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11 to 20  most abundant elements in Earth's crust
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          21 to 40 most abundant elements in Earth's crust
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  nd most abundant elements in Earth's crust
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           th
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Zr
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  th
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Elements that are thought to make up most of the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      (No ionization)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            st
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Earth's core (Fe>Ni>Co), along with possibly S or O
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Li
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          41 to 92
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            st
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      recognized from Middle Ages to 1862;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Lu
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         He
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Helium
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Elements that make natural mineral alloys with Fe
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          recognized after 1963.)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          m=4.0026
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Elements that make natural mineral alloys with Cu
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   (
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            r=1.2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       –
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Elements that make natural mineral alloys with Os
                                                                                                                                                                                      Cations that form simple fluoride minerals   Elements that occur as native minerals, recognized in antiquity   Fe 10 most abundant elements in Earth's crust  H Hydrogen 1  Noble Gases
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Anions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        as hydride
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       m=1.0079
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              3 4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Elements that make natural mineral alloys with Au
         GSA 2020 ANNUAL MEETING                                                                                                                                                      Cations that form simple oxide minerals      Elements that make natural mineral alloys with Pt                      =  –  2  with full outer electron shells  +  r=2.08  Ne  10
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         1 2 3
                                                                                                                                                                                       Cations that form simple bromide or
                    Keep the Meeting Safe and Inclusive                                                                        Ions least depleted from mantle in formation of crust   Cations that form simple sulfide minerals    4 most abundant constituents             1        with incomplete   Anions that commonly coordinate with H  8  F Fluorine 9  m=20.180
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           r
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Anions
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Neon
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         z /
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          (e.g., as CH , NH , H S, H O, etc.)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         –
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              2
                                                                                                                                                                                              iodide minerals
                                                                                                                                                                                        Cations that form oxysalt minerals
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                2–
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2
                                                                                                                                                                                          (e.g., S 6+  in sulfates, As 5+ in arsenates)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               r=1.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            7 O
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          as fluoride
                                                                                                                                       relative to the composition of the solar system
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       in atmosphere
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      3– Also see
                                                                                                                                 Ions that enter early-forming phases in igneous rocks
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Oxygen as oxide
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Inset 9.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           r=1.36
                                                                                                                                                                                                                +
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           shells
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Reduced nitrogen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             4–
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          th
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2+
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      th
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 r=1.40
          GSA is committed to providing a safe, inclusive, and profes-         RESPECTFUL INCLUSIVE                             Ions enriched in CAIs (Ca-Al-rich inclusions in meteorites)     Anions that form minerals with K  and Na 4+ + , and Zr 4+  5  to 8  most abundant   H  2  outer electron   C Reduced carbon  N m=14.007 m=15.999  m=18.998  Anions with   which hard cations   preferentially   coordinate  20 21 22
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         sional environment for all of our events, including meetings,         SCIENTIFIC EVENTS (RISE)                          Ions commonly concentrated in residual soils and residual   Anions that form minerals with Mg 3+  , Ti                              Gases  Molecular        8              m=12.011   r=1.71  +             19               Ar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            hydrogen
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         (as NH 4 )
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Argon
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Most natural occurrences of carbides and
         field trips, short courses, mentorships, and other GSA-supported         GSA established RISE in 2016. Under this           sediments.  Small symbol (     ) indicates less certainty.  Anions that form minerals with Al  4+                                     7   8             O 1–           r=2.60               16 17 18     –  17            m=39.948
                                                                                                                                   Ions that enter later phases in igneous rocks because of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         14 15
         programs. Maintaining safe, inclusive events is critical to GSA’s     program, GSA uses conspicuous posters to   to enter into   and/or stay in   O 2- -bearing   solids  Ions concentrated in deep-sea ferromanganese nodules  Anions that form minerals with Si  +  6  N  2  O     as in          nitrides are in meteorites or mantle phases.  2–  16  Cl Chlorine  r=1.8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 2
         success because it promotes full participation and a sense of   Outline solid for naturally occurring elements or ions;  Ions that tend          relative to seawater             Anions that form minerals with Cu  +                             Non-   C    Molecular  Molecular  atmospheric    12 13 14    3–  15  S           as chloride
                                                                               remind meeting participants of our Events
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  m=32.066 m=35.453
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             OH 0 , HO 2 ,
                                                                                        Atomic Number
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 4–
                                                                                                                                                                     nd most abundant
         belonging, which in turn fosters open dialogue, networking,    dashed for ones that rarely or never occur in nature.             their large size (mostly "large-ion lithophiles")  Anions that form minerals with Ag  +                          metals  Diamond  nitrogen  oxygen  and H 2 O 2     Si 14     P Phosphorus  Sulfur as sulfide  r=1.81  Intermediate  36 38 40
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                                                                                        (number of protons)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         as phosphide
         and the productive exchange of scientific ideas.                      concerns. GSA takes all concerns seriously           8 most abundant solutes dissolved in seawater  3 –      Anions that form minerals with Au                                     & graphite                                  Silicon as silicide  m=30.974  r=1.84  35    37    Kr    36
                                                                                                                                                              17 to 22
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  r=0.77
                                                                                       Ionic Radius (r) (Å)
                                                                                                                                                                th
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          r=2.12
                                                                                                                                        9 to 16 most abundant
                                                                               3+ and has established procedures to ensure that
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                                                                               Actiniumrs. Typically, GSA’s ethics & compli-
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          GSA’s Events Code of Conduct provides examples of acceptable  (see scale at far right)  m=72.59  Most abundant (bold)          2  to 8 most abundant solutes in average river water                                                                        14           S                              phosphides and silicides are in metorites   Se 2–  34  Bromine   r=1.9
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      and cosmic dust.
