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Electron Microscopy in the Study of Lunar Regolith

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The results of long-term mineralogical studies of the lunar regolith, obtained using analytical scanning and transmission electron microscopy, are presented. These studies revealed 105 mineral phases new for the Moon, 43 of which were discovered for the first time under natural conditions; an electronic link to the final table is given. An example of studying condensate glasses and native molybdenum is presented.

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This study was performed within State contract for GEOKHI RAS no. 0116-2019-0010 on the subject “New Complex Approaches to the Fundamental Problem of Studying the Chemical Composition, Transformation, and Migration of Nanoparticles and Mobile Forms of Elements Shapes in the Environment.”

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  1. Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119991, Moscow, Russia

    A. V. Mokhov, T. A. Gornostaeva & A. P. Rybchuk

  2. Institute of Geology of Ore Deposits, Petrography, Mineralogy, and Geochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, 119017, Moscow, Russia

    P. M. Kartashov & O. A. Bogatikov

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Mokhov, A.V., Kartashov, P.M., Gornostaeva, T.A. et al. Electron Microscopy in the Study of Lunar Regolith. Crystallogr. Rep. 66, 648–655 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063774521040143

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