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GERM Database Search Results        
Reservoir Z Element Value Median SD Low High N Unit Info Reference Source(s)
Atmosphere   14N 0.0037             Porcelli & Turekian 2014 Ozima & Podosek 2001
Porcelli et al. 2002
Atmosphere   15N 1             Porcelli & Turekian 2014 Ozima & Podosek 2001
Porcelli et al. 2002
Atmosphere 7 N       0.001 10000   ppm Prinn 2004 Brasseur et al. 1999
Prinn et al. 2000
Atmosphere 7 N       1 10000   ppm Prinn 2004 Brasseur et al. 1999
Prinn et al. 2000
Atmosphere 7 N 0.31           ppm Prinn 2004 Brasseur et al. 1999
Prinn et al. 2000
Atmosphere 7 N 2.76e+20             Porcelli & Turekian 2004 Ozima & Podosek 2001
Atmosphere 7 N 78.084             Prinn 2004 Brasseur et al. 1999
Prinn et al. 2000
CI Chondrites 7 N 3180   318       ppm Palme & Jones 2004 Palme & Beer 1993
CI Chondrites 7 N 6.32   0.04         Palme & Jones 2004
CI Chondrites 7 N 0.32           wt% Palme & Jones 2004 Anders & Grevesse 1989
CI Chondrites 7 N 3180   318       ppm Palme & O'Neill 2004 Palme & Jones 2004
CI Chondrites 7 N 3.18           ppm McDonough & Sun 1995 Palme 1988
CI Chondrites 7 N 1500           ppm McDonough & Sun 1995 Wasson & Kallemeyn 1988
CI Chondrites 7 N 3180           ppm McDonough & Sun 1995
Comet Halley 7 N 7.59   0.4         Anders & Grevesse 1989 Geiss 1987
Comet Halley 7 N 8.05   0.12         Anders & Grevesse 1989 Jessberger et al. 1988
Comet Halley 7 N 8.05   0.12         Anders & Grevesse 1989 Jessberger et al. 1988
Comet Halley 7 N 7.88             Anders & Grevesse 1989 Delsemme 1988
Continental Crust 7 N 60           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Wedepohl 1995
Continental Crust 7 N 20           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Taylor 1964
Continental Crust 7 N 56           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004
Continental Crust 7 N 60           ppm Wedepohl 1995
Core 7 N 170           µg/g McDonough 1998
Core 7 N 75           ppm McDonough 2004
Depleted Mantle 7 N 40   12       ppb Salters & Stracke 2004
Halley Comet Tail   N/C 0.2             Brownlee 2004 Huebner 2002
Halley Comet Tail   N/C       0.03 0.06     Brownlee 2004 Geiss 1988
Halley Comet Tail   N/C 0.06             Brownlee 2004 Grun & Jessberger 1990
Halley Comet Tail   N/Mg       0.4 0.8     Brownlee 2004 Geiss 1988
Halley Comet Tail   N/Mg 0.7             Brownlee 2004 Grun & Jessberger 1990
Halley Comet Tail   N/Mg 2.3             Brownlee 2004 Huebner 2002
Intra Stellar Medium 7 N 7.9   1.185         Palme & Jones 2004 Savage & Sembach 1996
Jupiter Atmosphere 7 N       3 4     Lunine 2004 Atreya et al. 1999b
Gautier et al. 2001
Noll et al. 1989
Fink et al. 1978
Lower Continental Crust 7 N 34           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Wedepohl 1995
Lower Continental Crust 7 N 34           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Wedepohl 1995
Lower Continental Crust 7 N 34           ppm Wedepohl 1995
Manganese Nodules 7 N 200           ppm Li 1991 Baturin 1988
Marine Organisms 7 N 18000           ppm Li 1991 Bowen 1979
Marine Pelagic Clay 7 N 600           ppm Li 1991 Turekian & Wedepohl 1961
Baturin 1988
Marine Shales 7 N 1000           ppm Li 1991 Turekian & Wedepohl 1961
Vinogradov 1959
Mars Atmosphere   15N/14N 63   16         McSween, Jr. 2004 Bogard et al. 2001
