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GERM Database Search Results        
Reservoir Z Element Value Median SD Low High N Unit Info Reference Source(s)
ALH 77005 Meteorite 50 Sn 0.24           ppm McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998
Amphibolites 50 Sn 1.13         189 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Arenaceous Rocks 50 Sn 2.28         121 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Arenaceous Rocks 50 Sn 1.79         2754 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Carbonates 50 Sn 0.75         2038 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Carbonates 50 Sn 0.3         50 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 50 Sn 1.48           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 50 Sn 1.57           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 50 Sn 1.34           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 50 Sn 1.46           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 50 Sn 1.6           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 50 Sn 1.09           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 50 Sn 1.61           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 50 Sn 1.73           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 50 Sn 1.3           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 50 Sn 1.51           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton   Sn/Sm 0.27             Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton   Sn/Sm 0.29             Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton   Sn/Sm 0.31             Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton   Sn/Sm 0.32             Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton   Sn/Sm 0.41             Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton   Sn/Sm 0.34             Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton   Sn/Sm 0.34             Gao et al. 1998
CI Chondrites 50 Sn 1750           ppb McDonough & Sun 1995 Palme 1988
CI Chondrites 50 Sn 1.68   0.168       ppb Palme & O'Neill 2004 Palme & Jones 2004
CI Chondrites 50 Sn 1650           ppb McDonough & Sun 1995
CI Chondrites 50 Sn 1720   161.7     11 ppb Anders & Grevesse 1989
CI Chondrites 50 Sn 2.12   0.04         Palme & Jones 2004
CI Chondrites 50 Sn 1720           ppb McDonough & Sun 1995 Wasson & Kallemeyn 1988
CI Chondrites 50 Sn 1.72           ppm Palme & Jones 2004 Anders & Grevesse 1989
CI Chondrites 50 Sn 1.68   0.168       ppm Palme & Jones 2004 Palme & Beer 1993
Continental Crust 50 Sn 5.4           ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994 Wedepohl 1991
Continental Crust 50 Sn 1.7           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Continental Crust 50 Sn 2.5           ppm Taylor & McLennan 1995
Continental Crust 50 Sn 2.3           ppm Wedepohl 1995
Continental Crust 50 Sn 2.3           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Wedepohl 1995
Continental Crust 50 Sn 2500           ppb Palme & O'Neill 2004 Rudnick & Gao 2004
Continental Crust 50 Sn 1.5           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Gao et al. 1998a
Continental Crust 50 Sn 2           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Taylor 1964
Continental Crust 50 Sn 2.5           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Taylor & McLennan 1985
Taylor & McLennan 1995
Continental Crust 50 Sn 1.7           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004
Core 50 Sn 0.5           ppm McDonough 2004
Core 50 Sn 0.5           µg/g McDonough 1998
Depleted Mantle 50 Sn 0.1   0.022       ppm Salters & Stracke 2004
Diorite 50 Sn 1.13         260 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Dover Sandstone 50 Sn 6         4 ppm Altschuller 1980 Cathcart & Schmidt 1974
East China Craton 50 Sn 1.46           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Felsic Granulites 50 Sn 1.03         137 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Felsic Volcanics 50 Sn 1.93         972 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Granites 50 Sn 1.69         1226 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Granites 50 Sn 1.37         402 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Granulites 50 Sn 2.7 2.3       25 ppm Rudnick & Presper 1990
Granulites 50 Sn 2.3 2       19 ppm Rudnick & Presper 1990
Granulitic Xenolites 50 Sn 1.6 1.2       32 ppm Rudnick & Presper 1990
Interior North China Craton 50 Sn 1.4           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Interior North China Craton 50 Sn 1.54           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Interior North China Craton 50 Sn 1.03           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Interior North China Craton 50 Sn 1.3           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Interior North China Craton 50 Sn 1.1           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Intermediate Granulites 50 Sn 0.87         136 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Intra Stellar Medium 50 Sn 2.16   0.54         Palme & Jones 2004 Savage & Sembach 1996
Lower Continental Crust 50 Sn 1.5           ppm Taylor & McLennan 1995
Lower Continental Crust 50 Sn 2.1           ppm Wedepohl 1995
Lower Continental Crust 50 Sn 1.3           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Rudnick & Presper 1990
Lower Continental Crust 50 Sn 1.7           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Wedepohl 1995
Gao et al. 1998a
Lower Continental Crust 50 Sn 1.5           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Taylor & McLennan 1985
Taylor & McLennan 1995
Lower Continental Crust 50 Sn 2.1           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Wedepohl 1995
Lower Continental Crust 50 Sn 1.34           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Gao et al. 1998a
