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The Lunar abundances roughly track Earth abundance. However, in many cases elements on Earth are concentrated by water chemistry, plate tectonics, the oxygen in the atmosphere, and weathering, and have taken the lifetime of the Earth to do so. In many cases, lunar element extraction will need magnetic separation from undifferentiated rock, rather than ore location and refining. Bad news for some of the rarer materials... |
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---- /!\ '''Edit conflict - other version:''' ---- || || Lunar || Lunar || Earth || Semi || || || Highlnd || Lowlnd || Average || Use || || Oxygen || 446000 || 417000 || 466000 || || || Silicon || 210000 || 212000 || 277000 || + || || Aluminum || 133000 || 69700 || 81300 || + || || Iron || 48700 || 132000 || 50000 || || || Calcium || 106800 || 78800 || 36300 || || || Sodium || 3100 || 2900 || 28300 || || || Potassium || 800 || 1100 || 25900 || || || Magnesium || 45500 || 57600 || 20900 || || || Titanium || 3100 || 31000 || 4400 || || || Hydrogen || 56 || 54 || 1400 || || || Phosphorus || 500 || 660 || 1050 || + || || Manganese || 675 || 1700 || 950 || || || Fluorine || - || - || 950 || || || Boron || - || - || 950 || + || || Barium || - || - || 500 || || || Strontium || - || - || 370 || || || Sulfur || - || - || 350 || + || || Carbon || 100 || 100 || 200 || + || || Zirconium || - || - || 190 || || || Tungsten || - || - || 160 || || || Vanadium || - || - || 160 || || || Chlorine || 17 || 26 || 130 || || || Chromium || 850 || 2600 || 100 || || || Rubidium || - || - || 90 || || || Nickel || - || - || 80 || || || Zinc || - || - || 75 || + || || Cerium || - || - || 68 || || || Copper || - || - || 50 || + || || Neodymium || - || - || 38 || || || Lanthanum || - || - || 32 || || || Yttrium || - || - || 30 || || || Nitrogen || - || - || 25 || + || || Cobalt || - || - || 20 || || || Lithium || - || - || 20 || + || || Niobium || - || - || 20 || || || Gallium || - || - || 18 || + || || Scandium || - || - || 16 || || || Lead || - || - || 14 || || || Thorium || - || - || 12 || || || Praseodymium || - || - || 9.5 || || || Samarium || - || - || 7.9 || || || Gadolinium || - || - || 7.7 || || || Dysprosium || - || - || 6.0 || || || Hafnium || - || - || 5.3 || - || || Erbium || - || - || 3.8 || || || Ytterbium || - || - || 3.3 || || || Caesium || - || - || 3.0 || || || Uranium || - || - || 2.7 || || || Beryllium || - || - || 2.6 || || || Tin || - || - || 2.2 || + || || Europium || - || - || 2.1 || || || Tantalum || - || - || 2.0 || || || Germanium || - || - || 1.8 || + || || Molybdenum || - || - || 1.5 || || || Arsenic || - || - || 1.5 || + || || Holmium || - || - || 1.4 || || || Terbium || - || - || 1.1 || || || Thallium || - || - || 0.6 || || || Thulium || - || - || 0.5 || || || Bromine || - || - || 0.4 || || || Antimony || - || - || 0.2 || + || || Iodine || - || - || 0.14 || || || Cadmium || - || - || 0.11 || + || || Silver || - || - || 0.07 || || || Mercury || - || - || 0.05 || || || Selenium || - || - || 0.05 || + || || Indium || - || - || 0.05 || + || || Bismuth || - || - || 0.05 || + || || Tellurium || - || - || 0.005 || + || || Gold || - || - || 0.001 || || || Platinum || - || - || 0.001 || || ---- /!\ '''Edit conflict - your version:''' ---- || || Lunar || Lunar || Earth || Semi || || || Highlnd || Lowlnd || Average || Use || || Oxygen || 446000 || 417000 || 466000 || || || Silicon || 210000 || 212000 || 277000 || + || || Aluminum || 133000 || 69700 || 81300 || + || |
|| <<BR>>element || Lunar<<BR>>Highlands || Lunar<<BR>>Lowlands || Earth <<BR>>Average || Semi <<BR>> Use || || Oxygen || 446000 || 417000 || 466000 || + || || Silicon || 210000 || 212000 || 277000 || 4 || || Aluminum || 133000 || 69700 || 81300 || 3 || |
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|| Phosphorus || 500 || 660 || 1050 || + || | || Phosphorus || 500 || 660 || 1050 || 5 || |
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|| Boron || - || - || 950 || + || | || Boron || - || - || 950 || 3 || |
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|| Sulfur || - || - || 350 || + || || Carbon || 100 || 100 || 200 || + || |
|| Sulfur || - || - || 350 || 6 || || Carbon || 100 || 100 || 200 || 4 || |
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|| Tungsten || - || - || 160 || || | || Tungsten || - || - || 160 || + || |
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|| Zinc || - || - || 75 || + || | || Zinc || - || - || 75 || 2 || |
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|| Nitrogen || - || - || 25 || + || | || Nitrogen || - || - || 25 || 5 || |
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|| Gallium || - || - || 18 || + || | || Gallium || - || - || 18 || 3 || |
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|| Tin || - || - || 2.2 || + || | || Tin || - || - || 2.2 || - || |
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|| Germanium || - || - || 1.8 || + || || Molybdenum || - || - || 1.5 || || || Arsenic || - || - || 1.5 || + || |
|| Germanium || - || - || 1.8 || 4 || || Molybdenum || - || - || 1.5 || || || Arsenic || - || - || 1.5 || 5 || |
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|| Antimony || - || - || 0.2 || + || | || Antimony || - || - || 0.2 || 5 || |
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|| Cadmium || - || - || 0.11 || + || | || Cadmium || - || - || 0.11 || 2 || |
