As on Earth, the denser metal separated from silicate material and sank toward the center of the asteroid, forming a core.

Mercury is made of about 70% metallic and 30% silicate material.

The larger the volcanic expulsion, the higher the altitude achieved by the ejected silicate materials.

They isolated the residue of minerals by dissolving the surrounding silicate material with acid.

The four inner satellites are composed of a thick ice mantel surrounding an outer core of silicate material.

The second stage, lasting for six days, was characterized by interaction of the melt with silicate structural materials - sand, concrete, serpentinite.

Mercury consists of approximately 70% metallic and 30% silicate material.

This is interlaced with lode and deposits of mafic silicate material.

Although solid, the high temperatures within the mantle cause the silicate material to be sufficiently ductile that it can flow on very long timescales.

Figure 6.3 is not a unique analysis, but does correspond to a medium consisting mainly of silicate materials.