PM__Sun_McDounough__1989 {georefdatar}

Primitive mantle

Description

A data set containing the element concentrations in the primitive mantle as given by Sun and McDonough (1989).

Usage

PM__Sun_McDounough__1989

Format

A data frame with 1 row and 36 element concentrations in ppm:
Cs, Tl, Rb, Ba, W, Th, U, Nb, Ta, K, La, Ce, Pb, Pr, Mo, Sr, P, Nd, F, Sm, Zr, Hf, Eu, Sn, Sb, Ti, Gd, Tb, Dy, Li, Y, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu

Details

For lead and cesium the recommended (in this work) values for mantel-normalizing diagrams where used. The original values that where given in Tbl.1 are (Cs, 0.032) and (Pb, 0.185).

References

Sun SS, McDonough WF (1989). “Chemical and isotopic systematics of oceanic basalts: implications for mantle composition and processes.” Geological Society, London, Special Publications, 42(1), 313–345. doi:10.1144/gsl.sp.1989.042.01.19.