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Simon et al. 1983
Simon, S.B., Papike, J.J. and Shearer, C.K. (1983). Petrology of ALHA81005, the first lunar meteorite. Geophysical Research Letters 10: doi: 10.1029/GL010i009p00787. issn: 0094-8276.

Petrography and mineral compositions show that ALHA81005 is a lunar highland regolith breccia and is the first known lunar meteorite. Lithic clasts are abundant and most are members of the anorthosite-norite-troctolite highland suite. Plagioclase compositions in lithic clasts and single grains are calcic (An94-98). Pyroxene compositions, Al-Ti and MnO-FeO relationships support a lunar highland origin. A non-KREEPy source region is indicated, and the unexplored far side of the moon cannot be ruled out as a potential source.

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