a
phosphate and 3.96±0.28 boy. for a Zr-phase in 68415. The isotopic data
were acquired with the ion probe.
RARE GASES AND EXPOSUREAGES: Ar isotopic data are reported by Stettler
___Aal. (1973), ages

r--exposure Huneke etal.
of_J-_m_'.y., (1973)
105±15and Kirsten
m.y., et al.
and_±_'-m.y, (1973), with calculated
respectively for
whole rock data. Huneke et al. (1973) also calculated an exposure age of
95±15 m.y. for a plagioclase separate. Drozd et al. (1974) report Kr isotopic
and spallation spectra for whole rock,and calcu-Tat-e'an 81Kr-Kr exposure age of
92.5±5.9 m.y., as well as 21Ne (32.5±7.8 m.y.) and 38At (I13.0±42.0 m.y_) ages.
Because the cosmic ray track ages (below) are of the order of a few million
years, Drozd et al. (1974) conclude that the rare gas data indicate a pre-
surface exposure for 68415.
Behrmann et al. (1973),from single point cosmic ray track studies,conclude that
68415 resided at the surface for _4 m.y. (this data quoted by Crozaz et al.,
1974,as Yuhas, unpublished_ The cosmogenic radionuclide data of Rancitelli
et al. (1973a) shows that _AI is saturated (Yokoyama et al., 1974) demonstrating
a surface exposure of at least a few million years. M_-rr_on et al. (1973)
suggest a surface exposure age of _2 m.y. from microcrater abun-'_an-ces.
MICROCRATERS: Morrison et al. (1973) and Neukum et al. (1973) present fre-
quency v. diameter data fo---r_icrocraters (Fig. 12T7. _hile the crater popu-
lation is probably in production, the data are not definitive. Morrison et
al. (1973) and Neukum et al. (1973) also tabulate data on the diameter of--
the spall zone/diameter of the pit (Ds/Dp) for both N and S surfaces. H_rz
et al. (1974) note the considerable overlap of microcraters, hence calculated
production rates are minima. (H_rz et a1., 1974 erroneously state that the
cosmic ray track and 8_Kr-Kr exposure ages are concordant).
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68415
• Ao= .16 'A = -$6
i ii _ FIGURE 12.
Neukum Microcraters; from
et ai.(1973).
w_ _ ;oc_ io.o0o Io lOO i,ooo o,ooo
OS/_ z ]19 Ds/Dp = 3.9
2o fOlD: _46 _ r_tg_ 6$ 4OFOL_41

4O _LU: at
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Nagata et al. (1973) and Pearce et al. (1973) tabulate
basic magnetic properties for-buTkrock samples. The results are not in
agreement,showing the rock to be magnetically inhomogeneous compared with
other lunar crystalline rocks such as mare basalts. Nagata et al. (1973)
illustrate the thermal hysteresis of the thermomagnetic curve and demonstrate
its inversion into four components (Fig. 13). The cooling curve (of thermo-
magnetic curve) is more complicated than for other Apollo 16 rocks, having at
least three transition points (395oc, 682oc, 781°C) and the heating curve also
appears to have at least two transition points (700uc, 781°C). Nagata et al.
(1973) tabulate coercive force v. temperature, coercive force, saturation
remanent magnetization, saturation magentization Cat 4.2OK and 300OK), and the
natural remanent magnetization (NRM) and i_s stability against alternating
field demagnetization. Nagata et al. (1975) discuss some of these data.
/
Pearce et al. (1973) illustrate the demagnetization of two chips (Fig. 14)
which are quite different. ,41 is stable whereas ,17 has a pronounced soft
component whose direction is different from that of the stable direction, which
is the same in both chips. They note that the results are more appropriate for
a recrystallized breccia than for an igneous rock. Pearce et al. (1976) report
partial thermoremanent magnetization (PTRM) and NRM for the'sesame two chips
,41 and ,17 as part of a study of the complexities involved in determining lunar
paleointensities; the results are shown on several diagrams in their paper.
There appears to be no textural control on the magnetic features and the NRM is
of thermal origin. ,41 has no stable NRM after alternating field demagnetization
"_ tNTENSIT_
'LI t u / o \
[_",,,_ I [ _. 68_5" 53 /,Ix
6141S o o_ A &
I ,RST ( oo°o°
I % I _-_% Hex • 5 53 K_. hN_,._IZ_,._ AI
"' ,;o '

H, O* f|AK
o FIGURE 14. Demagnetization; from

T_,._U_ Pearce et a_. (1973).
FIGURE 13. Thermal hysteresis;

from Nagata et al. (1973).
i(]53
68415
to 400 Oe, and the data are not of use for paleointensity determinations. In
contrast ,17 gives an ancient field value of _5000y, which is substantially
lower than the value given for 68416 (from the same boulder) by Stephenson
et al. (1974). Pearce and Simonds (1974) tabulate iron valencies and iron
m-eta-T contents deduced from magnetic measurements.
Brecher (1977) found the NRMof chip ,54 to be rather weak but unusually stable
in both intensity and direction. The NRM directions lie close to and between
two prominent petrographic planes, contrary to the conclusions of Pearce et a1.
(1976) for chips ,41 and ,17.
Mossbauer spectral analyses for 68415 both "as-received" and annealed at )800°C
in a He-H2 atmosphere are reported by Schwerer et al. (1973). The "as received"
conditions suggest an absence of metallic iron."-Hu-'_fman et al. (1974) report
the same data and note the difference of metal content as--_o_ared to magnetic
results, a difference they attribute to sample inhomogeneity.
Electrical conductivity measurements are reported by Schwerer et al. (1974).

The trend of conductivity v. temperature has an unusual break a-TT'O-tv temperatures
(Fig. 15) which is reproducible but not well understood.
Todd et al. (1973) measured several physical properties, including elastic

wave v-elocities, density, and crack porosity for ,54 (Table 5), as well as
thermal expansion coefficients. They also plot the ratio of the wave velocities
at atmospheric pressure and at I0 kb against the crack porosity. Maxwell (1978)
used Todd et al.'s (1973) data to calculate Lam# elastic constants. Wang et al.
(1973) report the same velocity data as Todd etaZl. (1973). m__
100o 60o 400

TEMP C
10 .6 A_IIo 16
t i w i i !
Cwstalline Rock
. _ (Ano_hositic
_ m8 _b_o) 8s4_s v. Temperature;

FIGURE from Schwerer
15. Electrical et al.
conductivity
°° !ii lff 12
TABLE 5. Physical properties of 68415,54 {Todd e_t _1., 1973)
Confining
Pressure
(bars)
DensityCrack Elastic
(g/cc)Porosity Property* 1 lO0 250 500 750 lO00 1500 2000 3000 4000 5000
2.78 0.83 P 4,70 5.02 5.29 5.63 5.89 6.09 6.37 6.54 6,76 6.85 6,94
A direction S 2,59 2.69 2.80 2.94 3.05 3.13 3.26 3.35 3.43 3.47 3.54
22.0 15.2 11.I 7.7 5.8 4.7 3.8 3.4 2.7 2.6 2.5
B direction P 4.95 5.25 5.57 5.92 6o11 6.27 6.49 6.64 6.80 6.92 7.04
S 2.48 2.60 2.73 2.88 3.00 3.09 3.23 3.3] 3.41 3.46 3.54
* P = compresslonal ve]ocity (km/sec), S = shear velocity (km/sec), 13= static compressibility

(Mb'S). A and B are mutually perpendicular.
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68415
_-_ PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: 68415 was received as two pieces labelled ,l (202g)
and ,2"(_69g)both Of"whic'hwere subsequentlytotally subdividedwith several
saw cuts (Fig. 16). The largest pieces now remainingare ,30 (ll3g) ,163 (85g)
and ,164 (78g). All other pieces are less than 7 g.
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INTRODUCTION: 68416 is a subophitic-ophitic impact melt which is fairly homo-

geneous but contains a few large plagioclase xenocrysts (Fig. 1). It is similar
in chemistry and petrography to, but slightly coarser-grained than, 68415, which
was taken from the same boulder (see 68415, Fig. 2). Its Rb-Sr isotopics agree
well with those of 68415 but an Ar-Ar age of 4.00±0.05 b.y. (Kirsten et al.,
1973) is older.
68416 was sampled a few centimeters from 68415 and its orientation is known. It
is pale gray and tough like 68415. Zap pits are present on its rounded, lunar
exposed face.
PETROLOGY: Petrographic descriptions with microprobe data are given by Brown et

al. (1973),Hodges and Kushiro (1973), and Vaniman and Papike (1981). Juan et a-T.
-_i973) give a petrographic description with compositions of mineral phases deduced
from the optical characteristics. Misra and Taylor (1975) report analyses of
metal grains, and Englehardt (1978,1979) briefly notes the ilmenite paragenesis.
Nash and Haselton (1975) used the data of Hodges and Kushiro (1973) to calculate
the silica activity as a function of temperature.
68416 has a subophitic-ophitic texture (Fig. 2) which is slightly coarser-grained

