Matter
Name
JSC1AF Lunar regolith simulant (fine fraction)
Family
solid
Level
from international repository
Origins
laboratory
Provider
Office of the Curator, NASA Johnson Space Center
Preparation
sieved fraction
Method
milling and sieving of a natural sample
Phase type
solid
Component type (group)
mineral (silicate mineral), mineral (non-silicate mineral)
Type of porosity
open pores
Oxides
Formula $SiO_{2}$ $TiO_{2}$ $Al_{2}O_{3}$ $Fe_{2}O_{3}$ $FeO$ $MnO$ $MgO$ $CaO$ $Na_{2}O$ $K_{2}O$ $P_{2}O_{5}$
Mass fraction (%) 47.1 1.87 17.1 3.41 7.57 0.18 6.9 10.3 3.3 0.86 0.76
Oxides comments
Loss of ignition: LOI=0.01 wt.%
Number
1
Mode of mixing
homogeneous mixing
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
JSC1AF Lunar regolith simulant (fine fraction) 1.0