Textures of Extraterrestrial Basalts COSMOCHEMISTRY iLLUSTRATED High-Ti Lunar Mare Basalt High-Ti Lunar Mare Basalt 0.25 mm
Dec 22, 2015
Textures of Extraterrestrial Basalts COSMOCHEMISTRY iLLUSTRATED
High-Ti Lunar Mare BasaltHigh-Ti Lunar Mare Basalt
0.25 mm
Textures of Extraterrestrial Basalts COSMOCHEMISTRY iLLUSTRATED
Low-Ti Lunar Mare BasaltLow-Ti Lunar Mare Basalt
0.25 mm
Textures of Extraterrestrial Basalts COSMOCHEMISTRY iLLUSTRATED
Apollo 12 Olivine BasaltApollo 12 Olivine Basalt
0.25 mm
12002
Textures of Extraterrestrial Basalts COSMOCHEMISTRY iLLUSTRATED
Very-Low-Ti Lunar Mare BasaltVery-Low-Ti Lunar Mare Basalt
0.25 mm
Fragment in Apollo 17 drill core
Textures of Extraterrestrial Basalts COSMOCHEMISTRY iLLUSTRATED
Apollo 14 Aluminous Mare BasaltApollo 14 Aluminous Mare Basalt
14053
0.25 mm
Textures of Extraterrestrial Basalts COSMOCHEMISTRY iLLUSTRATED
Lunar KREEP BasaltLunar KREEP Basalt
0.5 mm
15386
Textures of Extraterrestrial Basalts COSMOCHEMISTRY iLLUSTRATED
KREEP and Hawaiian BasaltKREEP and Hawaiian Basalt
0.5 mm
Texture similar to terrestrial basalts (specifically similar to pahoehoe).
15386 Hawaiian pahoehoe
Textures of Extraterrestrial Basalts COSMOCHEMISTRY iLLUSTRATED
Mars Basalt (Shergottite)Mars Basalt (Shergottite)
1 mm
Shergotty
Textures of Extraterrestrial Basalts COSMOCHEMISTRY iLLUSTRATED
Mars Basalt (Shergottite)Mars Basalt (Shergottite)
1 mm
Shergotty
Textures of Extraterrestrial Basalts COSMOCHEMISTRY iLLUSTRATED
Eucrite BasaltEucrite Basalt
Pasamonte meteorite
0.5 mm