GERM Reservoir Database
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GERM Database Search Results        
Reservoir Z Element Value Median SD Low High N Unit Info Reference Source(s)
Solar Photosphere 65 Tb -0.1   0.3         Palme & Jones 2004 Grevesse & Sauval 1998
Solar Photosphere 65 Tb -0.1   0.3         Anders & Grevesse 1989
Seawater 65 Tb 9e-07             Broeker & Peng 1982
Northern Blake Plateau Phosphorites 65 Tb 0.0007           wt% Manheim et al. 1980 Ehrlich 1968
Continental Intraplate Xenoliths 65 Tb 0.0008           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Ionov 1996
Rivers 65 Tb 0.001           ppb Li 1982 Martin & Meybeck 1979
Seawater 65 Tb 0.001           ppb Li 1982
Continental Intraplate Xenoliths 65 Tb 0.006           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Ionov et al. 1997
Continental Intraplate Xenoliths 65 Tb 0.01           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Ionov 1996
Continental Intraplate Xenoliths 65 Tb 0.013           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Bedini & Bodinier 1999
Cratonic Xenoliths 65 Tb 0.025           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Gregoire et al. 2002
Chassigny Meteorite 65 Tb 0.03   0.02       ppm McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998
CI Chondrites 65 Tb 0.0363           ppm Palme & Jones 2004 Anders & Grevesse 1989
CI Chondrites 65 Tb 0.0374           ppm McDonough & Frey 1989 Palme et al. 1981
Anders & Ebihara 1982
Beer et al. 1984
Jochum et al. 1986
CI Chondrites 65 Tb 0.0375   0.00375       ppm Palme & Jones 2004 Palme & Beer 1993
ALH 84001 Meteorite 65 Tb 0.038   0.005       ppm McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998
Talkeetna Arc Plutonic Rocks 65 Tb 0.049   0.002     16 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004
CI Chondrites 65 Tb 0.053           ppm McDonough et al. 1992
Solar System 65 Tb 0.0589             Anders & Ebihara 1982
Baldissero Spinel Lherzolites 65 Tb 0.06   0.01     14 ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994
Cratonic Xenoliths 65 Tb 0.06           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Gregoire et al. 2002
Solar System 65 Tb 0.0603   0.001327     21   Anders & Grevesse 1989
Depleted-Depleted MORB Mantle 65 Tb 0.064           ppm Workman & Hart 2005
Solid Earth 65 Tb 0.067           ppm McDonough 2004
Solid Earth 65 Tb 0.067           µg/g McDonough 1998
Depleted Mantle 65 Tb 0.07     0.065 0.073   ppm Workman & Hart 2005
Spinel Peridotites 65 Tb 0.07 0.056 0.064     146 ppm McDonough 1990
Depleted Mantle 65 Tb 0.075   0.0075       ppm Salters & Stracke 2004
Enriched-Depleted MORB Mantle 65 Tb 0.076           ppm Workman & Hart 2005
Solar System 65 Tb 0.076             Anders & Ebihara 1982 Cameron 1982
Allende Meteorite 65 Tb 0.08           wt%ox Martin & Mason 1974
Balmuccia Spinel Lherzolites 65 Tb 0.08   0.04     18 ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994
Cratonic Xenoliths 65 Tb 0.082           ppm Pearson et al. 2004
Cratonic Xenoliths 65 Tb 0.0849           ppm Pearson et al. 2004
Cratonic Xenoliths 65 Tb 0.087           ppm Pearson et al. 2004
Primitive Mantle 65 Tb 0.087           ppm McDonough & Frey 1989 Taylor & McLennan 1985
Silicate Earth 65 Tb 0.087           ppm McDonough et al. 1992 Taylor & McLennan 1985
Cratonic Xenoliths 65 Tb 0.09           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Stachel et al. 1998
Primitive Mantle 65 Tb 0.09           ppm McDonough & Frey 1989 Anderson 1983
Primitive Mantle 65 Tb 0.0924           ppm McDonough & Frey 1989 Hart & Zindler 1986
Primitive Mantle 65 Tb 0.093           ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994 Wedepohl 1991
Primitive Mantle 65 Tb 0.094           ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994 Hofmann 1988
Primitive Mantle 65 Tb 0.094           ppm Hofmann 1988 Hart & Zindler 1986
Silicate Earth 65 Tb 0.094           ppm McDonough et al. 1992 Hofmann 1988
Oceans Deep water 65 Tb 0.1           ng/kg Quinby-Hunt & Turekian 1983 Sastry et al. 1969
Primitive Mantle 65 Tb 0.1           ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994
Seawater 65 Tb 0.1           ng/kg Quinby-Hunt & Turekian 1983 Sastry et al. 1969
Silicate Earth 65 Tb 0.1           ppm McDonough 2004
Silicate Earth 65 Tb 0.1           µg/g McDonough 1998
Primitive Mantle 65 Tb 0.107           ppm McDonough & Frey 1989 McDonough & Sun 1989
Silicate Earth 65 Tb 0.108           ppm McDonough et al. 1992 Sun 1982
Sun & McDonough 1989
McDonough & Frey 1989
Primitive Mantle 65 Tb 0.11           ppm McDonough & Frey 1989 Sun 1982
Cratonic Xenoliths 65 Tb 0.113           ppm Pearson et al. 2004
