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GERM Database Search Results        
Reservoir Z Element Value Median SD Low High N Unit Info Reference Source(s)
Acapulcoite Primitive Achondrites 16 S 21.1             Mittlefehldt 2004 Yanai & Kojima 1991
Zipfel et al. 1995
ALH 77005 Meteorite 16 S 510   200       ppm McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998
ALH 84001 Meteorite 16 S 110           ppm McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998
Altered Gabbro   d34S 0.1             Alt 1995
Altered Gabbro 16 S 620   180       ppm Alt 1995
Andesites 16 S       200 400   ppm Oppenheimer 2004 Johnson et al. 1993
Wallace & Anderson 2000
Andesites 16 S         1000   ppm Oppenheimer 2004 Johnson et al. 1993
Wallace & Anderson 2000
Atmosphere   36S 4.5             Turekian & Graustein 2004 Lal & Peters 1967
Atmosphere 16 S       0.1 10   ppb Prinn 2004 Brasseur et al. 1999
Prinn et al. 2000
Atmosphere 16 S       0.001 10000   ppm Prinn 2004 Brasseur et al. 1999
Prinn et al. 2000
Atmosphere 16 S       10 100   ppt Prinn 2004 Brasseur et al. 1999
Prinn et al. 2000
Atmosphere 16 S       1 300   ppt Prinn 2004 Brasseur et al. 1999
Prinn et al. 2000
Atmosphere 16 S 500           ppt Prinn 2004 Brasseur et al. 1999
Prinn et al. 2000
Atmosphere 16 S       5 500   ppt Prinn 2004 Brasseur et al. 1999
Prinn et al. 2000
Aubres Aubrite 16 S 2.83             Mittlefehldt 2004 Easton 1985
Wolf et al. 1983
Baldissero Spinel Lherzolites 16 S 144   27     14 ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994
Balmuccia Spinel Lherzolites 16 S 232   114     18 ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994
Barea Mesosiderite 16 S 13.6             Mittlefehldt 2004 Mason & Jarosewich 1973
Mittlefehldt in press
Brachina Brachinite 16 S 5.17             Mittlefehldt 2004 Nehru et al. 1983
Carbonates 16 S         0.01 162 wt%ox Mirota & Veizer 1994
Central East China Craton 16 S 0.03           wt% Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 16 S 0.02           wt% Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 16 S 0.02           wt% Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 16 S 0.03           wt% Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 16 S 0.03           wt% Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 16 S 0.03           wt% Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 16 S 0.03           wt% Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 16 S 0.04           wt% Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 16 S 0.03           wt% Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 16 S 0.04           wt% Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton   S/Se 1700             Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton   S/Se 2100             Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton   S/Se 3600             Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton   S/Se 3900             Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton   S/Se 4100             Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton   S/Se 2100             Gao et al. 1998
Chassigny Meteorite 16 S 260   130       ppm McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998
Chaunskij Mesosiderite 16 S 39.4             Mittlefehldt 2004 Mittlefehldt in press
Petaev et al. 2000
Chondritic Porous Interplanetary Dust Particles 16 S 0.417             Bradley 2004 Schramm et al. 1989
Chondritic Smooth Interplanetary Dust Particles 16 S 0.341             Bradley 2004 Schramm et al. 1989
CI Chondrites 16 S 6.25   0.813     5 wt% Anders & Grevesse 1989
CI Chondrites 16 S 5.9           wt% McDonough & Sun 1995 Wasson & Kallemeyn 1988
CI Chondrites 16 S 5.41   0.2705       wt% Palme & Jones 2004 Palme & Beer 1993
Dreibus et al. 1995
CI Chondrites 16 S 54100   2705       ppm Palme & O'Neill 2004 Palme & Jones 2004
CI Chondrites 16 S 7.19   0.04         Palme & Jones 2004
