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)
Seawater 75 Re 20     14 30     Unknown distribution type. ReO4[1-] is the probable main species in oxygenated seawater. Range and average concentrations normalized to 35¿ salinity. Accuracy and concentration range are uncertain. Bruland 1983
Acapulcoite Primitive Achondrites 75 Re 60           ng/g Trace element compositional data on Acapulcoites. Mittlefehldt 2004 Yanai & Kojima 1991
Zipfel et al. 1995
ALH 77005 Meteorite 75 Re 0.102           ppb Mars elemental abundances as given by ALH77005 meteorite, which is a lherzolitic shergottite, as given in Lodders 1988. McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998
ALH 84001 Meteorite 75 Re 0.002           ppb Mars elemental abundances as given by ALH84001 meteorite, which is an orthopyroxenite, as given in Lodders 1988. McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998
ALHA77081 Acapulcoite 75 Re 60           ng/g Trace element compositional data on Acapulcoite ALHA77081. Mittlefehldt 2004 Schultz et al. 1982
Allende Meteorite 75 Re 87           ng/g Concentratons of elements in the Allende chondrites which were determined by both INAA and RNAA. After analyses, the sameples were then prepared in thin section and prepared for optic analyses by electron microprobe. 10-20% uncertainty Grossman & Wasson 1985
Arizona Upper Crust   187Re/188Os 32.33 26.42           Mean and Median Re & Os compositions from Central Arizona eclogite and granulite xenoliths. Saal et al. 1998 Esperanca et al. 1997
Arizona Upper Crust 75 Re 286 161         ppt Mean and Median Re & Os compositions from Central Arizona eclogite and granulite xenoliths. Saal et al. 1998 Esperanca et al. 1997
Atlantic Seawater 75 Re 6.9   1.05       ng/kg Average values of rhenium in Atlantic seawater as given by Matthews and Riley 1972. No data was collected shallower than 200m. No uncertainties were reported, therefore by analogy to other reports, uncertainties were calculated to 2s. Anbar et al. 1992 Matthews & Riley 1970
Atlantic Seawater 75 Re 4   1.05       ng/kg Average values of rhenium in Atlantic seawater as given by Olafsson and Riley 1972. Samples that yield values given are from more than one location. No uncertainties were reported, therefore by analogy to other reports, uncertainties were calculated to 2s. Anbar et al. 1992 Olafsson & Riley 1972
Aubres Aubrite 75 Re 0.129           ng/g Trace element compositional data on Aubres Aubrite. Mittlefehldt 2004 Easton 1985
Wolf et al. 1983
CAI Inclusions Allende Meteorite 75 Re 0.9   0.072       ppm Bulk composition of an 111.1mg Ca-Al-rich inclusion from the Allende Meteorite named A37. Analyses performed on A37 were by Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis, all values given in ppm. This particular analysis performed included all ranges of sections from A37 which therin yielded the best approximation of where particular elements were best located. Bischoff & Palme 1987
Chassigny Achondrite 75 Re 0.045           ppb Trace element abundances of the Chassigny meteorite given by Treiman et al. 1986.  These values along with those of the C1 Chondrites are used mainly for comparison and normalization of values taken from other sources pertaining to Urelites.  Janssens et al. 1987 Treiman et al. 1986
Chassigny Meteorite 75 Re 0.063   0.012       ppb Mars elemental abundances as given by Chassigny meteorite (chassignite) as given in Lodders 1988. McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998
CI Chondrites 75 Re 0.0365           ppm Abundance of elements in the solar system from Anders & Grevesse 1989 study of CI meteorites. Palme & Jones 2004 Anders & Grevesse 1989
CI Chondrites 75 Re 0.29   0.04         CI Meteorite derived solar system abundances of various elements. Palme & Jones 2004
CI Chondrites 75 Re 36.5   3.43     21 ppb Mean C1 chondrite from atomic abundances based on C = 3.788E-3*H*A where C = concentration; H = atomic abundance and A = atomic weight. Values are not normalised to 100% Anders & Grevesse 1989
CI Chondrites 75 Re 39.5   1.58       ppb Composition of the Primitive Mantle of the Earth as based on CI Chondritic major and trace element compositions from Chapter 1.03 Palme & Jones 2004 Treatise of Geochemistry. Palme & O'Neill 2004 Palme & Jones 2004
CI Chondrites 75 Re 40           ppb Based on measurements on 3 out of 5 carbonaceous chrondrites namely Orgueil, Ivuna and Alais. McDonough & Sun 1995
CI Chondrites 75 Re 37           ppb C1 Carbonaceous chondrite major and minor element compositions as given in Wasson & Kallemeyn 1988. These values are given in an effort to accurately represent the C1 chondrites as based on an array of sources and derive a revised model for the composition of the Earth. McDonough & Sun 1995 Wasson & Kallemeyn 1988
CI Chondrites 75 Re 37           ppb C1 Carbonaceous chondrite major and minor element compositions as given in Palme 1988. These values are given in an effort to accurately represent the C1 chondrites as based on an array of sources and derive a revised model for the composition of the Earth. McDonough & Sun 1995 Palme 1988
CI Chondrites 75 Re 35.8           ppb C1 Chondrite trace element abundances as found by Anders and Ebihara 1982.  All Urelite values given by other sources are normalized to these values simply to put the data on a common scale. Janssens et al. 1987 Anders & Ebihara 1982
CI Chondrites 75 Re 0.0395   0.00158       ppm Abundance of elements in the solar system based off of Palme & Beer 1993 study of CI meteorites. Palme & Jones 2004 Palme & Beer 1993
Jochum 1996
Continental Crust 75 Re 0.19           ng/g Rudnick & Gao 2004
Continental Crust 75 Re 0.4           ppb UCC = Esser & Turekian (1993). Wedepohl 1995
Continental Crust 75 Re 0.4           ppb Taylor & McLennan 1995
Continental Crust 75 Re 0.4           ng/g Major and trace element compositional estimates of the Bulk Continental Crust given by Taylor and McLennan 1985 & 1995. Major element oxides are given in wt.% and trace elements in either ng/g or ¿g/g. Rudnick & Gao 2004 Taylor & McLennan 1985
Taylor & McLennan 1995
Continental Crust 75 Re 0.4           ng/g Major and trace element compositional estimates of the Bulk Continental Crust given by Wedepohl 1995. Major element oxides are given in wt.% and trace elements in either ng/g or ¿g/g. Rudnick & Gao 2004 Wedepohl 1995
Continental Crust 75 Re 0.188           ng/g Recommended composition of the Bulk Continental Crust where the total-crust composition is calculated according to the upper, middle and lower-crust compositions obtained in this study and corresponding weighing factors of 0.317, 0.296 and 0.388. The weighing factors are based on the layer thickness of the global continental crust, recalculated from crustal structure and areal proportion of various tectonic units given by Rudnick and Fountain 1995. Rudnick & Gao 2004 Rudnick & Fountain 1995
Continental Crust 75 Re 0.5           ppb Enrichment of elements in the bulk continental crust given by Rudnick & Gao from Chapter 3.1 of the Treatise on Geochemistry 2004. Palme & O'Neill 2004 Rudnick & Gao 2004
Core 75 Re 0.23           ppm Elemental composition of the Earth's core as given in ppm unless stated as wt. %. McDonough 2004
Core 75 Re 0.23           µg/g Compostioinal models for the bulk Earth, core and silicate Earth are modified after McDonough & Sun (1995). McDonough 1998
Depleted Mantle   187Re/186Os 403   6         Model 187Re/186Os is calculated assuming T(Os) = T(Nd) with ?(Re) = 1.64E-10 1/a and mantle values for 187Os/186Os = 1.055 and 187Re/186Os = 3.22. The uncertainties include errors on the 187Os/186Os in the sample and T(Nd) that is calculated with respect to the depleted mantle using the relation e(Nd,T) = 0.25T^2 - 3T + 8.5 from DePaolo (1981). Esser & Turekian 1993
Depleted Mantle 75 Re 0.0075             Rhenium abundances in the upper mantle normalized to the C1 Chondrite value of 36.9 ppb taken from Orgueil Chondrite values in Anders & Ebihara 1982. Jones & Drake 1986 Morgan et al. 1980
Depleted Mantle 75 Re 0.157   0.03925       ppb Estimate for the concentrations in the Depleted Mantle of most of the elements of the Periodic Table.  Re/Os is the element ratio/constraint used to make this estimate. Salters & Stracke 2004
Dyalpur Ureilite 75 Re 16.2           ppb Trace element values for the Dyalpur meteorite as given in Higuchi et al. 1976.  Mainly used in this study as comparisons to the Kenna and Havero meteorites.  Janssens et al. 1987 Higuchi et al. 1976
EET 83309 Urelite 75 Re 16           ng/g Trace element compositional data on EET 83309 Urelite. Mittlefehldt 2004 Warren & Kallemeyn 1989b
Goalpara Ureilite 75 Re 6.75           ppb Trace element abundances of the Goalpara meteorite first reported by Higuchi et al. 1976.  These trace element values are given in an effort to resolve a disagreement about Ir and W values being associated with veins or bulk rock. These values are compared to other vein and bulk rock values obtained via other meteorites analyzed in this study. Janssens et al. 1987 Higuchi et al. 1976
Havero Ureilite 75 Re 20.1           ppb Trace element abundances of the Havero (bulk) meteorite first reported by Higuchi et al. 1976.  These trace element values are given in an effort to resolve a disagreement about Ir and W values being associated with veins or bulk rock. These values are compared to other vein and bulk rock values obtained via other meteorites analyzed in this study. Janssens et al. 1987 Higuchi et al. 1976
Havero Ureilite Vein Metal 75 Re 133           ppb Trace element abundances of the Havero Vein sample B18-2 analyzed here by Janssens et al. 1987.  According to analysis of the siderophile elements of Havero, this sample is highly enriched in vein material as indicated by noble gas and this trace element data.  .. Janssens et al. 1987
Havero Urelite 75 Re 30           ng/g Trace element compositional data on Havero Urelite. Mittlefehldt 2004 Wanke et al. 1972
IAB Iron Meteorites 75 Re 260           ng/g Average elemental composition of Group IAB meteorites. Haack & McCoy 2004 Chabot & Drake 2000
Jones & Drake 1983
IAB Udei Station 75 Re 3           ng/g Trace element compositional data on IAB from Udei Station. Mittlefehldt 2004 Kallemeyn & Wasson 1985
Igneous Rocks 75 Re 60           ppt Element abundances of Moore County eucrites as found by various other sources.  These values are used for comparison to values obtained in this study (Morgan et al. 1978) according to some form of Neutron Activation Analysis. Morgan et al. 1978 Morgan 1965
Igneous Rocks 75 Re 2.2           ppt Major, minor and trace element abundances of eucrites from Moore County which much like the Serra de Mage is cumulate and unbrecciated. However, Moore County eucrites have less plagioclase than Serra de Mage and the plagioclase that it does have is much less calcic.  According to Hess and Henderson 1949 this eucrite resembles a terrestrial norite in bulk composition. Moore County Morgan et al. 1978
IIAB Iron Meteorites 75 Re 250           ng/g Calculated Initial Liquid Composition of the Earth Core from IIAB meteorites. Haack & McCoy 2004 Chabot & Drake 2000
Jones & Drake 1983
IIAB Iron Meteorites 75 Re 1780           ng/g Average elemental composition of Group IIAB meteorites. Haack & McCoy 2004 Chabot & Drake 2000
Jones & Drake 1983
IIIAB Iron Meteorites 75 Re 200           ng/g Calculated Initial Liquid Composition of the Earth Core from IIIAB meteorites. Haack & McCoy 2004 Chabot & Drake 2000
Jones & Drake 1983
IIIAB Iron Meteorites 75 Re 439           ng/g Average elemental composition of Group IIIAB meteorites. Haack & McCoy 2004 Chabot & Drake 2000
Jones & Drake 1983
IVA Iron Meteorites 75 Re 230           ng/g Average elemental composition of Group IVA meteorites. Haack & McCoy 2004 Chabot & Drake 2000
Jones & Drake 1983
IVA Iron Meteorites 75 Re 150           ng/g Calculated Initial Liquid Composition of the Earth Core from IVA meteorites. Haack & McCoy 2004 Chabot & Drake 2000
Jones & Drake 1983
IVB Iron Meteorites 75 Re 2150           ng/g Average elemental composition of Group IVB meteorites. Haack & McCoy 2004 Chabot & Drake 2000
Jones & Drake 1983
IVB Iron Meteorites 75 Re 3500           ng/g Calculated Initial Liquid Composition of the Earth Core from IVB meteorites. Haack & McCoy 2004 Chabot & Drake 2000
Jones & Drake 1983
Juvinas Eucrite 75 Re 9.7           ppt Major, minor and trace element abundances of the Juvinas eucrite, which is a typical brecciated sample.  Juvinas was analyzed according to various types of Neutron Activation Analysis and it was found to be compositionally similar to Ibitira eucrite. Other characteristics that define Juvinas are its mineral assemblages and oriented textures with lithic clasts several centimeters wide, and positive Eu anomalies which resembles rocks from a layered igneous intrusion.  Morgan et al. 1978
Kenna Ureilite 75 Re 69.1         1 ppb Abundances of the trace elements found in the Kenna Meteorite taken from sample H159.23 from the American Meteorite Laboratory.  This bulk urelite sample is the richest in siderophile elements. Janssens et al. 1987
Kenna Ureilite Vein Metal 75 Re 80.8           ppb Trace element abundances of the Kenna Vein material which in fact was a hand picked separate of only 33mg.  According to this analysis of the siderophile elements it is only slightly enriched in vein material.  Janssens et al. 1987
LL Ordinary Chondrites 75 Re 33           ng/g Concentratons of elements in mean LL chondrites which were determined by both INAA and RNAA. After analyses, the sameples were then prepared in thin section and prepared for optic analyses by electron microprobe. Grossman & Wasson 1985
Lower Continental Crust 75 Re 0.4           ppb Taylor & McLennan 1995
Lower Continental Crust 75 Re 0.18           ng/g Recommended composition of the Lower Continental crust as given by various sources. Major element oxides are given in wt.% and trace element concentrations are given in either ng/g or ¿g/g. Rudnick & Gao 2004 Saal et al. 1998
Lower Continental Crust 75 Re 0.4           ng/g Major and trace element compositional estimates of the lower continental crust as given by Taylor and McLennan 1985, 1995 using average lower crustal abundances. Major element oxides are given in wt.% and trace elements in either ng/g or ¿g/g. Rudnick & Gao 2004 Taylor & McLennan 1985
Taylor & McLennan 1995
Manganese Nodules 75 Re 0.001           ppm Average concentrations of various elements found in deep sea Manganese nodules.  Sea salt components are subtracted assuming all chloride is of seawater origin. Li 1991 Baturin 1988
Marine Organisms 75 Re 0.013           ppm Concentration values of various elements found in marine organisms. Element concentrations are mainly from brown algae data from Bowen 1979, which are also indicative of phytoplankton and zooplankton. Li 1991 Bowen 1979

Marine Pelagic Clay 75 Re 0.001           ppm Average concentrations of elements in oceanic pelagic clays.  The elemental values found in the Pelagic clays give good indications on river input of elements to the oceans.  From river sources to mid oceanic ridge sinks this is also a good indicator of atmospheric conditions for varying periods of world history.   Li 1982
Marine Pelagic Clay 75 Re 0.0003           ppm Average concentrations for various elements enriched in Oceanic Pelagic Clays.  Compared to the element values of Shales, the Pelagic Clays are relatively similar with few exceptions.   All sea salt components are subtracted from the sample analysis assuming all chloride is of seawater origin. Li 1991 Turekian & Wedepohl 1961
Baturin 1988
Marine Shales   Y/RE 0.15             Ratios of trace element values given in table 5 for Shale according to Turekian and Wedepohl 1961. Values used to differentiate Shale, Phosphorite and Apatite. Altschuller 1980 Turekian & Wedepohl 1961
N-MORB 75 Re 0.927           ppm Values of N-MORB taken from varying sources for comparison to 735B gabbro composition analyzed in Hart et al. 1999. Hart et al. 1999 Hofmann 1988
Ito et al. 1987
Smith et al. 1995
Hauri & Hart 1997
Nakhla Meteorite 75 Re 0.036   0.005       ppb Mars elemental abundances as given by Nakhla meteorite (nakhlite) as given in Lodders 1988. McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998
North American Shale Composite (NASC) 75 Re 2           ppt Major, minor and trace element concentrations of eucrites from Ibitira which is a vesicular unbrecciated eucrite sample. The vesicular nature of Ibitira is possibly due to the fact that it crystallzed at a low pressure relative to other eucrites. This sample has been analyzed according to Neutron Activation using a single chip of the Ibitira sample.  Morgan et al. 1978
North Queensland Lower Continental Crust   187Re/186Os 0.418 0.804           Granulite facies lower-crustal xenoliths from the Chudleigh and McBride suites in Northern Queensland, Australia. Saal et al. 1998
North Queensland Lower Continental Crust   187Re/188Os 13.54 19.7           Granulite facies lower-crustal xenoliths from the Chudleigh and McBride suites in Northern Queensland, Australia. Saal et al. 1998
North Queensland Lower Continental Crust 75 Re 276 184         ppt Granulite facies lower-crustal xenoliths from the Chudleigh and McBride suites in Northern Queensland, Australia. Saal et al. 1998
Novo-Urei Ureilite 75 Re 38.6           ppb Trace element abundances of the Novo Urei meteorite originally given by Higuchi et al. 1976. Novo Urei happens to be the second in line as far as richest in siderophile element abundances, second only to Kenna Meteorite.  Janssens et al. 1987 Higuchi et al. 1976
Nuevo Laredo Eucrite 75 Re 6.8           ng/g Trace element compositional data on Nuevo Laredo Eucrites. Mittlefehldt 2004 Warren & Jerde 1987
Oceans Deep water 75 Re 4.3           ng/kg Deep ocean water is ~1,000 m depth. Where possible data is from the Pacific ocean that shows the greates variations; otherwhise data is from the Atlantic ocean. Depth = 900 m Quinby-Hunt & Turekian 1983 Olafsson & Riley 1972
Oceans Surface water 75 Re 5.6           ng/kg Surface or near-surface concentratio. Where possible data is from the Pacific ocean that shows the greates variations; otherwhise data is from the Atlantic ocean. Depth = 0 m. Quinby-Hunt & Turekian 1983 Olafsson & Riley 1972
ODP Site 735   187Re/188Os 1000             Average of 22 composite strip samples as defined in Table 1. Hart et al. 1999
ODP Site 735 75 Re 2.026 0.438       22 ppb Average of 22 composite strip samples as defined in Table 1. Data from Blusztajn et al. (1999). Hart et al. 1999
Orgueil Chondrite 75 Re 37.1         15 ppb Orgueil meteorite measurements. Anders & Grevesse 1989
Orgueil Chondrite 75 Re 36.9         13 ppb Solar system abundances of major and minor elements as based on studies from the Orgueil Meteorite. Abundances in the Orgueil meteorite are adequately close to the C1 chondrite mean except for REE, in which case other studies will yield more preferable results Anders & Ebihara 1982
Pacific Ocean 75 Re 9.1   2.2       ng/kg Average values of rhenium in Pacific seawater as given by Koide et al. 1987. Samples that yield values given are from more tha one location and no data was collected shallower than 200m. Uncertainties were reported at 1s, yet to compare values, uncertaintes were recalculated to 2s. Anbar et al. 1992 Koide et al. 1987
Pacific Ocean 75 Re 7.42   0.02       ng/kg Includes measurements below 400 m only as based on a salinity-normalized basis. Anbar et al. 1992
Pacific Ocean 75 Re 8.4   1.2       ng/kg Average values of rhenium in Pacific seawater as given by Scadden 1969. Samples that yield values given are from more than one location and no depth profiles were measured. Uncertainties are reported at 1s, yet to compare values, uncertaintes were recalculated to 2s. Anbar et al. 1992 Scadden 1969
Pena Blanca Spring Aubrite 75 Re 0.093           ng/g Trace element compositional data on Pe¿a Blanca Spring Aubrite. Mittlefehldt 2004 Wolf et al. 1983
Lodders et al. 1993
Primitive Mantle 75 Re 0.28   0.084       ppb Pyrolite model for the silicate Earth composition based on peridotites, komatiites and basalts. Error estimate is subjective. McDonough & Sun 1995
Primitive Mantle 75 Re 0.32   0.032       ppb Elemental composition of the Primitive Mantle of the Earth as given from this study and other various sources. These elemental values are compared to those of CI Chondrites given by Palme & Jones 2004 Treatise of Geochemistry. Comments given by the authors in reference to these values: Re/Os = 0.0874 ¿ 0.0027, H-chondrite Palme & O'Neill 2004 Walker et al. 2002
Primitive Mantle 75 Re 0.32           ppb Elemental abundances of the Primitive Mantle of the Earth as given by various sources. This set of values are given as a comparison to those of the Bulk Continental Crust given by Rudnick & Gao of the Treatise on Geochemistry Chapter 3.1. Palme & O'Neill 2004 Walker et al. 2002
Seawater 75 Re 2e-05             Broeker & Peng 1982
Seawater 75 Re 4           ng/kg This mean ocean concentratio has been calculated based on the correlation expressions in Table 1, assuming a salinity of 35¿, a nitrate concentratio of 30 ¿mol/kg, a phosphate concentratio of 2 ¿mol/kg and a silicate concentratio of 110 ¿mol/kg. Where possible data is from the Pacific ocean that shows the greates variations; otherwhise data is from the Atlantic ocean. Quinby-Hunt & Turekian 1983 Olafsson & Riley 1972
Seawater 75 Re 8.19   0.185       ng/kg Average values of rhenium in Atlantic seawater as given by Colodner 1991. Samples that yield values given are from more than one location and are given on a salinity normalized basis. Uncertainties are reported at 1s, yet to compare values, uncertaintes were recalculated to 2s. Anbar et al. 1992 Colodner 1991
Seawater 75 Re 0.004           ppb Average concentration of elements in unfiltered seawater.  These values are used in conjuction with concentrations taken from the same elements in filtered river water and then used in equations (given in Li 1982) to determine mean oceanic residence time of particular elements.  Problems arise however with the relative pollution found in average river waters, and a lack of adequate data for filtered seawater to make a better comparison to filtered river water (which in this instance is found to be the most ideal comparison, yet the most difficult to perform). Li 1982
Seawater 75 Re 8             Elemental average concentrations of the deep Atlantic and deep Pacific waters summarized by Whitfield & Turner 1987.  Li 1991 Whitfield & Turner 1987
Koide et al. 1986
Koide et al. 1986
Koide et al. 1987

Sera de Mage Eucrite 75 Re 0.8           ppt Major, minor and trace element abundances as found in Eucrites from Serra de Mage (Brazil).  Sample analyzed by INAA at University of Oregon. Serra de Mage has a relatively high, but variable, plagioclase content as compared to other Eucrites.  The calcic nature of this plagioclase makes Serra de Mage perhaps the best meteoric analogue to lunar anorthosites and ancient terrestrial calcic anorthosites. Morgan et al. 1978
Shergotty Meteorite 75 Re 0.44           ppb Mars elemental abundances as given by Shergotty meteorite (basalitc shergottite) as given in Lodders 1988. Mars elemental abundances as given by Shergotty meteorite, which is a basalitc shergottite, as given in Lodders 1988. McSween, Jr. 2004 Lodders 1998
Silicate Earth 75 Re 0.0003           ppm Composition of the Silicate Earth as given by elemental abundances in ppm (and wt%). McDonough 2004
Silicate Earth 75 Re 0.0003           µg/g Compostioinal models for the bulk Earth, core and silicate Earth are modified after McDonough & Sun (1995). McDonough 1998
Silicate Earth 75 Re 0.28   0.084       ppb Pyrolite model for the silicate Earth composition based on peridotites, komatiites and basalts. Error estimate is subjective. McDonough & Sun 1995
Solar System 75 Re 0.051             Anders & Ebihara 1982 Cameron 1982
Solar System 75 Re 0.0517   0.00486     21   Solar atomic abundances based on an average of C1 chondrites. Values are not normalised to 100% but they are relative to 10E6 Silica atoms. Anders & Grevesse 1989
Solar System 75 Re 0.0507   0.006084     20   Anders & Ebihara 1982
Solid Earth   187Re/188Os         4     Parent/daughter ratios of Depleted MORB mantle (DMM) from a number of different sources. Ratio values used as models for comparison to ratio values from Oceanic Gabbroic composites. Hart et al. 1999 Allegre et al. 1988
Solid Earth   187Re/188Os 0.4             Parent/daughter ratios of Bulk Earth from a number of different sources. Ratio values used as models for comparison to ratio values from Oceanic Gabbroic composites. Hart et al. 1999 Shirey & Walker 1998
Solid Earth 75 Re 0.075           ppm Bulk elemental composition of the Solid Earth with concentrations given in ppm (and wt% where noted). McDonough 2004
Solid Earth 75 Re 0.075           µg/g Compostioinal models for the bulk Earth, core and silicate Earth are modified after McDonough & Sun (1995). McDonough 1998
Spinel Peridotites 75 Re 0.13 0.09 0.11     18 ppb McDonough 1990
Upper Continental Crust   187Re/188Os 47.62             Average upper crustal Re & Os compositions taken from Esser and Turekian 1993. These compositions are used for relative comparison to the compositions of the lower crustal values found from the Chudlieh and McBride xenolith suites from Northern Queensland, Australia. Saal et al. 1998 Esser & Turekian 1993
Upper Continental Crust 75 Re 0.4           ppb Taylor & McLennan 1995
Upper Continental Crust 75 Re 0.198           ng/g Recommended composition of the Upper Continental Crust as given by various sources which are listed in Table 1 and 2 of Rudnick and Gao 2004 as well as in the text. Rudnick & Gao 2004
Upper Continental Crust 75 Re 400           ppt Average upper crustal Re & Os compositions taken from Esser and Turekian 1993. These compositions are used for relative comparison to the compositions of the lower crustal values found from the Chudlieh and McBride xenolith suites from Northern Queensland, Australia. Saal et al. 1998 Esser & Turekian 1993
Upper Continental Crust 75 Re 0.198           ng/g Estimates of trace element compositions of the Upper Continental Crust. These values are taken from Peucker-Ehrenbrink and Jahn 2001 and represent estimates derived from sedimentary and loess data. Rudnick & Gao 2004 Peucker-Eherenbrink & Jahn 2001
Upper Continental Crust 75 Re 0.198           ng/g Recommended composition of the Upper Continental Crust as given by various sources which are listed in Table 1 and 2 of Rudnick and Gao 2004 as well as in the text. Rudnick & Gao 2004 see text
Upper Continental Crust 75 Re 0.4           ng/g Estimates of trace element compositions of the Upper Continental Crust. These values are taken from Taylor and McLennan 1985 & 1995 and represent estimates derived from sedimentary and loess data. Rudnick & Gao 2004 Taylor & McLennan 1985
Taylor & McLennan 1995
Ureilite Rock Metal   Y/RE 2.4         5   Low Iridium values indicative of bulk rock values. These values represent enrichments relative to C1 Chondrites.  Nickel values however, may be depleted in urelite metal so the actual values of the enrichments are more than likely smaller than reported here Janssens et al. 1987
Ureilite Vein Metal   Y/RE 5.4         5   High Iridium values indicative of vein material.These values represent enrichments relative to C1 Chondrites.  Nickel values however, may be depleted in urelite metal so the actual values of the enrichments are more than likely smaller than reported here Janssens et al. 1987
Winonaite Tierra Blanca 75 Re 105           ng/g Trace element compositional data on Tierra Blanca Winonaite. Mittlefehldt 2004 Kallemeyn & Wasson 1985
Jarosweich 1990
Y-74450 Eucrites 75 Re 700           ng/g Trace element compositional data on Y-74450 eucrite. Mittlefehldt 2004 Wanke et al. 1977
Click to return to previous page