NAO-1

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23 measurements | 8 source tables

Reference	SiO₂wt%	TiO₂wt%	Al₂O₃wt%	FeOwt%	Fe₂O₃wt%	MgOwt%	CaOwt%	Na₂Owt%	K₂Owt%	MnOwt%	Cr₂O₃wt%	P₂O₅wt%	SO₃wt%	NiOwt%	SrOwt%	BaOwt%	LOIwt%	Totalwt%
Li (2009) NAO-1: Lunar Highland Soil Simulant Developed in China	44.64144.57244.07344.45445.06545.14644.80744.87844.459	0.0310.0620.0130.0440.0050.0260.0470.0280.049	36.15135.72236.84336.02436.07536.04636.44736.08836.029	0.1010.2620.1030.0740.0950.1360.0870.1380.079	-	0.0210.0020.0230.0250.0160.0170.018	19.03118.71219.57319.01418.54518.70618.94718.89819.019	0.8110.9320.5830.8641.0951.0060.8370.9180.869	0.0210.0420.0060.0270.018	0.0510.0320.0450.056	0.0220.0130.0040.025	-	-	0.0720.0530.0340.0550.0180.029	-	-	-	-
Details Specific note Major-element concentrations Method Not specified Table Table 1 Page Page 2
Li (2009) NAO-1: Lunar Highland Soil Simulant Developed in China	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	100.831100.422101.273100.474100.985101.116101.207100.938100.479
Details Specific note Reported analytical total Method Not specified Table Table 1 Page Page 2
Li (2009) NAO-1: Lunar Highland Soil Simulant Developed in China	40.82Gabbro42.86Feldspar — 55%44.48Feldspar — 75–80%43.46Feldspar — 80–85%44.70Feldspar — 93%44.72Feldspar — 99%45.0A-16	1.94Gabbro0.96Feldspar — 55%0.17Feldspar — 75–80%0.49Feldspar — 80–85%0.38Feldspar — 93%0.20Feldspar — 99%0.54A-16	17.82Gabbro25.90Feldspar — 55%31.89Feldspar — 75–80%30.94Feldspar — 80–85%33.53Feldspar — 93%33.51Feldspar — 99%27.3A-16	6.35Gabbro3.04Feldspar — 55%0.80Feldspar — 75–80%0.85Feldspar — 80–85%0.28Feldspar — 93%0.18Feldspar — 99%5.1A-16	5.88Gabbro2.96Feldspar — 55%1.23Feldspar — 75–80%1.94Feldspar — 80–85%0.61Feldspar — 93%0.30Feldspar — 99%	9.72Gabbro4.84Feldspar — 55%1.27Feldspar — 75–80%1.35Feldspar — 80–85%0.39Feldspar — 93%5.7A-16	12.85Gabbro15.21Feldspar — 55%16.46Feldspar — 75–80%17.36Feldspar — 80–85%17.67Feldspar — 93%17.60Feldspar — 99%15.7A-16	1.70Gabbro1.32Feldspar — 55%1.40Feldspar — 75–80%1.22Feldspar — 80–85%1.35Feldspar — 93%1.35Feldspar — 99%0.17A-16	0.42Gabbro0.48Feldspar — 55%0.32Feldspar — 75–80%0.31Feldspar — 80–85%0.22Feldspar — 93%0.17Feldspar — 99%0.11A-16	0.176Gabbro0.100Feldspar — 55%0.032Feldspar — 75–80%0.045Feldspar — 80–85%0.014Feldspar — 93%0.008Feldspar — 99%0.30A-16	-	0.04Gabbro0.07Feldspar — 55%0.019Feldspar — 75–80%0.014Feldspar — 80–85%0.038Feldspar — 93%0.047Feldspar — 99%0.07A-16	-	-	-	-	2.07Gabbro2.05Feldspar — 55%1.52Feldspar — 75–80%1.47Feldspar — 80–85%1.11Feldspar — 93%0.85Feldspar — 99%	99.75Gabbro99.72Feldspar — 55%99.59Feldspar — 75–80%99.45Feldspar — 80–85%100.29Feldspar — 93%99.55Feldspar — 99%100.8A-16
Details Specific note Gabbro Method Major-element concentration tabulation Table Table 2 Page Page 2
Li (2009) NAO-1: Lunar Highland Soil Simulant Developed in China	43.83	0.77	25.79	3.52	2.62	4.93	15.12	1.41	0.47	0.09	-	0.08	-	-	-	-	1.10	-
Details Specific note Compared with A-16 Apollo 16 soil mean concentration Method Major-element composition analysis Table Table 3 Page Page 3
Jiang (2012) Properties of TJ-1 Lunar Soil Simulant	44.67^*	0.03^*	36.15^*	0.11^*	ND^*	0.01^*	18.93^*	0.87^*	0.01^*	0.02^*	0.01^*	0.04^*	-	0.04^*	ND^*	ND^*	ND^*	-
Details Specific note Main element composition Method Not specified Table Table 6 Page Page 5
Anbazhagan (2021) A lunar soil simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for the lunar exploration programme of the Indian Space Research Organisation	44.67^*	0 0.03^*	36.15^*	0.11^*	ND^*	0.01^*	18.93^*	0.87^*	0.01^*	0.02^*	-	0.04^*	-	-	-	-	-	-
Details Specific note Major-oxide chemical composition Method Chemical-composition measurement Table Table 4 Page Page 9
