Reported sulfate mineral in lunar meteorite PCA 02007 is impact glass. (12th October 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gross, Juliane; Treiman, Allan H.; Harlow, George E.
• Is Part Of: Meteoritics & planetary science. Volume 52:Number 1(2017:Jan.)
• Page Start: 191
• Page End: 194
• Publication Date: 2016-10-12
• Subjects: Meteorites -- Periodicals; Planetology -- Periodicals; 523.4
• DOI: 10.1111/maps.12741
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1086-9379

Abstract

Abstract: A grain of light‐blue sulfate material was reported in the lunar highlands regolith meteorite PCA 02007 (Satterwhite and Righter 2013). Allocated grains of that material are, in fact, aluminosilicate glass with a chemical composition like that of the bulk meteorite and other lunar highlands regoliths. The calcium sulfate detected in PCA 02007 was likely a surface coating, and reasonably of Antarctic (not lunar) origin.