                                                               ance officer has an on-site RISE office at the annual meeting.
                                                                                                                                                              Micronutrient solutes on land
                                                                                                                                              th
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               m=79.904
                                                                                                (smaller print where
         and unacceptable conduct for all of our events, including our   Element Name  r=1.05  Radioactive (italicized)              Solutes that can be limiting nutrients in the growth of bacteria                                                          13     Si         Sulfur                                      3–  33   Selenium  as bromide          78 80 82
                                                               We also have trained dozens of GSA members and staff as RISE
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Al
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      as selenide
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           As
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  r=1.95
         expectation that all GSA events will be free of discrimination,   Atomic Mass  2 3 4      very scarce)             late, or not at  all, and   instead to enter or remain   aqueous solution.   Solutes that can be limiting nutrients in the oceans  Elemental Forms  Aluminum  r=1.34                          Arsenic as arsenide  m=78.96  (7+ r=0.39)  Anions with   which soft cations   preferentially   coordinate  83 84 86
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                                                                                                                                      Ions essential to the nutrition of at least some vertebrates
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Silicon
                "Hard" or "Type A" Cations
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           m=74.922
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       r=1.98
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                                                               occurring
                                                                                                    ionic radius
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                                                                            β+
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   r=2.16
                            of the outer shell)
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          as telluride
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       m=127.60
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    r=1.6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   and isotopic
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  (7+ r=0.50)
                                                                                                                                                                                       2–
                                                                                                                                                                                                6+
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Zn
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              r=1.48
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Antimony
                                                                                                                                                                                          33 Se
                        Commonly coordinate with O of
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            86
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         r=2.21
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              as antimonide
 coordinate with H O
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Ni
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   are omitted to
                       carboxyl groups of organic ligands
                                                                                                                                                                                            3– ) selenate (SeO 4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Zinc
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     129
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Co
                                                                                                                                                                            4+
                                                                                                                    26
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   (128) (130)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Copper
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                r=2.45
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        124 125 126
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Fe
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Radon
                                                                                                                                                                                     arsenate (AsO 4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             24
  2– or SO
                                                                                                                6+
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           r=1.25 r=1.24 r=1.28
                                         Cations that coordinate with
                            See also Insets 1 to 5 and 7.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          128 130
                                                                                                                                                                                  2– )
 (or CO in solution  4 2 2–  )  Coordinate F>O>N=Cl>Br>I>S                                           Permanganate   Fe as ferrate or  2– )                                 S Sulfur 16  As 5+ r=0.47 51  Te r=0.42  2– ) 52  nant elements in Earth's core 26  27  Nickel  Cu  r=1.39  conserve space)  51  52                m=121.760  120 122 123  (124) 127 85     Rn  (222)
                                                                                                                                                                                                 6+
                                                                                                                                                                           as sulfite (SO 3
  3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Cobalt
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Cr
                                                                                                                                                                             r=0.37
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   At
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                121 123
                                                                                                              perferrate (FeO 4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Iron
                                                                                                                                                                                                  tellurate
                                                                                                     (MnO 4 ) is a
                                                                                                                                                                                        5+
                                                                                                                 r=0.25
                                                                                                         –
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Te
                                                         , etc.)
