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GERM Database Search Results        
Reservoir Z Element Value Median SD Low High N Unit Info Reference Source(s)
Atmosphere   38Ar 0.188   0.0004         Porcelli & Turekian 2014 Ozima & Podosek 2001
Porcelli et al. 2002
Venus Atmosphere   40Ar/36Ar 1.11   0.02         Fegley, Jr. 2004 Lodders & Fegley 1998
Wieler 2002
Solar Corona 18 Ar 5.93   0.06         Anders & Grevesse 1989 Breneman & Stone 1985
Solar Photosphere 18 Ar 6.4   0.06         Palme & Jones 2004 Grevesse & Sauval 1998
Solar Corona 18 Ar 5.89   0.1         Anders & Grevesse 1989
Solar Photosphere 18 Ar 6.56   0.1         Anders & Grevesse 1989
Solar Wind 18 Ar 5.85   0.1         Anders & Grevesse 1989 Bochsler 1987
Venus Atmosphere   36Ar/38Ar 5.45   0.1         Fegley, Jr. 2004 Lodders & Fegley 1998
Wieler 2002
Solar Corona 18 Ar 6.28   0.26         Anders & Grevesse 1989 Meyer 1985
Solar System 18 Ar 6.4   0.32         Palme & Jones 2004
Depleted Mantle 18 Ar 1.21   0.4598       ppb Salters & Stracke 2004
Atmosphere   40Ar 295.5   0.5         Porcelli & Turekian 2014 Ozima & Podosek 2001
Porcelli et al. 2002
CI Chondrites 18 Ar 751   0         Palme & Jones 2004 Palme & Beer 1993
Mars Atmosphere   36Ar/38Ar 5.5   1.5         McSween, Jr. 2004 Bogard et al. 2001
Solar Corona   20Ne/36Ar 17   10         Anders & Grevesse 1989 Meyer 1985
Solar Wind   20Ne/36Ar 45   10         Anders & Ebihara 1982 Cerutti 1974
Geiss 1982
Solar Wind   20Ne/36Ar 45   10         Anders & Grevesse 1989 Bochsler 1987
SNC Meteorites   36Ar/132Xe 900   100         McSween, Jr. 2004 Bogard et al. 2001
Intra Stellar Medium 18 Ar 6.08   2.736         Palme & Jones 2004 Savage & Sembach 1996
Solar System 18 Ar 104000   20800         Anders & Ebihara 1982
Mars Atmosphere   40Ar/36Ar 3000   500         McSween, Jr. 2004 Bogard et al. 2001
Solar System 18 Ar 101000   6060         Anders & Grevesse 1989
Mars Atmosphere   36Ar/132Xe 350   98         McSween, Jr. 2004 Bogard et al. 2001
Atmosphere   36Ar 1             Porcelli & Turekian 2014 Ozima & Podosek 2001
Porcelli et al. 2002
Atmosphere   37Ar 1.1             Turekian & Graustein 2004 Lal & Peters 1967
Atmosphere   38Ar/36Ar 0.188             Hilton & Porcelli 2004 McDougall & Honda 1998
Atmosphere   39Ar 52             Turekian & Graustein 2004 Lal & Peters 1967
Atmosphere   40Ar/36Ar 295.5             Hilton & Porcelli 2004 McDougall & Honda 1998
Atmosphere 18 Ar 0.934             Prinn 2004 Brasseur et al. 1999
Prinn et al. 2000
Atmosphere 18 Ar 1650000000000000000             Porcelli & Turekian 2006 Ozima & Podosek 2001
CI Chondrites   20Ne/36Ar 37             Anders & Ebihara 1982
CI Chondrites   20Ne/36Ar 40             Anders & Ebihara 1982 Marti et al. 1972
CI Chondrites   20Ne/36Ar 31             Anders & Ebihara 1982 Cameron 1973
CI Chondrites   20Ne/36Ar 26             Anders & Ebihara 1982 Cameron 1982
CI Chondrites   36Ar/84Kr 3710             Anders & Ebihara 1982 Cameron 1973
CI Chondrites   36Ar/84Kr 2500             Anders & Ebihara 1982 Marti et al. 1972
CI Chondrites   36Ar/84Kr 3800             Anders & Ebihara 1982 Cameron 1982
CI Chondrites   36Ar/84Kr 3380             Anders & Ebihara 1982
CI Chondrites 18 Ar 751             Palme & Jones 2004 Anders & Grevesse 1989
Jupiter Atmosphere 18 Ar       2 3     Lunine 2004 Atreya et al. 1999b
Gautier et al. 2001
Noll et al. 1989
Fink et al. 1978
Mars Atmosphere 18 Ar 1.6             McSween, Jr. 2004 Bogard et al. 2001
Oceans Deep water 18 Ar 15.6             Quinby-Hunt & Turekian 1983 Craig et al. 1967
Oceans Surface water 18 Ar 10             Quinby-Hunt & Turekian 1983 Craig et al. 1967
Orgueil Chondrite 18 Ar 751         7   Anders & Ebihara 1982
Orgueil Chondrite 18 Ar 751         7   Anders & Grevesse 1989
Planets   36Ar 6.7e-11             Porcelli & Pepin Ozima & Podosek 2001
Planets   36Ar 5.8e-15             Porcelli & Pepin Ozima & Podosek 2001
Planets   36Ar 9.41e-13             Porcelli & Pepin Ozima & Podosek 2001
Seawater 18 Ar 15             Broeker & Peng 1982
SNC Meteorites   36Ar/38Ar         3.9     McSween, Jr. 2004 Bogard et al. 2001
SNC Meteorites   40Ar/36Ar 1800             McSween, Jr. 2004 Bogard et al. 2001
Solar System   20Ne/36Ar 37             Anders & Grevesse 1989
Solar System   20Ne/36Ar 26             Anders & Grevesse 1989 Cameron 1982
Solar System   20Ne/36Ar 37             Anders & Grevesse 1989 Anders & Ebihara 1982
Solar System   20Ne/36Ar 40             Anders & Grevesse 1989 Marti et al. 1972
Solar System   36Ar/84Kr 2500             Anders & Grevesse 1989 Marti et al. 1972
Solar System   36Ar/84Kr 3800             Anders & Grevesse 1989 Cameron 1982
Solar System   36Ar/84Kr 3380             Anders & Grevesse 1989 Anders & Ebihara 1982
Solar System   36Ar/84Kr 3320             Anders & Grevesse 1989
Solar System   38Ar/36Ar 0.1825             Hilton & Porcelli 2004 McDougall & Honda 1998
Solar System   40Ar/36Ar 0.0003             Hilton & Porcelli 2004 McDougall & Honda 1998
Solar System 18 Ar 106000             Anders & Ebihara 1982 Cameron 1982
Solid Earth   38Ar/36Ar 0.188             Hilton & Porcelli 2004 McDougall & Honda 1998
Solid Earth   40Ar/36Ar 0.0003             Hilton & Porcelli 2004 McDougall & Honda 1998
Venus Atmosphere   36Ar 30     20 50     Fegley, Jr. 2004 Lodders & Fegley 1998
Wieler 2002
Venus Atmosphere   38Ar 5.5             Fegley, Jr. 2004 Lodders & Fegley 1998
Wieler 2002
Venus Atmosphere   40Ar 31     21 51     Fegley, Jr. 2004 Lodders & Fegley 1998
Wieler 2002
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