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Building Blocks of the Earth

Illustration of meteors streaking across Earth’s atmosphere (stock image).
Credit: © IgorZh / Adobe Stock

Research team re-calculates distribution of volatile elements. Geologists gain new insights regarding the Earth’s composition by analyzing meteorites. They conclude that the building blocks that brought volatile elements to Earth have a chemical composition similar to that of primitive carbonaceous chondrites.

The study focuses on the distribution and origin of so-called volatile elements such as zinc, lead and sulphur, which have low boiling temperatures in space...

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