GERM Reservoir Database
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	GERM Database Search Results   Save as ... ================== Excel spreadsheet Tab delimited text file   Sort by ... =========== Reservoir Z Element Value Median SD Low High N Unit Reference =========== Default   Units ... ======= ppm ppb ppt wt% wt%ox ======= Default   Reservoir Z Element Value Median SD Low High N Unit Info Reference Source(s) CI Chondrites 92 U -0.52   0.04         Palme & Jones 2004 Continental Intraplate Xenoliths 92 U 0.0002           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Ionov 1996 Continental Intraplate Xenoliths 92 U 0.0003           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Ionov 1996 Continental Intraplate Xenoliths 92 U 0.0004           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Eggins et al. 1998 Continental Intraplate Xenoliths 92 U 0.001           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Bedini & Bodinier 1999 Continental Intraplate Xenoliths 92 U 0.001           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Eggins et al. 1998 Continental Intraplate Xenoliths 92 U 0.001           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Eggins et al. 1998 Continental Intraplate Xenoliths 92 U 0.001           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Glaser et al. 1999 Continental Intraplate Xenoliths   U/Pb 0.001             Pearson et al. 2004 Ionov et al. 1997 Depleted-Depleted MORB Mantle 92 U 0.0018           ppm Workman & Hart 2005 Balmuccia Spinel Lherzolites 92 U 0.002   0.001     18 ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994 Baldissero Spinel Lherzolites 92 U 0.003   0.002     14 ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994 Continental Intraplate Xenoliths 92 U 0.003           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Bedini & Bodinier 1999 Continental Intraplate Xenoliths 92 U 0.0032           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Ionov 1996 Depleted Mantle 92 U 0.0032     0.0027 0.0036   ppm Workman & Hart 2005 Northern Blake Plateau Phosphorites 92 U 0.005         8 wt%ox Manheim et al. 1980 Enriched-Depleted MORB Mantle 92 U 0.0052           ppm Workman & Hart 2005 Continental Intraplate Xenoliths 92 U 0.0063           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Ionov 1996 Continental Intraplate Xenoliths   U/Pb 0.007             Pearson et al. 2004 Ionov 1996 Cratonic Xenoliths   U/Pb 0.007             Pearson et al. 2004 Depleted Mantle 92 U 0.0071           ppm Rehkamper & Hofmann 1997 CI Chondrites 92 U 0.0078   0.00078       ppm Palme & Jones 2004 Palme & Beer 1993 Talkeetna Arc Plutonic Rocks 92 U 0.008   0     16 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004 CI Chondrites 92 U 0.0081           ppm Palme & Jones 2004 Anders & Grevesse 1989 Continental Intraplate Xenoliths 92 U 0.009           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Ionov et al. 1997 Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 92 U 0.009         20 wt% Gulbrandsen 1966 Solar System 92 U 0.009   0.000756     16   Anders & Grevesse 1989 Solar System 92 U 0.009   0.000756     16   Anders & Ebihara 1982 Continental Intraplate Xenoliths 92 U 0.01           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Eggins et al. 1998 Retort Phosphatic Shale Member 92 U 0.01         20 wt% Gulbrandsen 1966 Oceanic Plateaus 92 U 0.011           ppm Kerr 2004 Aitken & Echeverria 1984 Dupre & Echeverria 1984 Jochum et al. 1991 CI Chondrites 92 U 0.012           ppm McDonough et al. 1992 Seawater 92 U 0.013             Broeker & Peng 1982 Solid Earth 92 U 0.015           ppm McDonough 2004 Solid Earth 92 U 0.015           µg/g McDonough 1998 Continental Intraplate Xenoliths 92 U 0.017           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Ionov et al. 1997 Silicate Earth 92 U 0.018           ppm McDonough et al. 1992 Taylor & McLennan 1985 Cratonic Xenoliths   U/Pb 0.02             Pearson et al. 2004 Gergoire et al. 2002 Cratonic Xenoliths   U/Pb 0.02             Pearson et al. 2004 Primitive Mantle 92 U 0.02           ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994 Hofmann 1988 Silicate Earth 92 U 0.02           ppm McDonough 2004 Silicate Earth 92 U 0.02           µg/g McDonough 1998 Primitive Mantle 92 U 0.0203           ppm Hofmann 1988 Hart & Zindler 1986 Silicate Earth 92 U 0.0203           ppm McDonough et al. 1992 Hofmann 1988 Silicate Earth 92 U 0.021           ppm McDonough et al. 1992 Sun 1982 Sun & McDonough 1989 McDonough & Frey 1989 Cratonic Xenoliths 92 U 0.022           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Primitive Mantle 92 U 0.024           ppm McDonough 1990 McDonough & Frey 1989 Sun 1982 Primitive Mantle 92 U 0.026           ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994 Jagoutz et al. 1979 Continental Intraplate Xenoliths   U/Pb 0.027             Pearson et al. 2004 Ionov 1996 Solar System 92 U 0.027             Anders & Ebihara 1982 Cameron 1982 Continental Intraplate Xenoliths   U/Pb 0.029             Pearson et al. 2004 Ionov et al. 1997 Silicate Earth 92 U 0.029           ppm McDonough et al. 1992 Jagoutz et al. 1979 Wanke et al. 1984 Cratonic Xenoliths 92 U 0.03           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Gergoire et al. 2002 N-MORB 92 U 0.03           ppm Klein 2004 Lehnert 2000 Rivers 92 U 0.03           ppb Hart & Staudigel 1982 Oceanic Plateaus 92 U 0.034           ppm Kerr 2004 Aitken & Echeverria 1984 Dupre & Echeverria 1984 Jochum et al. 1991 Primitive Mantle 92 U 0.036           ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994 Wedepohl 1991 Rivers 92 U 0.04           ppb Li 1982 Talkeetna Arc Plutonic Rocks 92 U 0.043   0.003     31 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004 Lower Continental Crust   U/Pb 0.047             Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Oceanic Plateaus 92 U 0.047           ppm Kerr 2004 Tejada et al. 2002 Oceanic Plateaus 92 U 0.048           ppm Kerr 2004 Salters et al. 1992 Talkeetna Arc Plutonic Rocks 92 U 0.048   0.016     7 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004 Archean Lower Crust 92 U 0.05           ppm Shaw et al. 1986 Weaver & Tarney 1984 Granulites 92 U 0.05           ppm Weaver & Tarney 1984 Weaver & Tarney 1982 Lower Continental Crust 92 U 0.05           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Weaver & Tarney 1984 Marine Phosphorites   Th/U 0.055             Altschuller 1980 N-MORB 92 U 0.061           ppm Klein 2004 Niu et al. 1999 Cratonic Xenoliths   U/Pb 0.064             Pearson et al. 2004 Gregoire et al. 2002 Talkeetna Arc Plutonic Rocks 92 U 0.064   0.022     6 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004 Cratonic Xenoliths   U/Pb 0.065             Pearson et al. 2004 Gregoire et al. 2002 Central East China Craton   U/Pb 0.066             Gao et al. 1998 Central East China Craton   U/Pb 0.07             Gao et al. 1998 Oceanic Crust 92 U 0.07           ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994 Hofmann 1988 N-MORB 92 U 0.0711           ppm Hart et al. 1999 Hofmann 1988 Ito