File:Lunar Ferroan Anorthosite 60025.jpg

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English: Lunar Ferroan Anorthosite #60025 (Plagioclase Feldspar). Collected by Apollo 16 from the Lunar Highlands near Descartes Crater. This sample is currently on display at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C..

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At 4.5 billion years old, this anorthosite is approximately the same age as the Moon itself. Made mostly of plagioclase feldspar, it is thought to be a sample of the Moon's early feldspar crust.
Date 21 November 2005 (according to Exif data)
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07:33, 28 June 2006Thumbnail for version as of 07:33, 28 June 20061,200 × 1,375 (271 KB)Shizhao (talk | contribs){{Information| |Description= == Summary == Lunar Ferroan en:Anorthosite #60025 (en:Plagioclase en:Feldspar). Collected by en:Apollo 16 from the [[:en:Geology_of_the_Moon#Highlands_and_craters|Lunar Highl

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