Matter
Name
UTPS-TB (University of Tokyo Phobos Simulant, Tagish Lake based)
Family
mineral
Comments
a 500g UTPS-TB piece was provided by Japan
Level
from laboratory repository
Origins
laboratory
Provider
University of Tokyo in Ishioka-shi, Ibaraki prefecture, Japan
Preparation
raw
Phase type
solid
Type of porosity
particulate
Number
6
Mode of mixing
homogeneous mixing
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
serpentinite
Dunite 0.073
Magnetite 0.077
Carbonates 0.103
Sulfides 0.092
Carbon
Title
Preparation of the UTPSTB

Produced matter

Matter
UTPS-TB (University of Tokyo Phobos Simulant, Tagish Lake based) (this matter)
Processing steps
Step Date Type Process Changes
#1 mechanical Crushing the serpentinite to sizes under 4 cm at the mining company mostly for the ease of handling.
#2 thermal Placing the rocks in the sun to remove water, then drying them in an air-conditioned room.
#3 mechanical Crushing the rocks to sizes under 100  μm (with a majority under 45  μm), using the cage-mill and roller-mill.
#4 mixing Mixing the powdered rocks of different minerals in wet condition.
#5 mixing Adding nano-carbon suspension water with organic matter to adjust the color.
#6 thermal Baking the mixed materials under 100 °C in an oven to make blocks, each of a mass about ~ 10 kg.
#7 mechanical Crushing the blocks with hammers and a stamp-mill.
#8 mixing Sieving and mixing to adjust the particle size-distributions.
Comments
More details are given in Miyamoto et al. (2021)