Metal-Silicate Segregation in Deforming Dunitic Rocks: Applications to Core Formation in Europa and Ganymede

Details Metal-Silicate Segregation in Deforming Dunitic Rocks: Applications to Core Formation in Europa and Ganymede Metal-Silicate Segregation in Deforming Dunitic Rocks: Applications to Core Formation in Europa and Ganymede

Mar 2004

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35th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference, March 15-19, 2004, League City, Texas, abstract no.1178

Physics

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An experimental study of the effect of shear deformation on olivine +
iron sulfide shows that metallic melts can segregate from silicates by
deformation-driven percolation. This mechanism may be responsible for
core formation in Europa and Ganymede.

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