Carbonates 65 Tb 0.12         50 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Nakhla Meteorite 65 Tb 0.12   0.01       ppm McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998
Olivine Chondrules 65 Tb 0.12     0.08 0.17 3 ppm Martin & Mason 1974
Cratonic Xenoliths 65 Tb 0.125           ppm Pearson et al. 2004
Primitive Mantle 65 Tb 0.126           ppm McDonough & Frey 1989 Wanke et al. 1984
Silicate Earth 65 Tb 0.126           ppm McDonough et al. 1992 Jagoutz et al. 1979
Wanke et al. 1984
Sandstones 65 Tb 0.14           ppm Condie 1993
Cratonic Xenoliths 65 Tb 0.164           ppm Pearson et al. 2004
ALH 77005 Meteorite 65 Tb 0.17   0.01       ppm McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998
Boninites 65 Tb 0.17         38 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004
Komatiites 65 Tb 0.19           ppm Condie 1993
Seawater 65 Tb 0.21             Li 1991 Whitfield & Turner 1987
Carbonates 65 Tb 0.22         2038 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Sandstones 65 Tb 0.23           ppm Condie 1993
Continental Intraplate Xenoliths 65 Tb 0.232           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Ionov 1996
Talkeetna Arc Plutonic Rocks 65 Tb 0.253   0.006     31 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004
Lower Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.28           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Shaw et al. 1994
Middle Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.28           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Shaw et al. 1994
Oceanic Plateaus 65 Tb 0.29           ppm Kerr 2004 Aitken & Echeverria 1984
Dupre & Echeverria 1984
Jochum et al. 1991
Oceanic Plateaus 65 Tb 0.3           ppm Kerr 2004
REE Fractionated CAI Inclusions 65 Tb 0.31     0.12 0.52 5 ppm Martin & Mason 1974
Tonalites-Trondhjemites-Granodiorites 65 Tb 0.31         355 ppm Kemp & Hawkesworth 2004 Martin 1995
Radiolarites 65 Tb 0.32           ppm Elliot et al. 1997
Lower Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.33           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Liu et al. 2001
CI Chondrites 65 Tb 0.34   0.04         Palme & Jones 2004
Luzon Basalt 65 Tb 0.38         9 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004
Continental Intraplate Xenoliths 65 Tb 0.39           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Ionov et al. 1997
Cratonic Xenoliths 65 Tb 0.39           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Gergoire et al. 2002
Chert 65 Tb 0.4           ppm Elliot et al. 1997
Archean Amphibolites 65 Tb 0.41           ppm Weaver & Tarney 1984 Weaver & Tarney 1981
Middle Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.41           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Weaver & Tarney 1984
Oceanic Plateaus 65 Tb 0.41           ppm Kerr 2004 Aitken & Echeverria 1984
Dupre & Echeverria 1984
Jochum et al. 1991
Peninsular Range Batholith 65 Tb 0.41           ppm Kemp & Hawkesworth 2004 Sylvester 1995
Protolith Gabbros at ODP Site 735 65 Tb 0.41         8 ppm Hart et al. 1999
Talkeetna Arc Plutonic Rocks 65 Tb 0.41   0.052     6 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004
Aleutian Basalts 65 Tb 0.43         20 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004
Andesites 65 Tb 0.43         23 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004
Central American Basalts 65 Tb 0.43         17 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004
Granulites 65 Tb 0.43           ppm Weaver & Tarney 1984 Weaver & Tarney 1982
Lesser Antilles Basalt 65 Tb 0.43         18 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004
Lower Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.43           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Weaver & Tarney 1984
Continental Intraplate Xenoliths 65 Tb 0.45           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Bedini & Bodinier 1999
Tonalites-Trondhjemites-Granodiorites 65 Tb 0.45           ppm Condie 1993
Archean Terrains 65 Tb 0.46           ppm Condie 1991
Mafic Granulitic Xenolites 65 Tb 0.47 0.41       87 ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995
New Hebrides Islands 65 Tb 0.47         20 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004
Kermadec Basalts 65 Tb 0.48         10 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004
Lower Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.48           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Lower Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.48           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Lower Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.48           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Rudnick & Fountain 1995
N-MORB 65 Tb 0.48           ppm Klein 2004 Lehnert 2000
