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Basalt sample returned by Apollo 15, from near a long sinous lunar valley called Hadley Rille. Measured at 3.3 years old.
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brookite, one of three minerals composed of titanium dioxide (TiO2) (see also rutile; anatase). It typically occurs as brown, metallic crystals in veins in gneiss and schist; it is also found in placer deposits and, less commonly, in zones of contact metamorphism. It is widespread in veins in the Alps; in Fronolen, north Wales, it forms crystals on crevice walls in diabase. Brookite forms crystals that belong to the orthorhombic system. For detailed physical properties, see oxide mineral (table).

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