                                                                                                      hard cation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Sb
                                                        2–
 H +     1  Cations that   Cations that    O 2– in solution (e.g., as                       Chromate   shown to left                                             z / = 8   Sn 4+  50  Sb antimonate  r=0.56 34               Chromium  r=1.26                  48    49    50   Antimony  Tellurium                            Bi 2–,3–  83   = –  1  2  Astatine         218 219
                                                                                                                                                                   r
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          220 222
                                                    , SO
                                                                                                                                                                                                                             r=1.27
                                                                                                                                                                                        r=0.62
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Sn
                                                                                                                                                                            Stannic tin
                                                       4
                                                  3–
                                                                                                                                                                                                  4+
                                              –
                                                  4
                                                                                               2– ) is a
   Hydrogen ion  coordinate          –    NO , PO                                           (CrO 4                                                      z r                   r=0.71     3+  33  Se  Selenium  2– )                                46    47    Cd    In     Tin  r=1.61  r=1.7                                     Bismuth as  z r /
                                             3
                                                                                             hard cation
                                                                                          Intermediate Cations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   bismuthide
                                                                                                                                                                                  32
   m=1.0079  with OH (or  coordinate with OH  6  N Nitrogen  7 – )  See also              Intermediate Cations                         3+  28 Cu 2+  29  / = 4     Ga 3+  31 Ge m=72.61     as in arsenites   as selenite(SeO 3         44    45    Pd    Ag   Cadmium  Indium                                                  m=208.980           215 218 219
                                                                                                                                                                               4+
                  –
                                                                                             shown to left
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               r=1.56 r=1.66 r=1.58
                                             5+
                                                                                                                                                                                       As
                                                                                                                                                                                                  m=78.96
                         or O  in solution
               H O) in
         -5
                                                                                                                                                                             Germanium ion
                                                                                                                                                                                        Arsenic,
                            2–
                                                     Inset 9.
     r=10
                                                                                                                                                                                                   r=0.50
                                  4+
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Rh
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Silver
                2
                                                                                                                                                               30
                                                                                         (Some electrons remain in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    r=1.37 r=1.44
                                                                  nic charge
                                                                                          Coordination with S or O likely
                                                                                          Coordination with S or O likely
                                                                                          Coordination with S or O likely
                                                                                          Coordination with S or O likely
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Ru
                                                                                                                                                           2+
               solution
                                                                                             e electrons rema
                                                                                             e electrons rema
 Noble Gases z z  / = 4  Li + 1 2 3  3 Be 2+  4 B Boron  – ) 5 C bicarbonate (HCO 3 ) - 2-  as nitrate (NO 3  z  r  = 32 = ionic charge ÷  (Some electrons remain in outer shell) 26 Co 3+  27 Ni r=0.73  Cupric copper 29 m=65.39  Gallium ion  (2+ r=0.93)  m=74.922  74 76 77 52 I as iodate (IO 3  )  Ruthenium  Rhodium  Palladium  80  81  82  83  z  /  r  = –  1  The only bismuthide
                                                                                                                                                                               r=0.53
                         as borate (B(OH) 3    Carbon, as CO 2 ,
                                  & carbonate (CO 3   ) m=14.007
                         3+
                                                                                                                                                                    m=69.723
                                                                                                                                                         Zn
                                                                                                                                                                                          r=0.69
                                                                  ionic radius
                                                                   nic radius
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   minerals are of
                                                                                                                                       Nickel ion
                                                                                                                                                                                                   78 80 82
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  53
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Pd, Ag, Pt, Au, and Pb
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              r=1.34
                                                                                                                                                                                                              5+
                                              r=0.11
                                                                                                                    3+
                                                                                                                                                           Zinc ion
                                                                                                                                                r=0.69
                                                                                                                 Fe
                                                                                                                 Fe
                                                                                                                            Cobaltic cobalt
                                                                                                                                                                     r=0.62
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        r=1.34
                                                                                                                                                                                            75
                                   m=12.011
 (No ionization)
                                                                                                                                                                                                     4+
                                                                                                              25
                                                                                                              25
                                                                                                                                                                                                               Iodine
                                                                                                                                                                                 70 72
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Bi
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   –
 r
                                                                                                          3,4+
                                                                                                          3 3,4+
                         m=10.811
               Beryllium ion
                                                                                                                                                                    (1+ r=1.13)
                         or B(OH) 4
                                                                                                                                                  +
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Pb
                                                                                                                                                                                                   Te
                                                                                                                                                            r=0.74
                                                                                                       Mn
                                                                                                       Mn
                                                                   7+
 / = 2
                                                                                                   24 Mn
                                                                                                                                                                                          Sb 51
                                                                                                                                                                                           3+
                                                                                                                 Ferric ir
                                                                                                   24
                                                                                                                              r=0.63
                                       15
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Tl
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Bismuth
                                     r=0.