Shergotty Meteorite 65 Tb 0.48   0.05       ppm McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998
Precambrian Canadian Shield 65 Tb 0.481           ppm Shaw et al. 1986
Upper Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.481           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Shaw et al. 1967
Shaw et al. 1976
Talkeetna Arc Plutonic Rocks 65 Tb 0.484   0.046     7 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004
Cascade Basalt 65 Tb 0.49         20 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004
Felsic Granulites 65 Tb 0.49         137 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Tonalites-Trondhjemites-Granodiorites 65 Tb 0.49         553 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Tongan Basalts 65 Tb 0.49         9 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004
Active Continental Rifts 65 Tb 0.5           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Archean Terrains 65 Tb 0.5           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Basalts 65 Tb 0.5         10 ppm Farmer 2004 Chung et al. 2001
Continental Arcs 65 Tb 0.5           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Continental Arcs 65 Tb 0.5           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Continental Shields & Platforms 65 Tb 0.5           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Lower Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.5           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Rudnick & Presper 1990
Lower Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.5           ppm Kemp & Hawkesworth 2004 Rudnick & Gao 2004
North American Shale Composite (NASC) 65 Tb 0.5           ppm Morgan et al. 1978
Paleozoic Orogens 65 Tb 0.5           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Rifted Continental Margins 65 Tb 0.5           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Upper Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.5           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Wedepohl 1995
Upper Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.5           ppm Wedepohl 1995
Continental Arc Andesite 65 Tb 0.51         47 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004
Continental Arc Andesite 65 Tb 0.51         122 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004
Greater Antilles Basalt 65 Tb 0.51         16 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004
Kamchatka Basalt 65 Tb 0.51         27 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004
Island Arc Andesite 65 Tb 0.52         97 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004
Oceanic Plateaus 65 Tb 0.52           ppm Kerr 2004 Hauff et al. 2000
Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.53           ppm Weaver & Tarney 1984
Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.53           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Weaver & Tarney 1984
Early Archean Upper Crust 65 Tb 0.53           ppm Condie 1993
Melitite-rich Chondrules 65 Tb 0.53     0.41 0.71 10 ppm Martin & Mason 1974
Continental Intraplate Xenoliths 65 Tb 0.54           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Ionov 1996
Continental Intraplate Xenoliths 65 Tb 0.54           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Glaser et al. 1999
Basalts 65 Tb 0.55           ppm Condie 1993
Early Archean Upper Crust 65 Tb 0.55           ppm Condie 1993
Late Archean Upper Crust 65 Tb 0.55           ppm Condie 1993
Marianas Basalt 65 Tb 0.55         16 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004
Tonalites-Trondhjemites-Granodiorites 65 Tb 0.55         641 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Australian Granite 65 Tb 0.56         13 ppm Kemp & Hawkesworth 2004 Inger & Harris 1993
Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.56           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.56           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Felsic Archean Granulites 65 Tb 0.56 0.32       91 ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Archean Terrains 65 Tb 0.57           ppm Taylor & McLennan 1995
Granulitic Xenolites 65 Tb 0.58 0.54       118 ppm Rudnick & Presper 1990
Graywackes 65 Tb 0.58           ppm Condie 1993
Graywackes 65 Tb 0.58           ppm Condie 1993
Intermediate Mafic Granulitic Xenolites 65 Tb 0.58 0.48       17 ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Late Archean Upper Crust 65 Tb 0.58           ppm Condie 1993
Middle Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.58           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Middle Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.58           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Oceanic Plateaus 65 Tb 0.58           ppm Kerr 2004 Salters et al. 1992