et al. 1987 Smith et al. 1995 Hauri & Hart 1997 N-MORB 92 U 0.0711   0.0372     26 ppm Hofmann 1988 Jochum et al. 1988 Central East China Craton   U/Pb 0.072             Gao et al. 1998 Central East China Craton   U/Pb 0.074             Gao et al. 1998 Central East China Craton   U/Pb 0.077             Gao et al. 1998 Central East China Craton   U/Pb 0.079             Gao et al. 1998 Central East China Craton   U/Pb 0.079             Gao et al. 1998 Oceanic Plateaus 92 U 0.08           ppm Kerr 2004 Reynaud et al. 1999 Central East China Craton   U/Pb 0.087             Gao et al. 1998 Cratonic Xenoliths 92 U 0.088           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 ODP Site 735   U/Pb 0.092 0.069       22   Hart et al. 1999 Oceanic Plateaus 92 U 0.094           ppm Kerr 2004 Hauff et al. 2000 Oceanic Plateaus 92 U 0.097           ppm Kerr 2004 Tejada et al. 2002 Continental Arcs 92 U 0.1           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Komatiites 92 U 0.1           ppm Condie 1993 Rifted Continental Margins 92 U 0.1           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Middle Continental Crust   U/Pb 0.103             Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Transitional Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts 92 U 0.11           ppm Klein 2004 Lehnert 2000 Continental Crust   U/Pb 0.113             Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Oceanic Crust 92 U 0.12           ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994 Wedepohl 1981 Oceanic Plateaus 92 U 0.12           ppm Kerr 2004 Tejada et al. 1996 Spinel Peridotites 92 U 0.12 0.04 0.23     48 ppm McDonough 1990 Silicate Earth   U/Pb 0.13             Workman & Hart 2005 Depleted-Depleted MORB Mantle   U/Pb 0.131             Workman & Hart 2005 Continental Intraplate Xenoliths 92 U 0.136           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Eggins et al. 1998 Upper Continental Crust   U/Pb 0.14             Rudnick & Fountain 1995 N-MORB   U/Pb 0.1454             Hart et al. 1999 Hofmann 1988 Ito et al. 1987 Smith et al. 1995 Hauri & Hart 1997 Oceanic Plateaus 92 U 0.148           ppm Kerr 2004 Salters et al. 1992 Intermediate Mafic Granulitic Xenolites 92 U 0.15 0.08       10 ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Continental Intraplate Xenoliths 92 U 0.16           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Ionov 1998 Continental Intraplate Xenoliths   U/Pb 0.16             Pearson et al. 2004 Ionov 1996 Marianas Basalt 92 U 0.17         11 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004 Depleted MORB Mantle   U/Pb 0.172             Workman & Hart 2005 Lower Continental Crust 92 U 0.18           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Rudnick & Presper 1990 Lower Continental Crust 92 U 0.18           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Liu et al. 2001 Continental Shields & Platforms 92 U 0.2           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Lower Continental Crust 92 U 0.2           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Lower Continental Crust 92 U 0.2           ppm Kemp & Hawkesworth 2004 Rudnick & Gao 2004 Lower Continental Crust 92 U 0.2           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Lower Continental Crust 92 U 0.2           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Mercury Crustal Silicates 92 U 0.2           ng/g Taylor & Scott 2004 Fegley & Cameron 1987 Cratonic Xenoliths 92 U 0.21           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Gregoire et al. 2002 Lower Continental Crust 92 U 0.21           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Rudnick & Taylor 1987 Mafic Granulitic Xenolites 92 U 0.21 0.08       36 ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Oceanic Plateaus 92 U 0.21           ppm Kerr 2004 Kerr et al. 1997 Hauff et al. 2000 Enriched-Depleted MORB Mantle   U/Pb 0.217             Workman & Hart 2005 Upper Continental Crust   Th/U 0.225             Hart et al. 1999 Staudigel et al. 1995 Smith et al. 1995 Hart & Staudigel 1989 Staudigel et al. 1989 Fresh Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts 92 U 0.23         26 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004 Scotia Island Basalt 92 U 0.23         11 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004 Continental Intraplate Xenoliths   U/Pb 0.251             Pearson et al. 2004 Ionov 1996 Boninites 92 U 0.26         19 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004 Intermediate Granulites 92 U 0.27         136 ppm Gao et al. 1998 Carbonate 92 U 0.274         13 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 ODP/DSDP Site 417/418 92 U 0.275           ppm Staudigel et al. 1995 Cratonic Xenoliths 92 U 0.28           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Gregoire et al. 2002 E-MORB 92 U 0.28           ppm Klein 2004 Lehnert 2000 Kermadec Basalts 92 U 0.28         8 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004 Lower Continental Crust 92 U 0.28           ppm Taylor & McLennan 1995 Active Continental Rifts 92 U 0.3           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Chert 92 U 0.3           ppm Elliot et al. 1997 ODP/DSDP Site 417/418 92 U 0.3           ppm Staudigel et al. 1996 Paleozoic Orogens 92 U 0.3           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Rivers 92 U 0.3             MacDougall 1977 Livingstone 1973 Turekian & Chan 1971 Chert 92 U 0.306         4 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Upper Continental Crust 92 U 0.321           ppm Hart et al. 1999 Staudigel et al. 1995 Smith et al. 1995 Hart & Staudigel 1989 Staudigel et al. 1989 Volcanoclastic Sediment 92 U 0.348         15 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Interlayered Chert & Limestone 92 U 0.356         5 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Amphibolites 92 U 0.36         189 ppm Gao et al. 1998 Phanerozoic Flood Basalts 92 U 0.36         7 ppm Farmer 2004 Wooden et al. 1993 Australian Granite 92 U 0.37         8 ppm Kemp & Hawkesworth 2004 Whalen 1985 Central American Basalts 92 U 0.37         26 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004 Island Arc Andesite 92 U 0.37         6 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004 Granulitic Xenolites 92 U 0.38 0.08       55 ppm Rudnick & Presper 1990 Cascade Basalt 92 U 0.39         22 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004 Felsic Granulites 92 U 0.4         137 ppm Gao et al. 1998 Radiolarites 92 U 0.4           ppm Elliot et al. 1997 Volcanoclastic Turbidites 92 U 0.4           ppm Elliot et al. 1997 New Hebrides Islands 92 U 0.41         20 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004 Volcanoclastic Turbidites 92 U 0.424         13 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Kamchatka Basalt 92 U 0.43         31 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004 Vanuatu Trench 92 U 0.436           ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Radiolarites 92 U 0.442         4 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Mafic Granulites 92 