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GERM Database Search Results        
Reservoir Z Element Value Median SD Low High N Unit Info Reference Source(s)
ALH 77005 Meteorite 32 Ge 0.58           ppm McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998
ALH 84001 Meteorite 32 Ge 1.8           ppm McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998
Amphibolites 32 Ge 1.28         189 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Arenaceous Rocks 32 Ge 1.6         2754 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Arenaceous Rocks 32 Ge 1.66         121 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Carbonates 32 Ge 0.52         2038 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Carbonates 32 Ge 0.33         50 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 32 Ge 1.34           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 32 Ge 1.13           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 32 Ge 1.1           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 32 Ge 1.26           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 32 Ge 1.24           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 32 Ge 1.25           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 32 Ge 1.18           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 32 Ge 1.18           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 32 Ge 1.27           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton   Si/Ge 253000             Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton   Si/Ge 218000             Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton   Si/Ge 231000             Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton   Si/Ge 326000             Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton   Si/Ge 237000             Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton   Si/Ge 229000             Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton   Si/Ge 231000             Gao et al. 1998
Chassigny Achondrite 32 Ge 0.011           ppm Janssens et al. 1987 Treiman et al. 1986
Chassigny Meteorite 32 Ge 0.011           ppm McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998
CI Chondrites 32 Ge 32.7   3.14     31 ppm Anders & Grevesse 1989
CI Chondrites 32 Ge 32.6   3.26       ppm Palme & Jones 2004 Palme & Beer 1993
CI Chondrites 32 Ge 32.6   3.26       ppm Palme & O'Neill 2004 Palme & Jones 2004
CI Chondrites 32 Ge 33           ppm McDonough & Sun 1995 Wasson & Kallemeyn 1988
CI Chondrites 32 Ge 31           ppm McDonough & Sun 1995
CI Chondrites 32 Ge 32.7           ppm Palme & Jones 2004 Anders & Grevesse 1989
CI Chondrites 32 Ge 32.4           ppm Janssens et al. 1987 Anders & Ebihara 1982
CI Chondrites 32 Ge 3.62   0.04         Palme & Jones 2004
CI Chondrites 32 Ge 31.3           ppm McDonough & Sun 1995 Palme 1988
Continental Crust 32 Ge 1.3           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Continental Crust 32 Ge 1.6           ppm Taylor & McLennan 1995
Continental Crust 32 Ge 1.4           ppm Wedepohl 1995
Continental Crust 32 Ge 1.3           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004
Continental Crust 32 Ge 1.5           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Taylor 1964
Continental Crust 32 Ge 1.6           ppm Palme & O'Neill 2004 Rudnick & Gao 2004
Continental Crust 32 Ge 1.25           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Gao et al. 1998a
Continental Crust 32 Ge 1.4           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Wedepohl 1995
Continental Crust 32 Ge 1.6           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Taylor & McLennan 1985
Taylor & McLennan 1995
Continental Crust   Ge/Si 4.65e-06             Salters & Stracke 2004
Core 32 Ge 20           µg/g McDonough 1998
Core 32 Ge 20           ppm McDonough 2004
Depleted Mantle 32 Ge 1   2       ppm Salters & Stracke 2004
Diorite 32 Ge 1.03         260 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Dyalpur Ureilite 32 Ge 10.7           ppm Janssens et al. 1987 Higuchi et al. 1976
East China Craton 32 Ge 1.25           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Felsic Granulites 32 Ge 0.96         137 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Felsic Volcanics 32 Ge 1.28         972 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Goalpara Ureilite 32 Ge 4.63           ppm Janssens et al. 1987 Higuchi et al. 1976
