[meteorite-list] Osmium ratios in irons and size of parent bodies

From: E.P. Grondine <epgrondine_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 09:50:28 2004
Message-ID: <20020420160330.66388.qmail_at_web11602.mail.yahoo.com>

Hello all -

I recieved a mailing from the Cambridge Conference
which mentioned that the element osmium is very rare
on the Earth and that it is usually found in
geological samples that have found their way to the
surface from the Earth's core, where the osmium
concentrates.

Any idea as to osmium ratios in irons, and has anyone
done any inferences as to the size of parent bodies
from osmium ratios?

Thanks -
ep

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Received on Sat 20 Apr 2002 12:03:30 PM PDT