Element Abundance in the Solar System

E. Anders and M. Ebihara, 1982 Table 1. Atoms/1e6 Si . . . . Orgueil is a meteorite that fell on France in 1864

Element

Cameron
1982

Anders
Ebihara

Orgueil

At Wt

est.
ppb

Element

Cameron
1982

Anders
Ebihara

Orgueil

At Wt

est.
ppb

1 H

2.66e10

2.72e10

2.02 %

1.008

xxxxxxx

46 Pd

1.3

1.39

557 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

2 He

1.8e9

2.18e9

56 nl/g

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

47 Ag

0.46

0.529

220 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

3 Li

60

59.7

1.59 ppm

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

48 Cd

1.55

1.69

673 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

4 Be

1.2

0.78

26.7 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

49 In

0.19

0.184

77.8 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

5 B

9

24

1.25 ppm

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

50 Sn

3.7

3.82

1680 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

6 C

1.11e7

1.21e7

3.45 %

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

51 Sb

0.31

0.352

155 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

7 N

2.31e6

2.48e6

3180 ppm

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

52 Te

6.5

4.91

2280 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

8 O

1.84e7

2.01e7

46.4 %

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

53 I

1.27

0.90

430 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

9 F

780

843

58.2 ppm

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

54 Xe

5.84

4.35

8.6 pl/g

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

10 Ne

2.6e6

3.76e6

203 pl/g

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

55 Cs

0.39

0.372

186 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

11 Na

6.0e4

5.70e4

4820 ppm

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

56 Ba

4.8

4.36

2270 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

12 Mg

1.06e6

1.075e6

9.55 %

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

57 La

0.37

0.448

236 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

13 Al

8.5e4

8.49e4

8620 ppm

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

58 Ce

1.2

1.16

619 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

14 Si

1.00e6

1.00e6

10.67%

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

59 Pr

0.18

0.174

90 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

15 P

6500

1.04e4

1180 ppm

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

60 Nd

0.79

0.836

462 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

16 S

5.0e5

5.15e5

5.25 %

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

61 Pm

Promethium, no stable isotopes

17 Cl

4740

5240

698 ppm

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

62 Sm

0.24

0.261

142 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

18 Ar

1.06e5

1.04e5

751 ppm

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

63 Eu

0.094

0.0972

54.3 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

19 K

3500

3770

569 ppm

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

64 Gd

0.42

0.331

196 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

20 Ca

6.25e4

6.11e4

9020 ppm

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

65 Tb

0.076

0.0589

35.3 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

21 Sc

31

33.8

5.76 ppm

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

66 Dy

0.37

0.398

242 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

22 Ti

2400

2400

436 ppm

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

67 Ho

0.0875

0.092

54 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

23 V

254

295

56.7 ppm

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

68 Er

0.23

0.253

160 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

24 Cr

1.27e4

1.34e4

2650 ppm

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

69 Tm

0.035

0.0386

22 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

25 Mn

9300

9510

1960 ppm

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

70 Yb

0.20

0.243

166 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

26 Fe

9.0e5

9.0e5

18.51 %

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

71 Lu

0.035

0.0369

24.3 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

27 Co

2200

2250

509 ppm

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

72 Hf

0.17

0.176

119 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

28 Ni

4.78e4

4.93e4

1.10 %

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

73 Ta

0.020

0.0226

17 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

29 Cu

540

514

112 ppm

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

74 W

0.30

0.137

89 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

30 Zn

1260

1260

308 ppm

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

75 Re

0.051

0.0507

36.9 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

31 Ga

38

37.8

10.1 ppm

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

76 Os

0.69

0.717

699 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

32 Ge

117

118

32.2 ppm

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

77 Ir

0.72

0.660

473 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

33 As

6.2

6.79

1.91 ppm

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

78 Pt

1.41

1.37

953 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

34 Se

67

62.1

18.2 ppm

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

79 Au

0.21

0.186

145 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

35 Br

9.2

11.8

3.56 ppm

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

80 Hg

0.21

0.52

390 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

36 Kr

41.3

45.3

8.7 pl/g

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

81 Tl

0.184

0.19

143 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

37 Rb

6.1

7.09

2.30 ppm

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

82 Pb

2.6

3.15

2430 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

38 Sr

22.9

23.8

7.91 ppm

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

83 Bi

0.14

0.144

111 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

39 Y

4.8

4.64

1.50 ppm

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

84-89
Po At Rd
Fr Pa Ac

Polonium, Astatine, Radon
Francium, Radium, Actinium

no stable isotopes

40 Zr

12

10.7

3.69 ppm

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

41 Nb

0.9

0.71

250 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

42 Mo

4.0

2.52

920 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

90 Th

0.045

0.0335

28.6 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

43 Tc

Technetium, no stable isotopes

91 Pa

Protactinium, no stable isotopes

44 Ru

1.9

1.86

714 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

92 U

0.027

0.0090

8.1 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx

45 Rh

0.40

0.344

134 ppb

x.xxxx

xxxxxxx