CI Chondrites 16 S 6.25           wt% Palme & Jones 2004 Anders & Grevesse 1989
CI Chondrites 16 S 5.4           wt% McDonough & Sun 1995
CI Chondrites 16 S 0.129             Bradley 2004 McSween & Richardson 1977
CI Chondrites 16 S 0.444             Bradley 2004 Palme & Jones 2004
CI Chondrites 16 S 5.8           wt% McDonough & Sun 1995 Palme 1988
CM Chondrites 16 S 0.194             Bradley 2004 McSween & Richardson 1977
CM Chondrites 16 S 0.201             Bradley 2004 Jarosewich 1990
CO Chondrites 16 S 3.4   0.8     36 wt% Scott & Krot 2004 Brearley 1993
Greshake 1997
CO Chondrites 16 S 3   0.6     106 wt% Scott & Krot 2004 Brearley 1993
Greshake 1997
CO Chondrites 16 S 4   2     6 wt% Scott & Krot 2004 Brearley 1993
Greshake 1997
CO Chondrites 16 S 4.5   2.8     8 wt% Scott & Krot 2004 Brearley 1993
Greshake 1997
Coarse Interplanetary Dust Particles 16 S 0.231             Bradley 2004 Schramm et al. 1989
Comet Halley 16 S 7.44   0.12         Anders & Grevesse 1989 Jessberger et al. 1988
Comet Halley 16 S 7.73             Anders & Grevesse 1989 Delsemme 1988
Continental Arc Basalt 16 S 0.0003             Oppenheimer 2004 Symonds et al. 1994
Continental Arc Basalt 16 S 0.5             Oppenheimer 2004 Symonds et al. 1994
Continental Crust 16 S 697           ppm Wedepohl 1995
Continental Crust 16 S 404           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Continental Crust 16 S 930           ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994 Wedepohl 1991
Continental Crust 16 S 283           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Gao et al. 1998a
Continental Crust 16 S 404           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004
Continental Crust 16 S 260           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Taylor 1964
Continental Crust 16 S 697           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Wedepohl 1995
Core 16 S         2   wt% Li & Fei 2004 Dreibus & Palme 1995
Core 16 S 1.9           wt% McDonough 2004
Core 16 S 1.9           wt% McDonough 2004
Core 16 S 2.3   0.2       wt% Allegre et al. 1995
Core 16 S 1.9           wt% McDonough 2004
Core 16 S       1.8 4.1   wt% Li & Fei 2004 Kargel & Lewis 1993
Core 16 S 2.3           wt% Li & Fei 2004 Allegre et al. 1995
Core 16 S 1.9           wt% Li & Fei 2004 McDonough & Sun 1995
Core 16 S 1.9           wt% McDonough 2004
Core 16 S 19000           µg/g McDonough 1998
Dacites 16 S 0.0039             Oppenheimer 2004 Symonds et al. 1994
Dacites 16 S 0.2089             Oppenheimer 2004 Symonds et al. 1994
Depleted Mantle 16 S 119   29.75       ppm Salters & Stracke 2004
East China Craton 16 S 0.03           wt% Gao et al. 1998
East China Craton 16 S 0.03           wt% Gao et al. 1998
Fresh Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts 16 S 800           ppm Edmond et al. 1979
Fresh Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts 16 S       800 1500   ppm Oppenheimer 2004 Johnson et al. 1993
Wallace & Anderson 2000
Fresh Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts 16 S 0.21             Oppenheimer 2004 Symonds et al. 1994
Fresh Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts 16 S 8.34             Oppenheimer 2004 Symonds et al. 1994
Gabbro   d34S 0.4             Alt 1995
Gabbro 16 S 230   190       ppm Alt 1995
Galapagos Hydrothermal Vents 16 S       27.39 28.55     Edmond et al. 1979
Group 1 Lunar Crystalline Rocks 16 S 0.23         6 wt%ox Compston et al. 1970
Group 1 Lunar Crystalline Rocks 16 S 0.23         6 wt%ox Compston et al. 1970
Group 2 Lunar Crystalline Rocks 16 S 0.17         8 wt%ox Compston et al. 1970
Group 2 Lunar Crystalline Rocks 16 S 0.16         8 wt%ox Compston et al. 1970
IIAB Iron Meteorites 16 S 17           wt% Haack & McCoy 2004 Chabot & Drake 2000
Jones & Drake 1983
IIIAB Iron Meteorites 16 S 12           wt% Haack & McCoy 2004 Chabot & Drake 2000
Jones & Drake 1983
Inner Blake Plateau Phosphorites 16 S 1.52           wt%ox Manheim et al. 1980
