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ISAR,
Frances Westall,
Frédéric Foucher,
Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire,
UPR CNRS 4301,
rue Charles Sadron,
45071 Orléans Cedex 2
France
Summary
Type of rock :
Trachybasalt
Analogue of :
Mars, Igneous
Analyses carried out :
ICP, Macroscopic observation
Status :
in rockstore
Country : France
Locality : Massif Central
Outcrop : Cascade du Trador
GPS coordinates : 45.634713, 2.734474
Category : 1- igneous
Type of rock : Trachybasalt
Identified Minerals : Alkali feldspar, Calcic plagioclase, Clinopyroxene, Olivine
Analogue : Mars, Igneous
Collector : Etienne Marceau
Collection date : 2014-04-13
Initial mass : 2800 g
Conditions :
Comments : We thank the Maison du Parc des
Volcans d’Auvergne for sampling
authorisation.