proportions of the dominant components of the condensate?
relationship between basalts and the mantle indicate
U, Th and K are incompatible elements (i.e. they are preferentially
partitioned into silicate liquids)
where will they be concentrated?
What process raised siderophile element abundances in the silicate mantle following core formation?
Highland
Maria
Achondrites-
Mantle -- composition
xenoliths --
Peridotites -
Ophiolites --
Siderophiles --
lithophiles --
Chalcophiles --
Upper Crust --
Granodiorite
Lower Crust --
Granulites