Granites 32 Ge 1.45         1226 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Granites 32 Ge 1.02         402 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Havero Ureilite 32 Ge 9.41           ppm Janssens et al. 1987 Higuchi et al. 1976
Havero Ureilite Vein Metal 32 Ge 37.2           ppm Janssens et al. 1987
IAB Iron Meteorites 32 Ge 247           µg/g Haack & McCoy 2004 Chabot & Drake 2000
Jones & Drake 1983
Igneous Rocks 32 Ge 7.3           ppb Morgan et al. 1978
IIAB Iron Meteorites 32 Ge 174           µg/g Haack & McCoy 2004 Chabot & Drake 2000
Jones & Drake 1983
IIIAB Iron Meteorites 32 Ge 39.1           µg/g Haack & McCoy 2004 Chabot & Drake 2000
Jones & Drake 1983
Interior North China Craton 32 Ge 0.94           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Interior North China Craton 32 Ge 1.2           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Interior North China Craton 32 Ge 1.37           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Interior North China Craton 32 Ge 1.23           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Interior North China Craton 32 Ge 1.14           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Intermediate Granulites 32 Ge 1.07         136 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Intra Stellar Medium 32 Ge 3.01   0.301         Palme & Jones 2004 Savage & Sembach 1996
IVA Iron Meteorites 32 Ge 0.12           µg/g Haack & McCoy 2004 Chabot & Drake 2000
Jones & Drake 1983
IVB Iron Meteorites 32 Ge 0.055           µg/g Haack & McCoy 2004 Chabot & Drake 2000
Jones & Drake 1983
Jupiter Atmosphere 32 Ge 0.1             Lunine 2004 Atreya et al. 1999b
Gautier et al. 2001
Noll et al. 1989
Fink et al. 1978
Juvinas Eucrite 32 Ge 60           ppb Morgan et al. 1978 Wanke et al. 1972
Juvinas Eucrite 32 Ge 4           ppb Morgan et al. 1978
Kenna Ureilite 32 Ge 18         1 ppm Janssens et al. 1987
Kenna Ureilite Vein Metal 32 Ge 28.3           ppm Janssens et al. 1987
LL Ordinary Chondrites 32 Ge 11           µg/g Grossman & Wasson 1985
Lower Continental Crust 32 Ge 1.4           ppm Wedepohl 1995
Lower Continental Crust 32 Ge 1.3           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Wedepohl 1995
Gao et al. 1998a
Lower Continental Crust 32 Ge 1.24           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Gao et al. 1998a
Lower Continental Crust 32 Ge 1.6           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Taylor & McLennan 1985
Taylor & McLennan 1995
Lower Continental Crust 32 Ge 1.6           ppm Taylor & McLennan 1995
Lower Continental Crust 32 Ge 1.4           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Wedepohl 1995
Mafic Granulites 32 Ge 1.19         128 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Mafic Intrusions 32 Ge 1.12         308 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Manganese Nodules 32 Ge 0.8           ppm Li 1991 Baturin 1988
Marine Organisms 32 Ge 0.01           ppm Li 1991 Bowen 1979

Marine Pelagic Clay 32 Ge 1.6           ppm Li 1991 Turekian & Wedepohl 1961
Baturin 1988
Marine Pelagic Clay 32 Ge 2           ppm Li 1982
Marine Shales 32 Ge 1.6           ppm Li 1991 Turekian & Wedepohl 1961
Mavic Volcanics 32 Ge 1.35         632 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Metafelsic Volcanics 32 Ge 0.85         41 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Middle Continental Crust 32 Ge 1.13           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Gao et al. 1998
Middle Continental Crust 32 Ge 1.13           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004
Nakhla Meteorite 32 Ge 3           ppm McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998
North American Shale Composite (NASC) 32 Ge 3.5           ppb Morgan et al. 1978
North Qinling Belt in China 32 Ge 1.09           ppm Gao et al. 1998
North Qinling Belt in China 32 Ge 0.63           ppm Gao et al. 1998
North Qinling Belt in China 32 Ge 1.32           ppm Gao et al. 1998
North Qinling Belt in China 32 Ge 1.46           ppm Gao et al. 1998
North Qinling Belt in China 32 Ge 1.11           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Novo-Urei Ureilite 32 Ge 14           ppm Janssens et al. 1987 Higuchi et al. 1976
Oceans Deep water 32 Ge 6           ng/kg Quinby-Hunt & Turekian 1983 Froelich & Andreae 1981
Oceans Surface water 32 Ge         0.5   ng/kg Quinby-Hunt & Turekian 1983 Froelich & Andreae 1981
