Yoshihiro Hidaka¹, Akira Yamaguchi^2,3 and Mitsuru Ebihara¹

¹Department of Chemistry, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan
²National Institute of Polar Research, Tokyo, Japan
³Department of Polar Science, School of Multidisciplinary Science, Graduate University for Advanced Sciences, Tokyo, Japan

We have studied the feldspathic lunar meteorite Dhofar 1428 chemically and petrologically to better understand the evolution of the lunar surface. Dhofar 1428 is a feldspathic regolith breccia derived from the lunar highland. Bulk chemical and mineral compositions of Dhofar 1428 are similar to those of other feldspathic lunar meteorites. We found a few clasts of evolved lithologies, such as K-rich plagioclases and quartz monzogabbro. Dhofar 1428 contains approximately 1 wt% of chondritic materials like CM chondrite on the basis of abundances of platinum group elements (Ru, Rh, Pd, Os, Ir, and Pt).

Reference
Hidaka Y, Yamaguchi A and Ebihara M (in press) Lunar meteorite, Dhofar 1428: Feldspathic breccia containing KREEP and meteoritic components. Meteoritics & Planetary Science
[doi:10.1111/maps.12290]
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