                                                                                                3+
                                                                                                3+
                                                                                                                                                 Cuprous copper
                                                                                                                                                                                                    as in tellurites
      m=6.941
                 r=0.31
                                                                                              Cr
                                                                                              Cr
                                                                                                                                                             64 66
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Lead
                                                                                              Cr
                                                                                              Cr
                                                                                                                                                                                                              r=0.44
                                                                                                       Manganese ion
                                                                                                       Manganese ion
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Hg
                                                                                                                                                 m=63.546
                                                                                                                                                                                          Antimony ion,
                                                                                                                   r=0.64
                                                                                                                                                                                  2+
                                                                 as per- r-
                                                                                                                                         Nickel ion
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Iodine is shown twice
 He Helium  2  r  Lithium ion  m=9.012  r=0.20  12 13 14  14 15  1 5 S 6+  16 Cl chlor-  MAP AND CHART 92  Mn r=0  Ferric iron  Co 2+  27  Ni 2+  28  Cu r=0.96  67 68 70  69 71 49  73 74 76 50  as in antimonites  Tellurium ion,  m=126.904  76  77  78  79    Mercury  Thallium  r=1.75  r=1.82
                                                                                                                                       m=58.693
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Au
                                                                                                Chromic
                                                                                                Chromic
                                                                                                                   r
       r=0.60
                                               5+
                                                                                                        4+ r=0.53
                                                                                                        4+ r=0.53
                                                                                                                                                                                                    120 122 123 as a solute in seawater
                            10 11
                                                                                                                                                                                                      r=0.89
                                                                                                Ch
                                                                                                                                                                                Sn
                                                                   lor-
                                                                                          23
                                                                                          23
                                                         Sulfur as
                                                                                                                                                                        1,3+
                                                                                                chromium
                                                                                                chromium
                                          14 P
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Pt
                                                                                               m=51.996
                                                                                                          r
                                                                                      4+
                                                                                      4+
                                                                  nate
                                                                                                           r= 0.64
                                                                                                        3+ r= 0.64
                                                              2– )
                                      4+
                                    Si
 m=4.0026           9 10         NEW VERSION          3–  sulfate (SO 4  (ClO 4 ) ) – – 4  = 16 = 16  V V V V Vanadium ion  m=51.996  3+ r= 0.64  Fe 2+  26 Cobaltous cobalt  r=0.72  63 65  2+  48  In  m=118.710 m=121.760 m=127.60  because it speciates   75  Ir  Platinum  r=1.44 r=1.60 r=1.71
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Gold
                                                         m=32.066
                                                                                                                                                                                                               both as I – (to right)
                                                                                                                   Fe
                                                                                                                                                                                Stannous tin
                                               Phosphorus as
                                                                                                           r
                                                                                                                                                                                            r=0.90
                                                                                                                              m=58.933
                                                                                                 r=0.69
                                                                                                 r=0.69
                                                                                      Vanadium ion
                     10
                                                                                                                                          58 60
                                                                                                               25
                                                                                                               25
                                                                                                 r=0
                                                                                                                                                                       Indium ion
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Os
                                                                    r= =
                                                                                                            2+
                                                                                                            2+
                                                                                                            2+
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   –
                                                                                                 r
                                                                                                            2+
                                                                                                            2+
                                            4– )
 r=1.2   6 7        2+  12  Al  3+  13  as silicate (SiO 4  phosphate (PO 4  r=0.29  0.27  z / r z / / r z / r z /  Ti 3+  22  r=0.61  23  50 52 53 54 Mn 2+  25  m=55.845  r=0.74  61 62 64  Ag  +  47  Cd  m=114.818  r=1.12  124 125 126   and IO 3 (here).  73  r=1.37 r=1.35 r=1.35 r=1.38
                                                                                      r=0.61
                                                                                                       54 Mn
                                                                                                       54 Mn
                                                                                                         Mn
                                                                                                         Mn
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Re
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Iridium
                                                                                                       54 Mn
                                                                                               50 52 53 54 Mn
                                                                                  22
                                                                                  22
                                                                                3+
                                                                                3+
                                                                                3+
                                                                                      r=0
                                                     2– )
                                                                                  22
                                                                                  22
                                                                                  22
                                                                                                                   Ferrous iron
