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Analysis of lunar highland regolith samples from Apollo 16 drive ...

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Unclassified material in QEMSCAN ® modal analysis40064002,26264001,374350 300 250 200 150 100Middle <strong>of</strong> size bin (μm)500302520151050unclassified (modal%)The modal% <strong>of</strong> unclassifiedmaterial:– ranges <strong>from</strong> ~5-24% in anyone analysis;– tends to increase as sizefraction decreases in grainmounts;Thin sections64002,6019: 6.6% unclassified64001,6031: 6.4% unclassifiedIntegrated grain mounts64002,262: 8.4% unclassified64001,374: <strong>16</strong>.9% unclassified9/15/2008 BAE Systems, Marshall SpaceFlight Center– is higher in integrated grainmounts than in thin sections• (is more materialmisclassified due to edgeeffects and phase mixing?)• (is this <strong>from</strong> another,unknown effect?)12

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