まとめ
アポロ12号の月面岩は,マグマの分化を示している. 分析によると,ほとんどの岩石は単一の微分されたマグマ体,おそらくペリドートから発生し,オリビンの結晶化が重要な役割を果たしている.
科学分野:
- 月面地質学 月面地質学
- ペトロロジー・ペトロロジーとは
- 地質化学 地質化学
背景:
- アポロ12号は,月の岩石から様々なサンプルを採取した.
- 月岩の組成を理解することは,月の地質史を解読する上で極めて重要です.
研究 の 目的:
- アポロ12号の結晶岩を化学的に分析するために.
- これらの月のサンプルの起源と分化プロセスを決定するために.
主な方法:
- 伝統的な化学岩石分析.
- 規範性ミネラル (クォーツ,オリビン,ハイパーステン) を特定するためのペトログラフィック分析.
- 組成の傾向を示すための酸化物変異図.
主要な成果:
- アポロ12号の9つの結晶岩の分析.
- 5つの岩石にはノルマティブクォーツが含まれており,他の岩石にはノルマティブオリビンとハイパーステンが含まれていた.
- 鉄とマグネシウムの比率の大きな変動が観察されました.
- オキシド変数図で滑らかな曲線に描かれた組成物.
結論:
- 分析されたほとんどの岩石は,単一の微分化されたマグマ体を表している可能性が高い.
- オリビンの結晶化と沈着によるマグマの分化が支配的なプロセスでした.
- オリジナルのマグマは,様々な深さのペリドートから発生した可能性がある.
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