Anbazhagan (2021) A lunar soil simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for the lunar exploration programme of the Indian Space Research Organisation	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	ND^*	-
Details Specific note Loss on ignition Method Loss on ignition Table Table 4 Page Page 9
Prabu (2023) Similarity assessment of lunar highland simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for lunar habitation materials and structures	43.83^*	0.77^*	25.79^*	3.52^*	2.62^*	4.93^*	15.12^*	1.41^*	0.47^*	0.09^*	ND^*	0.08^*	ND^*	-	-	-	1.1^*	-
Details Specific note Bulk chemistry comparison Method Not specified Table Table 1 Page Page 3
Prabu (2023) Similarity assessment of lunar highland simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for lunar habitation materials and structures	45.12^Highland soils — Ri43.83^Highland soils — Ci58.20^Highland soils — \|Ri - Ci\|Ri0.019^Highland soils — [\|Ri - Ci\|Ri]/ΣRi²43.77^Mare soils — Ri2.63^Mare soils — \|Ri - Ci\|Ri0.001^*Mare soils — [\|Ri - Ci\|Ri]/ΣRi²	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Details Specific note SiO₂ comparison Method Error index (EI) comparison Table Table 10 Page Page 9
Prabu (2023) Similarity assessment of lunar highland simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for lunar habitation materials and structures	-	0.56^Highland soils — Ri0.77^Highland soils — Ci0.12^Highland soils — \|Ri - Ci\|Ri0.000^Highland soils — [\|Ri - Ci\|Ri]/ΣRi²4.99^Mare soils — Ri21.06^Mare soils — \|Ri - Ci\|Ri0.008^*Mare soils — [\|Ri - Ci\|Ri]/ΣRi²	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Details Specific note TiO₂ comparison Method Error index (EI) comparison Table Table 10 Page Page 9
Prabu (2023) Similarity assessment of lunar highland simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for lunar habitation materials and structures	-	-	27.01^Highland soils — Ri25.79^Highland soils — Ci32.95^Highland soils — \|Ri - Ci\|Ri0.011^Highland soils — [\|Ri - Ci\|Ri]/ΣRi²13.26^Mare soils — Ri166.15^Mare soils — \|Ri - Ci\|Ri0.064^*Mare soils — [\|Ri - Ci\|Ri]/ΣRi²	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Details Specific note Al₂O₃ comparison Method Error index (EI) comparison Table Table 10 Page Page 9
Prabu (2023) Similarity assessment of lunar highland simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for lunar habitation materials and structures	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.05^Highland soils — Ri0.00^Highland soils — Ci0.00^Highland soils — \|Ri - Ci\|Ri0.35^Mare soils — Ri0.12^Mare soils — \|Ri - Ci\|Ri0.000^Mare soils — [\|Ri - Ci\|Ri]/ΣRi²	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Details Specific note Cr₂O₃ comparison Method Error index (EI) comparison Table Table 10 Page Page 9
Prabu (2023) Similarity assessment of lunar highland simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for lunar habitation materials and structures	-	-	-	5.16^Highland soils — Ri3.52^Highland soils — Ci8.46^Highland soils — \|Ri - Ci\|Ri0.023^Highland soils — [\|Ri - Ci\|Ri]/ΣRi²15.88^Mare soils — Ri196.28^Mare soils — \|Ri - Ci\|Ri0.076^*Mare soils — [\|Ri - Ci\|Ri]/ΣRi²	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Details Specific note FeO comparison Method Error index (EI) comparison Table Table 10 Page Page 9
Prabu (2023) Similarity assessment of lunar highland simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for lunar habitation materials and structures	-	-	-	-	0.00^Highland soils — Ri2.62^Highland soils — Ci0.00^Mare soils — Ri0.00^Mare soils — \|Ri - Ci\|Ri	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Details Specific note Fe₂O₃ comparison Method Error index (EI) comparison Table Table 10 Page Page 9
