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To: bobdsmith

Not all impactors are high in iridium. It's just that iridium is far more common interplanetary debris than it is on Earth, and an iridium layer *can* be indicative of a large impact event.

An iron-nickel meteorite may contain little or no iridium.


143 posted on 06/02/2006 7:12:50 AM PDT by Heavyrunner (Socialize this.)
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To: Heavyrunner

thanks!


158 posted on 06/02/2006 11:39:47 AM PDT by bobdsmith
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