Figure 4

Total-alkali-silica diagram. NaO2 and K2O plotted against SiO2 illustrates how the lunar samples contain much less alkali minerals than terrestrial materials. The only lunar regolith simulant with a comparable alkali content is NAO-132.
Total-alkali-silica diagram. NaO2 and K2O plotted against SiO2 illustrates how the lunar samples contain much less alkali minerals than terrestrial materials. The only lunar regolith simulant with a comparable alkali content is NAO-132.