Earth-Like Planets & Iron: Questions Answered

[TEFLing]

I'm not about to speculate on the variety or properties of the adsorbing surfaces, just on the behavior of adsorbate(s) in the various layers that form.

And that behavior is hard to define

Because of the semi liquid like mobility of those adsorbates

Yes?

And that mobility is due to vacancies in the partially formed crystal lattice structure

Of those first few surface layers?

Why else would you refrain from classifying those surface layers as simply solid

Due to site hopping mobility?

 

[Bystander]

I am NOT recommending that you run right out and buy a copy. See if you can find this, or previous editions in whatever libraries you can access. It's been years since I messed around with it, so the "horse's mouth" is probably a much better source.
http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-0471148733.html