Geochemical Reservoir Data For Earth And Solar System Bodies

GERM (Geochemical Earth Reference Model) Reservoir Database contains compiled geochemical data for major Earth and Solar System reservoirs. It includes major element oxide and trace element abundances for chondritic meteorites, primitive Earth mantle, mid-ocean ridge basalts, and the Sun. The data was compiled by SCIOPS from well-known and respected sources in geochemistry.

Use Cases

• Modeling bulk silicate Earth composition using major element oxide and trace element data from the primitive Earth mantle reservoir.
• Comparing chondritic meteorite trace element abundances to solar abundances for cosmochemical studies.
• Establishing geochemical baselines for mid-ocean ridge basalts (MORB) using the compiled major element data.
• Investigating planetary differentiation processes by analyzing compositional differences between the Sun, chondrites, and Earth mantle reservoirs.

Strengths

• Data compiled from well-known and respected sources in geochemistry, ensuring authoritative reference values.
• Covers multiple key reservoirs: chondritic meteorites, primitive Earth mantle, mid-ocean ridge basalts, and the Sun.

Limitations

• Specific row counts, sample sizes, and measurement uncertainties for each data point are unknown.
• The temporal coverage and update recency of the compiled data are not specified.

Provenance

Source

Compiled from well-known and respected sources in geochemistry, referenced on the source website.

Collection Method

Compilation and aggregation of published geochemical data.

Time Range

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Freshness

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Geography

Solar System (Sun, chondritic meteorites) and Earth (mantle, mid-ocean ridges).