                                                                                                                                                                                                      128 130
                                                                                                                                                             Cadmium ion
                                                                                      r
                                                                    .27
                                               m=30.974
                       12
                                                                                                                                                                        3+ r=0.81
                                                and HPO 4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Osmium
                                         0
                                                                                            23
                                                                              Ti
                                                                              Ti
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Ta
                                     m=28.086
                           Aluminum ion as
                             2015   MCH092RV2
                                                                                                         Manganous Mn
                                     or Si(OH) 4
                                                                                                         Manganous Mn
                                                                                                                                 59
                                                                                       3+
                                                                                                                                                                                                           84
                                                                                       3+
                                                                                                      24 m=54.938
                                                                              Titanium ion
                                                                                                                                                                                  117 118 119
                                                                                                                                                     Silver ion
                                                                               tanium
                                                                               tanium
                                                                               tanium
                                                                               tanium
                            m=26.982
                                                                                                                                                               r=0.97
                                                                                      V Vanadous
                                                                                      V Vanadous
                                                                                      V Vanadous
 3 4   Na +  11  Mg esium ion  Al 3+  or Al(OH) n 3–n Boulder, Colorado 80301-9140 r=0.41  r=0.34  32 33 34 36  Mn 7+ + + + +     Ti Ti Ti Titanium ion  V m=50.942  Cr  2+  24 m=54.938  r=0.76  2+  45  Pd 2+  46  m=107.868  m=112.411  1+ r=1.32  112 114 115 116  121 123 83  Po  Polonium  z / r =  Tantalum  Rhenium
                 Magnesium ion
                                     3300 Penrose Place
                                                                               r=0 An Earth Scientist’s
                                                                                                           r=0.80
                                                                                                           r=0.80
                  m=24.305
                                                                                                           r=0.8
                     24.30
                                                                      7 7 7 7 7 7 7
                                                                                                                     54 56 57 58
                                                                               r=0.75
                                                                               r=0.75
                                                                                                                                                                                  120 122 124
                                                                                                   2+
                                                                                                   2+
                                                                               Ti 22 m m m=50.942
                                                                                       vanadium
                                                                                       vanadium
                                                                                                                                                                                              3+
                                                                                        =50.942
                                                                                        =50.942
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                              r=1.46
                     24.
                                                                    Mn
                                                                                                Cr
                                                                    Mn
                                                                    Mn
                                                                                                                                          Palladium ion
                                                                                                Cr
                                                   31
                                                                                                           r
                                                                               r
                                                                                                              55
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          8
                                                                                   22
                                                                                   22
                                                                               Ti 22
                      =0.6
                      =0.6
                                                                                 2+
                                                                                 2+
 10     Sodium ion   r=0.65  r=0.50  MAP AND CHART SERIES MCH092RV2 2015  5+  Cr 6+  24 Mn  Periodic Table of the Elements   55  3,4+ 44  Rh Rhodium ion  m=106.42  r=1.26  106 108 110  113 115  2+  82  Bi                                                                                                                                           Inset 4: Solubility of oxide minerals of hard cations
                                                                                                  Chromous
                                                                                                  Chromous
        m=22.990
                                                                                         r=0.74
                                                                                         r=0.74
                                      28 29 30
                                                                                                                                                             111 112 113
                                                                                                                                                                                            Bismuth ion
                                                                                         r=0
                                                                                                   chromium
                                                                                                                      m=101.07 m=102.906
                                                                                                   chromium
                                                                                                   chromium
                                                                    as per-
                                                                    as per-
                                                                                         r
                                                                                                   r=0.90
                                                                                                   =0.90
                                                                                                                 43
                                                                                                   chro
                                                                                                                 43 Ru
                                                                    manga-
                                                                      ng
                                                                      ng
                                                                                                   r=0
 Ne Neon  z / = 1  r=0.95       An Earth Scientist’s Periodic Table of   23  Chromium as   2– ) manga- – –  Ti Titanium ion  r=0.90  43  Ruthenium ion  r=0.86  114 116   +   81  Pb        m=208.980 An Earth Scientist's Periodic Table of the Elements and Their Ions                                                                                                     4+    N  5+
                                   27
                                                 V
                                                                                                   r
                                                                                Titanium ion
                                                                                                                                                                                   Plumbous lead
                                                                                         50 51
                                                                                         50 51
                                                                                                                                                                                             r=1.20
