GERM Partition Coefficient (Kd) Database
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Partition Coefficients      
Rock Type Mineral Z Elem Value SD Low High Kd Type Info Reference
Basanite-Basalt Clinopyroxene 71 Lu         Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Clinoyroxene 38 Sr     0.14 0.2 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Clinoyroxene 39 Y     0.24 0.38 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Clinoyroxene 40 Zr     0.057 0.065 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Clinoyroxene 41 Nb     0.0008 0.0015 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Clinoyroxene 56 Ba 0.0003 0.0001     Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Clinoyroxene 57 La     0.031 0.044 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Clinoyroxene 58 Ce     0.061 0.074 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Clinoyroxene 59 Pr     0.094 0.12 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Clinoyroxene 60 Nd     0.14 0.18 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Clinoyroxene 62 Sm 0.21 0.012     Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Clinoyroxene 63 Eu 0.29 0.039     Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Clinoyroxene 64 Gd     0.24 0.31 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Clinoyroxene 65 Tb     0.26 0.33 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Clinoyroxene 66 Dy     0.31 0.32 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Clinoyroxene 67 Ho     0.31 0.34 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Clinoyroxene 68 Er 0.27 0.033     Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Clinoyroxene 70 Yb     0.22 0.28 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Clinoyroxene 72 Hf     0.14 0.15 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Clinoyroxene 73 Ta     0.014 0.019 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Garnet 38 Sr     0.0011 0.0017 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Garnet 39 Y     2.7 6 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Garnet 40 Zr     0.15 0.32 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Garnet 41 Nb     0.0003 0.2 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Garnet 57 La     0.0009 0.0017 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Garnet 58 Ce     0.0027 0.0076 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Garnet 59 Pr     0.01 0.024 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Garnet 60 Nd     0.023 0.067 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Garnet 62 Sm     0.17 0.36 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Garnet 63 Eu     0.19 0.76 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Garnet 64 Gd     0.27 1.1 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Garnet 65 Tb     0.75 1.9 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Garnet 66 Dy     1.5 3.1 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Garnet 67 Ho     2.6 5.2 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Garnet 68 Er     3.9 6.5 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Garnet 70 Yb     0.14 9.7 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Garnet 71 Lu     0.12 2.2 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Garnet 72 Hf     0.2 0.27 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Garnet 73 Ta     0.044 0.061 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Phlogopite 38 Sr 0.21 0.027     Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Phlogopite 39 Y 0.018 0.0019     Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Phlogopite 40 Zr 0.008 0.0001     Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Phlogopite 41 Nb 0.021 0.0012     Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Phlogopite 56 Ba 3.3 0.49     Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Phlogopite 57 La 0.007 0.0004     Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Phlogopite 62 Sm 0.0017 0.0009     Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Phlogopite 72 Hf 0.091 0.0046     Experimental Green et al. 2000
Basanite-Basalt Phlogopite 73 Ta 0.11 0.005     Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Clinopyroxene 38 Sr     0.066 0.11 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Clinopyroxene 39 Y     0.24 1.1 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Clinopyroxene 40 Zr     0.043 0.18 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Clinopyroxene 41 Nb     0.0006 0.0067 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Clinopyroxene 56 Ba 0.0002 0     Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Clinopyroxene 57 La     0.029 0.057 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Clinopyroxene 58 Ce     0.055 0.12 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Clinopyroxene 59 Pr     0.089 0.2 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Clinopyroxene 60 Nd     0.14 0.33 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Clinopyroxene 62 Sm     0.23 0.58 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Clinopyroxene 63 Eu     0.23 0.77 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Clinopyroxene 64 Gd     0.27 0.77 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Clinopyroxene 65 Tb     0.27 0.95 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Clinopyroxene 66 Dy     0.3 1.1 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Clinopyroxene 67 Ho     0.25 1.1 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Clinopyroxene 68 Er     0.24 1.1 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Clinopyroxene 70 Yb     0.22 1.2 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Clinopyroxene 71 Lu     0.18 0.98 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Clinopyroxene 72 Hf     0.073 0.31 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Clinopyroxene 73 Ta     0.0019 0.022 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Garnet 38 Sr     0.0023 0.0051 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Garnet 39 Y     3.9 4.6 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Garnet 40 Zr     0.12 0.61 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Garnet 41 Nb     0.0005 0.005 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Garnet 57 La     0.0014 0.0033 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Garnet 58 Ce     0.0029 0.015 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Garnet 59 Pr     0.0083 0.051 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Garnet 60 Nd     0.03 0.14 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Garnet 62 Sm     0.18 0.69 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Garnet 63 Eu     0.33 1.3 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Garnet 64 Gd     0.75 1.8 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Garnet 65 Tb     1.5 2.7 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Garnet 66 Dy     2.4 3.8 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Garnet 67 Ho     3.7 4.5 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Garnet 68 Er     4.4 5.2 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Garnet 70 Yb     6.1 6.5 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Garnet 71 Lu     6.7 7 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Garnet 72 Hf     0.07 0.41 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Garnet 73 Ta     0.0025 0.019 Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Orthopyroxene 38 Sr 0.0012 0.0003     Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Orthopyroxene 39 Y 0.095 0.0031     Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Orthopyroxene 40 Zr 0.032 0.0008     Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Orthopyroxene 41 Nb 0.0013 0.0003     Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Orthopyroxene 57 La 0.0008 0.0003     Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Orthopyroxene 58 Ce 0.0016 0.0002     Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Orthopyroxene 59 Pr 0.0032 0.0011     Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Orthopyroxene 60 Nd 0.0056 0.0005     Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Orthopyroxene 62 Sm 0.015 0.0018     Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Orthopyroxene 63 Eu 0.03 0.0039     Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Orthopyroxene 64 Gd 0.034 0.012     Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Orthopyroxene 65 Tb 0.054 0.0052     Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Orthopyroxene 66 Dy 0.077 0.0042     Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Orthopyroxene 67 Ho 0.1 0.005     Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Orthopyroxene 68 Er 0.12 0.0066     Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Orthopyroxene 70 Yb 0.22 0.046     Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Orthopyroxene 71 Lu 0.22 0.017     Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Orthopyroxene 72 Hf 0.06 0.0025     Experimental Green et al. 2000
Tholeiitic Basalt Orthopyroxene 73 Ta 0.0025 0.0004     Experimental Green et al. 2000
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