Interplanetary Dust Particles 16 S 0.356             Bradley 2004 Schramm et al. 1989
Intra Stellar Medium 16 S 7.45   6.705         Palme & Jones 2004 Savage & Sembach 1996
Island Arc Andesite 16 S 0.006             Oppenheimer 2004 Symonds et al. 1994
IVA Iron Meteorites 16 S 3           wt% Haack & McCoy 2004 Chabot & Drake 2000
Jones & Drake 1983
Johnstown Diogenite 16 S 2.2             Mittlefehldt 2004 Wanke et al. 1977
L Ordinary Chondrites 16 S 0.099             Bradley 2004 Jarosewich 1990
Leucitic Basalt 16 S 0.09           wt% Fegley, Jr. 2004 Volkov et al. 1986
Lower Continental Crust 16 S 408           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Wedepohl 1995
Lower Continental Crust 16 S 231           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Gao et al. 1998a
Lower Continental Crust 16 S 850           ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994 Wedepohl 1991
Lower Continental Crust 16 S 408           ppm Wedepohl 1995
Lower Continental Crust 16 S 345           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Wedepohl 1995
Gao et al. 1998a
Lower Dike Section   d34S 2             Alt 1995
Lower Volcanic Section   d34S -1.9             Alt 1995
Lunar Breccias 16 S 0.15         6 wt%ox Compston et al. 1970
Lunar Breccias 16 S 0.15         2 wt%ox Compston et al. 1970
Lunar Soil 16 S 0.13         1 wt%ox Compston et al. 1970
Malvern Howardites 16 S 1.53             Mittlefehldt 2004 Palme et al. 1978
Manganese Nodules 16 S 4700           ppm Li 1991 Baturin 1988
Mantle 16 S 0.03           wt% McDonough 2004
Marine Apatites 16 S       0.3 3.1   wt%ox Gulbrandsen 1966
Marine Organisms 16 S 8300           ppm Li 1991 Bowen 1979
Marine Pelagic Clay 16 S 2000           ppm Li 1991 Turekian & Wedepohl 1961
Baturin 1988
Marine Pelagic Clay 16 S 1300           ppm Li 1982
Marine Shales 16 S 2400           ppm Li 1991 Turekian & Wedepohl 1961
Mars Rocks 16 S 2.77   0.554       wt% McSween, Jr. 2004 Wanke et al. 2001
Mars Rocks 16 S 3.11   0.622       wt% McSween, Jr. 2004 Wanke et al. 2001
Mars Rocks 16 S 4.89   0.978       wt% McSween, Jr. 2004 Wanke et al. 2001
Mars Rocks 16 S 1.88   0.376       wt% McSween, Jr. 2004 Wanke et al. 2001
Mars Rocks 16 S 0.3   0.06       wt% McSween, Jr. 2004 Wanke et al. 2001
Mars Rocks 16 S 3.29   0.658       wt% McSween, Jr. 2004 Wanke et al. 2001
Mars Soil 16 S 7.58   1.516       wt% McSween, Jr. 2004 Wanke et al. 2001
Mars Soil 16 S 10     8 16   wt% McSween, Jr. 2004 Clark et al. 1982
Mars Soil 16 S 7.2     5.2 13.2   wt% McSween, Jr. 2004 Clark et al. 1982
Mars Soil 16 S 6.38   1.276       wt% McSween, Jr. 2004 Wanke et al. 2001
Mars Soil 16 S 7.09   1.418       wt% McSween, Jr. 2004 Wanke et al. 2001
Mars Soil 16 S 7.5     5.5 13.5   wt% McSween, Jr. 2004 Clark et al. 1982
Mars Soil 16 S 7.2     5.2 13.2   wt% McSween, Jr. 2004 Clark et al. 1982
Mars Soil 16 S 6.09   1.218       wt% McSween, Jr. 2004 Wanke et al. 2001
Mature Oceanic Crust   d34S 0.9             Alt 1995
Mead Peak Phosphatic Shale Member 16 S 1.8         41 wt%ox Gulbrandsen 1966
Middle Continental Crust 16 S 20           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Gao et al. 1998
Middle Continental Crust 16 S 20           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004
Nakhla Meteorite 16 S 260   80       ppm McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998
North Qinling Belt in China 16 S 0.03           wt% Gao et al. 1998
North Qinling Belt in China 16 S 0.02           wt% Gao et al. 1998
North Qinling Belt in China 16 S 0.03           wt% Gao et al. 1998
North Qinling Belt in China 16 S 0.02           wt% Gao et al. 1998
Northern Blake Plateau Phosphorites 16 S 0.38         8 wt%ox Manheim et al. 1980
Ocean Island Basalts 16 S         3000   ppm Oppenheimer 2004 Johnson et al. 1993
Wallace & Anderson 2000
Ocean Island Basalts 16 S 0.309             Oppenheimer 2004 Symonds et al. 1994
