Re: [meteorite-list] Cooling or...

2009-09-08 Thread Steve Dunklee
: > From: E.P. Grondine > Subject: [meteorite-list] Cooling or... > To: mstrema...@yahoo.com > Cc: meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > Date: Monday, September 7, 2009, 4:50 PM > Hi Elton - > > What I am wondering is if the compression forces are so > large that an allo

[meteorite-list] Cooling or...

2009-09-07 Thread E.P. Grondine
Hi Elton - What I am wondering is if the compression forces are so large that an alloy does not form, but rather compounds, which then freeze in place when the compression forces are nearly instantaneously released. 250 seems like a lot of parent bodies. Ed E.P. Grondine Man and Impact in t