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Solar System Abundances of the Elements

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Principles and Perspectives in Cosmochemistry

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Representative abundances of the chemical elements for use as a solar abundance standard in astronomical and planetary studies are summarized. Updated abundance tables for solar system abundances based on meteorites and photospheric measurements are presented.

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I thank Bruce Fegley and Herbert Palme for discussions and comments.

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Lodders, K. (2010). Solar System Abundances of the Elements. In: Goswami, A., Reddy, B. (eds) Principles and Perspectives in Cosmochemistry. Astrophysics and Space Science Proceedings. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10352-0_8

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