Ocean Island Basalts 16 S 14.9             Oppenheimer 2004 Symonds et al. 1994
Ocean Island Basalts 16 S 0.02             Oppenheimer 2004 Symonds et al. 1994
Ocean Island Basalts 16 S 11.84             Oppenheimer 2004 Symonds et al. 1994
Ocean Island Basalts 16 S       200 1900   ppm Oppenheimer 2004 Johnson et al. 1993
Wallace & Anderson 2000
Oceanic Crust 16 S 900           ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994 Wedepohl 1991
Oceans Surface water 16 S 2.712           g/kg Quinby-Hunt & Turekian 1983 Morris & Riley 1966
ODP/DSDP Site 504B   d34S 3             Alt 1995
Oldoinyo Lengai Carbonatite 16 S 0.0197             Oppenheimer 2004 Oppenheimer et al. 2002
Orgueil Chondrite 16 S 5.25         2   Anders & Ebihara 1982
Orgueil Chondrite 16 S 5.25         2 wt% Anders & Grevesse 1989
Oversaturated Acid Rocks 16 S         200   ppm Oppenheimer 2004 Johnson et al. 1993
Wallace & Anderson 2000
Oversaturated Acid Rocks 16 S 75           ppm Oppenheimer 2004 Johnson et al. 1993
Wallace & Anderson 2000
Pena Blanca Spring Aubrite 16 S 2.6             Mittlefehldt 2004 Wolf et al. 1983
Lodders et al. 1993
Petersburg Eucrites 16 S 2.7             Mittlefehldt 2004 Mason et al. 1979
Buchanan & Reid 1996
Phosphoria Formation 16 S 1.8         61 wt%ox Gulbrandsen 1966
Precambrian Canadian Shield 16 S 0.06           wt% Shaw et al. 1986
Primitive Mantle 16 S 200   80       ppm Palme & O'Neill 2004 O'Niell 1991
Primitive Mantle 16 S 262           ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994
Primitive Mantle 16 S 251           ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994 Wedepohl 1991
Primitive Mantle 16 S 250   50       ppm McDonough & Sun 1995
Primitive Mantle 16 S 200           ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994 Morgan et al. 1986
Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 16 S 1.07         20 wt%ox Gulbrandsen 1966
Rivers 16 S 117             Edmond et al. 1979
Rivers 16 S 3700           ppb Li 1982 Livingstone 1973
Seawater 16 S 2.712           g/kg Quinby-Hunt & Turekian 1983 Morris & Riley 1966
Seawater 16 S 28000             Broeker & Peng 1982
Seawater 16 S 28.2             Bruland 1983
Seawater 16 S 898000000             Li 1991 Whitfield & Turner 1987
Seawater 16 S 905000           ppb Li 1982
Seawater 16 S 28             von Glasow & Crutzen 2004 Andrews et al. 1996
Shallowater Aubrite 16 S 3.2             Mittlefehldt 2004 Easton 1985
Keil et al. 1989
Shergotty Meteorite 16 S 1270   760       ppm McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998
Silicate Earth 16 S 250           µg/g McDonough 1998
Silicate Earth 16 S 250           ppm McDonough 2004
Silicate Earth 16 S 250   50       ppm McDonough & Sun 1995
Solar Corona 16 S 6.93   0.02         Anders & Grevesse 1989 Breneman & Stone 1985
Solar Corona 16 S 6.89   0.23         Anders & Grevesse 1989 Meyer 1985
Solar Corona 16 S 6.93   0.02         Anders & Grevesse 1989
Solar Photosphere 16 S 7.21   0.06         Anders & Grevesse 1989
Solar Photosphere 16 S 7.33   0.11         Palme & Jones 2004 Grevesse & Sauval 1998
Solar System 16 S 515000   66950     5   Anders & Ebihara 1982
Solar System 16 S 500000             Anders & Ebihara 1982 Cameron 1982
Solar System 16 S 515000   66950     5   Anders & Grevesse 1989
Solar System 16 S 7.19   2.157         Palme & Jones 2004
Solid Earth 16 S 0.64           wt% McDonough 2004
Solid Earth 16 S 0.64           wt% McDonough 2004
Solid Earth 16 S 6350           ppm McDonough 2004
Solid Earth 16 S 0.64           wt% McDonough 2004
Solid Earth 16 S 0.701           wt% Allegre et al. 1995
Solid Earth 16 S 6345           µg/g McDonough 1998
South Margin of North China Craton 16 S 0.02           wt% Gao et al. 1998
South Margin of North China Craton 16 S 0.02           wt% Gao et al. 1998
South Margin of North China Craton 16 S 0.02           wt% Gao et al. 1998
South Margin of North China Craton 16 S 0.02           wt% Gao et al. 1998
