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- Ferroan anorthosite rocks found during the Apollo program are composed primarily (over 90%) of the mineral plagioclase. More specifically, ferroan anorthosite...
- result of formation after initial crystal growth. Iron-rich dolomite, or ferroan dolomite, is doloimite which contains significant trace levels of iron...
- 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...
- PMID 20395507. S2CID 17601709. Meyer, C. (2011). "Lunar Sample Compendium - 15415 Ferroan Anorthosite" (PDF). NASA. Retrieved July 24, 2017. Norman, Marc D.; Borg...
- from a 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,...
- covers ~80% of the lunar surface. Lunar anorthosite is characterized as ferroan anorthosite (FAN), or magnesium anorthosite (MAN). Pristine lunar FAN is...
- Lunar ferroan anorthosite (plagioclase feldspar) collected by Apollo 16 astronauts from the Lunar Highlands near Descartes Crater...
- monticellites have the pure magnesium end-member composition but rare ferroan monticellites and magnesio-kirschsteinite are found with between 30 and...
- filling is usually calcite. The calcite often contains significant iron (ferroan calcite) and may have inclusions of pyrite and clay minerals. The brown...