Prabu (2023) Similarity assessment of lunar highland simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for lunar habitation materials and structures	-	-	-	-	-	5.83^Highland soils — Ri0.09^Highland soils — Ci33.46^Highland soils — \|Ri - Ci\|Ri0.021^Highland soils — [\|Ri - Ci\|Ri]/ΣRi²9.83^Mare soils — Ri95.74^Mare soils — \|Ri - Ci\|Ri0.037^*Mare soils — [\|Ri - Ci\|Ri]/ΣRi²	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Details Specific note MgO comparison Method Error index (EI) comparison Table Table 10 Page Page 9
Prabu (2023) Similarity assessment of lunar highland simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for lunar habitation materials and structures	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.06^Highland soils — Ri4.93^Highland soils — Ci0.29^Highland soils — \|Ri - Ci\|Ri0.22^Mare soils — Ri1.04^*Mare soils — \|Ri - Ci\|Ri	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Details Specific note MnO comparison Method Error index (EI) comparison Table Table 10 Page Page 9
Prabu (2023) Similarity assessment of lunar highland simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for lunar habitation materials and structures	-	-	-	-	-	-	15.51^Highland soils — Ri15.12^Highland soils — Ci6.05^Highland soils — \|Ri - Ci\|Ri0.012^Highland soils — [\|Ri - Ci\|Ri]/ΣRi²10.93^Mare soils — Ri45.80^Mare soils — \|Ri - Ci\|Ri0.018^*Mare soils — [\|Ri - Ci\|Ri]/ΣRi²	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Details Specific note CaO comparison Method Error index (EI) comparison Table Table 10 Page Page 9
Prabu (2023) Similarity assessment of lunar highland simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for lunar habitation materials and structures	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.47^Highland soils — Ri1.41^Highland soils — Ci0.44^Highland soils — \|Ri - Ci\|Ri0.44^Mare soils — Ri0.43^*Mare soils — \|Ri - Ci\|Ri	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Details Specific note Na₂O comparison Method Error index (EI) comparison Table Table 10 Page Page 9
Prabu (2023) Similarity assessment of lunar highland simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for lunar habitation materials and structures	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.12^Highland soils — Ri0.47^Highland soils — Ci0.04^Highland soils — \|Ri - Ci\|Ri0.17^Mare soils — Ri0.05^*Mare soils — \|Ri - Ci\|Ri	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Details Specific note K₂O comparison Method Error index (EI) comparison Table Table 10 Page Page 9
Prabu (2023) Similarity assessment of lunar highland simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for lunar habitation materials and structures	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.09^Highland soils — Ri0.08^Highland soils — Ci0.11^*Mare soils — Ri	-	-	-	-	-	-
Details Specific note P₂O₅ comparison Method Error index (EI) comparison Table Table 10 Page Page 9
Prabu (2023) Similarity assessment of lunar highland simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for lunar habitation materials and structures	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.03^Highland soils — Ri0.05^Mare soils — Ri	-	-	-	-	-
Details Specific note SO₃ comparison Method Error index (EI) comparison Table Table 10 Page Page 9
Prabu (2023) Similarity assessment of lunar highland simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for lunar habitation materials and structures	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.10^*	-
Details Specific note LOI comparison Method Error index (EI) comparison Table Table 10 Page Page 9
Venugopal (2020) Study on geomechanical properties of lunar soil simulant (LSS-ISAC-1) for chandrayaan mission	44.67^*	0.03^*	36.15^*	0.11^*	ND^*	0.01^*	18.93^*	0.87^*	0.01^*	0.02^*	-	0.04^*	-	-	-	-	ND^*	-
Details Specific note ND = Not Determined Method Not specified Table Table 4 Page Page 9

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