                                                                     nate
                                                                                 tanium
                                                                     nat
                                                                     nate
                                             22
                                                                                                       42 Tc
                                                                                                                                                                         Tl
                                         4+
 m=20.180  r        24 25 26   Fe 3+ 26 the Elements and Their Ions e.g., as vanadate  chromate (CrO 4  (MnO 4 ) )  r=0.90 and Their Ions   2+ 42  Tc Technetium  3+ r=0.69  r=0.86  102 104 105  107 109  Hg 80  Thallous thallium  m=207.2  210 211 212                                                                                                              3+   C
                                                   Vanadium ion
                                   21 Ti
                                                                                                    2+
                                                                                                    2+
                       25
                                                                     (MnO
                                                                     (MnO
                                                                                r=0.90
                                                                                r=0.9
                                                                                                             Technetium
                                                                     (MnO 4 4
                                                                                                                                                                 +
                                                            m=51.996
                                                                                                 Mo
                                                                                              41 Mo
                                                                                                 Mo
                                                                                                 Mo
                                                                                              41
                                                                                                                                                                                     r=1.20
                                                                                r
                                                                                                            Very limite
                                        by L. Bruce Railsback
                                                                                                        42
                                                                                                              ry ry
                                       Titanic titanium
                                     Department of Geology, University of Georgia
                                                                      r= r= r= r
                     Fe 2+
 r=1.5  Where Fe 2+  23  Fe 2+ 2+  20 AN EARTH SCIENTIST’S PERIODIC TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS AND THEIR IONS  Sc 3+  coordinate with H 2 O  Athens, Georgia, 30602-2501, USA  m=50.942  r=0.52  0.46  by L. Bruce Railsback, 2015 4+  42  Very limited  4+ r=0.67  103  106 108 110  Au +  79  Mercurous ion  m=204.383  204 206 207  209 210 211  214 215 L. Bruce Railsback, Department of Geology, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, 30602-2501, U.S.A. For more resources, see the Earth S
                                                                                                    4+
                                                                                                              natural
                                                                                                    4+
                                        m=47.867
                                                                                                              natural
                                                                                                                                                                           r=1.40
                                                                                                              natu
                                                                                                                                                                                                         216 218
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           +
                                                                                                  Mo
                                                                                               4+
                                                                                                  Mo
                                                                                               4+
                                                                                               4+
                       2+
                                                                                                  Mo
                                                                                                  Mo
                                                                                                             occurrenc
                                                                                                             occurrence
                                                                      0.46
                   Ca
                   Ca
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 –7.4
                                                                                                                                                                m=200.59
                              Scandium ion
                                                                                            Nb
                                       "Hard" or "Type A" Cations
                                                                                                  Molybdenum ion
                                                                                            Nb
                                            r=0.68
                                                                                                                        96 98 99
                                                                                                                                                 78
                                                                                            Nb
                                                                                            Nb
                                                                                                  Molybdenum ion
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Li 4.4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     Inset 3: Melting T(K) of oxides of hard cations
                                                                                                                                             2+
                                                                                                              on Earth
                                       (All electrons removed from outer shell)
                                    Cations that
           +
                19
                                                                                                    m=95.94
                                                                   54
                                                                                                    m=95.94
                                        (Thus a noble-gas-like configuration
                                                                               z z z z
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Bromellite
                                   (or CO 3 2– or SO 4 2– )
                                                                                                                                                       Gold ion
                                         of the outer shell)
                                                            50 52
                                    in solution
 hard cations K
                                                                                / /
                                    H +
                                                                                                                                                                                                     83
 20 21 22  and Fe 3+  would   Potassium ion  Ca alcium io  m=44.956 1  Cations that  4 B Boron Coordinate F>O>N=Cl>Br>I>S 7  See also  Inset 9.  r=0.59 9  50 52 53 54  An Earth Scientist’s Periodic Table of the Elements   on Earth  100 101  Ir 4+  77  Pt Platinum ion  m=196.967  r=1.19  203 205 206  208 210 211 212 214 215 An earlier version of this table was published as Figure 1 of L.B. Railsback, 2003, An Earth Scientist's Periodic Table of the Elements and Their Ions: Geo
                     Calcium ion
                                        Commonly coordinate with O of
                      alcium io
                                r=0.81
                                                                                / / / / / r r
 fall if they were
                                                                                                                         102 104
                                        carboxyl groups of organic ligands
                                                                                                                99
                                                                                / r =
                                                                                                                99
                                                                                                     r=0.68
                                                                                                     r=0.68
                                    Hydrogen ion
                                                                                r =
                     m=40.078
                                                                                                                                                                                                5+
                                                                                                                                                                                      212 214
                                                     50 51
                                                       51
                                         See also Insets 1 to 5 and 7.