than 68415. Brown et al. (1973) note a weak preferred orientation of plagioclase
laths and the presence of phenocrysts, and Juan et al. (1973) report anhedral-
subhedral megacrysts which have wavy extinction,--_ut-note an absence of any pre-
ferred orientation. Published modes have 73-79% plagioclase, _ pyroxene,
and 2-4.5% olivine. Other reported phases include ilmenite, ulv_spinel, troilite,
cristobalite, Fe-metal, and mesostasis glass. Misra and Taylor (1975) note that
schreibersite is present but is less common than in 68415.
Plagioclase phenocrysts and laths are mainly Angs_98 with microlaths much more
sodic (Fig. 3) (Hodges and Kushiro, 1973; Brown et al., 1973; and Vaniman and
Papike, 1981). Pyroxene and olivine compositions are shown in Figure 4. Brown
et al. (1973), Hodges and Kushiro (1973), and Vaniman and Papike (1981) all report
7mTTar compositions, and these papers and that of Juan et al. (1973) report the
presence of rare orthopyroxene in contrast to 68415 for w-hic--_ no orthopyroxene
has been reported. Brown et al. (1973) report that augite is more common than
low-Ca pyroxene, also in contrast to 68415, but this feature is not apparent in
the data of Hodges and Kushiro (1973) (Fig. 4) or Vaniman and Papike (1981).
Metals contain 4-16% Ni (Fig. 5) (Misra and Taylor, 1975; Brown et al., 1973; and
Hodges and Kushiro, 1973).
EXPERIMENTAL PETROLOGY: Melting experiments at 5 kb pressure on 68416,21, a

homogeneous powder, show phase relationships very similar to those of 68415.
Plagioclase is the high temperature (>_400°C) liquidus phase, followed by spinel
I1300-1250°C), then olivine (1250-1225_C) (Hodges and Kushiro, 1973). The results
are consistent with a plagioclase cumulate origin of 68416 or impact melting of a
plagioclase cumulate. The silica activities in excess of I, calculated by Nash
and Naselton (1975) from the data of Hodges and Kushiro (1973), support the
textural evidence that 68416 is a rapidly quenched, not an equilibrium, assemblage.
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68416
FIGURE I.
a b
FIGURE 2. a)68416,6, xpl. width 2mm. b)68416,70, xpl. width 2mm.
1057
68416
I
68416 ......
i_l_mml i HII i iii _11 f i I
FIGURE 3. Plagioclasecompositions;
An 95 9b s5 8o_ _ from Hodges and Kushiro (1973).
mol.°/o
Co
CoMa . l
7 ...._roxenes a_=d.
,,Jj_
/ _ olivlnes in 6_16_
/ ,o ,,, i
/:.'" h °=°
Alomic per cent

Wl. % Nick_
FIGURE 4. Mafic mineral compositions;from

Hodges and _shiro (1973). FIGURE 5. Metals;
from Misra and Taylor
(1975).
CHEMISTRY: Major and some trace element analyses are reported by Juan et al.
(1973),Rose et al. (1973) and Hubbard et al. (1973,1974). Partial anaTyses
are reported_ncitelli et a1. (1973_F,,U,Th), Moore et al. (1973; C),
Kirsten et al. (1973;Ca,K)_nd--Compstonet al. (1977; Rb_rT_. The data are
summarizedin Table 1 and Figure 6, and are very similar to those for 68415.
The compositionis more aluminousand lower in rare-earth,transitionmetal,
and volatile elements than are local soils.
GEOCHRONOLOGY: Rb-Sr isotopic data for plagioclaseand "quintessence"

separatesreported by Papanastassiouand Wasserburg (1975) agree well with
the isochrondrawn for 68415 (Fig. 7). This shows an age of 3.84±0.01b.y.
with initial 87Sr/e6Srof 0.69920±3. Compston et al. (1977) obtained an
internal Rb-Sr isochron age of 3.79±0.03b.y. (Ffg__8) in good agreementwith
the data of Papanastassiouand Wasserburg (1975). The initial 8_Sr/86Srratio
of 0.69940 is also in good agreementafte_ adjustingfor interlaboratorybias.
The 4°Ar-39Arplateau age of 4.0±0.05 b.y. (Kirstenet al., 1973) (Fig. 9) is

distinctlyhigher than the Rb-Sr age for 68416 (and 6-8-4_)and the Ar-Ar
whole-rock age for 68415. Kirsten et al. (1973) attempt to explain the age
differenceby interpreting68416 as a xenolith in 68415; however, this "expla-
nation" does not account for the identicalRb-Sr results nor for the near-iden-
tical petrographicand chemical nature of 68415 and 68416.
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68416
TABLE 1
Sugary chemistry of 68416
SiO2 45.3 Sr _160

TiO2 0.31 La 7.2
Al203 28.5 Lu
Cr203 0.11 Rb 1.8
FeO 443 Sc 9.2
MnO 0.06 Ni _180
MgO 4.6 Co 10-40
CaO 16.2 Ir ppb
Na20 0.43 Au ppb

K20 0.07 C 5
P205 0.08 N
S 500
Oxides in wt_; others in ppm except as noted.
Zn 30
Cu _I0
501 I I I I I I I I I I I I I .
Hubbard et a1.,1973
"o 10
J_ ,40
(.) Rose et a1.,1973
o. 5
E
if)
68416
1
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68416
e 6841 ,'5 e O-D-

•APOLLO
68416 16 -?t5 FELDSPAI"HICBASALT 68416 o//,_
_
-- _
/ A
,_ L4.s
I - 3.84. O.OI_E
0.69920 •3 •
,,o o.0 3_j
0.710 -705 //// t "69940:1:6 J
(
68416
O.I - 0.2
/
0..3
68415 ";tO0
/
_°Io_ Compst0n et al. _1977)
-PLAG4158, 416 AT,-30MY./_'_---.._ _UC,

mCL_
"2L I f I
•I -2 -3
0 0.2 0.4 0.6
87Rb/86Sr
FIGURE 8. Rb-Sr data; from Compston
etal .(1977).
FIGURE 7. Rb-Sr data; from
Papanastassiouanc[Wasserburg (1975).
_)_ 3.5 I _ 6e41s.60 >-,

e 68416.34 "-
< 3.0 _ ,
4.5 %_, _!
.,o
2.5
0 02 0.4 0.6 0.8 10
.......
Fraction of 3gAr Released Craterdiamet.er,

_,m
FIGURE 9. Ar release; from Kirsten FIGURE10. Microcraters; from

a--_l
et 973). Morrison et al. (l 973).
RAREGASAND EXPOSURE AGES: The only rare gas data are the Ar isotopic data
reported by Kirsten et al. (1973) from which they calculated an exposure age of
39±4 m.y. (identical to their 87±5 m.y. age for 68415).
Yokoyama et al. (1974) note that the cosmogenic nuclide data of Rancitelli et
al. (1973a-_-s-h-ow that 68416 is saturated with 26AI, thus the exposure age 1-_s
at least a few million years.
MICROCRATERS:Morrison et al. (1973) report microcrater frequency v. diameter

data (Fig. i0) without sp-6cT_ic discussion.
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68416
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Collinson et al. (1973) report that ,23 has an initial
natural remanent magnetization (_M]--of 2.0x10-G emu.g-z. There appears to be
a hard NRM nearly opposed in direction to the soft one. Stephenson et al. (1974)
report alternating field (AF) demagnetization results for the same c_p-_-23
(Figs. 11,12). The hard component corresponds to a paleofield of 1.20e--the
interpretation is colored by the Kirsten et al. (1973) interpretation of 68415
as a xenolith, i.e. two heating events occu---rr1--_ng
with sample movement in between
them at 3.84-4.0 b.y. can explain a relatively hard secondary component. (In
reality, because 68416 is almost certainly not a xenolith, the explanation must
be more complex). Brecher (1977) notes that the directional data presented by
Stephenson et _l. (1974) lie on a small circle of constant inclination, demon-
strating so_k-_nd of planar control.
Abu-Eid et al. (1973) include 68416 in a list of samples studied by Mossbauer

and electron absorption spectroscopy in which i) rims of pyroxenes contain Ti+3,
2) olivines and pigeonite cores contain Cr3+, and 3) olivines and pyroxenes
contain no Fe3+ and probably no Cr2+. The spectral measurements indicate that
the olivines are "magnesian varieties". Weeks (1973a) reports electron
paramagnetic resonance data pertaining to the presence of Fe3+ in plagioclases.
Tsay and Live (1976) and Tsay and Bauman (1977) also report the presence of
Fe3+ in plagioclase using data derived from electron spin resonance spectra.
The Fe3+/Feo of 68416 (and other plagioclase-rich rocks) is higher than soils.
Some of the Fe3+ may be terrestrial but some may also be indigenous.
25
ARM(,8 3 .
15 30 o 15
TO SO0
< s'- z-2

l NRM (x3)_. 0 5 10 15 20 25
e,:'" ......... _ ARM GAINED (10%crn3g')
o " 'do' 8o"

PEAK FIELD (Oe)
FIGURE II. Demagnetization; from FIGURE 12. Demagnetization; from

Stephenson et ai.(1974). Stephenson et a1.(1974).
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7901
•fi _ aOAO aag S%L[dS aaq%o
ou _(fi SI) Z_' pu_ (fi 6"8) 01' aa_ 6ULUL_Waa S_oaLd %saSaE[ aql "(El "SLd)
paptALpqns _[aaL%ua uaaq s_q 6' "_fi_ao%s _ow_a ut pu_ %_%UL ,SL ,8' "(fi ,IL) 6'
pu_ (fi Z01) 8! SaAL_q o_ aq% O_UL U_S S_ 91_89 :SNOISIAI88ns ONV 9NISS3OOUd
9 I._89
INTRODUCTION: 68505 is a coherent, dark gray, poikilitic impact melt (Fig. 1).
Vugs are common. This rock was taken from a soil sample in the vicinity of a
visible ray from South Ray crater. A few zap pits are present on one surface.
PETROLOGY:68505 is a fine-grained, poikilitic impact melt (Fig. 2). Clasts

of plagioclase and more rarely, mafic silicates are present. Blebs of Fe-metal
(some rusty) with associated troilite occur as clasts and in interstices with
laths of ilmenite. Oikocrysts are generally <0.2 mm.
PROCESSING
AND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973 a chip (,i) was removed for thin sections.
FIGURE I. Scale in cm.