U 0.45         128 ppm Gao et al. 1998 Interior North China Craton 92 U 0.46           ppm Gao et al. 1998 Venus Surface 92 U 0.46   0.26       ppm Fegley, Jr. 2004 Surkov et al. 1987 Upper Continental Crust   U/Pb 0.465             Hart et al. 1999 Staudigel et al. 1995 Smith et al. 1995 Hart & Staudigel 1989 Staudigel et al. 1989 Lower Continental Crust 92 U 0.47           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Villaseca et al. 1999 DSDP/ODP Site 801 92 U 0.5           ppm Elliot et al. 1997 Mesozoic & Cenozoic Extensions 92 U 0.5           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Mesozoic & Cenozoic Orogens 92 U 0.5           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995 DSDP/ODP Site 801 92 U 0.51           ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Tongan Basalts 92 U 0.51         5 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004 Interlayerd Clay & Chert 92 U 0.525         2 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Continental Arc Andesite 92 U 0.53         102 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004 Lower Continental Crust 92 U 0.53           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Taylor & McLennan 1985 Taylor & McLennan 1995 Intermediate Mafic Archean Granulites 92 U 0.54 0.4       24 ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Oceanic Plateaus 92 U 0.55           ppm Kerr 2004 Volcanoclastic Turbidites 92 U 0.574         43 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Aleutian Basalts 92 U 0.58         19 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004 Marianas Trench 92 U 0.58           ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Metapelitic Granulitic Xenolites 92 U 0.58 0.5       35 ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Island Arc Andesite 92 U 0.59         105 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004 Nano Ooze 92 U 0.593         4 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Brown Clay 92 U 0.6         29 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Felsic Volcanics 92 U 0.6           ppm Condie 1993 Felsic Volcanics 92 U 0.6           ppm Condie 1993 Venus Surface 92 U 0.6   0.16       ppm Fegley, Jr. 2004 Surkov et al. 1987 Colombia Trench 92 U 0.62           ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Luzon Basalt 92 U 0.62         7 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004 Central East China Craton 92 U 0.63           ppm Gao et al. 1998 Lower Continental Crust 92 U 0.63           ppm Shaw et al. 1986 Taylor & McLennan 1981 Hydrothermal Sediment 92 U 0.635         4 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Venus Surface 92 U 0.64   0.47       ppm Fegley, Jr. 2004 Surkov et al. 1987 DSDP/ODP Site 800 92 U 0.66           ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Lower Continental Crust 92 U 0.66           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Shaw et al. 1994 Talkeetna Arc Plutonic Rocks 92 U 0.669   0.012     42 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004 Venus Surface 92 U 0.68   0.38         Fegley, Jr. 2004 Surkov et al. 1987 Archean Terrains 92 U 0.7           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Basic Precambrian Granulites 92 U 0.7         25 ppm Shaw et al. 1986 Mafic Archean Granulites 92 U 0.7 0.5       24 ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Silicified Limestone 92 U 0.7           ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Kamchatka Trench 92 U 0.71           ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Phanerozoic Flood Basalts 92 U 0.71         1 ppm Farmer 2004 Peate 1997 Interior North China Craton 92 U 0.72           ppm Gao et al. 1998 Central East China Craton 92 U 0.74           ppm Gao et al. 1998 Archean Canadian Shield 92 U 0.75           ppm Shaw et al. 1986 Taylor & McLennan 1981 Archean Terrains 92 U 0.75           ppm Taylor & McLennan 1995 Basalts 92 U 0.75         44 ppm Farmer 2004 Baker et al. 1997 Tonalites-Trondhjemites-Granodiorites 92 U 0.75         553 ppm Gao et al. 1998 Mavic Volcanics 92 U 0.79         632 ppm Gao et al. 1998 Granulites 92 U 0.8 0.4       187 ppm Rudnick & Presper 1990 Marine Organisms 92 U 0.8           ppm Li 1991 Bowen 1979 Pelagic Clay 92 U 0.806         56 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Pelagic Clay 92 U 0.806         56 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Felsic Post-Archean Granulites 92 U 0.81 0.7       48 ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Andesites 92 U 0.82         24 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004 Philip Trench 92 U 0.85           ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Central East China Craton 92 U 0.86           ppm Gao et al. 1998 Lower Continental Crust 92 U 0.86           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Gao et al. 1998a Radiolarites 92 U 0.86         17 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Talkeetna Arc Plutonic Rocks 92 U 0.877   0.044     13 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004 Middle Continental Crust 92 U 0.9           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Shaw et al. 1994 Oceanic Plateaus 92 U 0.9           ppm Kerr 2004 Kerr et al. 1996 Continental Crust 92 U 0.91           ppm Taylor & McLennan 1995 Basalts 92 U 0.92         9 ppm Farmer 2004 Hoang & Flower 1998 Interior North China Craton 92 U 0.93           ppm Gao et al. 1998 Lower Continental Crust 92 U 0.93           ppm Wedepohl 1995 Lower Continental Crust 92 U 0.93           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Wedepohl 1995 Intermediate Mafic Post-Archean Granulites 92 U 0.95 0.8       21 ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Metafelsic Volcanics 92 U 0.95         41 ppm Gao et al. 1998 Ashy Clay 92 U 0.971         4 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Pelagic Clay 92 U 0.985         55 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Nankai Trench 92 U 0.99           ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Phanerozoic Flood Basalts 92 U 0.99         9 ppm Farmer 2004 Wooden et al. 1993 East Sunda Trench 92 U 0.991           ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Core 92 U 0           µg/g McDonough 1998 Oceanic Plateaus 92 U 0           ppm Kerr 2004 Salters et al. 1992 Basalts 92 U 1           ppm Condie 1993 Basalts 92 U 1           ppm Condie 1993 Basalts 92 U 1         7 ppm Farmer 2004 Price et al. 1997 Fresh Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts   231Pa/235U 1             Elliott & Spiegelman 2004 Bourdon et al. 1996a Bourdon et al. 1996b Bourdon et al. 2000 Island Arcs 92 U 1           ppm Taylor & McLennan 1995 Novo-Urei Ureilite 92 U 1           ppb Janssens et al. 1987 Higuchi et al. 1976 Primitive Mantle   K/U 1             Gao et al. 1998 Hofmann 1988 Central East China Craton 92 U 1.02           ppm Gao et al. 1998 Middle Continental Crust 92 U 1.02           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Gao et al. 1998 Zeolite Clay 92 U 1.021         3 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Ferruginous