The slightly longer version is available here on my geology blog. (with some additional information in some of the subsequent posts). Let me know if you've still got questions after reading that--sometimes it it tough to know if you've explained enough when trying to write the non-technical version...
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The short answer is "experimental petrology" :-)
Date: 2009-10-31 05:25 pm (UTC)