S-72'-40520.
ii!i_iiiii!ili
FIGURE2. 68505,7. pp1.

width 0.5 mm.
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68515 DILITHOLOGICOR POLYMICTBRECCIA; PARTLYGLASS-COATED 236 g
INTRODUCTION:68515 consists of white, anorthositic breccia which locally

is mixed with angular aphanitic to basaltic impact melt fragments (Fig.l).
Part of the sample is coated with glass (Fig.2). 68515 is a rake sample and
fairly tough. Zap pits are most prominent on the anorthositic breccia area,
but a few are present on the glass-coated surface.
FIGUREI.
PETROLOGY:Steele and Smith (1973) refer to 68515 as a complex, black and

white breccia with some devitrified glass; they do not provide probe data.
Their thin section (,11 consists of a cataclastic anorthosite with few mafic
minerals but containing angular aphanatic and glassy impact melt fragments
which have plagioclase laths (Fig.3). One edge of the section is a clear or
gray glass, devitrified adjacent to the breccia and probably the glass coat.
Thin sections of glass coat (,13), polymict material (,14) and white material
(,15) were cut from undocumented chips for the present study.
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68515
The glass coat (,13) is vesicular and largely devitrified (Fig.3); undevitri-
fied patches show flow banding. A few lithic clasts,including basaltic and
poikilitic impact melt fragments,are present. The polymict area consists of
cataclastic anorthosite and a variety of brown glassy and basaltic fragments
(Fig.3). The white chips are all similar cataclastic anorthosites (Fig.3)
with minor mafic mineral_ which appear to be orthopyroxene.
The macroscopic and thin section studies indicate that 68515 may be similar
to other Apollo 16 "black-.and-white" rocks- a fairly pure light phase with
fragments of dark material of fairly restricted lithology were mobilized
together,with the dark material acting more coherently. In the case of
68515, a glass coat was splashed on later.
PROCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS: 68515 has not been sawn or substantially sub-
divided, though several small fragments of undocumented location have been
produced during handling. From some of these the thin sections have been made.
1065
68516 SHOCKGLASSAND FINE-GRAINEDIMPACTMELTS 34.0 9
INTRODUCTION: 68516 consists of a dark vesicular glass containing large

clasts of fine-grained or glassy impact melts (Fig. 1). The vesicular glass
consists at least in part of maskelynite grains which have cores of relict
shocked plagioclase. The sample is coherent and irregularly shaped. It is
a rake sample and lacks zap pits.
68516, 0
,1
3 from
this side?
/f--L
locations of
,2 ,e splits shown
,8 1 cm I S- 77- 29898
FIGUREI.
PETROLOGY:A single thin section covers a clast/glass boundary (Figs. 1,2).

The clast is an impact melt with m60%plagioclase crystallites set in _40%
opaque, brown glass. The glass is a heavily shocked material containing
maskelynite grains, the larger ones having shocked plagioclase cores. Both
_.... the maskelynite and the cores have shock lamellae. These grains are set in
a fine-grained material consisting of both maskelynite and cryptocrystalline
material; the bulk glassy lithology is extremely plagioclase-rich. A few
small basaltic clasts occur in this zone.
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68516
FIGURE 2. 68516,1.
basalticmelt (left)
and shocked plagio-
clase (right), ppl.
width 3mm.
TABLE 1. Summary Chemistry of clasts from 68516
mixed clasts and glass 9ray clast

(Lau] and Schmitt, 1973) (Palme et ai.,1978)
SiO2 45.8
TiO2 0.35
Al203 28.1 22.6
Cr203 0.09
FeO 4.8 8.2
MnO 0.06
MgO 7 10.5
CaO 15.9 13.0
Na20 0.43 0.49

K20 0.08 0.17
P205 0.31
Sr 165
La 8.2 26.7
Lu 0.36 1.16
Rb 5.23
Sc 6.8 11.1
Ni 520 1385
Co 34 83.2
Ir ppb 10 35.0
Au ppb 11 32
C
N
S I000
Zn 4.05
Cu 7.2
I068
68516
=. ,6 68516
•." Palme et al., 1978
10
C
0
J::
m ,3
Q,
" E
Laul and Schmitt, 1973
10
FIGURE 3, Rare earths. 40

c085t6,2
=boo
eO _3oo= 13oo• 145oq 15oo, .
FIGURE 4. Ar release; _6 H
from Schaei;fer
m_
and ,_
Schaeffer 977
_! )" o o!_ J, "6 o'.8 ,.o
CUMULATIV£ FRACTION OF |lAf
CHEMISTRY: Laul and Schmitt (1973) report major and trace element abundances
for some undocumented chips (,3) which include glass but are mainly gray clast
material. Palme et al. (1978) report major and trace element analyses for a
gray clast (,6). These are summarized in Table i and Figure 3. Schaeffer and
Schaeffer (1977) report K and Ca abundances for mixed glass and clast chips.
The analyses suggest that the gray clasts are fine-grained impact melts (contam-
inated with meteoritic material) and the glass is much more aluminous (and
probably also contaminated with meteoritic material).
RADIOGENIC ISOTOPES: Schaeffer and Schaeffer (1977) report argon isotopic

data for 68516,2, which is mainly shocked glass. The extractions (with two
exceptions) between 1300°C and 1600oc give a plateau age of 3.80 ± 0.05 b.y.
(Fig. 4).
RARE GAS AND EXPOSUREAGE: Schaeffer and Schaeffer (1977) report argon isotopic
data for 68516,2, which is mainly shocked glass. An Ar cosmic ray exposure
age of 50 m.y. is a minimum exposure age as the sample contains excess _aAr,
probably from chlorine irradiation.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: The approximate locations of the main splits are

shown in Figure I.
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68517 POLYMICT BRECCIA, LARGELY GLASS-COATED 13.13 g
INTRODUCTION: 68517 consists of a moderately coherent, gray, polymict breccia

enclosed in a shiny, vesicular, greenish glass (Fig. 1). It is a rake sample
and lacks zap pits.
PETROLOGY: Steele and Smith (1973) refer to 68517 as a "vitrified soil

breccia". The core of 68517 is a plagioclase-rich breccia (Fig. 2), with
lithic clasts including poikilitic impact melts. It is wrapped by a vesicular,
clear to partly-devitrifed glass; during this coating the enclosed breccia
seems to have flowed, and the breccia-glass contact is indistinct. A few
stringers of gray glass cut the breccia; the relationship of this glass to the
coating glass is unknown.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: A single chip was removed to make thin section ,i.
FIGURE I. Smallest
scale division in
mm. S-72-51260.
FIGURE 2. 68517,1.
PP!. width 3mm.
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68518 VESICULAR SPLASH GLASS 29.8 g
INTRODUCTION: 68518 is a coherent_blackovesicular glass with a smooth exterior

surface on one side (Fig.l). It contains clasts of plagioclase-rich breccia
and may be coating a gray polymict breccia. It is a rake sample. Zap pits are
present on all surfaces.
FIGURE la. Smallest scale

division in mm. S-72-51240.
FIGURE lb. Scale division in

mm. S-80-24740.
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68519 FINE-GRAINED BASALTIC IMPACT MELT, PARTLY GLASS COATED 10.56 9
INTRODUCTION: 68519 is a coherent, fine-grained, intergranular to poikilitic

impact melt which has a partial glass coat (Fig. i). It is subangular and
dark gray. It is a rake sample and has many zap pits.
PETROLOGY: 68519 is a clast-rich impact melt (Fig. 2). The matrix consists of
about 75% plagioclase laths, less than 150 _m, with interstitial mafic minerals
which in places poikilitically enclose the plagioclases. Opaque phases are
small and not well-developed and include armalcolite(?), Fe-metal, and troilite.
The angular clasts (Fig. 2) are all strained plagioclases and comprise 10-15%
of the total rock.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: A few small pieces have been chipped off. ,i,
consisting of many chips which are mainly basalt, was allocated for geochrono-
logical (Ar-Ar) studies. A single chip was used to make thin section ,2 and
lacks the glass coat.
FIGURE I. Smallest scale division FIGURE 2. 68519,2. ppl. width 2mm.