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|| Mercury || - || - || 0.05 || || || Selenium || - || - || 0.05 || + || || Indium || - || - || 0.05 || + || || Bismuth || - || - || 0.05 || + || || Tellurium || - || - || 0.005 || + || |
|| Mercury || - || - || 0.05 || 2 || || Selenium || - || - || 0.05 || 6 || || Indium || - || - || 0.05 || 3 || || Bismuth || - || - || 0.05 || 6 || || Tellurium || - || - || 0.005 || 5 || |
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Elemental Composition of Lunar Crust
(and Earth Crust)
various sources, not especially accurate
The Lunar abundances roughly track Earth abundance. However, in many cases elements on Earth are concentrated by water chemistry, plate tectonics, the oxygen in the atmosphere, and weathering, and have taken the lifetime of the Earth to do so. In many cases, lunar element extraction will need magnetic separation from undifferentiated rock, rather than ore location and refining. Bad news for some of the rarer materials...
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Lunar |
Lunar |
Earth |
Semi |
Oxygen |
446000 |
417000 |
466000 |
+ |
Silicon |
210000 |
212000 |
277000 |
4 |
Aluminum |
133000 |
69700 |
81300 |
3 |
Iron |
48700 |
132000 |
50000 |
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Calcium |
106800 |
78800 |
36300 |
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Sodium |
3100 |
2900 |
28300 |
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Potassium |
800 |
1100 |
25900 |
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Magnesium |
45500 |
57600 |
20900 |
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Titanium |
3100 |
31000 |
4400 |
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Hydrogen |
56 |
54 |
1400 |
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Phosphorus |
500 |
660 |
1050 |
5 |
Manganese |
675 |
1700 |
950 |
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Fluorine |
- |
- |
950 |
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Boron |
- |
- |
950 |
3 |
Barium |
- |
- |
500 |
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Strontium |
- |
- |
370 |
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Sulfur |
- |
- |
350 |
6 |
Carbon |
100 |
100 |
200 |
4 |
Zirconium |
- |
- |
190 |
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Tungsten |
- |
- |
160 |
+ |
Vanadium |
- |
- |
160 |
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Chlorine |
17 |
26 |
130 |
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Chromium |
850 |
2600 |
100 |
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Rubidium |
- |
- |
90 |
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Nickel |
- |
- |
80 |
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Zinc |
- |
- |
75 |
2 |
Cerium |
- |
- |
68 |
|
Copper |
- |
- |
50 |
+ |
Neodymium |
- |
- |
38 |
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Lanthanum |
- |
- |
32 |
|
Yttrium |
- |
- |
30 |
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Nitrogen |
- |
- |
25 |
5 |
Cobalt |
- |
- |
20 |
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Lithium |
- |
- |
20 |
+ |
Niobium |
- |
- |
20 |
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Gallium |
- |
- |
18 |
3 |
Scandium |
- |
- |
16 |
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Lead |
- |
- |
14 |
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Thorium |
- |
- |
12 |
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Praseodymium |
- |
- |
9.5 |
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Samarium |
- |
- |
7.9 |
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Gadolinium |
- |
- |
7.7 |
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Dysprosium |
- |
- |
6.0 |
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Hafnium |
- |
- |
5.3 |
- |
Erbium |
- |
- |
3.8 |
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Ytterbium |
- |
- |
3.3 |
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Caesium |
- |
- |
3.0 |
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Uranium |
- |
- |
2.7 |
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Beryllium |
- |
- |
2.6 |
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Tin |
- |
- |
2.2 |
- |
Europium |
- |
- |
2.1 |
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Tantalum |
- |
- |
2.0 |
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Germanium |
- |
- |
1.8 |
4 |
Molybdenum |
- |
- |
1.5 |
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Arsenic |
- |
- |
1.5 |
5 |
Holmium |
- |
- |
1.4 |
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Terbium |
- |
- |
1.1 |
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Thallium |
- |
- |
0.6 |
3 |
Thulium |
- |
- |
0.5 |
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Bromine |
- |
- |
0.4 |
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Antimony |
- |
- |
0.2 |
5 |
Iodine |
- |
- |
0.14 |
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Cadmium |
- |
- |
0.11 |
2 |
Silver |
- |
- |
0.07 |
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Mercury |
- |
- |
0.05 |
2 |
Selenium |
- |
- |
0.05 |
6 |
Indium |
- |
- |
0.05 |
3 |
Bismuth |
- |
- |
0.05 |
6 |
Tellurium |
- |
- |
0.005 |
5 |
Gold |
- |
- |
0.001 |
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Platinum |
- |
- |
0.001 |
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