[meteorite-list] Pallasite Vs Mesosiderite

From: Pete Shugar <pshugar_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2009 10:36:15 -0600
Message-ID: <002901c97666$3a1c8860$d0e11960_at_laptop>

Thank you all who responded.
To recap and sum this up, would it be fair to say that
a mesosiderite is material from the crust-mantle-core
that has been violently mixed mush like oil and water
that is rapidly shaken and almost instantly frozen?
And is a Pallasite is material that is from the core-mantle
boundary that is mixed, but frozen a little bit slower such that
the bubbles of mantle material don't quite complete the
separation back to the differentiated state?

I ask this because kids will want to know the difference
between the two and I needed an answer that was
not too complicated to give to them.
Pete
Received on Wed 14 Jan 2009 11:36:15 AM PST