                                                                                               41
                                                                              and Their Ions is a periodic table designed to
                     m=40.0
                                      coordinate
                                                                                               41
                        40.0
                                    m=1.0079
                                                                                                     r=0
                        40.0
                                    r=10 -5
                                           Cations that coordinate with
                                                                   42
                                      with OH – (or
                                                                   42
                                         46 47 48
                                                       92.906 10
                                        Cations that
                                                                   42
                                                                   42
                                      H 2 O) in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               –3.9
                                           O 2– in solution (e.g., as
                                                                                  8
                                                                                                     r
                                                                                                                                                        r=1.37
                                                                                  8
                                                                                                                                                                                           82 Bi
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2+
                                                                                                                                                                          207 208 210
                                                                                                                (100)
                                        coordinate with OH –
                                      solution
                                                                                                   92 94 95 96
                                                                                                                (100
                                           NO 3 – , PO 4 3– , SO 4 2– , etc.)
                                  z / r = 4
                                                                                                                             76
                                                                                                   92 94 95 96
                                    1 2 3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   5+
                                        or O 2–  in solution
                                                                6+
                                                                6+
                                     3 Be 2+
                                        3+
                                         5 C 4+
                                  z / r = 2
                                    +
                                        as borate (B(OH) 3    Carbon, as CO 2 , - N 5+
                                                                                                                          4+
                       r= 0.99
                                    Li
                                           6
                                                                                                                                  Iridium ion
                                                                                                                                                                                       4+
                                    Lithium ion
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         –8.1
                                                                                                                                                r=0.96
                                           Nitrogen
                                      Beryllium ion
                                                         41
                                                         41
                                                         41
                                                         41 Mo
                                        or B(OH) 4 – )
                                      m=9.012
                       = =
                                    m=6.941
                                                                                                                                                                  200 201
                       r= r= r 0. 0. 0. 0. 0.
                                         bicarbonate (HCO 3 ) as nitrate (NO 3 – )
                                                                                                3+
                                                                                                3+
                                      r=0.31
                                                                                                3+
                                           2- ) m=14.007
                                                                                                                                                                                                 r=0.74
                                           49 50
                                    r=0.60
                                         m=12.011
                                        r=0.20
                                           r=0.11
                                                                                                    97 98 100
                                                                                                    97 98 100
                                                     5+
                                               ionic radius ÷
                                          r=0.
                                         12 13 14
                                    6 7
                                                                                                                                                                202 204 206
                                            14 15
                                                              Molybdenum
                                                                                              Nb
                                                                                              Nb
                                                                                              Nb
                                        10 11
                                                                                              Nb
 Ar  Argon 18  m=39.098  40 42 43  45 + m=22.990 11 Mg 12 9 2+  Al 3+ m=10.811 13 27  & carbonate (CO 3   15 0  14 P 5+ Phosphorus as 51 S 6+ sulfate (SO 4 2– ) r=0.29 z r = 32 = 16 Cl 7+ chlor- as per- (ClO 4 – ) 0.27 ionic charge ÷nic chargenic chargenic char nic radius z / r = 16 z / z / z r / r / = 16  m=92.906 6 10  Mo lybdenum  contextualize trends in geochemistry, mineralogy,   Re 4+  75  Os Osmium ion  m=192.217 m=195.078  ? (3+ r=0.85) 196 198 199  Tl 3+  81  Pb Plum
                                               40 Nb $ $
             r=1.33
                                                              Molybdenu
                                         Si 4+
                                                                             aqueous chemistry, and other natural sciences.
                                                                                                                4+
                                                                                                                4+
                                    Na
                                             Sulfur as
                                  (48)
                                         as silicate (SiO 4 4– )
                                                                                                                                    r=0.66
                                       Aluminum ion as
                                                                                                                                                                                       r=0.84
                                    Sodium ion
                                                                 molybdate
                                                                                                                         m=190.23
                                                                 as molybdat
                                                                 as molybdate e
                                      Magnesium ion
                                      m=24.305
                                               nate
                                       Al 3+  or Al(OH) n 3–n
                                                                                                          74
                                           phosphate (PO 4 3–
                                         or Si(OH) 4
                                    r=0.95
                                                                                                              Re
                                         m=28.086
                                      r=0.65
                                  z / r = 1
                                           and HPO 4 2– )
                                             m=32.066
                                                                                                              Re