in mm. S-72-49569.
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INTRODUCTION: 68525 is a fine-grained, poikilitic impact melt. It is dark

gray, angular, and vesicular (Fig. i). It is a rake sample and has many zap
pits on one surface; the other side is broken.
PETROLOGY: Steele and Smith (1973) refer to 68525 as a "plagioclase-rich

breccia; matrix of poikilitic pyroxene". It is homogeneous with stubby, _30
_m plagioclase chadacrysts enclosed in 200-300 _m mafic oikocrysts (Fig. 2).
Many of the oikocrysts are composite--olivine or clinopyroxene with low-Ca
pyroxene. Interoikocryst areas consist of ilmenite (or armalcolite), phos-
phates, Fe-metal, and glass. No lithic clasts are present in thin section ,1
but about 20% of the area consists of plagioclase fragments (Fig. 2). One
other fragment is a pink spinel.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: A single representative chip was made into thin

section ,1.
FIGURE I. Small-
est scale division
in mm. S-72-51255.
f-_-.
FIGURE 2, 68525,1.
xpl. width 3mm.
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68526 CLAST-RICH, FINE-GRAINED, POIKILITIC IMPACTMELT 7.21 q
INTRODUCTION: 68526 is a coherent, clast-rich impact melt with a poikilitic-

textured matrix. It is gray and angular (Fig. 1). It is a rake sample and
has a few zap pits.
PETROLOGY: 68526 consists of abundant plagioclase clasts up to 1.5 mmacross

in a crystalline, poikilitic matrix (Fig. 2). Chadacrysts of plagioclase are
about 20 um long, mafic oikocrysts are 200-400 _m in diameter. In interoikocryst
areas plagioclase laths are up to I00 _m in length. Opaque phases are not
commonand are generally at the edge of oikocrysts. Plagioclase clasts larger
than 100 _m account for _30% of the rock.
PROCESSING AND SUBDIVISIONS: A single representative chip was taken to make

thin section ,1.

in mm. S-72-51048.
FIGURE 2. 68526,1. xpl. width 3mm.
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68527 CRYSTALLINE POLYMICT BRECCIA (POIKILITIC IMPACT MELT?) 3.03 9
INTRODUCTION: 68527 is a light gray, coherent breccia (Fig.l) consisting of

plagioclase fragments in a fine-grained crystalline groundmass of equivocal
origin. It is a rake sample and has few zap pits.
PETROLOGY: Steele and Smith (1973) refer to 68527 as a "plagioclase-rich

breccia; matrix of poikilitic pyroxene". It is homogeneous and consists of
a plagioclase-rich breccia with abundant clasts; probably _ 30% is grains of
plagioclase larger than 100 um. These are unshocked to badly shocked, in-
cluding devitrified glasses. One lithic c]ast is a brecciated troctolite(?).
The matrix is fine-grained and tends to have poikilitic pyroxenes _ 150 _m
across enclosing tiny plagioclases. Its origin is probably an impact melt but
recrystallization cannot be excluded.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Small representative chips were taken to make thin

section ,1.

FIGURE 2. 68527,1. xpl. width 2_m.
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68528 POLYMICTBRECCIA, PARTLYGLASS-COATED 1.08 9
INTRODUCTION:68528 consists of a gray and white,coherent,polymict breccia

which is coated and intruded by a vesicular black glass (Fig.l). It is a
rake sample and lacks zap pits.
PETROLOGY: Thin sections of the gray and white breccia do not exist. The
vesicular glass is brownish, and devitrified into "bow-tie" arrangements and
rare spherulites (Fig.2). There is a gradation in size of the devitrification
products over the thin section. The bow-ties are thinly banded plagioclase-
mafic mineral intergrowths, some of which are nucleated on plagioclase frag-
ments.
PROCESSING ANDSUBDIVISIONS: A single chip of mainly black glass, with some

adhering white material, was taken to make thin section ,I; however the white
material is not represented in the thin section.
Glass1 68528
Y&
Glass white
1 cm breccia
I I
S-72 - 49552
FIGUREI.
FIGURE2. 68528,1. glass coat,

ppl. width 2mm.
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68529 VESICULAR GLASS 7.03 g
INTRODUCTION: 68529 is a coherent, cindery, dark glass with some vesicles,

and containing a few white clasts (Fig. i). It is a rake sample and has a
few zap pits on one corner.
PETROLOGY: 68529 consists mainly of brown, opaque glass which is patchy and
irregular and contains some Fe-metal. Thin section _I is atypical in
containing one of the conspicuous white clasts, which is a shocked and sheared
plagioclase or cataclastic anorthosite.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: Some small chips, atypically containing a white

clast as weli as dark glass, were taken to make thin section ,i.

iii
_!ii!
FIGURE 2. 68529,1.
glass (left) and
shocked plagioclase
(right), partly xpl.
width 3mm.
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68535 GLASS WITH FINE-GRAINED IMPACT MELT CLASTS 8.04 g
INTRODUCTION: 68535 consists of about equal proportions of gray, fine-grained

impact melt(?) clasts and black glass matrix. A few small plagioclase clasts
are also present (Fig. 1). The glass contains small vesicles and is coherent.
68535 is a rake sample and lacks zap pits.
FIGURE I. Smallest scale division in mm.

8-72-49572. _
1078
68536 FINE-GRAINED BASALTIC IMPACT MELT AND VESICULAR GLASS 1.85 0
INTRODUCTION: 68536 consists of fine-grained, light gray, basaltic impact melt

intruded by dark vesicular glass (Fig. i). It is a rake sample and lacks zap
pits.
PETROLOGY: Steele and Smith {1973) refer to 68536 as "partially devitrified

glass". It consists of fine-grained, brown, basaltic impact intruded by clear
glass (Fig. 2). The impact melt has plagioclase laths 20-30 _m long (_65%),
similarly-sized intergranular mafic minerals (_25%), and interstitial glass
(_10%). Fe-metal and other tiny opaque phases are present, as well as a few
shocked plagioclase clasts. The glass is clear to brown, partly flow-banded,
and carries maskelynite fragments, opaque aphanitic lithic materials,and other
debris.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: A single fragment was taken to make thin section

,1.

S-72-51253.
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68536
a b
! •
FIGURE 2.a b) 68536,1. general views, ppl. widths _mm.
1080
68537 FINE-GRAINEDIMPACTMELTANDGLASS 1.41 9
INTRODUCTION: 68537 is a polymict breccia consisting of fine-grained, gray

impact melt'(?) clasts and glass (Fig. I). The glass may be a coat on the
impact melt and contains white fragments. It is a rake sample and lacks zap
pits.

S-72-51277.
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68815 GRAY GLASSY POLYMICT BRECCIA 1789 9
INTRODUCTION: 68815 is a polymict breccia (Fig. 1) consisting of a variety

of clasts in a flow-banded, heterogeneous, and partly devitrified glass.
The glass is extremely vesicular locally. Most clasts are small (1-2 mm)
but two pale colored lithic clasts (fine-grained granoblastic/poikiloblastic,
and feldspathic) are prominent (Fig. 2).
The medium dark-gray sample was chipped from a 1 m boulder which was macro-
scopically similar to most other rocks in the area. The boulder lay east of
the LRV. The sample is coherent and fairly angular where broken, but sub-
rounded on its exposed lunar surface, on which zap pits are common.
i!i!!!!i ..... t,
S -72 -40986
cm
FIGURE I.
I082
68815
FIGURE 2.
,
f .+ •
FIGURE 3. a) 68815,18. general glassy breccia, ppl. width _m.

b) 68815,150.Clast II, ppl. width Imm.
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68815
PETROLOGY: An overall petrographicdescription is given by Brown et al.

(1973) and descriptionsof the two prominent light-coloredclasts -(-E_d II,
Fig. 2) are given by Dixon and Papike (1978). Analyses of metal grains are
given by Misra and Taylor (1975).
Much of 68815 consists of lobes of 91ass (Fig.3 ) ranging from colorless to

brown/yellowin color and frequentlybanded, such that Brown et al. (1973)
described it as a "fluidizedlithic breccia". The colorlessg-Tas-ses are
anorthositicwhereas the brown/yellowglasses have 26-30% A1203. The clasts
are prominentlyfine-grained,brown impact melts, most of which have 22-23%
A1203 (Brown et al., 1973). Most such clasts have sharp, frequentlyangular
boundariesan_ some are several centimetersin diameter. Some clasts are
aphaniticbrown breccias,others are plagioclasevitrophyres. Rare mineral
fragments analyzed by Brown et al. (1973) includeolivine (up to Fo91), mag-
nesian orthopyroxene(up to E-6-s_--)-,
magnesian ilmenite and pleonaste spinel.
Schreibersitewas observed in a troctoliticclast.
Metal grains in the glasses have an average 6.3% Ni and 0.4% Co (Misra and
Taylor, 1975). They occur particularlyas spherical inclusions,up to 20 um
across, which are particularlyconcentratedin the dark bands of flow-banded
glass. Metal/troiliteintergrowthsare common.
Clast I contains 60% plagioclaseand 40% mafics, and a small amount of Fe-
me-eTa_,
Cr-spinel,and ilmenite. In general it has a fine-grainedgranoblastic
or hornfelsictexture, but several poikiloblasticareas are present. In these,
orthopyroxene(100-200_m) encloses chadacrystsof plagioclase,olivine, and
augite. Clast II is less mafic (30%) but has a similar mineralogyto Clast I.
Its texture is mainly poikiloblastic(Fig.3). Dixon and Papike (1978)
provide mineral analyses showing that the groundmassplagioclasesin these
clasts range from An96.5-89.5 and the chadacrysts are An97-91. The chada-
crysts contain more FeO and are deemed to be, on average, more sodic. Most
pyroxenes are in the En6s-Ts range (Fig. 4) and olivines vary from _F069 in
groundmassto F073 chadacrysts.
100 f I I I I I T I _ I i I I -
. ,
o=_,,, .°,,,_
@_h,,,b_.,_ t,4.1
Dixon and
Papike,
En
1978
90 80
,
70
_ ",. _ lo
E
. wnk
....
,19,4
(_ ,220 Iwhite clast_
FIGURE 4. Pyroxenes in Clasts I and II. _, __