Archean Terrains 65 Tb 0.59           ppm Taylor & McLennan 1995
Lower Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.59           ppm Taylor & McLennan 1995
Lower Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.59           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Taylor & McLennan 1985
Taylor & McLennan 1995
Active Continental Rifts 65 Tb 0.6           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Andes Basalt 65 Tb 0.6         26 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004
Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.6           ppm Taylor & McLennan 1995
Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.6           ppm Kemp & Hawkesworth 2004 Rudnick & Gao 2004
Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.6           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Taylor & McLennan 1985
Taylor & McLennan 1995
Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.6           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004
Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.6           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Continental Shields & Platforms 65 Tb 0.6           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Granites 65 Tb 0.6         1226 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Juvinas Eucrite 65 Tb 0.6           ppm Morgan et al. 1978 Wanke et al. 1972
Mesozoic & Cenozoic Extensions 65 Tb 0.6           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Mesozoic & Cenozoic Extensions 65 Tb 0.6           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Mesozoic & Cenozoic Orogens 65 Tb 0.6           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Mesozoic & Cenozoic Orogens 65 Tb 0.6           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Paleozoic Orogens 65 Tb 0.6           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Rifted Continental Margins 65 Tb 0.6           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Oceanic Crust 65 Tb 0.61           ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994 Wedepohl 1981
Scotia Island Basalt 65 Tb 0.61         11 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004
Volcanoclastic Turbidites 65 Tb 0.61           ppm Elliot et al. 1997
Danube River Particulates 65 Tb 0.62           µg/g Martin & Meybeck 1979
Interior North China Craton 65 Tb 0.62           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Phanerozoic Flood Basalts 65 Tb 0.62         7 ppm Farmer 2004 Wooden et al. 1993
Oceanic Plateaus 65 Tb 0.63           ppm Kerr 2004 Tejada et al. 1996
Phanerozoic Flood Basalts 65 Tb 0.63         1 ppm Farmer 2004 Peate 1997
Tonalites-Trondhjemites-Granodiorites 65 Tb 0.63           ppm Condie 1993
Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.64           ppm Weaver & Tarney 1984 Taylor & McLennan 1981
Interior North China Craton 65 Tb 0.64           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Interior North China Craton 65 Tb 0.64           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Island Arcs 65 Tb 0.64           ppm Taylor & McLennan 1995
Upper Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.64           ppm Weaver & Tarney 1984 Taylor & McLennan 1981
Upper Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.64           ppm Taylor & McLennan 1995
Upper Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.64           ppm Taylor et al. 1983 Taylor & McLennan 1981
Upper Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.64           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Taylor & McLennan 1985
Taylor & McLennan 1995
Andean Andesites 65 Tb 0.65           ppm Weaver & Tarney 1984 Bailey 1981
Basalts 65 Tb 0.65           ppm Condie 1993
Basalts 65 Tb 0.65           ppm Condie 1993
Basalts 65 Tb 0.65           ppm Condie 1993
Central East China Craton 65 Tb 0.65           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.65           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Wedepohl 1995
Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.65           ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995 Wedepohl 1995
Granites 65 Tb 0.65           ppm Condie 1993
Oceanic Plateaus 65 Tb 0.65           ppm Kerr 2004 Salters et al. 1992
Phanerozoic Flood Basalts 65 Tb 0.65         9 ppm Farmer 2004 Wooden et al. 1993
Felsic Volcanics 65 Tb 0.66           ppm Condie 1993
Graywackes 65 Tb 0.66           ppm Condie 1993
Graywackes 65 Tb 0.66           ppm Condie 1993
Graywackes 65 Tb 0.66           ppm Condie 1993
Graywackes 65 Tb 0.66           ppm Condie 1993