South Margin of North China Craton 16 S 0.03           wt% Gao et al. 1998
South Qinling Belt in China 16 S 0.03           wt% Gao et al. 1998
South Qinling Belt in China 16 S 0.02           wt% Gao et al. 1998
South Qinling Belt in China 16 S 0.03           wt% Gao et al. 1998
South Qinling Belt in China 16 S 0.02           wt% Gao et al. 1998
Spinel Peridotites 16 S 157 152 77     22 ppm McDonough 1990
Troodos Ophiolite   d34S 3.6             Alt 1994
Troodos Ophiolite Altered Gabbros   d34S 6.6             Alt 1994
Troodos Ophiolite Altered Gabbros 16 S 470           ppm Alt 1994
Troodos Ophiolite Basal Volcanics   d34S -18.7             Alt 1994
Troodos Ophiolite Basal Volcanics 16 S 1900           ppm Alt 1994
Troodos Ophiolite Extrusives   d34S -14.9             Alt 1994
Troodos Ophiolite Lower Dikes   d34S 5.1             Alt 1994
Troodos Ophiolite Lower Dikes 16 S 250           ppm Alt 1994
Troodos Ophiolite Lower Gabbros   d34S 2             Alt 1994
Troodos Ophiolite Lower Gabbros 16 S 260           ppm Alt 1994
Troodos Ophiolite Mineralized Dikes   d34S 6.1             Alt 1994
Troodos Ophiolite Mineralized Dikes 16 S 12600           ppm Alt 1994
Troodos Ophiolite Upper Dikes   d34S 4.8             Alt 1994
Troodos Ophiolite Upper Dikes 16 S 1150           ppm Alt 1994
Troodos Ophiolite Upper Gabbros   d34S 2.5             Alt 1994
Troodos Ophiolite Upper Gabbros 16 S 40           ppm Alt 1994
Troodos Ophiolite Upper Volcanics   d34S -1.8             Alt 1994
Troodos Ophiolite Upper Volcanics 16 S 40           ppm Alt 1994
Troodos Ophiolite Websterites   d34S 1.5             Alt 1994
Troodos Ophiolite Websterites 16 S 100           ppm Alt 1994
Upper Continental Crust 16 S 953           ppm Wedepohl 1995
Upper Continental Crust 16 S 309           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Gao et al. 1998
Upper Continental Crust 16 S 600           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Shaw et al. 1967
Shaw et al. 1976
Upper Continental Crust 16 S 1037           ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994 Wedepohl 1991
Upper Continental Crust 16 S 62   33       µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 see text








Upper Continental Crust 16 S 953           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Wedepohl 1995
Upper Continental Crust 16 S 621           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004
Upper Dike Section   d34S 0.6             Alt 1995
Upper Volcanic Section   d34S -1.8             Alt 1995
Vega 2 16 S 4.7   1.5       wt% Fegley, Jr. 2004 Surkov et al. 1986
Venera 13 Rocks 16 S 1.62   1       wt% Fegley, Jr. 2004 Surkov et al. 1984
Venera 14 Rocks 16 S 0.88   0.77       wt% Fegley, Jr. 2004 Surkov et al. 1984
Venus Atmosphere 16 S       25 150   ppm Fegley, Jr. 2004 Lodders & Fegley 1998
Wieler 2002
Venus Atmosphere 16 S 20   10       ppb Fegley, Jr. 2004 Lodders & Fegley 1998
Wieler 2002
Venus Atmosphere 16 S 4.4   1       ppm Fegley, Jr. 2004 Lodders & Fegley 1998
Wieler 2002
Venus Atmosphere 16 S 150   30       ppm Fegley, Jr. 2004 Lodders & Fegley 1998
Wieler 2002
Venus Atmosphere 16 S 20           ppb Fegley, Jr. 2004 Lodders & Fegley 1998
Wieler 2002
Venus Core 16 S 5.1           wt% Fegley, Jr. 2004 Morgan & Anders 1980
Lodders & Fegley 1998
Venus Core 16 S 4.9           wt% Fegley, Jr. 2004 Lodders & Fegley 1998
Watson IIE Iron 16 S 3.1             Mittlefehldt 2004 Olsen et al. 1994
Winonaite Pontlyfni 16 S 70.4             Mittlefehldt 2004 Graham et al. 1977
Davis et al. 1977
Y-74450 Eucrites 16 S 2.36             Mittlefehldt 2004 Wanke et al. 1977
Yangtze Craton 16 S 0.04           wt% Gao et al. 1998
Yangtze Craton 16 S 0.03           wt% Gao et al. 1998
Yangtze Craton 16 S 0.05           wt% Gao et al. 1998
Yangtze Craton 16 S 0.05           wt% Gao et al. 1998
Yangtze Craton 16 S 0.04           wt% Gao et al. 1998
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