from Dixon and Papike (1978). "
68815
I I I I I I I I I J I I I Z
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6881 5
CHEMISTRY: Chemical analyses are listed in Table I and a summary of the

chem]c-TcaTcomposition of the bulk rock is given in Table 2. Additional
information on Ca and K is provided in the Ar-Ar work on matrix and clasts
(refs. below). Chemical analyses of clasts I and II have not been made.
Despite the heterogeneous nature of individual glasses as derived by micro-

probe analyses, four analyses for bulk rock A1 are remarkably similar (A1203
26.8-27.6%) and the REE abundances of two splits not remarkably dissimilar
(Fig. 5). The volatile elements are much lower in abundnace than in local
soils although %he major element and rare-earth element composition is
fairly similar to such soils. The bulk rock is greatly enriched in meteoritic
siderophile elements (Kr_henbUhl et al., 1973). The meteoritic signature was
placed marginally in Group LN (po_ib-ly Imbrium) by Ganapathy et al. (1973)
and revised to IH, though labelled an unreliable assignment, by Hertogen et
al. (1977).
TABLE I. Chemical work on 68815
Reference $2.1
t.._.__#
i Description Elements Analyzed
Kr_henbiihlet all. (1973) ,124 bulk rock meteoritic siderophiles and volatiles
LSPET (1973) ,9 bulk rock majors, some trace
Clark and Keith (1973) ,2 bulk rock K, U, Th
dovanovic and Reed (1973) ,I07 bulk rock F, CI, Br, I, Li, U
W_nke et al. (1974) ,130 bulk rock major, minors, trace (_50 elements)
Fruchter et al. (1974) ,220* bulk rock AI, Fe, REEs, other trace
Fruchter e_t_t
al. (1974) ,219"* white clast AI, Fe, REEs, other trace
Rees and Thode (1974) ,101 bulk rock S
dovanovic and Reed (1976a) ,I07 bulk rock Ru and Os
dovanovic and Reed (1977) ,I07 bulk rock Hg
Reed et al. (1977) ,107 bulk rock a°_Pb, T1, Zn
W_nke et al. (1977). ,130 bulk rock V
Becker et al. (1976) ,66 bulk rock N
Graf et a_. (1973) ? bulk rock ? U
Goel et aZ. (1975) ? N
Moore and Lewis (1976) ,129 N, C
Modzeleski et al. (1973) ,122; ,123 bulk rock C and C compounds
Moore et a_Z.(1973) 3; ,129 bulk rock C
Crlpe and Moore (1974) ,129 bulk rock S
Scoon (1974) ,120 bulk rock majors
Leith et al. (1973) ,27 bulk r.ock H, F with depth
Padawer et a_]l.(1974) ,25 bulk rock H with depth
Kohl et al. (1978) ,234 bulk rock AI, Fe, Mn
Drozd et a_Ll.
(1974) ? bulk rock U
*tabulated erroneously as ,61

**tabulated erroneously as ,w
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TABLE 2. Summary chemistry of 68815 bulk rock
SIO2 46 Sr 170
TiO2 0.49 La 15-22
AI203 Z7 Lu 0.9
Cr203 0.I0 Rb 2-9
FeO 5.0 Sc 7.2
MnO 0.06 Nt _300
MgO 5.9 Co _40
CaO 15.4 Ir ppb 11
Na20 0.48 Au ppb 8-15
K£O _0.15-0.20 C 6-17
o.le N 2.3
S 550"
Oxtdes in wt%; others in ppm except as noted. Zn 2.45
Cu 7.8
STABLE ISOTOPES: Clayton et al. (1973) report a whole rock 6018 value of +5.72
_or ,121. This is a typica-TTunar value.
Rees and Thode (1974) report a whole rock _S3_ value of +0.4 for ,101, without
discussion. This value is similar to other lunar breccias and much lower than
the regolith values of +8 to +10.
Becker et al. (1976) reporta 6NI_

air value of +10.4±1 " 5 " Technical problems
caused the sample to be exposed to air, and if any of the N analyses was atmos-
ph_ric,-then the indigenous lunar 6NI_
air value is even higher.
GEOCHRONOLOGY:Schaeffer et al. (1976) and Schaeffer and Schaeffer (1977)

report ,oAr-39Ar data for g-Ta_y matrix and clasts in 68815. The results
are summarized in Table 3 and release diagrams are given in Figure 6. In
general good plateaus were not attained. The glassy matrix appears to be
older than 3.76 b.y., clast II (,41A) has a plateau age of 4.12 b.y., and
_last I (,60B) yields an age _4.07 b.y. Even the 4.12 b.y. age appears to
be unreliable because the plateau is considerably disturbed. Schaeffer et
al. (1976) and Schaeffer and Schaeffer (1977) detail the complexities --
a-ssociated with the interpretation of each analysis.
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TABLE 3. Summaryof ""Ar-39ArResultsfrom 68815
PlateauAge I
SBmple Description , (b.E.), K-Ar Age (b.y.):Reference
,41A Lt. clast ell 4.120±0.040 4.01±.01 Schaefferet al. (1976)
,41B Gy. clast 4.020_0.024 3.66±.04 Schaefferet al. (1976)
,41C Glass 3.630±0.054 3.05±.01 Schaeffere__ta!.

(1976)
,60A Glass 3.692±0.037 3.30±.01 Schaeffereta_1.(1976)
,60B C1ast I 4.073±0.027 3.76±.01 Schaefferet a1. (1976)
,141B Glass 2.681±0.003 Schaeffer& Schaeffer(19771
_133G Glass 3.015±0.003 Schaeffer& Schaeffer(19771
,133C Wh. clast 3.811±0.012 3.686±0.007 Schaeffer& Schaeffer(19771
,67D _h. clast 3.54±0.02 Schaeffer & Schaeffer (19771
a) 1300"
,360.145o.
........ , ._._#
b)_
_,o _-,-(_ ,_----__.
_ootc__.
,,.__ i 1.5o. I
_ t --
-- 3.c ',1 _ 1400" J 4_
ic
_68815 /.1 Light Cla$1 0 TI _ 3_ }I
,,, 8oo.__o°_.
_ _.ma._'_
T00°: ..... 68815. 41 Gray Clal! e__
"2.0 iiI • ____68815 41B,ackG, a.. I _ _ .
FIGURE 6. Ar release a)from 4< _,s._

_r et al. (1976). b) from
Schaefferand Schaeffer (1977). 3(
• M.ACK_
2( " _'fJ ' ....
FRACTION OF m_
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68815
RARE GASES AND EXPOSUREAGES: Rare gas isotopic data is presented by Behrmann
et al. (1973), Drozd et al. (1974), Schaeffer et al. (1976), and Schaeffer and
_h_ffer (1977). Be_m_n et al. (1973) report Ne, Kr (including spallation
spectra data, and conclude t_t_8815 contains a small concentration of solar
rare gases as compared with soils. 8_Kr-83Kr and 8_Kr-TeKr exposure ages are
both 2.0±0.2 m.y. A 22Na-2_Ne age, calculated directly, is 1.5±0.4 m.y. (when
normalized to 67195 = 50.6 m.y., age is 1.7±0.4 m.y.). The absence of promi-
nent neutron effects implies that prior to ejection 68815 must have been buried
deeper than 7 m. Drozd et al. (1974) report Kr isotopic data (including spall-
ation spectra) and calcu_te-a e_Kr-Kr age of 2.04±0.09 m.y. (21Ne age, 1.21±
0.29 m.y. and 3eAr, 2.18±.98 m.y.). Pepin et al. (1974) used the Drozd et al.
(1974) data to calculate cosmic ray exposure ages using effective product-Ton--
rates v. depth expressions, and find that their derived 2tNe age (i.97±0.32)
and 3eAr, 1.98±0.26) are in agreement with the Kr ages. They also find that an
irradiation history of _70 m.y. at _6.5 m depth, followed by a 2 m.y. residence
at the surface is consistent with spallation Ne and Ar concentrations.
Schaeffer et al. (1976) tabulate Ar exposure ages, but note in the text that
such ages are actually invalid because of the production of 3BAr from C1 during
irradiation. The calculated ages of 34 to 201 m.y. are indeed totally out of
agreement with those derived by other methods. Schaeffer and Schaeffer (1977),
to overcome this problem, measured argon isotopes on 5 unirradiated samples.
One sample requires a large correction for trapped 3BAr; the other four give
exposure ages ranging from 1.51 to 2.43 m.y. (average 1.83±0.24 m.y.) in
agreement with other published exposure ages.
Yaniv et al. (1980) report that their 8_Kr-Kr data confirm a 2 m.y. exposure
age for 68815 but do not tabulate data. They also discuss observed increases
in 3He and e_Kr in the surface of 68815 due to solar cosmic ray effects.
Hohenberg et al. (1978) calculate the cosmogenic contribution to 21Ne, 3BAr,
83Kr and _26Xe in ,113, but do not specify the data sources.
Cosmogenic radionuclide data are presented by Clark and Keith (1973), Fruchter
et al. (1977,1978) and Kohl et al. (1978). Fruchter et al. (1977) measure
S3Mn at 2 cm depth and derive a S3Mn age of 1.9 m.y. The 26AI data suggest
85% saturation, in agreement with this age. The data indicate that no substan-
tia] exposure at a depth less than 60 cm occurred prior to the 2 m.y.
excavation. In Fruchter et al. (1978) the same data are presented but ages
of 2.1±0.3 m.y. (26AI) and 1.7±0.2 m.y. (S3Mn) are tabulated. Data for S3Mn
and 26AI in 14 samples from the upper 1.5 cm of 68815 reported by Kohl et al.
(1978) are fairly constant, agree with other data, and are consistent w_h_
2 m.y. exposure age. Activity v. depth for three different faces shows that
surface activity is nearly independent of inclination.
Yuhas and Walker (1973; quoted in Crozaz et al., 1974) derived a track density/
depth exposure age of 2.0 m.y., and Dust and Crozaz (1977) found track density/
depth data to be consistent with the 2 m.y. age.
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68815
MICROCRATERS, TRACKS, AND SURFACES: Behrmann et al. (1973) counted 30 to 50