Interior North China Craton 65 Tb 0.66           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Intermediate Mafic Archean Granulites 65 Tb 0.66 0.5       19 ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Oceanic Plateaus 65 Tb 0.66           ppm Kerr 2004 Reynaud et al. 1999
Upper Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.66           ppm Condie 1993
Upper Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.66           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Condie 1993
Basalts 65 Tb 0.67         12 ppm Farmer 2004 Dungan et al. 1986
Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.67           ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994 Wedepohl 1991
Interior North China Craton 65 Tb 0.67           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Basalts 65 Tb 0.68           ppm Condie 1993
Fresh Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalts 65 Tb 0.68         42 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004
Oceanic Plateaus 65 Tb 0.68           ppm Kerr 2004 Tejada et al. 2002
Andesites 65 Tb 0.69           ppm Condie 1993
Central East China Craton 65 Tb 0.69           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Intermediate Granulites 65 Tb 0.69         136 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Oceanic Plateaus 65 Tb 0.69           ppm Kerr 2004 Salters et al. 1992
Upper Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.69           ppm Condie 1993
Yangtze Craton 65 Tb 0.69           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Andesites 65 Tb 0.7           ppm Condie 1993
Diorite 65 Tb 0.7         260 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Felsic Volcanics 65 Tb 0.7           ppm Condie 1993
Ganges River Particulates 65 Tb 0.7           µg/g Martin & Meybeck 1979
Middle Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.7   0.1       µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004
Middle Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.7           ppm Kemp & Hawkesworth 2004 Rudnick & Gao 2004
Oceanic Plateaus 65 Tb 0.7           ppm Kerr 2004 Mahoney et al. 1993
Upper Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.7   0.1       µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 see text








Upper Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.7           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004
Upper Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.7           ppm Kemp & Hawkesworth 2004 Rudnick & Gao 2004
Felsic Volcanics 65 Tb 0.71           ppm Condie 1993
Kimberlite 65 Tb 0.71         22 ppm Farmer 2004 Taylor et al. 1994
Shales 65 Tb 0.71           ppm Condie 1993
ODP/DSDP Site 417/418 65 Tb 0.713           ppm Staudigel et al. 1996
Continental Intraplate Xenoliths 65 Tb 0.715           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Gregoire et al. 2002
Basalts 65 Tb 0.72           ppm Condie 1993
Lower Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.72           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Condie & Selverstone 1999
Metafelsic Volcanics 65 Tb 0.72         41 ppm Gao et al. 1998
N-MORB 65 Tb 0.72           ppm Klein 2004 Niu et al. 1999
Post-Archean Terrrains 65 Tb 0.72           ppm Condie 1991
Andesites 65 Tb 0.73           ppm Condie 1993
Central East China Craton 65 Tb 0.73           ppm Gao et al. 1998
DSDP/ODP Site 801 65 Tb 0.73           ppm Elliot et al. 1997
Granites 65 Tb 0.73           ppm Kemp & Hawkesworth 2004 Sylvester 1995
Oceanic Plateaus 65 Tb 0.73           ppm Kerr 2004 Tejada et al. 2002
ODP Site 735 65 Tb 0.73 0.59       22 ppm Hart et al. 1999
Andesites 65 Tb 0.74           ppm Condie 1993
Arenaceous Rocks 65 Tb 0.74         2754 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 65 Tb 0.74           ppm Gao et al. 1998
East China Craton 65 Tb 0.74           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Granulites 65 Tb 0.74 0.43       158 ppm Rudnick & Presper 1990
Paleozoic Upper Crust 65 Tb 0.74           ppm Condie 1993
Andesites 65 Tb 0.75           ppm Condie 1993
Basalts 65 Tb 0.75           ppm Condie 1993
North Qinling Belt in China 65 Tb 0.75           ppm Gao et al. 1998
ODP/DSDP Site 417/418 65 Tb 0.75           ppm Staudigel et al. 1995
Upper Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.75           ppm Hart et al. 1999 Staudigel et al. 1995
Smith et al. 1995
Hart & Staudigel 1989
Staudigel et al. 1989
Central East China Craton 65 Tb 0.76           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Mesozoic & Cenozoic Upper Crust 65 Tb 0.76           ppm Condie 1993
Middle Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.76           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Gao et al. 1998
Middle Proterozoic Upper Crust 65 Tb 0.76           ppm Condie 1993
