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This paper presents a table of abundances of the elements in the various major units of the Earth's lithic crust with a documentation of the sources and a discussion of the choice of units and data.

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GeologyCrustTable (database)DocumentationEarth (classical element)Structure of the EarthEarth scienceGeochemistryDatabase

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Year
1961
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article
Volume
72
Issue
2
Pages
175-175
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5389
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Karl K. Turekian, K. H. Wedepohl (1961). Distribution of the Elements in Some Major Units of the Earth's Crust. Geological Society of America Bulletin , 72 (2) , 175-175. https://doi.org/10.1130/0016-7606(1961)72[175:doteis]2.0.co;2

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10.1130/0016-7606(1961)72[175:doteis]2.0.co;2