pits larger than 30 _m diameter on a 0.5 cm2 surface area of 68815.
Walker and Yuhas (1973) used 68815 to derive an "empirical track production
energy spectrum" with a track profile. 3 samples from depths of 0-5 mm (,74),
2.8±0.3 cm (,109) and 5.5±0.3 cm (,113) were used and only tracks >2 _m in
length were measured. The average for these was 4.9 #m and the largest was
9 #m. Yuhas and Walker (1973) and Dust and Crozaz (1977) also studied track
density profiles; the solar flare track profile is typical. Graf et al.
(1978) used a track method to determine the U concentration of the sample.
Chemical studies of surface and near-surface regions for light elements were
reported by Leich et al. (i[973,1974), Padawer et al. (1974), and Stauber et
al. (1973).
--
Goldberg eta]. (1976) studied0
F _ve-sicle surfaces. Leich_t --
al. (1973,1974) studied H and F to 2000 A depth from the surface for a chip
exposed on the lunar surface. A peak of 700 ppm H near the surface falls to
150 ppm in the interior. F also shows a surface peak. In Leich et al. (1973),
the results are interpreted as indigenous H in the interior and terrestrial
contamination on the exterior, but Leich et al. (1974) apparently reinterpret
the surface H to be from tile solar wind. Padawer et al (1974)ogot similar
results (_z_O0 ppm H at surface, to less than 50 ppm at 10,000 A depth) for a
chip of interior material, not exposed at the lunar surface. This strongly
suggests that such H peaks are from terrestrial contamination, not from the
solar wind. Stauber et al. (1973), using nuclear microprobe analysis on a
clast embedded in the--Tu_r exterior surface of the rock, also found a H peak
(_150 ppm) near the surface.
Goldberg et al. (1976) found a distinct F peak on vesicle walls, but inter-
vesicular areas also showed F peaks (the samples were processed without
exposure to Teflon) making equivocal the interpretation of the vesicle F peaks
as lunar volatile deposits.
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Nagata et al. (1973) tabulate the basic magnetic

properties of ,70, a bulk rocFc_-p, tabulate the coercive force, the
saturation remanent magnetization, and saturation magnetization at 4.2°K,
300°K, and tabulate the natural remanent magnetization and its stability
against alternating field demagnetization. An acquisition experiment on
the piezoremanent magnetization indicated the ambient magnetic field to be
about 200 y. Cisowski et al. (1974) plot Fe° v. Fe° + Fe2+; Fe2+ (_A.5%)
is from published param_n_ic susceptibility measurements and Fe° (_0.06%)
is from the value of saturation magnetization. Schwerer and Nagata (1976)
tabulate magnetic data relevant to the characterization of superparamagnetic-
ferromagnetic components, without discussion.
Mossbauer spectroscopic data are presented by Schwerer et al. (1973),

Huffman et al. (1974) and Huffman and Dunmyre (1975) (aTT_me group). The
data show--t_t the ratio of olivine:pyroxene is about 2:1. 7% of the total
iron present is Fe° (Schwerer et al., 1973). Huffman et al. (1974) reproduce
the data of Schwerer et al. (l_3_.--but from magnetic a_l_is also deduce
that Fe° total = O.62_t%_-and Fe 2 total = 6.28 wt%. Approximately 2% of
the total Fe is in an unidentified phase (possibly chromite) which is not
-'- ordered at room temperature. Huffman and Dunmyre (1975) note that no Fe
occurs in superparamagnetic clusters in olivine in 68815.
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68815
Katsube and Collett (1973a,b)report electricaldata: real relative permit-

tivity, parallel resistivity,and dissipationfactor (Fig. 7). Schwerer et
al. (1974)measured electricalconductivityas a function of temperature--
TFig. 8) and tabulate conductivityparameters.
Charette and Adams (1977) illustratespectral reflectancev. wavelength for

powders made from 68815. Only weak pyroxene and plagioclasebands are
present.
J°9[ "_. F--7.0

_osI- _-.o
107
"o
_, s\ _ FIGURE 7. Electrical
______,___ ,o'._ data from Katsube
105 g' _ I0 o _ and Collett (1973a).

t_
O "e_e"¢*'° _"e-_ e
102 _e_ I0 5
I0 I01 I0
I 8 103
I 104
l 10
I 5 106
I I07
I I0
I 8 109 iC_4
FREOUENCY (Hz)
TEMP C
G WIO 6110 4_ 3O0
Breccia688'15
c_-_,_, FIGURE 8. Electricaldata;

,_,: Sc hwe):_r' et a 1. (1 974 ).
icrl:
;
1
(|03/T|K "t
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68815
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: 68815 has been substantially subdivided. A

f-r-acture split the sample into two main pieces, one of which (,20, 545 g)
remains intact. The other (,19, originally 1235 g) has been totally sub-
divided with extensive chipping and sawing (Figs. 2, 9, I0) to produce slabs
and columns. Considerably more subdivisions occur than are apparent in the
illustrations. Thin sections occur for clast I and II and for several
matrix areas.
FIGURE 9. Cutting diagram.
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68815
S-74-27981 I
68815, 31
,31
,189'
,192
,187 ,191 I cm
FIGUREI0.
1092
INTRODUCTION: 68825 is a dark, coherent, irregularly shaped fragment of

glassy impact melt (Fig. I). At least one side apparently preserves a smooth
exterior surface of a once-molten mass. The other side is coated by a thick
layer of adhering soil. 68825 was taken from a soil collected adjacent to
the boulder which yielded 68815.
FIGUREI. Sample is about 3 cm.

across.
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68845 FINE-GRAINED IMPACTMELT 4.56
INTRODUCTION: 68845 is a coherent, medium gray, crystalline rock, probably

an impact melt, with several small (<I mm) white clasts (Fig. I). It was
taken from a soil sample.
FIGUREI. Sample is about

2.5 cm. across.
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68846 FINE-GRAINEDIMPACTMELT 2.28 g
INTRODUCTION: 68846 is a coherent, medium gray, crystalline rock, probably

an impact melt, with several small (<I mm) white clasts. It was taken from
a soil sample.
FIGURE I. Sample is about 1.5 cnL

across.
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68847 FINE-GRAINEDOR GLASSY IMPACT MELT(?) 2.85 9
INTRODUCTION: 68847 is coherent,medium dark gray, and contains small white

clasts (Fig. l). The presence of vesicles suggests that it is an impact melt,
and it is either fine-grainedor glassy. It was taken from a regolith sample
collected a few meters north of a small boulder (from which 68815 was taken)
and about 40 m east of the two small craters at the station. Zap pits are
present on some surfaces.
FIGURE I. Smallest upper

scale divisions in mm.
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68848 BASALTIC(?) IMPACTMELT, PARTLYGLASSCOATED 1.77 g
INTRODUCTION: 68848 is a coherent, medium dark gray fragment (Fig. I). It

contains plagioclase laths (not particularly elongated) about 500 um to 1 mm
long, and is vesicular. Some metal is apparent, but the sample contains no
obvious clasts. A vesicular, black glass coat is attached to one side.
68848 was taken from a regolith sample collected a few meters north of a small
boulder (from which 68815 was taken) and about 40 m east of the two small cra-
ters at the station. The dusty surface appears to lack zap pits.

in mm.
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69935 GLASSYAND FINE-GRAINEDMELT BRECCIA 127.6 9
INTRODUCTION: 69935 is a coherent, dark gray, glassy breccia. Complex relations

among a varTety of lithologies mark this rock (Fig. 1).
At Station 9, two samples were taken from a dark boulder _60 cm in diameter. 69935
was removed from the very top of the boulder and 69955 was chipped from the bottom
side after the boulder was overturned by the Apollo 16 crew (Fig, 2). Lunar orien-
tation of 69935 is not precisely known due to its small size. Many zap pits are
present on the T surface; the B surface is a fracture face.
S -72- 44459 B
1 cm Lineated, crystalline portion

69935
Chaot ic,
_ ..... glassy
FIGURE!I.
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69935
' _,.
FIGURE 2.
PETROLOGY: 69935 is a clast-rich, dark gray breccia that is texturally inhomogeneous.