Clay 92 U 1.025         2 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Carbonates 92 U 1.05         50 ppm Gao et al. 1998 Andesites 92 U 1.053         50 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Plank & Langmuir 1988 Lesser Antilles Basalt 92 U 1.07         39 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004 Central East China Craton 92 U 1.08           ppm Gao et al. 1998 North Qinling Belt in China 92 U 1.08           ppm Gao et al. 1998 Phanerozoic Flood Basalts 92 U 1.08         36 ppm Farmer 2004 Hooper & Hawkesworth 1993 Mafic Intrusions 92 U 1.09         308 ppm Gao et al. 1998 Carbonates 92 U 1.1         2038 ppm Gao et al. 1998 Continental Crust 92 U 1.1           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Taylor & McLennan 1985 Taylor & McLennan 1995 East China Craton 92 U 1.1           ppm Gao et al. 1998 Intermediate Precambrian Granulites 92 U 1.1         26 ppm Shaw et al. 1986 Lower Continental Crust 92 U 1.1           ppm Shaw et al. 1986 Precambrian Granulites 92 U 1.1         88 ppm Shaw et al. 1986 Sandstones 92 U 1.1           ppm Condie 1993 Sandstones 92 U 1.1           ppm Condie 1993 Yangtze Craton 92 U 1.1           ppm Gao et al. 1998 Pelagic Clay 92 U 1.11         8 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Turbidites 92 U 1.123         4 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Basalts 92 U 1.13         3 ppm Farmer 2004 Chung et al. 1995 Central East China Craton 92 U 1.13           ppm Gao et al. 1998 East China Craton 92 U 1.15           ppm Gao et al. 1998 Interlayered Clay & Chert 92 U 1.152         12 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 South Sandwich Trench 92 U 1.16           ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Central East China Craton 92 U 1.17           ppm Gao et al. 1998 Central East China Craton 92 U 1.19           ppm Gao et al. 1998 Izu-Bonin Trench 92 U 1.19           ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Archean Canadian Shield 92 U 1.2           ppm Shaw et al. 1986 Eade & Fahrig 1971 Basalts 92 U 1.2           ppm Condie 1993 Basalts 92 U 1.2           ppm Condie 1993 Basalts 92 U 1.2           ppm Condie 1993 Continental Arcs 92 U 1.2           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Continental Crust 92 U 1.2           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Gao et al. 1998a Diatom Oozes & Clay 92 U 1.2         15 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 North Qinling Belt in China 92 U 1.2           ppm Gao et al. 1998 Sandstones 92 U 1.2           ppm Condie 1993 South Qinling Belt in China 92 U 1.2           ppm Gao et al. 1998 Interior North China Craton 92 U 1.23           ppm Gao et al. 1998 Andean Andesites 92 U 1.25           ppm Weaver & Tarney 1984 Bailey 1981 Continental Crust 92 U 1.25           ppm Weaver & Tarney 1984 Taylor & McLennan 1981 Makran Trench 92 U 1.25           ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Central East China Craton 92 U 1.26           ppm Gao et al. 1998 Basalts 92 U 1.3           ppm Condie 1993 Continental Crust 92 U 1.3           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Continental Crust 92 U 1.3           ppm Weaver & Tarney 1984 Continental Crust 92 U 1.3           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Continental Crust 92 U 1.3           ppm Kemp & Hawkesworth 2004 Rudnick & Gao 2004 Continental Crust 92 U 1.3           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Weaver & Tarney 1984 Continental Shields & Platforms 92 U 1.3           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Graywackes 92 U 1.3           ppm Condie 1993 Middle Continental Crust 92 U 1.3   0.4       µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Middle Continental Crust 92 U 1.3           ppm Kemp & Hawkesworth 2004 Rudnick & Gao 2004 Oceanic Plateaus 92 U 1.3           ppm Kerr 2004 Aitken & Echeverria 1984 Dupre & Echeverria 1984 Jochum et al. 1991 Silicic Precambrian Granulites 92 U 1.3         23 ppm Shaw et al. 1986 Yangtze Craton 92 U 1.31           ppm Gao et al. 1998 Phanerozoic Flood Basalts 92 U 1.34         1 ppm Farmer 2004 Peate 1997 Andes Basalt 92 U 1.35         11 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004 South Margin of North China Craton 92 U 1.35           ppm Gao et al. 1998 South Qinling Belt in China 92 U 1.35           ppm Gao et al. 1998 Interior North China Craton 92 U 1.36           ppm Gao et al. 1998 North Antilles Trench 92 U 1.36           ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Central America Trench 92 U 1.37           ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Lower Continental Crust 92 U 1.38           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Condie & Selverstone 1999 Yangtze Craton 92 U 1.38           ppm Gao et al. 1998 Central East China Craton 92 U 1.39           ppm Gao et al. 1998 Japan Trench 92 U 1.39           ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Kuriles Trench 92 U 1.39           ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Continental Crust 92 U 1.4           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Paleozoic Orogens 92 U 1.4           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995 South Margin of North China Craton 92 U 1.4           ppm Gao et al. 1998 Yangtze Craton 92 U 1.4           ppm Gao et al. 1998 Basalts 92 U 1.41         4 ppm Farmer 2004 Chung 1999 South Margin of North China Craton 92 U 1.41           ppm Gao et al. 1998 Continental Crust 92 U 1.42           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Tonga Trench 92 U 1.428           ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Oceanic Plateaus 92 U 1.43           ppm Kerr 2004 Kerr et al. 1996 Felsic Archean Granulites 92 U 1.44 1       121 ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Felsic Volcanics 92 U 1.47         972 ppm Gao et al. 1998 Java Trench 92 U 1.471           ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Chert 92 U 1.486         4 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Andesites 92 U 1.5           ppm Condie 1993 Archean Terrains 92 U 1.5           ppm Taylor & McLennan 1995 Basalts 92 U 1.5           ppm Condie 1993 Island Arcs 92 U 1.5         323 ppm Kemp & Hawkesworth 2004 Silver & Chappell 1998 Upper Continental Crust 92 U 1.5           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Eade and Fahrig 1973 Basalts 92 U 1.53         23 ppm Farmer 2004 Paslick et al. 1995 Central East China Craton 92 U 1.55           ppm Gao et al. 1998 Upper Continental Crust 92 U 1.55           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Gao et al. 1998 North Qinling Belt in China 92 U 1.56           ppm Gao et al. 1998 Basalts 92 U 1.57         27 ppm Farmer 2004 Farmer et al. 2002 Continental Arc Andesite 92 U 1.57         29 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004 South Qinling Belt in China 92 U 1.57           ppm Gao et al. 1998 South Margin of North China Craton 92 U 1.58           ppm Gao et al. 1998 South Margin of North China Craton 92 U 1.59           ppm