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Many of the rocks of the Moon are described as breccias, that is they are formed from pieces of older rocks. Various types of breccia occur on Earth too, for instance in volcanic regions. Basalt is also common on the Moon, and this is also true of Earth. The Moon has lots of the mineral feldspar, which is also the commonest of the Earth rock forming minerals.

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