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Table A.1 ( cont. )

Cont.
crust

Upper
mantle

Ocean Rivers

gl − 1 ) gl − 1 )

Element N M at Chondr. CI Earth Core BSE Unit ( μ ( μ

10 − 1 10 0 Cr 24 52.00 2650 3720 9000 2625 119 2625 ppm 2.08 × 1 ×

ppm 1.92 × 10 − 1 7 × 10 0

Mn 25 54.94 1920 1680 3000 1045 852 1045

10 − 2 10 1

Fe 26 55.85 18.1 30.3 85 6.26 5.13 6.26 % 5.59 × 4 ×

ppm 2.00 × 10 − 3 1 × 10 − 1

Co 27 58.93 500 838 2000 105 25 105

ppm 4.80 × 10 − 1 3 × 10 − 1

Ni 28 58.69 10500 17600 52000 1960 51 1960

ppm 2.00 × 10 − 1 7 × 10 0

Cu 29 63.55 120 60.9 125 30 24 29.1

ppm 3.79 × 10 − 1 2 × 10 1

Zn 30 65.39 310 37.1 0 55 73 55

ppm 6.97 × 10 − 4 9 × 10 − 2

Ga 31 69.72 9.20 2.70 0 4.000 16 3.8

ppm 5.08 × 10 − 2 5 × 10 − 3

Ge 32 72.61 31 7.24 20 1.100 1.1

ppm 1.72 × 10 0 2 × 10 0 As 33 74.92 1.850 1.669 5 0.050 0.01

0.07125 ppm 1.18 × 10 − 1 6 × 10 − 2 Se 34 78.96 21 2.65 8 0.075

10 4 10 1

× ×

Br 35 79.90 3.57 0.034 0.7 0.050 0.005 ppm 6.70 2

2.93 × 10 − 1

Kr 36 83.80

10 2 10 0

Rb 37 85.47 2.30 0.405 0 0.600 58 0.0408 ppm 1.24 × 1 ×

ppm 8.00 × 10 3 7 × 10 1

Sr 38 87.62 7.25 13.4 0 19.865 325 12.935

10 − 3 10 − 2 Y 39 88.91 1.570 2.90 0 4.302 20 3.655 ppm 8.66 × 4 ×

ppm 1.20 × 10 − 2

Zr 40 91.22 3.82 7.07 0 10.467 123 6.195

10 − 3

Nb 41 92.91 0.240 0.444 0 0.658 12 0.11186 ppm 4.65 ×

1.10 × 10 1 6 × 10 − 1

Mo 42 95.94 900 1660 5000 50 30 ppb

Ru 44 101.07 710 1310 4000 4.97 4.97 ppb

Rh 45 102.91 130 242 740 0.910 0.91 ppb

10 − 5

Pd 46 106.42 550 1015 3100 3.850 3.85 ppb 4.26 ×

2.37 × 10 − 2 3 × 10 − 1 Ag 47 107.87 200 54.4 150 8 7.84 ppb

6.74 × 10 − 2 1 × 10 − 2 Cd 48 112.41 710 76.0 150 40 39.2 ppb

1.15 × 10 − 4

In 49 114.82 80 6.8 0 10 8.5 ppb

4.75 × 10 − 4 4 × 10 − 2

Sn 50 118.71 1650 251.1 500 130 97.5 ppb

1.22 × 10 − 1 7 × 10 − 2

Sb 51 121.76 140 46.2 130 5.5 1.1 ppb

1.02 × 10 − 4

Te 52 127.60 2330 285.7 850 12 11.76 ppb

ppm 5.71 × 10 1 7 × 10 0

I 53 126.90 450 6.8 0.13 10 1

6.56 × 10 − 2

Xe 54 131.29

10 − 1 10 − 2

× ×

Cs 55 132.91 0.190 0.014 0.065 0.021 2.6 0.504 ppm 3.00 2

1.17 × 10 1 2 × 10 1

Ba 56 137.33 2.410 4.455 0 6.600 390 0.449 ppb

10 − 3 10 − 2 La 57 138.91 0.237 0.437 0 0.648 18 0.080 ppm 3.88 × 5 ×

ppm 7.01 × 10 − 4 8 × 10 − 2 Ce 58 140.12 0.613 1.131 0 1.675 42 0.538

10 − 4 10 − 3 Pr 59 140.91 0.093 0.171 0 0.254 5 0.114 ppm 7.72 × 7 ×

ppm 2.60 × 10 − 3 2 × 10 − 3

Nd 60 144.24 0.457 0.844 0 1.250 20 0.738

10 − 4 10 − 3

Sm 62 150.36 0.148 0.274 0 0.406 3.9 0.305 ppm 5.10 × 8 ×

1.34 × 10 − 4 2 × 10 − 3

Eu 63 151.97 0.056 0.104 0 0.154 1.2 0.119

10 − 4 10 − 3

Gd 64 157.25 0.199 0.367 0 0.544 3.6 0.430 ppm 7.94 × 9 ×

ppm 1.81 × 10 − 4 1 × 10 − 3

Tb 65 158.93 0.036 0.067 0 0.099 0.056 0.080

10 − 4 10 − 3

Dy 66 162.50 0.246 0.455 0 0.674 3.5 0.559 ppm 9.47 × 7 ×

ppm 2.79 × 10 − 4 1 × 10 − 3

Ho 67 164.93 0.055 0.101 0 0.149 0.76 0.127

ppm 9.17 × 10 − 4 4 × 10 − 3

Er 68 167.26 0.160 0.296 0 0.438 2.2 0.381

ppm 1.63 × 10 − 4 6 × 10 − 4 Tm 69 168.93 0.025 0.046 0 0.068 0.32 0.060

ppm 9.81 × 10 − 4 4 × 10 − 3 Yb 70 173.04 0.161 0.297 0 0.441 2 0.392

ppm 1.80 × 10 − 4 6 × 10 − 4

Lu 71 174.97 0.025 0.046 0 0.068 0.33 0.061

ppm 1.61 × 10 − 4

Hf 72 178.49 0.103 0.191 0 0.283 3.7 0.167

ppm 2.53 × 10 − 3

Ta 73 180.95 0.014 0.025 0 0.037 1.1 0.006

ppm 1.10 × 10 − 1 3 × 10 − 2

W 74 183.84 0.093 0.173 0.47 0.029 0.002