Gao et al. 1998 South Qinling Belt in China 92 U 1.59           ppm Gao et al. 1998 Active Continental Rifts 92 U 1.6           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Continental Crust 92 U 1.6           ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994 Wedepohl 1991 Middle Continental Crust 92 U 1.6           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Middle Continental Crust 92 U 1.6           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Rifted Continental Margins 92 U 1.6           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Tonalites-Trondhjemites-Granodiorites 92 U 1.6         355 ppm Kemp & Hawkesworth 2004 Martin 1995 Radiolarian Clay 92 U 1.62         2 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Yangtze Craton 92 U 1.62           ppm Gao et al. 1998 Radiolarian Clay 92 U 1.643         11 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Subducted Sediment 92 U 1.68   0.18       ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Alaska Trench 92 U 1.69           ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Continental Crust 92 U 1.7           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Wedepohl 1995 Continental Crust 92 U 1.7           ppm Wedepohl 1995 Continental Crust 92 U 1.7           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Wedepohl 1995 Granulites 92 U 1.7 0.7       152 ppm Rudnick & Presper 1990 Graywackes 92 U 1.7           ppm Condie 1993 Graywackes 92 U 1.7           ppm Condie 1993 Graywackes 92 U 1.7           ppm Condie 1993 Tonalites 92 U 1.7           ppm Wedepohl 1995 Radiolarian Clay 92 U 1.78         8 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Radiolarian Clay 92 U 1.78         8 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Tonalites-Trondhjemites-Granodiorites 92 U 1.78         641 ppm Gao et al. 1998 Andesites 92 U 1.8           ppm Condie 1993 Carbonate Turbidites 92 U 1.8         87 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Continental Crust 92 U 1.8           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Shaw et al. 1986 Continental Crust 92 U 1.8           ppm Shaw et al. 1986 Graywackes 92 U 1.8           ppm Condie 1993 Graywackes 92 U 1.8           ppm Condie 1993 Mesozoic & Cenozoic Orogens 92 U 1.8           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Pelagic Clay 92 U 1.866         6 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Pelagic Clay 92 U 1.867         3 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Diatome Clay 92 U 1.872         6 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Oceanic Plateaus 92 U 1.88           ppm Kerr 2004 Salters et al. 1992 Oceanic Plateaus 92 U 1.89           ppm Kerr 2004 Reynaud et al. 1999 Oceanic Plateaus 92 U 1.89           ppm Kerr 2004 Tejada et al. 1996 Early Archean Upper Crust 92 U 1.9           ppm Condie 1993 ODP Site 735   232Th/238U 1.9             Hart et al. 1999 Arenaceous Rocks 92 U 1.94         121 ppm Gao et al. 1998 Pelagic Clay 92 U 1.97         6 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Oceanic Plateaus 92 U 1.99           ppm Kerr 2004 Salters et al. 1992 Depleted Mantle   ¿ 10             Rehkamper & Hofmann 1997 MAC 88177 Lodranite 92 U 10           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Weigel et al. 1999 Upper Continental Crust   K/U 10             Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Continental Crust   K/U 10.1             Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Middle Continental Crust   K/U 10.7             Rudnick & Fountain 1995 North American Shale Composite (NASC) 92 U 104           ppb Morgan et al. 1978 Mishash Formation 92 U 105         3 ppm Altschuller 1980 Mazor 1963 Shergotty Meteorite 92 U 105   20       ppb McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998 ALH 84001 Meteorite 92 U 11   2       ppb McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998 D'Orbigny Angrite 92 U 116           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Mittlefehldt et al. 2002 Marine Phosphorites 92 U 120 105   30 260 7 ppm Altschuller 1980 Continental Intraplate Xenoliths 92 U 126           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Bedini & Bodinier 1999 Depleted D-MORB basalts   K/U 12654             Salters & Stracke 2004 Fresh Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts   230Th/238U 13             Elliott & Spiegelman 2004 Goldstein et al. 1991 Goldstein et al. 1993 Volpe & Goldstein 1993 Lundstrom et al. 1995 Watson IIE Iron 92 U 13.5           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Olsen et al. 1994 Granulites   Th/U 13.9 7.6       175   Rudnick & Presper 1990 Seawater   238U/235U 137.89   0.075     21   Chen et al. 1986 Central East China Craton   K/U 13800             Gao et al. 1998 Igneous Rocks 92 U 14           ppb Morgan et al. 1978 Reed & Jovanovic 1969 Chassigny Achondrite 92 U 14.9           ppb Janssens et al. 1987 Treiman et al. 1986 Bone Valley Formation 92 U 140         8 ppm Altschuller 1980 Nuevo Laredo Eucrite 92 U 140           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Warren & Jerde 1987 Oulad Abdoun Basin 92 U 140         4 ppm Altschuller 1980 Seawater   d234U 144   1     9   Chen et al. 1986 Fresh Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts   K/U 14674             Salters & Stracke 2004 ALH 77005 Meteorite 92 U 15   3       ppb McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998 Mercury Crustal Silicates   Th/U 1500             Taylor & Scott 2004 Fegley & Cameron 1987 Central East China Craton   K/U 15800             Gao et al. 1998 Central East China Craton   K/U 15800             Gao et al. 1998 Central East China Craton   K/U 15900             Gao et al. 1998 Sera de Mage Eucrite 92 U 16           ppb Morgan et al. 1978 Morgan & Lovering 1973 Granulites   Th/U 16.8 9       142   Rudnick & Presper 1990 Y-74450 Eucrites 92 U 163           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Wanke et al. 1977 Central East China Craton   K/U 16300             Gao et al. 1998 Central East China Craton   K/U 16400             Gao et al. 1998 Central East China Craton   K/U 16900             Gao et al. 1998 Stannern Eucrite 92 U 172           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Barrat et al. 2000 McCarthy et al. 1973 Chassigny Meteorite 92 U 18   4       ppb McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998 Venus Surface   K/U 18200     9700 34700     Fegley, Jr. 2004 Surkov et al. 1987 Serra De Mage Eucrite 92 U 19           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Barrat et al. 2000 McCarthy et al. 1973 Basalts 92 U 19.1         10 ppm Farmer 2004 Chung et al. 2001 Central East China Craton   K/U 19600             Gao et al. 1998 Andesites 92 U 2           ppm Condie 1993 Andesites 92 U 2           ppm Condie 1993 Andesites 92 U 2           ppm Condie 1993 Andesites 92 U 2           ppm Condie 1993 Andesites 92 U 2           ppm Condie 1993 Archean Terrains 92 U 2           ppm Shaw et al. 1986 Shaw et al. 1967 Early Archean Upper Crust 92 U 2           ppm Condie 1993 