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Locality Name:
Taurus-Littrow Valley, The Moon


mindat Locality ID: 286657
mindat URL: http://www.mindat.org/loc-286657.html

Tectonic Settings:

Total number of sublocalities beneath "Taurus-Littrow Valley, The Moon": 1
Total number of bottom-level sublocalities: 1

Number of Child Localities: 1
Child Localities:
Apollo 17 Landing Site

Latitude: 20°18'59"N
Longitude: 31°16'59"E
Decimal Degree (lat, lon): 20.316388888889,31.283055555556
AThis mineral is Anthropogenic.
GThis mineral is directly dated.
BThis mineral is reported as having this age.
YThis mineral is using an age reported as an element mineralization period.
OThis mineral is using an age calculated from all data at the locality.
RThe age displayed for this mineral originates from a different, non-child locality.
PThe age displayed for this mineral is the range of ages for this mineral at all of this locality's children.
This mineral's age has not yet been recorded.

This Mineral list contains entries from this locality, including sub-localities. Minerals in bold are reported by mindat.org as occurring directly at this locality, and do not occur at any children (sublocalities) of this locality.

Elements at this locality, including sub-localities: Al Ca Fe Mg Na O P S Si Ti Y Zr 

Elements from minerals reported directly at this locality: 

Structural Groups for minerals in this locality: 
BaddeleyiteBrauniteCeriteCorundumCristobaliteFeldsparIronNoneOlivinePseudobrookite
PyroxeneRutileSpinelThortveititeZirconolite

17 IMA Minerals at location:
Anorthite  (*)Armalcolite  (*)Augite  (*)Baddeleyite  (*)Cristobalite  (*)
Forsterite  (*)Ilmenite  (*)Iron  (*)Keiviite-(Y)  (*)Merrillite  (*)
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxferroite  (*)Rutile  (*)Tranquillityite  (*)Troilite  (*)
Ulvöspinel  (*)Zirconolite  (*)
Mineral nameStructural GroupsIMA FormulaMax Age (Ma)Min Age (Ma)# of Sublocalities containing mineralLOCALITY IDs, not mindat ids# of localities containing mineral
Anorthite  (*)FeldsparCa(Al2Si2O8)11160821036
Armalcolite  (*)Pseudobrookite(Mg,Fe2+)Ti2O5111608239
Augite  (*)Pyroxene(Ca,Mg,Fe)2Si2O611160822060
Baddeleyite  (*)BaddeleyiteZrO21116082238
Cristobalite  (*)CristobaliteSiO21116082453
Forsterite  (*)OlivineMg2(SiO4)11160821188
Ilmenite  (*)CorundumFe2+Ti4+O311160825433
Iron  (*)IronFe11160821089
Keiviite-(Y)  (*)ThortveititeY2Si2O7111608213
Merrillite  (*)CeriteCa9NaMg(PO4)71116082230
Pigeonite  (*)Pyroxene(Mg,Fe,Ca)2Si2O61116082303
Pyroxferroite  (*)NoneFe2+SiO3111608217
Rutile  (*)RutileTiO211160825614
Tranquillityite  (*)BrauniteFe2+8Ti3Zr2Si3O24111608217
Troilite  (*)NoneFeS11160821044
Ulvöspinel  (*)SpinelFe2+2TiO41116082120
Zirconolite  (*)Zirconolite(Ca,Y)Zr(Ti,Mg,Al)2O71116082140


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