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Ferroan anorthosite (FAN) is a
pristine co****-grained
igneous rock
found in the
lunar highlands. FANs have a Ca-rich
plagioclase (called anorthite) composition...
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result of
formation after initial crystal growth. Iron-rich dolomite, or
ferroan dolomite, is
doloimite which contains significant trace levels of iron...
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igneous rocks in the
lunar highlands compose three distinct groups: the
ferroan anorthosite suite, the
magnesian suite, and the
alkali suite.
Lunar breccias...
- Hadley–Apennine
Lunar sample displays Stolen and
missing Moon
rocks "15415
Ferroan Anorthosite" (PDF). NASA.
Retrieved November 29, 2022.
Apollo 15 samples...
- collection. Wood et al. used
fragments of bulk
sample 10085 for
their analyses.
Ferroan anorthosite (FAN)
rocks found during the
Apollo program are
composed primarily...
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larger number. Not a well-known species, the only
references to
Ferroans appear in
Force Heretic 1–3 and
Rogue Planet. They have icy blue skin,...
- PMID 20395507. S2CID 17601709. Meyer, C. (2011). "Lunar
Sample Compendium - 15415
Ferroan Anorthosite" (PDF). NASA.
Retrieved July 24, 2017. Norman, Marc D.; Borg...
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Lunar ferroan anorthosite (plagioclase feldspar)
collected by
Apollo 16
astronauts from the
Lunar Highlands near
Descartes Crater...
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covers ~80% of the
lunar surface.
Lunar anorthosite is
characterized as
ferroan anorthosite (FAN), or
magnesium anorthosite (MAN).
Pristine lunar FAN is...
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monticellites have the pure
magnesium end-member
composition but rare
ferroan monticellites and magnesio-kirschsteinite are
found with
between 30 and...