Tonalites-Trondhjemites-Granodiorites 65 Tb 0.76           ppm Condie 1993
Andesites 65 Tb 0.77           ppm Condie 1993
Central East China Craton 65 Tb 0.77           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 65 Tb 0.77           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Early Proterozoic Upper Crust 65 Tb 0.77           ppm Condie 1993
Late Proterozoic Upper Crust 65 Tb 0.77           ppm Condie 1993
Mafic Intrusions 65 Tb 0.77         308 ppm Gao et al. 1998
South Qinling Belt in China 65 Tb 0.77           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Talkeetna Arc Plutonic Rocks 65 Tb 0.776   0.008     42 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004
Talkeetna Arc Plutonic Rocks 65 Tb 0.777   0.033     13 ppm Kelemen et al. 2004
Felsic Volcanics 65 Tb 0.78           ppm Condie 1993
North Qinling Belt in China 65 Tb 0.78           ppm Gao et al. 1998
South Margin of North China Craton 65 Tb 0.78           ppm Gao et al. 1998
South Margin of North China Craton 65 Tb 0.78           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 65 Tb 0.79           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Lower Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.79           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Rudnick & Taylor 1987
Paleozoic Upper Crust 65 Tb 0.79           ppm Condie 1993
Felsic Volcanics 65 Tb 0.8           ppm Condie 1993
Intermediate Mafic Post-Archean Granulites 65 Tb 0.8 0.6       22 ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Mesozoic & Cenozoic Upper Crust 65 Tb 0.8           ppm Condie 1993
Oceanic Plateaus 65 Tb 0.8           ppm Kerr 2004 Kerr et al. 1997
Hauff et al. 2000
Yangtze Craton 65 Tb 0.8           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Lower Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.81           ppm Wedepohl 1995
Lower Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.81           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Wedepohl 1995
Middle Proterozoic Upper Crust 65 Tb 0.81           ppm Condie 1993
North Qinling Belt in China 65 Tb 0.81           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Oceanic Plateaus 65 Tb 0.81           ppm Kerr 2004 Mahoney et al. 1993
Shales 65 Tb 0.81           ppm Condie 1993
Basalts 65 Tb 0.82         27 ppm Farmer 2004 Farmer et al. 2002
Central East China Craton 65 Tb 0.82           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Central East China Craton 65 Tb 0.82           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.82           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Gao et al. 1998a
Continental Intraplate Xenoliths 65 Tb 0.82           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Johnson et al. 1996
Early Proterozoic Upper Crust 65 Tb 0.82           ppm Condie 1993
East China Craton 65 Tb 0.82           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Late Proterozoic Upper Crust 65 Tb 0.82           ppm Condie 1993
REE Unfractionated CAI Inclusions 65 Tb 0.82     0.81 0.82 2 ppm Martin & Mason 1974
South Margin of North China Craton 65 Tb 0.82           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Upper Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.82           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Gao et al. 1998
Yangtze Craton 65 Tb 0.82           ppm Gao et al. 1998
North Qinling Belt in China 65 Tb 0.83           ppm Gao et al. 1998
South Margin of North China Craton 65 Tb 0.83           ppm Gao et al. 1998
South Qinling Belt in China 65 Tb 0.83           ppm Gao et al. 1998
South Qinling Belt in China 65 Tb 0.83           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Felsic Post-Archean Granulites 65 Tb 0.84 0.6       11 ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995
North Qinling Belt in China 65 Tb 0.84           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Andesites 65 Tb 0.85           ppm Condie 1993
Basalts 65 Tb 0.85         7 ppm Farmer 2004 Price et al. 1997
Marine Shales 65 Tb 0.85           ppm Li 1991 Turekian & Wedepohl 1961
Haskin & Haskin 1966
North American Shale Composite (NASC) 65 Tb 0.85           ppm Condie 1993
South Qinling Belt in China 65 Tb 0.85           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Yangtze Craton 65 Tb 0.85           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Basalts 65 Tb 0.86         13 ppm Farmer 2004 Robert et al. 1992
Central East China Craton 65 Tb 0.86           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Lower Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.86           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Gao et al. 1998a
Arenaceous Rocks 65 Tb 0.87         121 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Pelites 65 Tb 0.87         69 ppm Gao et al. 1998
