Chemical analyses of 30 different Apollo 15 mare basalts were examined to evaluate the effects of closure on the pearson moment correlation coefficient. It is shown possible to describe the Apollo 15 mare basalts in terms of an opaque, an olivine/pyroxene, an anorthite, and a KREEP component, if significant correlations are identified using the expected correlations as null values. Using Q-mode cluster analysis and nonlinear mapping, it is possible to recognize three groups of the mare basalts, groups 1 and 2 belonging to the olivine normative basalt cluster and group 3 to the quartz normative cluster.


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    Title :

    Variations in chemical composition of Apollo 15 mare basalts


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Lunar Science Conference ; 1976 ; Houston, TX


    Publication date :

    1976-01-01


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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