GERM Reservoir Database
Development and Maintenance by the EarthRef.org Database Team

GERM Database Search Results        
Reservoir Z Element Value Median SD Low High N Unit Info Reference Source(s)
Solar Corona 16 S 6.93   0.02         Anders & Grevesse 1989 Breneman & Stone 1985
Solar Corona 16 S 6.93   0.02         Anders & Grevesse 1989
CI Chondrites 16 S 7.19   0.04         Palme & Jones 2004
Mars Rocks 16 S 0.3   0.06       wt% McSween, Jr. 2004 Wanke et al. 2001
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
Comet Halley 16 S 7.44   0.12         Anders & Grevesse 1989 Jessberger et al. 1988
Core 16 S 2.3   0.2       wt% Allegre et al. 1995
Solar Corona 16 S 6.89   0.23         Anders & Grevesse 1989 Meyer 1985
CI Chondrites 16 S 5.41   0.2705       wt% Palme & Jones 2004 Palme & Beer 1993
Dreibus et al. 1995
Mars Rocks 16 S 1.88   0.376       wt% McSween, Jr. 2004 Wanke et al. 2001
Mars Rocks 16 S 2.77   0.554       wt% McSween, Jr. 2004 Wanke et al. 2001
CO Chondrites 16 S 3   0.6     106 wt% Scott & Krot 2004 Brearley 1993
Greshake 1997
Mars Rocks 16 S 3.11   0.622       wt% McSween, Jr. 2004 Wanke et al. 2001
Mars Rocks 16 S 3.29   0.658       wt% McSween, Jr. 2004 Wanke et al. 2001
Venera 14 Rocks 16 S 0.88   0.77       wt% Fegley, Jr. 2004 Surkov et al. 1984
CO Chondrites 16 S 3.4   0.8     36 wt% Scott & Krot 2004 Brearley 1993
Greshake 1997
CI Chondrites 16 S 6.25   0.813     5 wt% Anders & Grevesse 1989
Mars Rocks 16 S 4.89   0.978       wt% McSween, Jr. 2004 Wanke et al. 2001
Venera 13 Rocks 16 S 1.62   1       wt% Fegley, Jr. 2004 Surkov et al. 1984
Venus Atmosphere 16 S 4.4   1       ppm Fegley, Jr. 2004 Lodders & Fegley 1998
Wieler 2002
Mars Soil 16 S 6.09   1.218       wt% McSween, Jr. 2004 Wanke et al. 2001
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
Vega 2 16 S 4.7   1.5       wt% Fegley, Jr. 2004 Surkov et al. 1986
Mars Soil 16 S 7.58   1.516       wt% McSween, Jr. 2004 Wanke et al. 2001
Venus Atmosphere 16 S 20   10       ppb Fegley, Jr. 2004 Lodders & Fegley 1998
Wieler 2002
Balmuccia Spinel Lherzolites 16 S 232   114     18 ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994
Chassigny Meteorite 16 S 260   130       ppm McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998
Altered Gabbro 16 S 620   180       ppm Alt 1995
Gabbro 16 S 230   190       ppm Alt 1995
CO Chondrites 16 S 4   2     6 wt% Scott & Krot 2004 Brearley 1993
Greshake 1997
Solar System 16 S 7.19   2.157         Palme & Jones 2004
CO Chondrites 16 S 4.5   2.8     8 wt% Scott & Krot 2004 Brearley 1993
Greshake 1997
ALH 77005 Meteorite 16 S 510   200       ppm McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998
Baldissero Spinel Lherzolites 16 S 144   27     14 ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994
CI Chondrites 16 S 54100   2705       ppm Palme & O'Neill 2004 Palme & Jones 2004
Depleted Mantle 16 S 119   29.75       ppm Salters & Stracke 2004
Venus Atmosphere 16 S 150   30       ppm Fegley, Jr. 2004 Lodders & Fegley 1998
Wieler 2002
Upper Continental Crust 16 S 62   33       µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 see text








Primitive Mantle 16 S 250   50       ppm McDonough & Sun 1995
Silicate Earth 16 S 250   50       ppm McDonough & Sun 1995
Intra Stellar Medium 16 S 7.45   6.705         Palme & Jones 2004 Savage & Sembach 1996
Solar System 16 S 515000   66950     5   Anders & Grevesse 1989
Solar System 16 S 515000   66950     5   Anders & Ebihara 1982
Shergotty Meteorite 16 S 1270   760       ppm McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998
Spinel Peridotites 16 S 157 152 77     22 ppm McDonough 1990
Nakhla Meteorite 16 S 260   80       ppm McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998
Primitive Mantle 16 S 200   80       ppm Palme & O'Neill 2004 O'Niell 1991
Acapulcoite Primitive Achondrites 16 S 21.1             Mittlefehldt 2004 Yanai & Kojima 1991
Zipfel et al. 1995
ALH 84001 Meteorite 16 S 110           ppm McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998
Altered Gabbro   d34S 0.1             Alt 1995
Andesites 16 S         1000   ppm Oppenheimer 2004 Johnson et al. 1993
Wallace & Anderson 2000
Andesites 16 S       200 400   ppm Oppenheimer 2004 Johnson et al. 1993
Wallace & Anderson 2000
Atmosphere   36S 4.5             Turekian & Graustein 2004 Lal & Peters 1967
Atmosphere 16 S       5 500   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       1 300   ppt 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       0.001 10000   ppm Prinn 2004 Brasseur et al. 1999
Prinn et al. 2000
Atmosphere 16 S       0.1 10   ppb Prinn 2004 Brasseur et al. 1999
Prinn et al. 2000
Aubres Aubrite 16 S 2.83             Mittlefehldt 2004 Easton 1985
Wolf et al. 1983
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 0.03           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 0.02           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 0.04           wt% Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 16 S 0.02           wt% Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton   S/Se 2100             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 4100             Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton   S/Se 3900             Gao et al. 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 0.444             Bradley 2004 Palme & Jones 2004
CI Chondrites 16 S 5.4           wt% McDonough & Sun 1995
CI Chondrites 16 S 5.9           wt% McDonough & Sun 1995 Wasson & Kallemeyn 1988
CI Chondrites 16 S 6.25           wt% Palme & Jones 2004 Anders & Grevesse 1989
CI Chondrites 16 S 5.8           wt% McDonough & Sun 1995 Palme 1988
CI Chondrites 16 S 0.129             Bradley 2004 McSween & Richardson 1977
