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Textures of Extraterrestrial Basalts COSMOCHEMISTRY iLLUSTRATED High-Ti Lunar Mare Basalt High-Ti Lunar Mare Basalt 0.25 mm
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Textures of Extraterrestrial Basalts COSMOCHEMISTRY iLLUSTRATED High-Ti Lunar Mare Basalt 0.25 mm.

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Page 1: Textures of Extraterrestrial Basalts COSMOCHEMISTRY iLLUSTRATED High-Ti Lunar Mare Basalt 0.25 mm.

Textures of Extraterrestrial Basalts COSMOCHEMISTRY iLLUSTRATED

High-Ti Lunar Mare BasaltHigh-Ti Lunar Mare Basalt

0.25 mm

Page 2: Textures of Extraterrestrial Basalts COSMOCHEMISTRY iLLUSTRATED High-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

Page 3: Textures of Extraterrestrial Basalts COSMOCHEMISTRY iLLUSTRATED High-Ti Lunar Mare Basalt 0.25 mm.

Textures of Extraterrestrial Basalts COSMOCHEMISTRY iLLUSTRATED

Apollo 12 Olivine BasaltApollo 12 Olivine Basalt

0.25 mm

12002

Page 4: Textures of Extraterrestrial Basalts COSMOCHEMISTRY iLLUSTRATED High-Ti Lunar Mare Basalt 0.25 mm.

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

Page 5: Textures of Extraterrestrial Basalts COSMOCHEMISTRY iLLUSTRATED High-Ti Lunar Mare Basalt 0.25 mm.

Textures of Extraterrestrial Basalts COSMOCHEMISTRY iLLUSTRATED

Apollo 14 Aluminous Mare BasaltApollo 14 Aluminous Mare Basalt

14053

0.25 mm

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Textures of Extraterrestrial Basalts COSMOCHEMISTRY iLLUSTRATED

Lunar KREEP BasaltLunar KREEP Basalt

0.5 mm

15386

Page 7: Textures of Extraterrestrial Basalts COSMOCHEMISTRY iLLUSTRATED High-Ti Lunar Mare Basalt 0.25 mm.

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

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Textures of Extraterrestrial Basalts COSMOCHEMISTRY iLLUSTRATED

Mars Basalt (Shergottite)Mars Basalt (Shergottite)

1 mm

Shergotty

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Textures of Extraterrestrial Basalts COSMOCHEMISTRY iLLUSTRATED

Mars Basalt (Shergottite)Mars Basalt (Shergottite)

1 mm

Shergotty

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Textures of Extraterrestrial Basalts COSMOCHEMISTRY iLLUSTRATED

Eucrite BasaltEucrite Basalt

Pasamonte meteorite

0.5 mm

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Textures of Extraterrestrial Basalts COSMOCHEMISTRY iLLUSTRATED

Eucrite BasaltEucrite Basalt

EET 90020

0.5 mm