Mars Atmosphere 7 N 2.7             McSween, Jr. 2004 Bogard et al. 2001
Neptune Atmosphere 7 N       20 40     Lunine 2004 Gautier et al. 1995
Northern Blake Plateau Phosphorites 7 N 0.01         8 wt%ox Manheim et al. 1980
Oceans Deep water 7 N 41             Quinby-Hunt & Turekian 1983 Bainbridge 1979
Oceans Deep water 7 N 560             Quinby-Hunt & Turekian 1983 Craig et al. 1967
Oceans Surface water 7 N 0             Quinby-Hunt & Turekian 1983 Bainbridge 1979
Orgueil Chondrite 7 N 3180         4 ppm Anders & Grevesse 1989
Orgueil Chondrite 7 N 3180         4 ppm Anders & Ebihara 1982 Gibson et al. 1971
Planets 7 N 1.4e-07             Porcelli & Pepin Ozima & Podosek 2001
Planets 7 N 4.2e-11             Porcelli & Pepin Ozima & Podosek 2001
Planets 7 N 2.31e-08             Porcelli & Pepin Ozima & Podosek 2001
Primitive Mantle 7 N 2           ppm Palme & O'Neill 2004 Zhang & Zindler 1993
Primitive Mantle 7 N 2           ppm McDonough & Sun 1995
Rivers 7 N 375             Meybeck 1982
Saturn Atmosphere 7 N       0.5 3     Lunine 2004 Atreya et al. 1999b
Gautier et al. 2001
Noll et al. 1989
Fink et al. 1978
Seawater 7 N 590             Quinby-Hunt & Turekian 1983 Craig et al. 1967
Seawater 7 N 30             Broeker & Peng 1982
Seawater 7 N 580             Broeker & Peng 1982
Seawater 7 N 30     0.1 45     Bruland 1983
Seawater 7 N 420000             Li 1991 Whitfield & Turner 1987
Seawater 7 N 30             Quinby-Hunt & Turekian 1983 Bainbridge 1979
Silicate Earth 7 N 2           ppm McDonough 2004
Silicate Earth 7 N 2           ppm McDonough & Sun 1995
Silicate Earth 7 N 4e+19             Porcelli & Turekian 2012 Marty & Dauphas 2003
Silicate Earth 7 N 2           µg/g McDonough 1998
SNC Meteorites   15N/14N         50     McSween, Jr. 2004 Bogard et al. 2001
Solar Corona 7 N 7.4   0.03         Anders & Grevesse 1989 Breneman & Stone 1985
Solar Corona 7 N 7.4   0.06         Anders & Grevesse 1989
Solar Corona 7 N 7.55   0.23         Anders & Grevesse 1989 Meyer 1985
Solar Photosphere 7 N 8.05   0.04         Anders & Grevesse 1989
Solar Photosphere 7 N 7.93   0.11         Palme & Jones 2004 Holweger 2001
Solar System 7 N 2310000             Anders & Ebihara 1982 Cameron 1982
Solar System 7 N 2.45             Clayton 2004 Palme & Jones 2004
Solar System 7 N 7.93   2.379         Palme & Jones 2004
Solar System 7 N 3130000             Anders & Grevesse 1989
Solar System 7 N 2480000   992000         Anders & Ebihara 1982
Solar Wind 7 N 7.42   0.15         Anders & Grevesse 1989 Bochsler 1987
Solid Earth 7 N 25           ppm McDonough 2004
Solid Earth 7 N 55           µg/g McDonough 1998
Upper Continental Crust 7 N 83           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 see text
Upper Continental Crust 7 N 83           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004
Upper Continental Crust 7 N 93           ppm Wedepohl 1995
Upper Continental Crust 7 N 83           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Wedepohl 1995
Uranus Atmosphere 7 N       1       Lunine 2004 Gautier et al. 1995
Venus Atmosphere   14N/15N 273   56         Fegley, Jr. 2004 Lodders & Fegley 1998
Wieler 2002
Venus Atmosphere 7 N 3.5   0.028       wt% Fegley, Jr. 2004 Lodders & Fegley 1998
Wieler 2002
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