>>Is the moon much the same everywhere in terms of the various ores and
chemicals that are available? It certainly looks the same, everything
is covered with gray dust. Or does it have veins of ore as the earth
does, which would have to be prospected and mined like on earth?
Hal<<
Both. The moon has undergone volcanic subduction of ores over the last 4
billion years. There are large deposits of illminite comprising the lunar
surface of dust. That is, titantium and aluminium, as well as sulpher,
phosphorus, potassium, uranium and thorium. Do not discount the major impacts
of both stoney-iron and carbonaceous chrodrite meteors, and what they have
contributed to the mix.
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b30 : Sat May 11 2002 - 17:44:26 MDT