Meteorite
The natural abundance of chemical elements on a carbonaceous meteorite by weight of their atoms in ppb (parts per billion; reference value: one billion). Real values can deviate strongly from the information given.
Oxygen
Iron
Silicon
Magnesium
Sulfur
Hydrogen
Carbon
Nickel
Calcium
Others
| Element | Abundance | Mass (1 t) | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8O | Oxygen | 4.1·108 ppb | 41 % | 410 kg | 63 USD |
| 26Fe | Iron | 2.2·108 ppb | 22 % | 220 kg | 93 USD |
| 14Si | Silicon | 1.4·108 ppb | 14 % | 140 kg | 230 USD |
| 12Mg | Magnesium | 1.2·108 ppb | 12 % | 120 kg | 270 USD |
| 16S | Sulfur | 4.1·107 ppb | 4.1 % | 41 kg | 3.7 USD |
| 1H | Hydrogen | 2.4·107 ppb | 2.4 % | 24 kg | 33 USD |
| 6C | Carbon | 1.5·107 ppb | 1.5 % | 15 kg | 1.8 USD |
| 28Ni | Nickel | 1.3·107 ppb | 1.3 % | 13 kg | 180 USD |
| 20Ca | Calcium | 1.1·107 ppb | 1.1 % | 11 kg | 25 USD |
| 13Al | Aluminum | 9.3·106 ppb | 0.93 % | 9.29 kg | 16 USD |
| 11Na | Sodium | 5.6·106 ppb | 0.56 % | 5.6 kg | 16 USD |
| 24Cr | Chromium | 3.1·106 ppb | 0.31 % | 3.1 kg | 29 USD |
| 25Mn | Manganese | 2.8·106 ppb | 0.28 % | 2.8 kg | 5 USD |
| 7N | Nitrogen | 1.4·106 ppb | 0.14 % | 1.4 kg | 0.19 USD |
| 15P | Phosphorus | 1.1·106 ppb | 0.11 % | 1.1 kg | 2.9 USD |
| 19K | Potassium | 710,000 ppb | 0.071 % | 710 g | 9.1 USD |
| 27Co | Cobalt | 600,000 ppb | 0.06 % | 600 g | 19 USD |
| 22Ti | Titanium | 550,000 ppb | 0.055 % | 550 g | 6.2 USD |
| 17Cl | Chlorine | 380,000 ppb | 0.038 % | 380 g | 0.031 USD |
| 30Zn | Zinc | 180,000 ppb | 0.018 % | 180 g | 0.45 USD |
| 29Cu | Copper | 110,000 ppb | 0.011 % | 110 g | 0.66 USD |
| 9F | Fluorine | 89,000 ppb | 0.0089 % | 89 g | 0.17 USD |
| 23V | Vanadium | 62,000 ppb | 0.0062 % | 62 g | 23 USD |
| 32Ge | Germanium | 21,000 ppb | 0.0021 % | 20.9 g | 20 USD |
| 34Se | Selenium | 13,000 ppb | 0.0013 % | 13 g | 0.27 USD |
| 38Sr | Strontium | 8,900 ppb | 8.9·10-4 % | 8.9 g | 0.058 USD |
| 31Ga | Gallium | 7,800 ppb | 7.8·10-4 % | 7.8 g | 1.1 USD |
| 40Zr | Zirconium | 6,700 ppb | 6.7·10-4 % | 6.7 g | 0.24 USD |
| 21Sc | Scandium | 6,500 ppb | 6.5·10-4 % | 6.5 g | 22 USD |
| 37Rb | Rubidium | 3,300 ppb | 3.3·10-4 % | 3.3 g | 51 USD |
| 56Ba | Barium | 2,800 ppb | 2.8·10-4 % | 2.8 g | 7.2·10-4 USD |
| 52Te | Tellurium | 2,100 ppb | 2.1·10-4 % | 2.09 g | 0.13 USD |
| 39Y | Yttrium | 1,900 ppb | 1.9·10-4 % | 1.9 g | 0.058 USD |
| 33As | Arsenic | 1,800 ppb | 1.8·10-4 % | 1.79 g | 0.002 USD |
| 3Li | Lithium | 1,700 ppb | 1.7·10-4 % | 1.7 g | 0.14 USD |
| 5B | Boron | 1,600 ppb | 1.6·10-4 % | 1.59 g | 0.0058 USD |