QUE 94201 Meteorite 65 Tb 0.87   0.09       ppm McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998
N-MORB 65 Tb 0.885   0.3372     26 ppm Hofmann 1988 Jochum et al. 1988
N-MORB 65 Tb 0.885           ppm Hart et al. 1999 Hofmann 1988
Ito et al. 1987
Smith et al. 1995
Hauri & Hart 1997
Oceanic Crust 65 Tb 0.89           ppm Wedepohl & Hartmann 1994 Hofmann 1988
Continental Crust 65 Tb 0.9           µg/g Rudnick & Gao 2004 Taylor 1964
Garonne River Particulates 65 Tb 0.9           µg/g Martin & Meybeck 1979
Granites 65 Tb 0.9         402 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Mekong River Particulates 65 Tb 0.9           µg/g Martin & Meybeck 1979
Phanerozoic Flood Basalts 65 Tb 0.9         1 ppm Farmer 2004 Peate 1997
Seawater 65 Tb 0.9             Bruland 1983
Shales 65 Tb 0.9           ppm Condie 1993
Yangtze Craton 65 Tb 0.9           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Amphibolites 65 Tb 0.92         189 ppm Gao et al. 1998
North Pacific Ocean Deep Water 65 Tb 0.92             Bruland 1983 Masuda & Ikeuchi 1979
N-MORB 65 Tb 0.93           ppm Klein 2004 Thompson et al. 1980
Oceanic Plateaus 65 Tb 0.93           ppm Kerr 2004 Kerr et al. 1997
Hauff et al. 2000
Felsic Volcanics 65 Tb 0.94         972 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Oceanic Plateaus 65 Tb 0.94           ppm Kerr 2004 Mahoney et al. 1995
South Margin of North China Craton 65 Tb 0.94           ppm Gao et al. 1998
Basalts 65 Tb 0.957         8 ppm Farmer 2004 Zhang & O'Reilly 1997
Pelites 65 Tb 0.97         1341 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Basalts 65 Tb 0.99         4 ppm Farmer 2004 Chung 1999
Core 65 Tb 0           µg/g McDonough 1998
Felsic Volcanics 65 Tb 1           ppm Condie 1993
Felsic Volcanics 65 Tb 1           ppm Condie 1993
Mafic Archean Granulites 65 Tb 1 0.6       27 ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Mafic Post-Archean Granulites 65 Tb 1 0.8       27 ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Marine Pelagic Clay 65 Tb 1           ppm Li 1982 Piper 1974
Marine Shales 65 Tb 1         36 ppm Altschuller 1980 Hermann 1970
River Particulates 65 Tb 1           µg/g Martin & Meybeck 1979
Mavic Volcanics 65 Tb 1.01         632 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Orangeite 65 Tb 1.01         114 ppm Farmer 2004 Mitchell 1995
Basalts 65 Tb 1.03         9 ppm Farmer 2004 Hoang & Flower 1998
Mafic Granulites 65 Tb 1.05         128 ppm Gao et al. 1998
Metapelitic Granulitic Xenolites 65 Tb 1.05 0.9       40 ppm Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Phanerozoic Flood Basalts 65 Tb 1.12         36 ppm Farmer 2004 Hooper & Hawkesworth 1993
Granites 65 Tb 1.15           ppm Condie 1993
Basalts 65 Tb 1.17         3 ppm Farmer 2004 Chung et al. 1995
Granulites 65 Tb 1.18 0.83       75 ppm Rudnick & Presper 1990
Basalts 65 Tb 1.23         16 ppm Farmer 2004 Rogers et al. 1998
Oceanic Plateaus 65 Tb 1.25           ppm Kerr 2004 Salters et al. 1992
Granites 65 Tb 1.28           ppm Condie 1993
Basalts 65 Tb 1.53         7 ppm Farmer 2004 Conticelli et al. 1997
Phanerozoic Flood Basalts 65 Tb 1.54         1 ppm Farmer 2004 Peate 1997
Congo River Particulates 65 Tb 1.6           µg/g Martin & Meybeck 1979
Marine Pelagic Clay 65 Tb 1.9           ppm Li 1991 Turekian & Wedepohl 1961
Rankin & Glasby 1979
Continental Intraplate Xenoliths 65 Tb 10.4           ppm Pearson et al. 2004 Bedini & Bodinier 1999
Barea Mesosiderite 65 Tb 101           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Mason & Jarosewich 1973
Mittlefehldt in press
Primitive Mantle 65 Tb 105   15.75       ppb Palme & O'Neill 2004
Primitive Mantle 65 Tb 105           ppb Palme & O'Neill 2004
Y-791491 Lodranite 65 Tb 13           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Weigel et al. 1999
Angrite Angra Dos Reis 65 Tb 1390           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Mittlefehldt & Lindstrom 1990
Estherville Mesosiderite 65 Tb 146           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Mittlefehldt in press
Simpson & Ahrens 1977
Frankfort Howardites 65 Tb 150           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 McCarthy et al. 1972
Palme et al. 1978
ALHA 81101 Urelite 65 Tb 2.1           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Warren & Kallemeyn 1992
Spitz & Boynton 1991
Basalts 65 Tb 2.2         6 ppm Farmer 2004 Turner et al. 1996a
Chaunskij Mesosiderite 65 Tb 206           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Mittlefehldt in press
Petaev et al. 2000
Moore County Eucrite 65 Tb 239           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Barrat et al. 2000
McCarthy et al. 1973
