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Want to analyze a moon rock?

RL — 12/21/2020 2:56:32 PM (archived)

You don't even need to put on your pants to dissect a moon rock, now...

This is a pretty cool bit of public outreach... not sure how useful it is for actual geologists, perhaps Podrock could weigh in...

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Want to analyze a moon rock? - RL - 12/21/2020 2:56:32 PM
- Weighing in - podrock - 12/22/2020 12:57:21 AM
  - "...but I can’t get close enough to look at cleavage"... I hear you, brother, if I had nickel for every time I have thought the exact same thing... - RL - 12/22/2020 4:53:22 AM
    - Re: "...but I can’t get close enough to look at cleavage"... I hear you, brother, if I had nickel for every time I have thought the exact same thing... - podrock - 12/22/2020 5:41:56 AM
      - ... and various other orogenous areas. - RL - 12/22/2020 5:49:47 AM
        
        subduction, too. - podrock - 12/22/2020 6:04:14 AM
        
        Which naturally leads to bedding... - RL - 12/22/2020 4:52:54 PM
        
        Only in between layers - ER - 12/22/2020 9:35:38 PM
        
        And Cummingtonite... - podrock - 12/22/2020 5:30:42 PM

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