| 82Pb | Lead | 1,400 ppb | 1.4·10-4 % | 1.4 g | 0.0028 USD |
| 35Br | Bromine | 1,200 ppb | 1.2·10-4 % | 1.2 g | 0.0052 USD |
| 42Mo | Molybdenum | 1,200 ppb | 1.2·10-4 % | 1.2 g | 0.048 USD |
| 50Sn | Tin | 1,200 ppb | 1.2·10-4 % | 1.2 g | 0.022 USD |
| 78Pt | Platinum | 1,000 ppb | 1·10-4 % | 1 g | 27 USD |
| 44Ru | Ruthenium | 830 ppb | 8.3·10-5 % | 830 mg | 8.7 USD |
| 58Ce | Cerium | 760 ppb | 7.6·10-5 % | 760 mg | 0.0035 USD |
| 46Pd | Palladium | 670 ppb | 6.7·10-5 % | 670 mg | 33 USD |
| 76Os | Osmium | 670 ppb | 6.7·10-5 % | 670 mg | 8 USD |
| 77Ir | Iridium | 550 ppb | 5.5·10-5 % | 550 mg | 30 USD |
| 60Nd | Neodymium | 510 ppb | 5.1·10-5 % | 510 mg | 0.029 USD |
| 48Cd | Cadmium | 450 ppb | 4.5·10-5 % | 450 mg | 0.0012 USD |
| 57La | Lanthanum | 290 ppb | 2.9·10-5 % | 290 mg | 0.0014 USD |
| 66Dy | Dysprosium | 280 ppb | 2.8·10-5 % | 280 mg | 0.085 USD |
| 53I | Iodine | 260 ppb | 2.6·10-5 % | 260 mg | 0.009 USD |
| 80Hg | Mercury | 250 ppb | 2.5·10-5 % | 250 mg | 0.0075 USD |
| 64Gd | Gadolinium | 230 ppb | 2.3·10-5 % | 230 mg | 0.0065 USD |
| 41Nb | Niobium | 190 ppb | 1.9·10-5 % | 190 mg | 0.013 USD |
| 45Rh | Rhodium | 180 ppb | 1.8·10-5 % | 180 mg | 26 USD |
| 68Er | Erbium | 180 ppb | 1.8·10-5 % | 180 mg | 0.0047 USD |
| 70Yb | Ytterbium | 180 ppb | 1.8·10-5 % | 180 mg | 0.003 USD |
| 62Sm | Samarium | 170 ppb | 1.7·10-5 % | 170 mg | 0.0023 USD |
| 72Hf | Hafnium | 170 ppb | 1.7·10-5 % | 170 mg | 0.15 USD |
| 79Au | Gold | 170 ppb | 1.7·10-5 % | 170 mg | 7.6 USD |
| 47Ag | Silver | 140 ppb | 1.4·10-5 % | 140 mg | 0.072 USD |
| 55Cs | Caesium | 140 ppb | 1.4·10-5 % | 140 mg | 8.6 USD |
| 51Sb | Antimony | 120 ppb | 1.2·10-5 % | 120 mg | 6.9·10-4 USD |
| 74W | Tungsten | 120 ppb | 1.2·10-5 % | 120 mg | 0.0042 USD |
| 59Pr | Praseodymium | 100 ppb | 1·10-5 % | 100 mg | 0.01 USD |
| 81Tl | Thallium | 80 ppb | 8·10-6 % | 80 mg | 0.33 USD |
| 83Bi | Bismuth | 70 ppb | 7·10-6 % | 70 mg | 4.4·10-4 USD |
| 63Eu | Europium | 60 ppb | 6·10-6 % | 60 mg | 0.0018 USD |
| 67Ho | Holmium | 60 ppb | 6·10-6 % | 60 mg | 0.0034 USD |
| 75Re | Rhenium | 50 ppb | 5·10-6 % | 50 mg | 0.17 USD |
| 49In | Indium | 45 ppb | 4.5·10-6 % | 45 mg | 0.0075 USD |
| 65Tb | Terbium | 40 ppb | 4·10-6 % | 40 mg | 0.026 USD |
| 90Th | Thorium | 40 ppb | 4·10-6 % | 40 mg | 0.011 USD |
| 4Be | Beryllium | 30 ppb | 3·10-6 % | 30 mg | 0.025 USD |
| 69Tm | Thulium | 30 ppb | 3·10-6 % | 30 mg | 0.09 USD |
| 71Lu | Lutetium | 30 ppb | 3·10-6 % | 30 mg | 0.019 USD |
| 73Ta | Tantalum | 20 ppb | 2·10-6 % | 20 mg | 0.0061 USD |
| 92U | Uranium | 10 ppb | 1·10-6 % | 10 mg | 0.001 USD |