Orgueil Chondrite 32 Ge 32.2         20 ppm Anders & Ebihara 1982
Orgueil Chondrite 32 Ge 32.6         23 ppm Anders & Grevesse 1989
Pacific Ocean Deep Water 32 Ge 0.115             Bruland 1983
Pacific Ocean Surface Water 32 Ge         0.007     Bruland 1983
Pelites 32 Ge 1.75         1341 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Pelites 32 Ge 1.13         69 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Primitive Mantle 32 Ge 1.2           ppm Palme & O'Neill 2004 O'Neill & Palme 1998
Primitive Mantle 32 Ge 1.2   0.24       ppm Palme & O'Neill 2004 O'Neill & Palme 1998
Primitive Mantle 32 Ge 1.1   0.165       ppm McDonough & Sun 1995
Rivers 32 Ge 0.005           ppb Li 1982 Froelich & Andreae 1980
Rivers 32 Ge 140         122   Froehlich et al. 1985
Rivers   Ge/Si 7e-07         122   Froehlich et al. 1985
Saturn Atmosphere 32 Ge 6             Lunine 2004 Atreya et al. 1999b
Gautier et al. 2001
Noll et al. 1989
Fink et al. 1978
Seawater 32 Ge 5           ng/kg Quinby-Hunt & Turekian 1983 Froelich & Andreae 1981
Seawater 32 Ge 7e-05             Broeker & Peng 1982
Seawater 32 Ge 0.007           ppb Li 1982 Froelich & Andreae 1980
Seawater 32 Ge 4.3             Li 1991 Whitfield & Turner 1987
Seawater 32 Ge 70     7 115     Bruland 1983
Sera de Mage Eucrite 32 Ge 3.2           ppb Morgan et al. 1978
Shergotty Meteorite 32 Ge 0.73   0.06       ppm McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998
Silicate Earth 32 Ge 1.1   0.165       ppm McDonough & Sun 1995
Silicate Earth 32 Ge 1.1           ppm McDonough 2004
Silicate Earth 32 Ge 1.1           µg/g McDonough 1998
Solar Photosphere 32 Ge 3.41   0.14         Anders & Grevesse 1989
Solar Photosphere 32 Ge 3.41   0.14         Palme & Jones 2004 Grevesse & Sauval 1998
Solar System 32 Ge 119   11.42     31   Anders & Grevesse 1989
Solar System 32 Ge 117             Anders & Ebihara 1982 Cameron 1982
Solar System 32 Ge 3.62   1.448         Palme & Jones 2004
Solar System 32 Ge 118   11.092     28   Anders & Ebihara 1982
Solid Earth 32 Ge 7           ppm McDonough 2004
Solid Earth 32 Ge 7           µg/g McDonough 1998
South Margin of North China Craton 32 Ge 1.12           ppm Gao et al. 1998
South Margin of North China Craton 32 Ge 1.23           ppm Gao et al. 1998
South Margin of North China Craton 32 Ge 1.22           ppm Gao et al. 1998
South Margin of North China Craton 32 Ge 1.25           ppm Gao et al. 1998
South Margin of North China Craton 32 Ge 1.31           ppm Gao et al. 1998
South Qinling Belt in China 32 Ge 1.26           ppm Gao et al. 1998
South Qinling Belt in China 32 Ge 1.11           ppm Gao et al. 1998
South Qinling Belt in China 32 Ge 1.11           ppm Gao et al. 1998
South Qinling Belt in China 32 Ge 1.19           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Spinel Peridotites 32 Ge 0.96 0.92 0.19     19 ppm McDonough 1990
Tonalites-Trondhjemites-Granodiorites 32 Ge 0.83         553 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Tonalites-Trondhjemites-Granodiorites 32 Ge 1.1         641 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Upper Continental Crust 32 Ge 1.6           ppm Taylor & McLennan 1995
Upper Continental Crust 32 Ge 1.4   0.1       µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 see text








Upper Continental Crust 32 Ge 1.4           ppm Wedepohl 1995
Upper Continental Crust 32 Ge 1.4           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Wedepohl 1995
Upper Continental Crust 32 Ge 1.6           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Taylor & McLennan 1985
Taylor & McLennan 1995
Upper Continental Crust 32 Ge 1.34           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Gao et al. 1998
Upper Continental Crust 32 Ge 1.4           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004
Ureilite Rock Metal 32 Ge 365         5 ppm Janssens et al. 1987
Ureilite Vein Metal 32 Ge 900         5 ppm Janssens et al. 1987
Yangtze Craton 32 Ge 1.15           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Yangtze Craton 32 Ge 1.3           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Yangtze Craton 32 Ge 1.14           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Yangtze Craton 32 Ge 1.34           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Yangtze Craton 32 Ge 1.44           ppm Gao et al. 1998
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