Most oY the rock is chaotic, glassy, and non-porous, with a diverse clast population
(Fig. 3). Vesicles are apparent macroscopically (Fig. 1). This lithology probably
represents the matrix of the boulder. Clasts of basaltic impact melt, glassy matrix
breccia, lightly shocked plagioclase, rusty metal and glass beads and fragments are
abundant. One large ( 8 mm) clast of cataclastic anorthosite is also present in one
thin section (Fig. 3). Several brown glass veins cut this portion of the rock
(Fig. 3).
ii00
a b 69935
c d
FIGURE 3. a) 69935,65. dark, glassy breccia,anorthositeclast to right,

ppl. width about l cm.
b) 69935,64. dark, glassy breccia, ppl. width 2 mm.
c) 69935,60. fine-grainedmelt region, ppl. width about l cm.
d) 69935,60. barred olivine clast in basalticmelt portion, xpl.
width 2 _.
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69935
The light gray area of the rock (Fig. 1) has a lineated clast population in a fine-
grained, probably melt, matrix (Fig. 3). This lithology is probably a large clast
in the rock. Most of the lineated grains are angular fragments of heavily shocked
plagioclase with rounded corners. Many of these grains are maskelynite. Mafic
mineral clasts are very rare. Fe-metal, troilite and schreibersite are common;
metal compositions are given in Figure 4 (Misra and Taylor, 1975). Rock fragments
are virtually absent except for a few cataclastic anorthosites, One barred olivine
fragment with interfingering feldspathic glass is also present (Fig. 3). The matrix
of this lithology is non-porous and crystalline with blocky plagioclase grains
surrounded by mafic minerals.
No thin sections of the large, white, anorthositic area (Fig. I) have been made.
- 1.5
69935
o FIGURE 4. Metals in light gray area; from
,c Misra and Taylor (1975).
I I J I
2 4 6 B
w r. % Nickel
EXPERIMENTAL PETROLOGY: L.A. Taylor et al. (1976) observed significant changes in

metal composition following periods of--su-bsolidus annealing (Fig. 5).
I I I | I I I I | I I
0 Unheated Sample
* 6 Day Anneal
FIGURE 5; from L.A. Taylor et al.
69935 .1o Day Anneal (I 976).
O 20 Day Anneal
O O
_. e 0 ooo 0
•
_il_, ; I v I * l | 1 I --|
CHEMISTRY: Major and trace element analyses of clast-rich fragments from the glassy
portion of the rock are provided by Rose et al. (1973) and Laul and Schmitt (1973).
Meteoritic siderophile and volatile elements from similar fragments are given by
Ganapathy et al. (1974). Rancitelli et al. (1973a,b) report whole rock natural and
cosmogenic radionuclide abundances.
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69935
The analyzed splits of 69935 are very aluminous (Table 1) and resemble some Station
11 rocks in this respect. Unlike most of these rocks, however, 69935 contains
"levels of REEs similar to the local mature soils (Table I, Fig. 6). Siderophiles
are also enriched in 69935 indicating a significant meteoritic component. Hertogen
et al. (1977) assign the siderophiles in 69935 to meteoritic group IH a group
Targ-ely restricted to Apollo 16.
TABLE I.
SiQ2 44.7 Sr 125

._ TiO2 0.29 La 11.2
A1203 30.0 Lu 0.52
Cr203 0.06 Rb 3.9
FeO 3.2 Sc 5.6
MnO 0.04 Ni 408
MgO 3.3 Co 19
CaO 17.6 Ir ppb 12.7
Na20 0.42 Au ppb 11.9
K20 0.08 C
P205 0.15 N
S
Oxides in wt%; others in Zn 0.88
Cu 3.6
100 I I I I I I I I I I I I
(fJ
5O
Apollo 16 soils
e_ ,
¢/)
E Lau! and Schm,tt, 1973

10 fl
I I I I I I I I I I t _
Ba La Ce Nd Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Yb

69935
RARE GASES/EXPOSUREAGES: Surface exposure ages by a variety of methods are

consistently_2 m.y. (Table 2), indicatingthat the 69935/55 boulder was ex-
cavated by the South Ray Crater event.
From a "soft" component in the Kr spallationspectrum,Behrmann et al. (1973)

and Drozd et al. (1974) conclude that the 69935/55 boulder must have experienced
significantnear-surfaceexposure prior to its emplacement in its present con-
figuration. Behrmann et al. (1973) infer that the boulder was buried _ I-5 m
below the surface prior to excavation. Drozd et al. (1974) note significant
differencesbetween the apparent exposure ages of 69935 and 69955 and conclude
that the boulder must have been inverted relative to its present position during
its subsurfaceresidence (see 69955).
TABLE 2.
Surface exposure ages of 69935
Method Age(my.) Reference
BZKr- B_Kr 3.3_+0.3 Behrmann et al. (1973)

aIKr- _eKr 1.9+0.2 "
22Na-21Ne (direct) 2.0+0.3
22Na_21Ne
(normalized) 2.2+0.3 "
8ZKr-TaKr 1.99_+0.16 Drozd et al. (1974)
Z_Ne 1.40.0.33 "
SaAr 4.0_1.7 "

Cosmic ray tracks 2.3 Yuhas (unpublished,
referenced in Crozaz
eta]., 1974)
Whole rock 22Na andZ6Al data are given by Rancitelli et al. (1973a). From these
data Yokoyama et al. (1974) conclude that 69935 is saturated in ZGAI activity.
Z6AI data and a cosmic ray track profile(Fig. 7) are provided by Bhandari (1977).
r_l_,,l_fpd exposure aqes from these data _0.4±0.3 m.y. and 0.5 m.y., respectively)
m.y. exposure ages discussed above. Bhandari
cographs show a large crack in the 69935/55
,_ a face of 69935 exposed along this cmack.
in a fragmentation event _ 0.5 m.y. ago.
-'<_ .... "ic ray track profile;

_" _77).
69935
MICROCRATERS: Size-frequency distribution data (Fig. 8) are given by Morrison

et al. (1973), Neukumet al. (197.3) and Fechtig et al. (1974). Nagel et al.
-_9_) report diameterTde_h ratios (Fig. 9). An exposure age of 2.8 m.y.
based on an empirically calibrated constant flux is calculated by Morrison
et al. (1973).
FIGURE8. Microcraters; from FIGURE9. Microcraters; from
Morrison "_ta_]_l.
(I973). Nagel et al. (1975).
. A'= ,24
_ 10 69935,18
m 10 6993
TO1AL COU '15

$ FOLID:, 86 o
_ - 6 FOLO: 352 o -_
20 FOLD:
40,0LO:
20x_ 29'_ F L Sx0 Z
i ,1 4ox_ _ax' I
10 tOO _,000 I0,000 I
,CiIAI[R DJAMErER, /Am L0 |.5 2.Cl 2._ O/l"
PROCESSING ANDSUBDIVISIONS: In 1972, 69935 was slabbed and several other

pieces removed by sawing a-nd chipping. Thin sections that sample the lineated
and the glassy lithologies were made from ,19 (sections ,59-,63) and ,25
(sections ,64-,67), respectively (Fig. 10). Many chips remain in stock at JSC;
the largest single piece is ,1 (66.12 g) which contains all major lithologies
in the rock. ,3 (15.55 g, split from ,2 in Fig. 10) is stored at the Brooks
Remote Storage Vault and is largely the lineated lithology.
1 cm
F--1
69935
,2
,19
TS
TS S-73-22567
FIGURE 10.
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INTRODUCTION: 69945 is a coherent, medium gray, poikilitic impact melt (Fig. 1).
This rock was taken from a soil sample from near the 69935/55 boulder. A few
zap pits and a small amount of splash glass are present on the S surface. A
patch of white material (adhering soil?) coats a portion of the W surface.
PETROLOGY: 69945 is a fine-grained, poikilitic impact melt (Fig. 2). Plagio-

clase clasts are common; one clast of basaltic impact melt was also observed.
Oikocrysts are generally <0.2 mm and tend to be necklaced by ilmenite laths.
Subophitic patches in interoikocryst regions are scattered throughout the rock.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973, 69945 was sawn and the W end piece sub-
divided for allocations.
FIGURE I. Scale in
cm. S-72-40137.
FIGURE 2. 69945,11.
general view, ppl.
width 1.5mm.
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69955 CATACLASTICANORTHOSITE 75.9 g
INTRODUCTION: 69955 is a cataclastic anorthosite that has been heavily

shocked (Fig. I). Much of the plagioclase is translucent and appears
glassy. At least a portion of the rock is probably chemically pristine.
69955 was collected from the bottom side of the same boulder that yielded
69935 (see 69935, Fig. 2) on the lower slope of Stone Mountain. Its lunar
orientation is unknown, and zap pits are absent from all surfaces.
FIGURE I.
PETROLOGY:69955 is a nearly monomict, cataclastic anorthosite veined by

a small amount of dark, vesicular glass (Fig. 2). The anorthosite has been
extensively recrystallized and some maskelynite is present. Mafic minerals
are rare and occur as interstitial grains and as inclusions within plagio-
clase. The plagioclases are up to _5 mmacross. Meyer (1979) reports ion
probe analyses of minor elements in plagioclase (Table i), and Misra and
Taylor (1975) provide compositional data for metal grains in a dark glass
vein (Fig. 3).
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69955
a b
FIGURE 2. a) 69955,27. cataclastic anorthosite, partly xpl. width _m.

