Moon rocks and minerals : scientific results of the study of the Apollo 11 lunar samples with preliminary data on Apollo 12 samples

Reveals the information that has been garnered from the scientific study of the lunar rocks brought back by Apollo XI Content: Inside Front Cover , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Dedication , Page v Inside Front Cover Two , Pages PLATE 1,PLATE 2,PLATE 3,PLATE 4,PLATE 5,PLATE 6,PLATE 7,PLATE 8 PREFACE , Pages ix-xi ACKNOWLEDGMENTS , Pages xiii-xiv 1 - INTRODUCTION , Pages 1-6 2 - THE ROCKS AND SOILS , Pages 7-43 3 - THE MINERALS , Pages 45-96 4 - CHEMISTRY OF SAMPLES BROUGHT BY APOLLO 11 AND 12 , Pages 97-131 5 - BIOSCIENCE AND ORGANIC MATTER , Pages 133-146 6 - PETROLOGY: Experimental Studies and Origin of the Lavas , Pages 147-162 7 - AGE OF THE LUNAR ROCKS, ISOTOPE STUDIES, COSMIC RAY and SOLAR WIND EFFECTS , Pages 163-190 8 - PHYSICAL PROPERTIES: Seismology, Heat Flow, Magnetism, Density, Viscosity, and the Mascons , Pages 191-199 9 - ORIGIN OF THE MOON , Pages 201-205 GLOSSARY , Pages 207-214 CONVERSION FACTORS , Pages 215-216 CHEMICAL SYMBOLS AND ELEMENTS , Page 217 SUBJECT INDEX , Pages 219-222 [by] Alfred A. Levinson And S. Ross Taylor.