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Goldschmidt Classification: lithophile

Silicate-loving; easily combining with oxygen; mainly highly reactive metals of the s- and f-blocks.

3Li
Lithiumsilvery-white
4Be
Berylliumwhite-gray metallic
5B
Boronblack-brown
8O
Oxygencolorless (gas); pale blue (liquid and solid)
9F
Fluorinevery pale yellow (gas); bright yellow (liquid); alpha is opaque, beta is transparent (solid)
11Na
Sodiumsilvery white metallic
12Mg
Magnesiumshiny grey solid
13Al
Aluminumsilvery gray metallic
14Si
Siliconcrystalline, reflective with bluish-tinged faces
15P
Phosphoruswhite, red and violet are waxy, black is metallic-looking
17Cl
Chlorinepale yellow-green gas
19K
Potassiumsilvery white, faint bluish-purple hue when exposed to air
20Ca
Calciumdull gray, silver; with a pale yellow tint
21Sc
Scandiumsilvery white
22Ti
Titaniumsilvery grey-white metallic
23V
Vanadiumblue-silver-grey metal
24Cr
Chromiumsilvery metallic
35Br
Brominereddish-brown
37Rb
Rubidiumgrey white
38Sr
Strontiumsilvery white metallic; with a pale yellow tint
39Y
Yttriumsilvery white
40Zr
Zirconiumsilvery white
41Nb
Niobiumgray metallic, bluish when oxidized
53I
Iodinelustrous metallic gray (solid); black/violet (liquid); violet (gas)
55Cs
Caesiumpale gold
56Ba
Bariumsilvery gray; with a pale yellow tint
57La
Lanthanumsilvery white
58Ce
Ceriumsilvery white
59Pr
Praseodymiumgrayish white
60Nd
Neodymiumsilvery white
62Sm
Samariumsilvery white
63Eu
Europiumsilvery white, with a pale yellow tint; but rarely seen without oxide discoloration
64Gd
Gadoliniumsilvery white
65Tb
Terbiumsilvery white
66Dy
Dysprosiumsilbrig weiß
67Ho
Holmiumsilvery white
68Er
Erbiumsilvery white
69Tm
Thuliumsilvery gray
70Yb
Ytterbiumsilvery white; with a pale yellow tint
71Lu
Lutetiumsilvery white
72Hf
Hafniumsteel gray
73Ta
Tantalumgray blue
90Th
Thoriumsilvery
92U
Uraniumsilvery gray metallic; corrodes to a spalling black oxide coat in air
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