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Apollo 14 Base (Fra Mauro), The Moon

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Lunar regolith breccia.

Unadequately described phase "pseudoarmalcolite" has been found in the lunar soil. Its composition is: (Ti1.91Zr.08)1.99(Fe.27Mg.10Cr.25Al.07 Ca.12Si.02)0.84O5.
http://rruff.geo.arizona.edu/doclib/am/vol75/AM75_676.pdf

Ref.:
- Meyer C. and Yang S.V. (1988) Tungsten-bearing yttrobetafite in lunar granophyre, - Am. Mineral. 73, 1420-1425.




Mineral list contains entries from the region specified including sub-localities


Mineral List:
  		•  'Albite-Anorthite Series'
    Reference: [Lunar and Planetary Science XXXV (2004)]
  		•  Apatite-(CaF)
    Ca
     
    5
    		[F|(PO
     
    4
    		)
     
    3
    		]
    Reference: [Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIV (2003) and XXXV (2004)]
  		•  Awaruite
    Ni
     
    3
    		Fe
    Reference: [Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIV (2003) and XXXV (2004)]
  		•  Baddeleyite
    ZrO
     
    2
    Reference: [Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIV (2003) and XXXV (2004)]
  		•  Chromite
    FeCr
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Lunar and Planetary Science XXXV (2004)]
  		•  Cristobalite
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIV (2003) and XXXV (2004)]
  		•  Fayalite
    Fe
    2+
    2
    		[SiO
     
    4
    		]
    Reference: [Lunar and Planetary Science XXXV (2004)]
  		•  'Glass'
    Reference: [Lunar and Planetary Science XXXV (2004)]
  		•  Ilmenite
    Fe
    2+
     
    		TiO
     
    3
    Reference: [Lunar and Planetary Science XXXV (2004)]
  		•  Iron
    Fe
    Reference: [Lunar and Planetary Science XXXV (2004)]
  		•  Merrillite
    Ca
     
    18
    		Na
     
    2
    		Mg
    2+
    2
    		[PO
     
    4
    		]
     
    14
    Reference: [American Mineralogist: 91: 1547-1552.]
  		•  'Pyroxene Group'
    Reference: [Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIV (2003) and XXXV (2004)]
  		•  Rutile
    var: Niobian Rutile
    (Ti,Nb)O
     
    2
    Reference: [Meteoritics 7, 479-485, 1972]
  		•  Spinel
    MgAl
     
    2
    		O
     
    4
    Reference: [Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIV (2003) and XXXV (2004)]
  		•  Tridymite
    SiO
     
    2
    Reference: [Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIV (2003) and XXXV (2004)]
  		•  Troilite
    FeS
    Reference: [Lunar and Planetary Science XXXIV (2003) and XXXV (2004)]
  		•  Ulvöspinel
    Fe
     
    2
    		TiO
     
    4
    Reference: [Lunar and Planetary Science XXXV (2004)]
  		•  Yoshiokaite (TL)
    (Ca,Na)[Al(Al,Si)O
     
    4
    		]
    Type Locality: Apollo 14 Base (Fra Mauro), The Moon
    Reference: [Amer.Min.(1990) 75, 676-686]
  		•  Yttrobetafite-(Y)
    (Y,U,Ce)
     
    2
    		(Ti,Nb,Ta)
     
    2
    		O
     
    6
    		OH
    Reference: [Meyer C. and Yang S.V. (1988) Tungsten-bearing yttrobetafite in lunar granophyre, - Am. Mineral. 73, 1420-1425.]


    19 entries listed. 15 valid minerals. 1 type locality (valid mineral).

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    The Moon
     
    • Apollo 14 Base (Fra Mauro)

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