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SOLIDIFICATION AGE [1 record]

Record 1 1985-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astronomy
  • Planets
CONT

From the amounts of the nonvolatile product and its parent now present, we can calculate the time since the meteorite was part of an open reaction system, which, since open systems are for the most part wholly or partially liquid, is usually termed its "solidification age".

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astronomie
  • Planètes
CONT

Les âges absolus datent la solidification et la dernière différenciation chimique du matériau météoritique (...)

Spanish

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