Mafic Granulites 50 Sn 0.82         128 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Mafic Intrusions 50 Sn 1.36         308 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Manganese Nodules 50 Sn 5           ppm Li 1991 Baturin 1988
Marine Organisms 50 Sn 0.29           ppm Li 1991 Bowen 1979
Marine Pelagic Clay 50 Sn 4           ppm Li 1991 Turekian & Wedepohl 1961
Rankin & Glasby 1979
Marine Pelagic Clay 50 Sn 1.5           ppm Li 1982
Marine Phosphorites 50 Sn 3     0 15 13 ppm Altschuller 1980
Marine Shales 50 Sn 6           ppm Li 1991 Turekian & Wedepohl 1961
Marine Shales 50 Sn 6           ppm Altschuller 1980 Turekian & Wedepohl 1961
Mavic Volcanics 50 Sn 1.51         632 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Metafelsic Volcanics 50 Sn 1.28         41 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Middle Continental Crust 50 Sn 1.3           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004
Middle Continental Crust 50 Sn 1.3           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Gao et al. 1998
N-MORB 50 Sn 1.382   0.4478     26 ppm Hofmann 1988 Jochum et al. 1988
Nakhla Meteorite 50 Sn 0.58           ppm McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998
North Qinling Belt in China 50 Sn 1.47           ppm Gao et al. 1998
North Qinling Belt in China 50 Sn 1.9           ppm Gao et al. 1998
North Qinling Belt in China 50 Sn 2.14           ppm Gao et al. 1998
North Qinling Belt in China 50 Sn 2.04           ppm Gao et al. 1998
North Qinling Belt in China 50 Sn 1.83           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Oceans Surface water 50 Sn 1           ng/kg Quinby-Hunt & Turekian 1983 Spencer et al. 1970
Orgueil Chondrite 50 Sn 1680         9 ppb Anders & Ebihara 1982
Orgueil Chondrite 50 Sn 1680         9 ppb Anders & Grevesse 1989
Pelites 50 Sn 2.4         69 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Pelites 50 Sn 2.83         1341 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Primitive Mantle 50 Sn 138   41.4       ppb Palme & O'Neill 2004 Jochum et al. 1993
Primitive Mantle 50 Sn 0.15           ppm Hofmann 1988 Hart & Zindler 1986
Primitive Mantle 50 Sn 138           ppb Palme & O'Neill 2004 Jochum et al. 1993
Primitive Mantle 50 Sn 130   39       ppb McDonough & Sun 1995
Pungo River Formation 50 Sn 5         2 ppm Altschuller 1980
Rivers 50 Sn 0.04           ppb Li 1982 Livingstone 1973
Seawater 50 Sn 4e-06             Broeker & Peng 1982
Seawater 50 Sn 0.5           ng/kg Quinby-Hunt & Turekian 1983 Byrd & Andreae 1982
Seawater 50 Sn 0.6             Li 1991 Whitfield & Turner 1987
Seawater 50 Sn 4   1 12       Bruland 1983
Seawater 50 Sn 0.01           ppb Li 1982
Shergotty Meteorite 50 Sn 0.011           ppm McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998
Silicate Earth 50 Sn 0.13           µg/g McDonough 1998
Silicate Earth 50 Sn 130   39       ppb McDonough & Sun 1995
Silicate Earth 50 Sn 0.13           ppm McDonough 2004
Slope Lisbourne Group 50 Sn 15         4 ppm Altschuller 1980 Patton & Matzko 1959
Solar Photosphere 50 Sn 2   0.3         Palme & Jones 2004 Grevesse & Sauval 1998
Solar Photosphere 50 Sn 2   0.3         Anders & Grevesse 1989
Solar System 50 Sn 3.82   0.359     11   Anders & Grevesse 1989
Solar System 50 Sn 3.7             Anders & Ebihara 1982 Cameron 1982
Solar System 50 Sn 3.82   0.35908     11   Anders & Ebihara 1982
Solar System 50 Sn 2.12   1.908         Palme & Jones 2004
Solid Earth 50 Sn 0.25           µg/g McDonough 1998
Solid Earth 50 Sn 0.25           ppm McDonough 2004
South Margin of North China Craton 50 Sn 1.25           ppm Gao et al. 1998
South Margin of North China Craton 50 Sn 1.19           ppm Gao et al. 1998
South Margin of North China Craton 50 Sn 1.39           ppm Gao et al. 1998
South Margin of North China Craton 50 Sn 1.37           ppm Gao et al. 1998
South Margin of North China Craton 50 Sn 1.21           ppm Gao et al. 1998
South Qinling Belt in China 50 Sn 1.64           ppm Gao et al. 1998
South Qinling Belt in China 50 Sn 1.74           ppm Gao et al. 1998
South Qinling Belt in China 50 Sn 1.76           ppm Gao et al. 1998
South Qinling Belt in China 50 Sn 1.47           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Spinel Peridotites 50 Sn 54 36 31     6 ppb McDonough 1990
Tamalyk Krasnoyarsk 50 Sn 5         38 ppm Altschuller 1980 Chaikina & Nikolskaya 1970
Tonalites 50 Sn 2.4           ppm Wedepohl 1995
Tonalites-Trondhjemites-Granodiorites 50 Sn 1.07         553 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Tonalites-Trondhjemites-Granodiorites 50 Sn 1.27         641 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Upper Continental Crust 50 Sn 5.5           ppm Taylor et al. 1983 Taylor & McLennan 1981
Upper Continental Crust 50 Sn 2.1           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004
Upper Continental Crust 50 Sn 2.1   0.5       µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 see text










Upper Continental Crust 50 Sn 2.5           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Wedepohl 1995
Upper Continental Crust 50 Sn 5.5           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Taylor & McLennan 1985
Taylor & McLennan 1995
Upper Continental Crust 50 Sn 1.73           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Gao et al. 1998
Upper Continental Crust 50 Sn 5.5           ppm Taylor & McLennan 1995
Upper Continental Crust 50 Sn 2.5           ppm Wedepohl 1995
Yangtze Craton 50 Sn 1.46           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Yangtze Craton 50 Sn 1.74           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Yangtze Craton 50 Sn 1.88           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Yangtze Craton 50 Sn 1.55           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Yangtze Craton 50 Sn 1.87           ppm Gao et al. 1998
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