From Earth, lunar anorthosite is visible as the light-colored, highly reflective parts of the Moon’s surface known as the lunar highlands. These are the Moon’s oldest rocks—more than 4 billion years old—and covered the young Moon’s entire surface before its crust was pummeled and broken up by asteroids and comets.
What is anorthosite rock used for?
Anorthosite is an almost monomineralic, feldspathic rock with a great variety of industrial applications (Table 1). Anorthosite massifs are known to host important ore depos– its such as ilmenite and are, in many cases, excellent sources for high-quality rock aggregate and also for dimension- stone.
What is the texture of anorthosite?
Anorthosite is usually a coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock with color varies between white, yellowish to brown, shades of gray, blush and smoky pigment.