Fresh Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts   230Th/238U 2             Elliott & Spiegelman 2004 Bourdon et al. 1996b Fresh Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts   230Th/238U 2             Elliott & Spiegelman 2004 Bourdon et al. 1996b Fresh Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts   230Th/238U 2             Elliott & Spiegelman 2004 Rubin & Macdougall 1988 Rubin & Macdougall 1990 Greywackes 92 U 2           ppm Wedepohl 1995 Mafic Post-Archean Granulites 92 U 2 0.55       13 ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Pelagic Clay 92 U 2           ppm Elliot et al. 1997 Tonalites-Trondhjemites-Granodiorites 92 U 2           ppm Condie 1993 Ryuku Trench 92 U 2.01           ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Diatome Ooze 92 U 2.017         4 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Brown Clay 92 U 2.037         4 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Oceanic Plateaus 92 U 2.06           ppm Kerr 2004 Mahoney et al. 1993 North Qinling Belt in China 92 U 2.07           ppm Gao et al. 1998 Metalliferous Clay 92 U 2.072         12 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Granites 92 U 2.09         8 ppm Kemp & Hawkesworth 2004 Kemp 2001 Late Archean Upper Crust 92 U 2.1           ppm Condie 1993 Late Archean Upper Crust 92 U 2.1           ppm Condie 1993 Mesozoic & Cenozoic Extensions 92 U 2.1           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Granites 92 U 2.11         402 ppm Gao et al. 1998 Archean Amphibolites 92 U 2.2           ppm Weaver & Tarney 1984 Weaver & Tarney 1981 Depleted-Depleted MORB Mantle   Th/U 2.2             Workman & Hart 2005 Lundstrom et al. 1999 Sims et al. 2002 Sims et al. 2003 Middle Continental Crust 92 U 2.2           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Weaver & Tarney 1984 Oceanic Plateaus 92 U 2.2           ppm Kerr 2004 Salters et al. 1992 Post-Archean Terrrains 92 U 2.2           ppm Shaw et al. 1986 Eade & Fahrig 1971 Upper Continental Crust 92 U 2.2           ppm Condie 1993 Upper Continental Crust 92 U 2.2           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Condie 1993 Venus Surface 92 U 2.2   0.7       wt% Fegley, Jr. 2004 Surkov et al. 1987 Diorite 92 U 2.23         260 ppm Gao et al. 1998 North Qinling Belt in China 92 U 2.25           ppm Gao et al. 1998 Solid Earth   232Th/238U 2.25             Hart et al. 1999 White 1993 Sumatra Trench 92 U 2.26           ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Arenaceous Rocks 92 U 2.28         2754 ppm Gao et al. 1998 Oceanic Plateaus 92 U 2.29           ppm Kerr 2004 Kerr et al. 1997 Hauff et al. 2000 Andaman Trench 92 U 2.3           ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Felsic Volcanics 92 U 2.3           ppm Condie 1993 Felsic Volcanics 92 U 2.3           ppm Condie 1993 Tonalites-Trondhjemites-Granodiorites 92 U 2.3           ppm Condie 1993 Oceanic Plateaus 92 U 2.32           ppm Kerr 2004 Tejada et al. 2002 Green Clay 92 U 2.364         3 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Peru Trench 92 U 2.37           ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Oceanic Plateaus 92 U 2.38           ppm Kerr 2004 Mahoney et al. 1993 Turbidites 92 U 2.385         4 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Aleutian Trench 92 U 2.39           ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Kerm Trench 92 U 2.397           ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Early Proterozoic Upper Crust 92 U 2.4           ppm Condie 1993 Granites 92 U 2.4           ppm Kemp & Hawkesworth 2004 Sylvester 1995 Late Proterozoic Upper Crust 92 U 2.4           ppm Condie 1993 Mesozoic & Cenozoic Upper Crust 92 U 2.4           ppm Condie 1993 Middle Proterozoic Upper Crust 92 U 2.4           ppm Condie 1993 Paleozoic Upper Crust 92 U 2.4           ppm Condie 1993 Shales 92 U 2.4           ppm Condie 1993 Solid Earth   232Th/238U 2.4             Hart et al. 1999 Allegre et al. 1988 Upper Continental Crust 92 U 2.4           ppm Condie 1993 Oceanic Plateaus 92 U 2.43           ppm Kerr 2004 Aitken & Echeverria 1984 Dupre & Echeverria 1984 Jochum et al. 1991 Precambrian Canadian Shield 92 U 2.45           ppm Shaw et al. 1986 Upper Continental Crust 92 U 2.45           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Shaw et al. 1967 Shaw et al. 1976 Amazon River Particulates 92 U 2.5           µg/g Martin & Meybeck 1979 Depleted MORB Mantle   Th/U 2.5             Workman & Hart 2005 Lundstrom et al. 1999 Sims et al. 2002 Sims et al. 2003 Felsic Volcanics 92 U 2.5           ppm Condie 1993 Felsic Volcanics 92 U 2.5           ppm Condie 1993 Felsic Volcanics 92 U 2.5           ppm Condie 1993 Tonalites-Trondhjemites-Granodiorites 92 U 2.5           ppm Condie 1993 Upper Continental Crust 92 U 2.5           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Wedepohl 1995 Upper Continental Crust 92 U 2.5           ppm Taylor et al. 1983 Taylor & McLennan 1981 Upper Continental Crust 92 U 2.5           ppm Wedepohl 1995 Upper Continental Crust 92 U 2.5           ppm Weaver & Tarney 1984 Taylor & McLennan 1981 Upper Continental Crust 92 U 2.5           ppm Shaw et al. 1986 Taylor & McLennan 1981 Pelites 92 U 2.51         69 ppm Gao et al. 1998 Early Proterozoic Upper Crust 92 U 2.6           ppm Condie 1993 Late Proterozoic Upper Crust 92 U 2.6           ppm Condie 1993 Marine Pelagic Clay 92 U 2.6           ppm Li 1991 Turekian & Wedepohl 1961 Ku 1966 Marine Pelagic Clay 92 U 2.6           ppm Li 1982 Ku 1966 Oceanic Plateaus 92 U 2.6           ppm Kerr 2004 Hauff et al. 2000 N-MORB   Th/U 2.632             Hart et al. 1999 Hofmann 1988 Ito et al. 1987 Smith et al. 1995 Hauri & Hart 1997 Continental Crust 92 U 2.7           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Taylor 1964 Depleted Mantle   K 2.7             Rehkamper & Hofmann 1997 Mesozoic & Cenozoic Upper Crust 92 U 2.7           ppm Condie 1993 Middle Proterozoic Upper Crust 92 U 2.7           ppm Condie 1993 North American Shale Composite (NASC) 92 U 2.7           ppm Condie 1993 Paleozoic Upper Crust 92 U 2.7           ppm Condie 1993 Upper Continental Crust 92 U 2.7   0.6       µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 see text Upper Continental Crust 92 U 2.7           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Upper Continental Crust 92 U 2.7           ppm Kemp & Hawkesworth 2004 Rudnick & Gao 2004 Ganges River Particulates 92 U 2.8           µg/g Martin & Meybeck 1979 Johnstown Diogenite 92 U 2.8           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Wanke et al. 1977 Upper Continental Crust 92 U 2.8           ppm Taylor & McLennan 1995 Upper Continental Crust 92 U 2.8           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Taylor & McLennan 1985 Taylor & McLennan 1995 Oceanic Plateaus 92 U 2.89           ppm Kerr 2004 Kerr et al. 1997 Hauff et al. 2000 Australian Granite 92 U 2.9         6 ppm Kemp & Hawkesworth 2004 Turner et al. 1992 Depleted D-MORB basalts   Th/U 2.9             Salters & Stracke 2004 Shales 92 U 2.9           ppm Condie 1993 Oceanic Plateaus 