CM Chondrites 16 S 0.194             Bradley 2004 McSween & Richardson 1977
CM Chondrites 16 S 0.201             Bradley 2004 Jarosewich 1990
Coarse Interplanetary Dust Particles 16 S 0.231             Bradley 2004 Schramm et al. 1989
Comet Halley 16 S 7.73             Anders & Grevesse 1989 Delsemme 1988
Continental Arc Basalt 16 S 0.5             Oppenheimer 2004 Symonds et al. 1994
Continental Arc Basalt 16 S 0.0003             Oppenheimer 2004 Symonds et al. 1994
Continental Crust 16 S 697           ppm Wedepohl 1995
Continental Crust 16 S 260           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Taylor 1964
Continental Crust 16 S 697           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Wedepohl 1995
Continental Crust 16 S 404           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Continental Crust 16 S 404           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004
Continental Crust 16 S 283           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Gao et al. 1998a
Continental Crust 16 S 930           ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994 Wedepohl 1991
Core 16 S         2   wt% Li & Fei 2004 Dreibus & Palme 1995
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% McDonough 2004
Core 16 S 1.9           wt% McDonough 2004
Core 16 S 1.9           wt% Li & Fei 2004 McDonough & Sun 1995
Core 16 S 1.9           wt% McDonough 2004
Core 16 S 1.9           wt% McDonough 2004
Core 16 S 19000           µg/g McDonough 1998
Dacites 16 S 0.2089             Oppenheimer 2004 Symonds et al. 1994
Dacites 16 S 0.0039             Oppenheimer 2004 Symonds et al. 1994
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 8.34             Oppenheimer 2004 Symonds et al. 1994
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
Gabbro   d34S 0.4             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
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 345           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Wedepohl 1995
Gao et al. 1998a
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 408           ppm Wedepohl 1995
Lower Continental Crust 16 S 850           ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994 Wedepohl 1991
Lower Dike Section   d34S 2             Alt 1995
Lower Volcanic Section   d34S -1.9             Alt 1995
Lunar Breccias 16 S 0.15         2 wt%ox Compston et al. 1970
Lunar Breccias 16 S 0.15         6 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 1300           ppm Li 1982
Marine Pelagic Clay 16 S 2000           ppm Li 1991 Turekian & Wedepohl 1961
Baturin 1988
Marine Shales 16 S 2400           ppm Li 1991 Turekian & Wedepohl 1961
Mars Soil 16 S 7.2     5.2 13.2   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 10     8 16   wt% McSween, Jr. 2004 Clark et al. 1982
Mars Soil 16 S 7.5     5.5 13.5   wt% McSween, Jr. 2004 Clark et al. 1982
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
North Qinling Belt in China 16 S 0.03           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
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 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         3000   ppm Oppenheimer 2004 Johnson et al. 1993
Wallace & Anderson 2000
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 wt% Anders & Grevesse 1989
Orgueil Chondrite 16 S 5.25         2   Anders & Ebihara 1982
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 251           ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994 Wedepohl 1991
Primitive Mantle 16 S 262           ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994
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 3700           ppb Li 1982 Livingstone 1973
Rivers 16 S 117             Edmond et al. 1979
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
Silicate Earth 16 S 250           µg/g McDonough 1998
Silicate Earth 16 S 250           ppm McDonough 2004
Solar System 16 S 500000             Anders & Ebihara 1982 Cameron 1982
Solid Earth 16 S 6350           ppm McDonough 2004
Solid Earth 16 S 0.64           wt% McDonough 2004
Solid Earth 16 S 0.64           wt% 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 0.03           wt% Gao et al. 1998
South Margin of North China Craton 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
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
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 1037           ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994 Wedepohl 1991
Upper Continental Crust 16 S 953           ppm Wedepohl 1995
Upper Continental Crust 16 S 621           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004
Upper Continental Crust 16 S 600           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Shaw et al. 1967
Shaw et al. 1976
Upper Continental Crust 16 S 953           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Wedepohl 1995
Upper Continental Crust 16 S 309           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Gao et al. 1998
Upper Dike Section   d34S 0.6             Alt 1995
Upper Volcanic Section   d34S -1.8             Alt 1995
Venus Atmosphere 16 S       25 150   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 0.05           wt% Gao et al. 1998
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 0.04           wt% Gao et al. 1998
Click to return to previous page
Home  |  Databases  |  Events  |  Tools  |  Publications  |  Links  |  Google Site Search
Copyright Disclaimer  |  Who's Who  |  Database Team  |  Browsers and Plugins  |  Database Indices
Sponsored by NSF
EAR 0000998
Webservices and Database Support by the San Diego Supercomputer Center
Supported by Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences