Chemistry:Abundances of the elements (data page)

Short description: Abundance of elements on Earth

Parts-per-million cube of relative abundance by mass of elements of the entire Earth down to around 1 ppm

Earth bulk continental crust and upper continental crust

• C1 — Crust: CRC Handbook
• C2 — Crust: Kaye and Laby
• C3 — Crust: Greenwood
• C4 — Crust: Ahrens (Taylor)
• C5 — Crust: Ahrens (Wänke)
• C6 — Crust: Ahrens (Weaver)
• U1 — Upper crust: Ahrens (Taylor)
• U2 — Upper crust: Ahrens (Shaw)

Mass fraction, in kg/kg

Element	C1	C2	C3	C4	C5	C6	U1	U2
01 H hydrogen	1.40×10−3		1.520×10−3
02 He helium	8×10−9
03 Li lithium	2.0×10−5	2.0×10−5	1.8×10−5	1.3×10−5	1.37×10−5		2.0×10−5	2.2×10−5
04 Be beryllium	2.8×10−6	2.0×10−6	2×10−6	1.500×10−6			3.000×10−6
05 B boron	1.0×10−5	7.0×10−6	9×10−6	1.0000×10−5			1.5000×10−5
06 C carbon	2.00×10−4		1.80×10−4		3.76×10−3
07 N nitrogen	1.9×10−5	2.0×10−5	1.9×10−5
08 O oxygen	4.61×10−1	3.7×10−1	4.55000×10−1
09 F fluorine	5.85×10−4	4.6×10−4	5.44×10−4		5.25×10−4
10 Ne neon	5×10−9
11 Na sodium	2.36×10−2	2.3×10−2	2.2700×10−2	2.3000×10−2	2.4400×10−2	3.1000×10−2	2.89×10−2	2.57×10−2
12 Mg magnesium	2.33×10−2	2.8×10−2	2.7640×10−2	3.20×10−2	2.37×10−2	1.69×10−2	1.33×10−2	1.35×10−2
13 Al aluminium	8.23×10−2	8.0×10−2	8.3000×10−2	8.4100×10−2	8.3050×10−2	8.5200×10−2	8.0400×10−2	7.7400×10−2
14 Si silicon	2.82×10−1	2.7×10−1	2.72000×10−1	2.677×10−1	2.81×10−1	2.95×10−1	3.08×10−1	3.04×10−1
15 P phosphorus	1.05×10−3	1.0×10−3	1.120×10−3		7.63×10−4	8.30×10−4
16 S sulfur	3.50×10−4	3.0×10−4	3.40×10−4		8.81×10−4
17 Cl chlorine	1.45×10−4	1.9×10−4	1.26×10−4		1.900×10−3
18 Ar argon	3.5×10−6
19 K potassium	2.09×10−2	1.7×10−2	1.8400×10−2	9.100×10−3	1.7600×10−2	1.7000×10−2	2.8000×10−2	2.5700×10−2
20 Ca calcium	4.15×10−2	5.1×10−2	4.6600×10−2	5.2900×10−2	4.9200×10−2	3.4000×10−2	3.0000×10−2	2.9500×10−2
21 Sc scandium	2.2×10−5	2.2×10−5	2.5×10−5	3.0×10−5	2.14×10−5		1.1×10−5	7×10−6
22 Ti titanium	5.65×10−3	8.6×10−3	6.320×10−3	5.400×10−3	5.250×10−3	3.600×10−3	3.000×10−3	3.120×10−3
23 V vanadium	1.20×10−4	1.7×10−4	1.36×10−4	2.30×10−4	1.34×10−4		6.0×10−5	5.3×10−5
24 Cr chromium	1.02×10−4	9.6×10−5	1.22×10−4	1.85×10−4	1.46×10−4	5.6×10−5	3.5×10−5	3.5×10−5
25 Mn manganese	9.50×10−4	1.0×10−3	1.060×10−3	1.400×10−3	8.47×10−4	1.000×10−3	6.00×10−4	5.27×10−4
26 Fe iron	5.63×10−2	5.8×10−2	6.2000×10−2	7.07×10−2	4.92×10−2	3.8×10−2	3.50×10−2	3.09×10−2
27 Co cobalt	2.5×10−5	2.8×10−5	2.9×10−5	2.9×10−5	2.54×10−5		1.0×10−5	1.2×10−5
28 Ni nickel	8.4×10−5	7.2×10−5	9.9×10−5	1.05×10−4	6.95×10−5	3.5×10−5	2×10−5	1.9×10−5
29 Cu copper	6.0×10−5	5.8×10−5	6.8×10−5	7.5×10−5	4.7×10−5		2.5×10−5	1.4×10−5
30 Zn zinc	7.0×10−5	8.2×10−5	7.6×10−5	8.0×10−5	7.6×10−5		7.1×10−5	5.2×10−5
31 Ga gallium	1.9×10−5	1.7×10−5	1.9×10−5	1.8×10−5	1.86×10−5		1.7×10−5	1.4×10−5
32 Ge germanium	1.5×10−6	1.3×10−6	1.5×10−6	1.6×10−6	1.32×10−6		1.6×10−6
33 As arsenic	1.8×10−6	2.0×10−6	1.8×10−6	1.0×10−6	2.03×10−6		1.5×10−6
34 Se selenium	5×10−8	5×10−8	5×10−8	5×10−8	1.53×10−7		5×10−8
35 Br bromine	2.4×10−6	4.0×10−6	2.5×10−6		6.95×10−6
36 Kr krypton	1×10−10
37 Rb rubidium	9.0×10−5	7.0×10−5	7.8×10−5	3.2×10−5	7.90×10−5	6.1×10−5	1.12×10−4	1.10×10−4
38 Sr strontium	3.70×10−4	4.5×10−4	3.84×10−4	2.60×10−4	2.93×10−4	5.03×10−4	3.50×10−4	3.16×10−4
39 Y yttrium	3.3×10−5	3.5×10−7	3.1×10−5	2.0×10−5		1.4×10−5	2.2×10−5	2.1×10−5
40 Zr zirconium	1.65×10−4	1.4×10−4	1.62×10−4	1.00×10−4		2.10×10−4	1.90×10−4	2.40×10−4
41 Nb niobium	2.0×10−5	2.0×10−5	2.0×10−5	1.1000×10−5		1.3000×10−5	2.5000×10−5	2.6000×10−5
42 Mo molybdenum	1.2×10−6	1.2×10−6	1.2×10−6	1.000×10−6			1.500×10−6
43 Tc technetium
44 Ru ruthenium	1×10−9		1×10−10
45 Rh rhodium	1×10−9		1×10−10
46 Pd palladium	1.5×10−8	3×10−9	1.5×10−8	1.0×10−9			5×10−10
47 Ag silver	7.5×10−8	8×10−8	8×10−8	8.0×10−8	6.95×10−8		5.0×10−8
48 Cd cadmium	1.5×10−7	1.8×10−7	1.6×10−7	9.8×10−8	1.00×10−7		9.8×10−8
49 In indium	2.5×10−7	2×10−7	2.4×10−7	5.0×10−8	6.95×10−8		5.0×10−8
50 Sn tin	2.3×10−6	1.5×10−6	2.1×10−6	2.500×10−6			5.500×10−6
51 Sb antimony	2×10−7	2×10−7	2×10−7	2.00×10−7	2.03×10−7		2.00×10−7
52 Te tellurium	1×10−9		1×10−9		2.03×10−9
53 I iodine	4.5×10−7	5×10−7	4.6×10−7		1.540×10−6
54 Xe xenon	3×10−11
55 Cs caesium	3×10−6	1.6×10−6	2.6×10−6	1.000×10−6	1.310×10−6		3.700×10−6
56 Ba barium	4.25×10−4	3.8×10−4	3.90×10−4	2.50000×10−4	5.42000×10−4	7.07000×10−4	5.50000×10−4	1.070000×10−3
57 La lanthanum	3.9×10−5	5.0×10−5	3.5×10−5	1.6000×10−5	2.9000×10−5	2.8000×10−5	3.0000×10−5	3.200×10−6
58 Ce cerium	6.65×10−5	8.3×10−5	6.6×10−5	3.3000×10−5	5.4200×10−5	5.7000×10−5	6.4000×10−5	6.5000×10−5
59 Pr praseodymium	9.2×10−6	1.3×10−5	9.1×10−6	3.900×10−6			7.100×10−6
60 Nd neodymium	4.15×10−5	4.4×10−5	4.0×10−5	1.6000×10−5	2.5400×10−5	2.3000×10−5	2.6000×10−5	2.6000×10−5
61 Pm promethium
62 Sm samarium	7.05×10−6	7.7×10−6	7.0×10−6	3.500×10−6	5.590×10−6	4.100×10−6	4.500×10−6	4.500×10−6
63 Eu europium	2.0×10−6	2.2×10−6	2.1×10−6	1.100×10−6	1.407×10−6	1.090×10−6	8.80×10−7	9.40×10−7
64 Gd gadolinium	6.2×10−6	6.3×10−6	6.1×10−6	3.300×10−6	8.140×10−6		3.800×10−6	2.800×10−6
65 Tb terbium	1.2×10−6	1.0×10−6	1.2×10−6	6.00×10−7	1.020×10−6	5.30×10−7	6.40×10−7	4.80×10−7
66 Dy dysprosium	5.2×10−6	8.5×10−6		3.700×10−6	6.102×10−6		3.500×10−6
67 Ho holmium	1.3×10−6	1.6×10−6	1.3×10−6	7.80×10−7	1.860×10−6		8.00×10−7	6.20×10−7
68 Er erbium	3.5×10−6	3.6×10−6	3.5×10−6	2.200×10−6	3.390×10−6		2.300×10−6
69 Tm thulium	5.2×10−7	5.2×10−7	5×10−7	3.20×10−7		2.40×10−7	3.30×10−7
70 Yb ytterbium	3.2×10−6	3.4×10−6	3.1×10−6	2.200×10−6	3.390×10−6	1.530×10−6	2.200×10−6	1.500×10−6
71 Lu lutetium	8×10−7	8×10−7		3.00×10−7	5.76×10−7	2.30×10−7	3.20×10−7	2.30×10−7
72 Hf hafnium	3.0×10−6	4×10−6	2.8×10−6	3.000×10−6	3.460×10−6	4.700×10−6	5.800×10−6	5.800×10−6
73 Ta tantalum	2.0×10−6	2.4×10−6	1.7×10−6	1.000×10−6	2.203×10−6		2.200×10−6
74 W tungsten	1.25×10−6	1.0×10−6	1.2×10−6	1.000×10−6	1.310×10−6		2.000×10−6
75 Re rhenium	7×10−10	4×10−10	7×10−10	5×10−10	1.02×10−9		5×10−10
76 Os osmium	1.5×10−9	2×10−10	5×10−9		1.02×10−9
77 Ir iridium	1×10−9	2×10−10	1×10−9	1×10−10	1.02×10−9		2×10−11
78 Pt platinum	5×10−9		1×10−8
79 Au gold	4×10−9	2×10−9	4×10−9	3.0×10−9	4.07×10−9		1.8×10−9
80 Hg mercury	8.5×10−8	2×10−8	8×10−8
81 Tl thallium	8.5×10−7	4.7×10−7	7×10−7	3.60×10−7			7.50×10−7	5.20×10−7
82 Pb lead	1.4×10−5	1.0×10−5	1.3×10−5	8.000×10−6		1.5000×10−5	2.0000×10−5	1.7000×10−5
83 Bi bismuth	8.5×10−9	4×10−9	8×10−9	6.0×10−8			1.27×10−7
84 Po polonium	2×10−16
85 At astatine
86 Rn radon	4×10−19
87 Fr francium
88 Ra radium	9×10−13
89 Ac actinium	5.5×10−16
90 Th thorium	9.6×10−6	5.8×10−6	8.1×10−6	3.500×10−6		5.700×10−6	1.0700×10−5	1.0000×10−5
91 Pa protactinium	1.4×10−12
92 U uranium	2.7×10−6	1.6×10−6	2.3×10−6	9.10×10−7	1.200×10−6	1.300×10−6	2.800×10−6	2.500×10−6
93 Np neptunium
94 Pu plutonium

Urban soils

The established abundances of chemical elements in urban soils can be considered a geochemical (ecological and geochemical) characteristic, the accumulated impact of technogenic and natural processes at the beginning of the 21st century. The figures estimate average concentrations of chemical elements in the soils of more than 300 cities and settlements in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and America. Regardless of significant differences between abundances of several elements in urban soils and those values calculated for the Earth's crust, the element abundances in urban soils generally reflect those in the Earth's crust. With the development of technology the abundances may be refined.

Mass fraction, in mg/kg (ppm).

Element	Atomic number	Abundance in urban soils
Ag	47	0.37
Al	13	38200
As	33	15.9
B	5	45
Ba	56	853.12
Be	4	3.3
Bi	83	1.12
C	6	45100
Ca	20	53800
Cd	48	0.9
Cl	17	285
Co	27	14.1
Cr	24	80
Cs	55	5.0
Cu	29	39
Fe	26	22300
Ga	31	16.2
Ge	32	1.8
H	1	15000
Hg	80	0.88
K	19	13400
La	57	34
Li	3	49.5
Mg	12	7900
Mn	25	729
Mo	42	2.4
N	7	10000
Na	11	5800
Nb	41	15.7
Ni	28	33
O	8	490000
P	15	1200
Pb	82	54.5
Rb	37	58
S	16	1200
Sb	51	1.0
Sc	21	9.4
Si	14	289000
Sn	50	6.8
Sr	38	458
Ta	73	1.5
Ti	22	4758
Tl	81	1.1
V	23	104.9
W	74	2.9
Y	39	23.4
Yb	70	2.4
Zn	30	158
Zr	40	255.6

Sea water

• W1 — CRC Handbook
• W2 — Kaye & Laby

Mass per volume fraction, in kg/L. (The average density of sea water in the surface is 1.025 kg/L)

Element	W1	W2
01 H hydrogen	1.08×10−1	1.1×10−1
02 He helium	7×10−12	7.2×10−12
03 Li lithium	1.8×10−7	1.7×10−7
04 Be beryllium	5.6×10−12	6×10−13
05 B boron	4.44×10−6	4.4×10−6
06 C carbon	2.8×10−5	2.8×10−5
07 N nitrogen	5×10−7	1.6×10−5
08 O oxygen	8.57×10−1	8.8×10−1
09 F fluorine	1.3×10−6	1.3×10−6
10 Ne neon	1.2×10−10	1.2×10−10
11 Na sodium	1.08×10−2	1.1×10−2
12 Mg magnesium	1.29×10−3	1.3×10−3
13 Al aluminium	2×10−9	1×10−9
14 Si silicon	2.2×10−6	2.9×10−6
15 P phosphorus	6×10−8	8.8×10−8
16 S sulfur	9.05×10−4	9.0×10−4
17 Cl chlorine	1.94×10−2	1.9×10−2
18 Ar argon	4.5×10−7	4.5×10−7
19 K potassium	3.99×10−4	3.9×10−4
20 Ca calcium	4.12×10−4	4.1×10−4
21 Sc scandium	6×10−13	< 4×10−12
22 Ti titanium	1×10−9	1×10−9
23 V vanadium	2.5×10−9	1.9×10−9
24 Cr chromium	3×10−10	2×10−10
25 Mn manganese	2×10−10	1.9×10−9
26 Fe iron	2×10−9	3.4×10−9
27 Co cobalt	2×10−11	3.9×10−10
28 Ni nickel	5.6×10−10	6.6×10−9
29 Cu copper	2.5×10−10	2.3×10−8
30 Zn zinc	4.9×10−9	1.1×10−8
31 Ga gallium	3×10−11	3×10−11
32 Ge germanium	5×10−11	6×10−11
33 As arsenic	3.7×10−9	2.6×10−9
34 Se selenium	2×10−10	9.0×10−11
35 Br bromine	6.73×10−5	6.7×10−5
36 Kr krypton	2.1×10−10	2.1×10−10
37 Rb rubidium	1.2×10−7	1.2×10−7
38 Sr strontium	7.9×10−6	8.1×10−6
39 Y yttrium	1.3×10−11	1.3×10−12
40 Zr zirconium	3×10−11	2.6×10−11
41 Nb niobium	1×10−11	1.5×10−11
42 Mo molybdenum	1×10−8	1.0×10−8
43 Tc technetium
44 Ru ruthenium	7×10−13
45 Rh rhodium
46 Pd palladium
47 Ag silver	4×10−11	2.8×10−10
48 Cd cadmium	1.1×10−10	1.1×10−10
49 In indium	2×10−8
50 Sn tin	4×10−12	8.1×10−10
51 Sb antimony	2.4×10−10	3.3×10−10
52 Te tellurium
53 I iodine	6×10−8	6.4×10−8
54 Xe xenon	5×10−11	4.7×10−11
55 Cs caesium	3×10−10	3.0×10−10
56 Ba barium	1.3×10−8	2.1×10−8
57 La lanthanum	3.4×10−12	3.4×10−12
58 Ce cerium	1.2×10−12	1.2×10−12
59 Pr praseodymium	6.4×10−13	6.4×10−13
60 Nd neodymium	2.8×10−12	2.8×10−12
61 Pm promethium
62 Sm samarium	4.5×10−13	4.5×10−13
63 Eu europium	1.3×10−13	1.3×10−13
64 Gd gadolinium	7×10−13	7.0×10−13
65 Tb terbium	1.4×10−13	1.4×10−12
66 Dy dysprosium	9.1×10−13	9.1×10−13
67 Ho holmium	2.2×10−13	2.2×10−13
68 Er erbium	8.7×10−13	8.7×10−12
69 Tm thulium	1.7×10−13	1.7×10−13
70 Yb ytterbium	8.2×10−13	8.2×10−13
71 Lu lutetium	1.5×10−13	1.5×10−13
72 Hf hafnium	7×10−12	< 8×10−12
73 Ta tantalum	2×10−12	< 2.5×10−12
74 W tungsten	1×10−10	< 1×10−12
75 Re rhenium	4×10−12
76 Os osmium
77 Ir iridium
78 Pt platinum
79 Au gold	4×10−12	1.1×10−11
80 Hg mercury	3×10−11	1.5×10−10
81 Tl thallium	1.9×10−11
82 Pb lead	3×10−11	3×10−11
83 Bi bismuth	2×10−11	2×10−11
84 Po polonium	1.5×10−20
85 At astatine
86 Rn radon	6×10−22
87 Fr francium
88 Ra radium	8.9×10−17
89 Ac actinium
90 Th thorium	1×10−12	1.5×10−12
91 Pa protactinium	5×10−17
92 U uranium	3.2×10−9	3.3×10−9
93 Np neptunium
94 Pu plutonium

Sun and Solar System

• S1 — Sun: Kaye & Laby
• Y1 — Solar System: Kaye & Laby
• Y2 — Solar System: Ahrens, with uncertainty s (%)

Atom mole fraction relative to silicon = 1.

Element	S1	Y1	Y2
01 H hydrogen	2.8×104	2.8×104*	2.79×104
02 He helium	2.7×103	2.7×103*	2.72×103
03 Li lithium	4.0×10−7	5.7×10−5	5.71×10−5 (9.2%)
04 Be beryllium	4.0×10−7	7.0×10−7	7.30×10−7 (9.5%)
05 B boron	1.1×10−5	2.1×10−5	2.12×10−5 (10%)
06 C carbon	1.0×101	1.0×101*	1.01×101
07 N nitrogen	3.1×100	3.1×100*	3.13×100
08 O oxygen	2.4×101	2.4×101*	2.38×101 (10%)
09 F fluorine	about 1.0×10−3	8.5×10−4	8.43×10−4 (15%)
10 Ne neon	3.0×100	3.0×100*	3.44×100 (14%)
11 Na sodium	6.0×10−2	5.7×10−2	5.74×10−2 (7.1%)
12 Mg magnesium	1.0×100	1.1×100	1.074×100 (3.8%)
13 Al aluminium	8.3×10−2	8.5×10−2	8.49×10−2 (3.6%)
14 Si silicon	1.0×100	1.0×100	1.0×100 (4.4%)
15 P phosphorus	8.0×10−3	1.0×10−2	1.04×10−2 (10%)
16 S sulfur	4.5×10−1	5.2×10−1	5.15×10−1 (13%)
17 Cl chlorine	about 9.0×10−3	5.2×10−3	5.24×10−3 (15%)
18 Ar argon	1.0×10−1*	1.0×10−1*	1.01×10−1 (6%)
19 K potassium	3.7×10−3	3.8×10−3	3.77×10−3 (7.7%)
20 Ca calcium	6.4×10−2	6.1×10−2	6.11×10−2 (7.1%)
21 Sc scandium	3.5×10−5	3.4×10−5	3.42×10−5 (8.6%)
22 Ti titanium	2.7×10−3	2.4×10−3	2.40×10−3 (5.0%)
23 V vanadium	2.8×10−4	2.9×10−4	2.93×10−4 (5.1%)
24 Cr chromium	1.3×10−2	1.3×10−2	1.35×10−2 (7.6%)
25 Mn manganese	6.9×10−3	9.5×10−3	9.55×10−3 (9.6%)
26 Fe iron	9.0×10−1	9.0×10−1	9.00×10−1 (2.7%)
27 Co cobalt	2.3×10−3	2.3×10−3	2.25×10−3 (6.6%)
28 Ni nickel	5.0×10−2	5.0×10−2	4.93×10−2 (5.1%)
29 Cu copper	4.5×10−4	5.2×10−4	5.22×10−4 (11%)
30 Zn zinc	1.1×10−3	1.3×10−3	1.26×10−3 (4.4%)
31 Ga gallium	2.1×10−5	3.8×10−5	3.78×10−5 (6.9%)
32 Ge germanium	7.2×10−5	1.2×10−4	1.19×10−4 (9.6%)
33 As arsenic		6.6×10−6	6.56×10−6 (12%)
34 Se selenium		6.3×10−5	6.21×10−5 (6.4%)
35 Br bromine		1.2×10−5	1.18×10−5 (19%)
36 Kr krypton		4.8×10−5	4.50×10−5 (18%)
37 Rb rubidium	1.1×10−5	7.0×10−6	7.09×10−6 (6.6%)
38 Sr strontium	2.2×10−5	2.4×10−5	2.35×10−5 (8.1%)
39 Y yttrium	4.9×10−6	4.6×10−6	4.64×10−6 (6.0%)
40 Zr zirconium	1.12×10−5	1.14×10−5	1.14×10−5 (6.4%)
41 Nb niobium	7.0×10−7	7.0×10−7	6.98×10−7 (1.4%)
42 Mo molybdenum	2.3×10−6	2.6×10−6	2.55×10−6 (5.5%)
43 Tc technetium
44 Ru ruthenium	1.9×10−6	1.9×10−6	1.86×10−6 (5.4%)
45 Rh rhodium	4.0×10−7	3.4×10−7	3.44×10−7 (8%)
46 Pd palladium	1.4×10−6	1.4×10−6	1.39×10−6 (6.6%)
47 Ag silver	about 2.0×10−7	4.9×10−7	4.86×10−7 (2.9%)
48 Cd cadmium	2.0×10−6	1.6×10−6	1.61×10−6 (6.5%)
49 In indium	about 1.3×10−6	1.9×10−7	1.84×10−7 (6.4%)
50 Sn tin	about 3.0×10−6	3.9×10−6	3.82×10−6 (9.4%)
51 Sb antimony	about 3.0×10−7	3.1×10−7	3.09×10−7 (18%)
52 Te tellurium		4.9×10−6	4.81×10−6 (10%)
53 I iodine		9.0×10−7	9.00×10−7 (21%)
54 Xe xenon		4.8×10−6	4.70×10−6 (20%)
55 Cs caesium		3.7×10−7	3.72×10−7 (5.6%)
56 Ba barium	3.8×10−6	4.5×10−6	4.49×10−6 (6.3%)
57 La lanthanum	5.0×10−7	4.4×10−7	4.46×10−7 (2.0%)
58 Ce cerium	1.0×10−6	1.1×10−6	1.136×10−6 (1.7%)
59 Pr praseodymium	1.4×10−7	1.7×10−7	1.669×10−7 (2.4%)
60 Nd neodymium	9.0×10−7	8.3×10−7	8.279×10−7 (1.3%)
61 Pm promethium
62 Sm samarium	3.0×10−7	2.6×10−7	2.582×10−7 (1.3%)
63 Eu europium	9.0×10−8	9.7×10−8	9.73×10−8 (1.6%)
64 Gd gadolinium	3.7×10−7	3.3×10−7	3.30×10−7 (1.4%)
65 Tb terbium	about 2.0×10−8	6.0×10−8	6.03×10−8 (2.2%)
66 Dy dysprosium	3.5×10−7	4.0×10−7	3.942×10−7 (1.4%)
67 Ho holmium	about 5.0×10−8	8.9×10−8	8.89×10−8 (2.4%)
68 Er erbium	2.4×10−7	2.5×10−7	2.508×10−7 (1.3%)
69 Tm thulium	about 3.0×10−8	3.8×10−8	3.78×10−8 (2.3%)
70 Yb ytterbium	3.4×10−7	2.5×10−7	2.479×10−7 (1.6%)
71 Lu lutetium	about 1.5×10−7	3.7×10−8	3.67×10−8 (1.3%)
72 Hf hafnium	2.1×10−7	1.5×10−7	1.54×10−7 (1.9%)
73 Ta tantalum		3.8×10−8	2.07×10−8 (1.8%)
74 W tungsten	about 3.6×10−7	1.3×10−7	1.33×10−7 (5.1%)
75 Re rhenium		5.0×10−8	5.17×10−8 (9.4%)
76 Os osmium	8.0×10−7	6.7×10−7	6.75×10−7 (6.3%)
77 Ir iridium	6.0×10−7	6.6×10−7	6.61×10−7 (6.1%)
78 Pt platinum	about 1.8×10−6	1.34×10−6	1.34×10−6 (7.4%)
79 Au gold	about 3.0×10−7	1.9×10−7	1.87×10−7 (15%)
80 Hg mercury		3.4×10−7	3.40×10−7 (12%)
81 Tl thallium	about 2.0×10−7	1.9×10−7	1.84×10−7 (9.4%)
82 Pb lead	2.0×10−6	3.1×10−6	3.15×10−6 (7.8%)
83 Bi bismuth		1.4×10−7	1.44×10−7 (8.2%)
84 Po polonium
85 At astatine
86 Rn radon
87 Fr francium
88 Ra radium
89 Ac actinium
90 Th thorium	5.0×10−8	4.5×10−8	3.35×10−8 (5.7%)
91 Pa protactinium
92 U uranium		1.8×10−8	9.00×10−9 (8.4%)
93 Np neptunium
94 Pu plutonium

