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Pieces of the Moon!

April 5, 2014August 15, 2018 itssedimentary

Thin sections of lunar basalt (3.15-3.35 Ga) viewed under plane polarized light and cross-polarized light. Sample contains olivine, clinopyroxene, and plagioclase.

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