b) 69955,28. cataclastic anorthosite and glass coat, partly xpl.
width 2ram.
TABLE I. , , , _ ' ' _ _ _ _ '

Melt Rocks
Minor elements in 69955 plagioclase ippm) _-l._69955
Li Mg Ti Sr Ba u I.o ......
a) 1.0 750 12 } _,
b) 1.7 781 200 275 14 i J I I I i _ & I i I
2 6 10 14 I8 22
wt. _&N;cWel
FIGURE 3. Metals; from

Misra and Taylor (1975).
CHEMISTRY: Major and trace element analyses of the anorthosite are provided
by Rose et al. (1973) and Laul and Schmitt {1973). Kr_henbUhl et al. (1973)
give mete-orTtic siderophile and volatile element abundances, an_--Ra-_citelli
et al. (1973a,b) report whole rock abundances of natural and cosmogenic
_dTonuclides.
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69955
The bulk analyses (Table 2) indicate that 69955 is a ferroan anorthositewith

low levels of incompatibleelements (Fig. 4). Some portions of the rock are
probablymeteorite-freeas indicatedby the low Co and REE contents of one
split (Laul and Schmitt, 1973). The entire anorthositeis not chemically
pristine, however, as data by Rose et al. (1973) and Kr_henbUhlet al. (1973)
show a detectableamount of meteori_c--siderophiles.Hertogen et-aTT.(1977)
assign the siderophilesin 69955 to meteoritic group 1L which th-ey-Tnterpret
to represent Imbriumejecta.
SiO2 44.1 Sr 135

TiO2 0.01 La 0.27
AI203 35.3 Lu 0.01
Cr203 0.005 Rb 0.4
FeO 0.42 Sc 0.8
MnO 0.01 Ni 9.8-43
MgO 0.23 Co 0.8
CaO 19.1 Ir ppb 0.289
Na20 0.41 Au ppb 0.307

K20 _0.01 C
P205 0.01 N
S
Oxides in wt%; others in ppm expect
as noted. Zn 0.37
Cu 1.1
w
F-
o
z
L
•
FIGURE 4. Rare earths;
from Laul and Schmitt
o zi (1973)
U
z_ J.o \ "
ne ,
"_ 0.5
w
J _..•
.... u'_ 0.2

_z
'"o.= I I 1 I I, I I I I i I I I
n,- Ba Lo Ce Nd Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy l'b Lu Hf Ta Th
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69955
RARE GASES/EXPOSUREAGES: Drozd et al. (1974) report Kr isotopic data and

e-_su-r-e a--_o-f4_23-_O.21 m.y. (_-i-Kr-f-Kr) and 2.13±0.51 m.y. (21Ne). These
authors note that although both 69935 and 69955 came from the same boulder,
their Kr exposure ages vary by a factor of 2. This is taken as further
evidence for the complex exposure history of _he boulder (see 69935).
From the apparent differences in shielding between 69935 and 69955, Drozd
et al. (1974) conclude that the 69935/55 boulder was buried in the lunar
r-ego-Tith for _1-6 m.y. until it was excavated and inverted by the South Ray
Crater event (Fig. 5), where it has remained in its present configuration
since.
699_5
SURFAC£ ...._''--_/¢ m2
,_o m _99_ FIGURE

history; 5. from
Schematic
Drozd exposure
et,al.
T ,2J ,n.y. T=2.0 m.y.

a b
Pepin et al. (1974) discuss the results of Drozd et al. (1974) and calculate
a subsurface residence time of 2.1 m.y. using an e-mpTrically derived spalla-
tion Ne production rate profile.
22Na and 26AI data are given for the whole rock by Rancitelli et al. (1973a).
From these data Yokoyama et al. (1974) conclude that 69955 is saturated in
26AI activity. Fruchter e-t_. (1978) provide 2GAI and S3Mn data for a sur-
face chip. These data als-oTndicate saturation in 2_AI and yield exposure
ages of >3 m.y. (2_AI) and 5±1 m.y. (53Mn).
TRACKS: Yuhas (pers. comm., quoted in Drozd et al., 1974) finds no solar
f-Tare tracks in 69955, indicating that it has-Te_-eived no direct exposure
to the sun since its latest excavation.
PROCESSINGAND SUBDIVISIONS: In 1973, 69955 was extensively subdivided by

chipping (Fig. 6). Thin sections were cut from ,9. The largest single
piece remaining is ,17 (46.40 g) at JSC.
Iii0
69955
I cm
r I 8
69955
S- 73-22188
FIGURE 6.
iiii
69965 FRAGMENTAL
POLYMICTBRECCIA, GLASSVEINED, PARTLYGLASS-COATED 1.12 g
INTRODUCTION: 69965 is a friable, medium gray, clastic breccia veined and

partially coated by dark glass (Fig. I). It was separated from the soil
sample taken from beneath the 69935/55 boulder. Zap pits are absent.
FIGURE I. Scale in cm.

S-72-40521.
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CATALOG OF APOLLO 16 ROCKS

Graham Ryder and Marc D. Norman

GRAHAM RYDERANDMARCD. NORMAN

SAMPLES63335 - 63598 ............................................. 351

SAMPLES67015 - 67975 ............................................. 775

This catalog characterizes each of 543 individually numbered rock samples

Information on sample collection, petrography, chemistry, stable and radio-

Much valuable information exists in the original Apollo 16 Sample Information

Many of the Northrop Services, Inc., personnel employed in the Lunar

Outside of the Lunar Curatorial Laboratory, several persons directly or in-

The following abbreviations have been used in this catalog:

ppl. : plane polarized light (i.e. transmitted light)

JSC : Johnson Spacecraft Center

ANT : Anorthosite-norite-troctolite suite of rocks; a catch-all acronjan for

_ The great majority of samples collected are feldspathic breccias of varied

AFGIT (Apollo Field Geology Investigation Team) (1973) Apollo 16 exploration

Apollo 16 Preliminary Examination Team (1973) The Apollo 16 lunar samples:

Sampling Sit e Initial Number

6wxyO unsieved material (usually <I cm)

As much as possible all samples returned loose in a sample collection bag or

The DESCRIPTIONis not meant to be a formal classification nor to replace

Early classifications of Apollo 16 rocks were given by Wilshire et al. (1973,

The descriptive names used in the inventory are:

Basaltic impact melt: homogeneous, mainly subophitic to ophitic igneous tex-

Variolitic impact melt: homogeneous, igneous texture with radiating clusters

Poikilitic impact melt: homogeneous, generally igneous texture with numerous

Fine-grained impact melt: numerous clasts in a seriate size distribution

Fragmental polymict breccia: polymict breccias characterized by angular,

Coherent polymict breccia: A catch-all phrase for mainly heterogeneous co-

Dilithologic breccias: Breccias which consist of two lithologies, one light-

Regolith breccia: coherent to friable rocks which are lithified soils or at

Cataclastic anorthosite: near-monomineralic (plagioclase) rocks which are

The SAMPLECONTAINERacronyms are:

Apollo 16 Lunar Sample Information Catalog (1972). MSC03210. Manned Space-

Apollo 16 Preliminary Science Report (1972). NASASP-315. National Aero-

Bailey N. G. and Ulrich G. E. (1975) Apollo 16 Voice Transcript. USGS-GD-74-030.

Interagency Report: Astrogeology 51 (1972) Prepared by the Geological Sur-

Wilshire H. G., Stuart-Alexander D. G. and Jackson E. D. (1973) Apollo 16

60015 5574.0 Pristine cataclastic anorthosite (G) SCB5/

60025 1836.0 Pristine cataclastic anorthosite (G) SCB3/

60035 1052.0 Polymict granoblastic breccia (G) SRCI/351

60055 35.48 Pristine cataclastic anorthosite SRCl/355

60075 183.8 Fragmental polymict breccia SRCl/373

60095 46.60 Glass SCB1/O04

60115 132.5 Glassy breccia SCBI/381

60135 137.7 Cataclastic anorthosite (G) SCB6/430

60215 385.8 Pristine cataclastic anorthosite (G) SCB6/13

60235 70.13 Basaltic impact melt SCB6/15

60255 871.0 Regolith breccia (G) SCB6/17

60275 255.2 Glassy breccia (regolith?) (G) SCB7/18

60315 787.7 Poikilitic impact melt SCB7/20

60335 317.8 Basaltic impact melt SCB6/331

60515 R 16.74 Cataclastic anorthosite SCB4/349

60525 R 12.84 Poikilitic impact melt SCB4/349

60535 R 7.23 Fragmental polymict (regolith?) SCB4/349

60615 R 32.97 Basaltic impact melt (G) SCB4/347

60625 R 117.00 Poikiliticimpact melt SCB4/347

60635 R 15.05 Basaltic impactmelt SCB4/347

60645 R 33.5 Fine-grainedimpact melt SCB4/347

60655 R 8.63 Glassy impact melt SCB4/347

60665 R 90.1 Glass SCB4/347