Aubres Aubrite 65 Tb 25.2           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Easton 1985
Wolf et al. 1983
Kapoeta Howardites 65 Tb 290           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Wanke et al. 1972
Marine Apatites 65 Tb 3.2         13 ppm Altschuller 1980
Veramin Mesosiderite 65 Tb 31           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Mittlefehldt in press
Powell 1971
MAC 88177 Lodranite 65 Tb 35           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Weigel et al. 1999
Orgueil Chondrite 65 Tb 35.3         4 ppb Anders & Ebihara 1982
Orgueil Chondrite 65 Tb 35.3         4 ppb Anders & Grevesse 1989
CI Chondrites 65 Tb 35.5   4.26     6 ppb Anders & Ebihara 1982 Evensen et al. 1978
CI Chondrites 65 Tb 35.5           ppb McDonough & Sun 1995 Wasson & Kallemeyn 1988
Malvern Howardites 65 Tb 350           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Palme et al. 1978
CI Chondrites 65 Tb 36.1           ppb McDonough & Sun 1995
CI Chondrites 65 Tb 36.3   0.799     21 ppb Anders & Grevesse 1989
Angrite LEW 87051 65 Tb 360           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Mittlefehldt & Lindstrom 1990
CI Chondrites 65 Tb 37           ppb McDonough & Sun 1995 Palme 1988
CI Chondrites 65 Tb 37.5   3.75       ppb Palme & O'Neill 2004 Palme & Jones 2004
Ibitira Eucrite 65 Tb 380           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Jarosewich 1990
Barrat et al. 2000
Petersburg Eucrites 65 Tb 392           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Mason et al. 1979
Buchanan & Reid 1996
Sioux County Eucrite 65 Tb 398           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Barrat et al. 2000
McCarthy et al. 1973
ALHA 77257 Urelite 65 Tb 4.1           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Jarosewich 1990
Warren & Kallemeyn 1992
Spitz & Boynton 1991
Pelagic Clay 65 Tb 4.9           ppm Elliot et al. 1997
Macibini Eucrites 65 Tb 414           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 McCarthy et al. 1973
Buchanan et al. 2000b
Brachina Brachinite 65 Tb 47           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Nehru et al. 1983
Manganese Nodules 65 Tb 5.4           ppm Li 1991 Baturin 1988
Cratonic Xenoliths 65 Tb 5.88           ppm Pearson et al. 2004
Gibson Lodranite 65 Tb 50           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Weigel et al. 1999
D'Orbigny Angrite 65 Tb 511           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Mittlefehldt et al. 2002
Nuevo Laredo Eucrite 65 Tb 540           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Warren & Jerde 1987
Mincy Mesosiderite 65 Tb 58           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Mittlefehldt in press
Simpson & Ahrens 1977
Watson IIE Iron 65 Tb 59.8           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Olsen et al. 1994
Pena Blanca Spring Aubrite 65 Tb 6.65           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Wolf et al. 1983
Lodders et al. 1993
Continental Crust 65 Tb 600           ppb Palme & O'Neill 2004 Rudnick & Gao 2004
Acapulcoite Primitive Achondrites 65 Tb 62           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Yanai & Kojima 1991
Zipfel et al. 1995
Greywackes 65 Tb 630           ppb Wedepohl 1995
EET 84302 Acapulcoite 65 Tb 65           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Weigel et al. 1999
Continental Crust 65 Tb 650           ppb Wedepohl 1995
Y-74450 Eucrites 65 Tb 660           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Wanke et al. 1977
Binda Eucrite 65 Tb 70.5           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Barrat et al. 2000
McCarthy et al. 1973
Stannern Eucrite 65 Tb 724           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Barrat et al. 2000
McCarthy et al. 1973
Tonalites 65 Tb 750           ppb Wedepohl 1995
ALHA77081 Acapulcoite 65 Tb 80           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Schultz et al. 1982
Serra De Mage Eucrite 65 Tb 83.9           ng/g Mittlefehldt 2004 Barrat et al. 2000
McCarthy et al. 1973
Primitive Mantle 65 Tb 99   9.9       ppb McDonough & Sun 1995
Silicate Earth 65 Tb 99   9.9       ppb McDonough & Sun 1995
Garnet Peridotites 65 Tb   0.05         ppm McDonough 1991 Maaloe & Aoki 1975
Jordan 1979
Boyd 1989
McDonough 1990
Island Arc Andesite 65 Tb             ppm Kelemen et al. 2004
Marine Apatites 65 Tb       1 6 13 ppm Altschuller 1980
Periodotite Section in Ophiolites 65 Tb   0.061         ppm McDonough 1991
Primitive Mantle 65 Tb   0.108         ppm McDonough 1991 McDonough & Frey 1989
Sun 1982
Spinel Peridotites 65 Tb   0.056         ppm McDonough 1991 Maaloe & Aoki 1975
Jordan 1979
Boyd 1989
McDonough 1990
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