See also

• Chemical elements data references

Notes

Due to the estimate nature of these values, no single recommendations are given. All values are normalized for these tables. Underlined zeroes indicate figures of indeterminable significance that were present in the source notation.

References

CRC Handbook

From these sources in an online version of David R. Lide (ed.), CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics, 85th Edition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, Florida (2005). Section 14, Geophysics, Astronomy, and Acoustics; Abundance of Elements in the Earth's Crust and in the Sea:

• R.S. Carmichael (ed.), CRC Practical Handbook of Physical Properties of Rocks and Minerals, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL, (1989).
• I. Bodek et al., Environmental Inorganic Chemistry, Pergamon Press, New York, (1988).
• A.B. Ronov, A.A. Yaroshevsky, Earth's Crust Geochemistry, in Encyclopedia of Geochemistry and Environmental Sciences, R.W. Fairbridge (ed.), Van Nostrand, New York, (1969).

Estimated abundance of the elements in the continental crust (C1) and in seawater near the surface (W1). The median values of reported measurements are given. Concentrations of the less abundant elements may vary with location by several orders of magnitude.

Kaye & Laby

National Physical Laboratory, Kaye and Laby Tables of Physical & Chemical Constants (2005). Section 3.1.3, Abundances of the elements, B.E.J. Pagel

Abundances in sea water (W2) and in crustal rocks (C2) from:

• K.K. Turekian (1970) in McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 4, 627.

For the sun (S1) and the solar system (Y1) from:

• N. Grevesse, E. Anders, J. Waddington (ed.) in Cosmic Abundances of Matter, Amer. Inst. Phys., New York, p. 1. (1988).

Except solar iron abundance from:

• H. Holweger, A. Bard, A. Kock, M. Kock, Astron. Astrophys., 249, 545. (1991).

Accuracy of the solar abundances varies between ± 10% and a factor of two, values more uncertain than that are marked with "about". The Solar System abundances are mainly derived from carbonaceous chondrite meteorites and are assumed generally accurate to ±10% or better. Solar System abundances based on other sources are marked with asterisks (*).

Greenwood

A. Earnshaw, N. Greenwood, Chemistry of the Elements, 2nd edition, Butterworth-Heinemann, (1997). ISBN:0-7506-3365-4 Appendix 4, Abundance of Elements in Crustal Rocks.

From this source with some modifications and additions of later data:

• W.S. Fyfe, Geochemistry, Oxford University Press, (1974).

Further referring to:

• C.K. Jorgensen, Comments Astrophys. 17, 49–101 (1993).

Values are subject to various geological assumptions but assumed acceptable as an indication of elemental abundance in crustal rocks (C3).

Ahrens

Newsom, Horton E. (1995), "Composition of the Solar System, Planets, Meteorites, and Major Terrestrial Reservoirs", in Ahrens, Thomas J., Global Earth Physics : A Handbook of Physical Constants, AGU Reference Shelf, 1, American Geophysical Union, Tables 1, 14, 15., doi:10.1029/RF001, ISBN 0-87590-851-9, Bibcode: 1995geph.conf.....A 

Bulk continental crust (C4) and upper continental crust (U1) from:

• S.R. Taylor, S.M. McLennan, The continental crust: Its composition and evolution, Blackwell Sci. Publ., Oxford, 330 pp. (1985).

Upper continental crust (U2) from:

• D.M. Shaw, J. Dostal, R.R. Keays, Additional estimates of continental surface Precambrian shield composition in Canada, Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 40, 73–83, (1976).

Bulk continental crust (C5) from:

• H. Wänke, G. Dreibus, E. Jagoutz, Mantle chemistry and accretion history of the Earth, in Archean Geochemistry, A. Kröner, G.N. Hanson, A.M. Goodwin (eds.), pp. l-24, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, (1984).

Bulk continental crust (C6) from:

• B.L. Weaver, J. Tamey, Major and trace element composition of the continental lithosphere, in Physics and Chemistry of the Earth, 15, H.N. Pollack, V.R. Murthy (eds.) pp. 39–68, Pergamon, Oxford, (1984).

Solar system (Y2) from:

• Anders, E; Grevesse, N (January 1989), "Abundances of the elements: Meteoritic and solar", Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta 53 (1): 197–214, doi:10.1016/0016-7037(89)90286-X, Bibcode: 1989GeCoA..53..197A 

Urban soils

• Alekseenko V.A., Alekseenko A.V. (2013) Chemical elements in geochemical systems. The abundances in urban soils. Publishing House of Southern Federal University, Rostov-on-Don (388 pp., in Russian with English Abstract). ISBN:978-5-9275-1095-5
• Vladimir Alekseenko, Alexey Alekseenko (2014) The abundances of chemical elements in urban soils. Journal of Geochemical Exploration. No. 147 (B). pp. 245–249. doi:10.1016/j.gexplo.2014.08.003