92 U 2.91           ppm Kerr 2004 Kerr et al. 2002 Clastic Turbidites 92 U 2.919         28 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Cascadia Trench 92 U 2.92           ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Granites 92 U 2.92         1226 ppm Gao et al. 1998 Oceanic Plateaus 92 U 2.98           ppm Kerr 2004 Mahoney et al. 1995 Fresh Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts   231Pa/235U 20             Elliott & Spiegelman 2004 Volpe & Goldstein 1993 Lundstrom et al. 1999 Sims et al. 2002 Igneous Rocks 92 U 20           ppb Morgan et al. 1978 Morgan & Lovering 1973 Primitive Mantle 92 U 20.3   4.1       ppb McDonough & Sun 1995 Silicate Earth 92 U 20.3   4.1       ppb McDonough & Sun 1995 Juvinas Eucrite 92 U 200           ppb Morgan et al. 1978 Clark Jr. et al. 1967 Primitive Mantle 92 U 21.8           ppb Palme & O'Neill 2004 Primitive Mantle 92 U 21.8   3.27       ppb Palme & O'Neill 2004 Goalpara Ureilite 92 U 22       1.1   ppb Janssens et al. 1987 Higuchi et al. 1976 Fresh Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts   230Th/238U 23             Elliott & Spiegelman 2004 Bourdon et al. 1996a Bourdon et al. 1996b Bourdon et al. 2000 Lower Continental Crust   K/U 23800             Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Igneous Rocks 92 U 25           ppb Morgan et al. 1978 Fisher 1969 Mercury Crustal Silicates 92 U 258           ng/g Taylor & Scott 2004 Mercury Crustal Silicates 92 U 26           ng/g Taylor & Scott 2004 Dover Sandstone 92 U 260         4 ppm Altschuller 1980 Cathcart & Schmidt 1974 Binda Eucrite 92 U 27           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Barrat et al. 2000 McCarthy et al. 1973 Congo River Particulates 92 U 3           µg/g Martin & Meybeck 1979 Enriched-Depleted MORB Mantle   Th/U 3             Workman & Hart 2005 Lundstrom et al. 1999 Sims et al. 2002 Sims et al. 2003 Fresh Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts   230Th/238U 3             Elliott & Spiegelman 2004 Condomines et al. 1981 River Particulates 92 U 3           µg/g Martin & Meybeck 1979 Mexico Trench 92 U 3.01           ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Pelites 92 U 3.04         1341 ppm Gao et al. 1998 Oceanic Plateaus 92 U 3.08           ppm Kerr 2004 Tejada et al. 2002 Aubres Aubrite 92 U 3.17           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Easton 1985 Wolf et al. 1983 Granulitic Xenolites   Th/U 3.19 2.69       55   Rudnick & Presper 1990 Marine Shales   Th/U 3.2             Altschuller 1980 Turekian & Wedepohl 1961 Oceans Surface water 92 U 3.2           µg/kg Quinby-Hunt & Turekian 1983 Turekian & Chan 1971 Seawater 92 U 3.2           ppb Li 1982 Seawater 92 U 3.2           µg/kg Quinby-Hunt & Turekian 1983 Turekian & Chan 1971 Seawater 92 U 3.238         21 ng/g Chen et al. 1986 Fresh Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts   Th/U 3.26             Salters & Stracke 2004 Peninsular Range Batholith 92 U 3.3           ppm Kemp & Hawkesworth 2004 Sylvester 1995 Seawater 92 U 3.3           ppb Hart & Staudigel 1982 ODP Site 735   Th/U 3.39 2.33       22   Hart et al. 1999 Shales 92 U 3.4           ppm Condie 1993 Oceanic Plateaus 92 U 3.42           ppm Kerr 2004 Salters et al. 1992 Granites 92 U 3.5           ppm Condie 1993 Garonne River Particulates 92 U 3.6           µg/g Martin & Meybeck 1979 Mercury Crustal Silicates   Th/U 3.6             Taylor & Scott 2004 Morgan & Anders 1980 Mercury Crustal Silicates   Th/U 3.6             Taylor & Scott 2004 Mercury Crustal Silicates   Th/U 3.6             Taylor & Scott 2004 Mercury Crustal Silicates   Th/U 3.6             Taylor & Scott 2004 Mercury Crustal Silicates   Th/U 3.6             Taylor & Scott 2004 Mercury Crustal Silicates   Th/U 3.6             Taylor & Scott 2004 Mercury Crustal Silicates   Th/U 3.6             Taylor & Scott 2004 Marine Shales 92 U 3.7           ppm Li 1991 Turekian & Wedepohl 1961 Marine Shales 92 U 3.7           ppm Altschuller 1980 Turekian & Wedepohl 1961 Mesozoic & Cenozoic Upper Crust   Th/U 3.7             Condie 1993 Mesozoic & Cenozoic Upper Crust   Th/U 3.7             Condie 1993 Basalts 92 U 3.76         16 ppm Farmer 2004 Rogers et al. 1998 Late Archean Upper Crust   Th/U 3.8             Condie 1993 Middle Proterozoic Upper Crust   Th/U 3.8             Condie 1993 Paleozoic Upper Crust   Th/U 3.8             Condie 1993 Paleozoic Upper Crust   Th/U 3.8             Condie 1993 Ultrabasic Precambrian Granulites 92 U 3.8         14 ppm Shaw et al. 1986 Upper Continental Crust   Th/U 3.8             Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Upper Continental Crust   Th/U 3.8             Condie 1993 Continental Crust   Th/U 3.9             Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Early Archean Upper Crust   Th/U 3.9             Condie 1993 Early Archean Upper Crust   Th/U 3.9             Condie 1993 Early Proterozoic Upper Crust   Th/U 3.9             Condie 1993 Late Archean Upper Crust   Th/U 3.9             Condie 1993 Middle Continental Crust   Th/U 3.9             Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Middle Proterozoic Upper Crust   Th/U 3.9             Condie 1993 Silicate Earth   Th/U 3.9             Workman & Hart 2005 Lundstrom et al. 1999 Sims et al. 2002 Sims et al. 2003 Upper Continental Crust   Th/U 3.9             Condie 1993 Kimberlite 92 U 3.91         22 ppm Farmer 2004 Taylor et al. 1994 Bambui Group 92 U 30         14 ppm Altschuller 1980 Cathcart 1974 Seawater 92 U 3200             Li 1991 Whitfield & Turner 1987 Mercury Crustal Silicates 92 U 34           ng/g Taylor & Scott 2004 Morgan & Anders 1980 Mercury Crustal Silicates 92 U 340           ng/g Taylor & Scott 2004 Frankfort Howardites 92 U 38           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 McCarthy et al. 1972 Palme et al. 1978 Early Proterozoic Upper Crust   Th/U 4             Condie 1993 Fresh Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts   231Pa/235U 4             Elliott & Spiegelman 2004 Goldstein et al. 1991 Goldstein et al. 1993 Volpe & Goldstein 1993 Cooper et al. 2003 Late Proterozoic Upper Crust   Th/U 4             Condie 1993 Late Proterozoic Upper Crust   Th/U 4             Condie 1993 Primitive Mantle   Th/U 4             Gao et al. 1998 Hofmann 1988 Solid Earth   232Th/238U 4.2             Hart et al. 1999 Allegre et al. 1988 Upper Continental Crust   Th/U 4.2             Taylor et al. 1983 Taylor & McLennan 1981 South Antilles Trench 92 U 4.27           ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Silty Mud 92 U 4.44         16 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Granites 92 U 4.5           ppm Condie 1993 ODP Site 735   238U/204Pb 4.5             Hart et al. 1999 Orinoco River Particulates 92 U 4.5           µg/g Martin & Meybeck 1979 Solid Earth   238U/204Pb 4.5             Hart et al. 1999 Allegre et al. 1988 Cratonic Xenoliths   U/Pb 4.659             Pearson et al. 2004 Depleted Mantle 92 U 4.7   1.41       ppb Salters & Stracke 2004 Oceanic Plateaus 92 U 4.72           ppm Kerr 2004 Salters et al. 1992 Diatome Mud 92 U 