[meteorite-list] Irons DON'T form Fusion Crust's - yes they DO

From: Darren Garrison <cynapse_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 07 Jan 2007 14:26:44 -0500
Message-ID: <m4i2q299d6ah0oimhmc1lnlh26eh4aipak_at_4ax.com>

On Sun, 7 Jan 2007 20:17:25 +0100, you wrote:

>But it doesn't hit the point regarding meteorites. "Glassy" evokes the
>impression of something shiny, very smooth, mirror-like. But as we all now

But the "laymen" use of the term isn't the scientific one. "Glassy" means
something that cooled quickly enough that it didn't have time to crystalize and
is instead, on the atomic level, an amorphous mess.
Received on Sun 07 Jan 2007 02:26:44 PM PST