For my sophomore Geochemistry class I was required to write a paper, with a topic of my choosing, that applied my knowledge of geochemistry to some geologic topic. Since I was interested in the Earth's formation, particularly the formation of the Earth's core, I chose this subject as the topic for this paper. This is a simple review paper and it was the first of college level term papers that I completed. Since the time that I wrote this paper there has been many new information that I have acquired that I feel refutes much of what is in this paper. The timing of the formation of the Earth's core is still a topic of research and more information is sure to come.

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