4.889         6 ppm Plank & Langmuir 1998 Fresh Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts   230Th/238U 40             Elliott & Spiegelman 2004 Volpe & Goldstein 1993 Lundstrom et al. 1999 Sims et al. 2002 ODP Site 735 92 U 43.6 33       22 ppb Hart et al. 1999 Depleted D-MORB basalts   Nb/U 44.4             Salters & Stracke 2004 Igneous Rocks 92 U 45           ppb Morgan et al. 1978 Clark Jr. et al. 1967 Fresh Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts   Nb/U 45.74             Salters & Stracke 2004 Granulites   K/U 46700 28200       149   Rudnick & Presper 1990 Igneous Rocks 92 U 48           ppb Morgan et al. 1978 Australian Granite 92 U 5         704 ppm Kemp & Hawkesworth 2004 Chappell & White 1992 Australian Granite 92 U 5           ppm Kemp & Hawkesworth 2004 Collins et al. 1982 Australian Granite 92 U 5         1074 ppm Kemp & Hawkesworth 2004 Wormald & Price 1988 Fresh Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts   231Pa/235U 5             Elliott & Spiegelman 2004 Goldstein et al. 1991 Goldstein et al. 1993 Volpe & Goldstein 1993 Lundstrom et al. 1995 Granites 92 U 5           ppm Condie 1993 Manganese Nodules 92 U 5           ppm Li 1991 Baturin 1988 Orangeite 92 U 5         114 ppm Farmer 2004 Mitchell 1995 Central East China Craton   Th/U 5.76             Gao et al. 1998 Mekong River Particulates 92 U 5.8           µg/g Martin & Meybeck 1979 Lower Continental Crust   Th/U 5.9             Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Gibson Lodranite 92 U 50           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Weigel et al. 1999 QUE 94201 Meteorite 92 U 50           ppb McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998 Kapoeta Howardites 92 U 51           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Wanke et al. 1972 Nakhla Meteorite 92 U 52   9       ppb McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998 Juvinas Eucrite 92 U 57           ppb Morgan et al. 1978 Mercury Crustal Silicates 92 U 58           ng/g Taylor & Scott 2004 Granulites   K/U 58500 39400       236   Rudnick & Presper 1990 Venus Surface   K/U 5900     1900 20000     Fegley, Jr. 2004 Surkov et al. 1987 Fresh Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts   230Th/238U 6             Elliott & Spiegelman 2004 Lundstrom et al. 1998a Fresh Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts   230Th/238U 6             Elliott & Spiegelman 2004 Rubin & Macdougall 1988 Reinitz & Turekian 1989 BenOthman & Allegre 1990 Goldstein et al. 1991 Goldstein et al. 1993 Fresh Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts   230Th/238U 6             Elliott & Spiegelman 2004 Newman et al. 1983 Rubin & Macdougall 1988 Rubin & Macdougall 1990 Fresh Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts   231Pa/235U 6             Elliott & Spiegelman 2004 Lundstrom et al. 1998a Havero Urelite 92 U 6           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Wanke et al. 1972 Central East China Craton   Th/U 6.05             Gao et al. 1998 Central East China Craton   Th/U 6.06             Gao et al. 1998 Basalts 92 U 6.09         13 ppm Farmer 2004 Robert et al. 1992 Central East China Craton   Th/U 6.18             Gao et al. 1998 Central East China Craton   Th/U 6.18             Gao et al. 1998 Central East China Craton   Th/U 6.6             Gao et al. 1998 Central East China Craton   Th/U 6.72             Gao et al. 1998 Central East China Craton   Th/U 6.72             Gao et al. 1998 Dyalpur Ureilite 92 U 6.9           ppb Janssens et al. 1987 Higuchi et al. 1976 Seawater   234U/238U 625800   600     9   Chen et al. 1986 Moore County Eucrite 92 U 64           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Barrat et al. 2000 McCarthy et al. 1973 Pungo River Formation 92 U 65         2 ppm Altschuller 1980 Venus Surface   K/U 6500     1900 23000     Fegley, Jr. 2004 Surkov et al. 1987 Fresh Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts   230Th/238U 7             Elliott & Spiegelman 2004 Peate et al. 2001 CI Chondrites 92 U 7.4           ppb McDonough & Sun 1995 CI Chondrites 92 U 7.8   0.78       ppb Palme & O'Neill 2004 Palme & Jones 2004 Solid Earth   238U/204Pb 7.8             Hart et al. 1999 Allegre et al. 1988 Acapulcoite Primitive Achondrites 92 U 70           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Yanai & Kojima 1991 Zipfel et al. 1995 EET 84302 Acapulcoite 92 U 70           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Weigel et al. 1999 Macibini Eucrites 92 U 70           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 McCarthy et al. 1973 Buchanan et al. 2000b Venus Surface   K/U 7000     2100 39400     Fegley, Jr. 2004 Surkov et al. 1987 Ibitira Eucrite 92 U 73           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Jarosewich 1990 Barrat et al. 2000 Sioux County Eucrite 92 U 74           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Barrat et al. 2000 McCarthy et al. 1973 Granulitic Xenolites   K/U 74600 33500       52   Rudnick & Presper 1990 Venus Surface   K/U 7800     5100 12500     Fegley, Jr. 2004 Surkov et al. 1987 Protolith Gabbros at ODP Site 735 92 U 8         8 ppb Hart et al. 1999 CI Chondrites 92 U 8.1   0.68     16 ppb Anders & Grevesse 1989 Orgueil Chondrite 92 U 8.1         7 ppb Anders & Grevesse 1989 Orgueil Chondrite 92 U 8.1         7 ppb Anders & Ebihara 1982 CI Chondrites 92 U 8.11           ppb Janssens et al. 1987 Anders & Ebihara 1982 CI Chondrites 92 U 8.2           ppb McDonough & Sun 1995 Palme 1988 CI Chondrites 92 U 8.2           ppb McDonough & Sun 1995 Wasson & Kallemeyn 1988 Sera de Mage Eucrite 92 U 8.2           ppb Morgan et al. 1978 Mercury Crustal Silicates 92 U 81           ng/g Taylor & Scott 2004 North American Shale Composite (NASC) 92 U 81           ppb Morgan et al. 1978 Wanke & Palme 1974 Cratonic Xenoliths 92 U 86.2           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Juvinas Eucrite 92 U 89           ppb Morgan et al. 1978 Wanke et al. 1972 Fresh Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts   230Th/238U 9             Elliott & Spiegelman 2004 Goldstein et al. 1991 Goldstein et al. 1993 Volpe & Goldstein 1993 Cooper et al. 2003 Phosphoria Formation 92 U 90         60 ppm Altschuller 1980 Gulbrandsen 1966 Phosphoria Formation 92 U 90           ppm Gulbrandsen 1966 Continental Crust 92 U 910           ppb Palme & O'Neill 2004 Rudnick & Gao 2004 Juvinas Eucrite 92 U 99           ppb Morgan et al. 1978 Morgan & Lovering 1973 Atlantic Ocean 92 U       0.2 1.9 30 ppm MacDougall 1977 Aumento 1971 Havero Ureilite 92 U         0.9   ppb Janssens et al. 1987 Higuchi et al. 1976 Havero Ureilite Vein Metal 92 U         1.2   ppb Janssens et al. 1987 Kenna Ureilite 92 U         0.1 1 ppb Janssens et al. 1987 Kenna Ureilite Vein Metal 92 U         0.4   ppb Janssens et al. 1987 Mercury Crustal Silicates 92 U       17 33   ng/g Taylor & Scott 2004 Solar Photosphere 92 U         -0.47     Palme & Jones 2004 Grevesse & Sauval 1998 Solar Photosphere 92 U         -0.47     Anders & Grevesse 1989 Solid Earth   238U/204Pb         4.5     Hart et al. 1999 White 1993