Matter
Name
Granite, plutonic rock (NJ11)
Family
Family
solid
Database
Experimentalists
Level
from sample return mission
Origins
natural terrestrial
Provider
Jessica Flahaut, Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et Géochimiques; 15 Rue Notre-Dame des Pauvres, 54500 Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, FRANCE
Local reference code
N-J-11
Body name
Earth
Terrain type
mineral surface
Place
Granitic pluton : "Granite des Crêtes" , Vosges mountains , France
Image
Granite NJ11 (cut slab).
Granite NJ11 (fresh rock).
Preparation
raw
Storage condition
Stored between 10°C and 25°C
Phase type
solid
Component type (group)
igneous rock (plutonic rock (coarse-grained crystalline rock))
Texture
compact coarse grained
Type of porosity
without pores
Number
1
Mode of mixing
single material
Materials
  Name Arrangement Mass (g) Mass fraction Abundance comments
Granite Heterogeneous size and spatial distribution of mineral grains in the rock. 1.0