                                                                                                              Re
                                        m=26.982
                                        r=0.50
                                          r=0.41 m=30.974
                                           r=0.34
                                               r=
                                                     Niobium (or
                                                     Niobium (or
                                                     Niobium (or
                                                                                                       4+
                                                                                                       4+
                                                                              First published as an insert in the September
                                                                    94
                                                                =95.94
                                      24 25 26
                                    23
                                          Zr
                                  Where Fe 2+
                                            31
                                                                                                               Rhenium ion
 m=39.948             40 42   ?   3+ hard cations  m=39.098 19 Ca 2+ Calcium ion 20 ?  Sc 3+ Scandium ion 45 (48) 21 Ti 4+ Titanic titanium r=0.68 22  V 5+ e.g., as vanadate 4+ 34 36 24  Mn 7+ as per- (MnO 4 – ) 0.46 nate r=  Columbium) ion  m=95.94  2003 issue of Geology, this version is updated   74  m=186.207  r=0.69  190 192 193  197  2+  80  Thallic thallium  +  Be  723  216  500  6+  Periclase  4+  V  5+  Cr
                                         28 29 30
                                             32 33
                                                                                                                                              194 195
                                                                                                               Rhenium io
                                      Fe 2+
                                    +
                                  and Fe 3+  would
                                        Fe 3+
                      44 46 48
                                  fall if they were  K
                                                               m=9
                                             Cr 6+
                                            23
                                                      lumbium) ion
                                                      lumbium) io
                                                      lumbium) io
                                                                                                     W W
                                                                                                                                                                             r=0.95
                                    Potassium ion
                                           Vanadium ion
                                             Chromium as
                                             chromate (CrO 4 2– ) manga-
                                         m=47.867
                                      m=40.078
                                        m=44.956
                      44
                                        r=0.81
                                           m=50.942
                                    r=1.33
                                                                                                    Tungsten (Wolfram)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Li
                                      r= 0.99
                                             m=51.996
                                          Zirconium ion
                                             r=0.52
                                                                r=0.62 2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        –7.6
                                                                 =0.62
                                            r=0.59
                                      40 42 43
                                         46 47 48
                                            50 51
                                      44 46 48
                                          49 50
                                    39 40 41
                                             50 52 53 54
 r=1.8      39 40 41  Sr 2+  38 Y Yttrium ion 84 86 87 88 2+ 38 Y 3+ m=88.906  Zr 4+ m=91.224 m=91.224  r=0.70  92 94 95 97  and supersized!   Tungsten (Wolfram)  m=186.  184 186  191 193  196 198  2  =  1  = 1 Hg Mercuric ion  = 4                Inset 2: Hardness of oxide minerals of hard cations  1700  2681        4+   P  5+  S 290                     2+  Sc 3+  Ti  –9.7  Shcherbinaite
                                                                                                                                                                    r=1.10
                                                                r
                                            41
                                                                                                                 r=0.65
                                    Rb +
                                          40 Nb 5+
                                     37 Sr 2+
                         2+
                                                 / / z / z / / r / r /
                                     39 39
                                             Mo 6+
                                              42
                                                                 94 95 97
                                                                      97
                                                 / z r =
                                    Rubidium ion
                                         Zirconium ion
                                                                                                                 r=0
                                                                                                                 r=0
                                                        =0.70
                                             Molybdenum
                                        Yttrium ion
                                                                                                        ion
                                           Niobium (or
                                                                                                        ion
                                      Strontium  ion
                                                 z r = 8 8
                                                                                                      m=183.84
                                                                                                      m=183.84
                                      m=87.62
                                                as molybdate
                                                                   95
                                           Columbium) ion
                                    m=85.468
                                             m=95.94
                                                                                                                 r
                                           m=92.906
                                         r=0.80
                                    r=1.48
                                        r=0.93
                                      r=1.13
                                             r=0.62
                                            r=0.80
                                            r=0.70
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    5+
                                             92 94 95 97
                                          90 91
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Ca
                                    85 87
                                            (96)
                                        89
                                            93
                                             96 98 100
                                                                     100
                                         92 94 96 ?
                                                                                                                                                             z / r
                                                                                                        r=0.64
                                        3+
                                     55 Ba 56 La   & 57- Hf 4+
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              +
                                               Re 7+ 75
                                            73
                                             W 6+
                                          72 Ta 5+
                                                                               75
                                                                               75
                                    Cs +
                                                75
                                              74
                                    m=132.905 m=137.327 REEs 71
                                          Hafnium ion
                       Strontium  ion
                                               Rhenium ionn
                                           Tantalum ion
                       Strontium  io
                                      Barium ion
                                               Rhenium io
                                                                                                        r=0
                                    Cesium ion
 36 38 40   Rb +  37 Sr r=1.13   m=88.906 r=1.18 170 Yb 178 179 180 90      as tantalate (231) r=0.73 91 U 6+ Tungsten (Wolfram) 92 *  m=186.20786.207 93 Pu Pu Very limitedry limited 94  93 (96)  92 96 98 100  Re 7+ MCH092RV2, 1 folded sheet (36" × 76"), 7 p. text r=0.64  185 187  187 188 189  "Soft" ("Type B") Cations  z r /  2+  B  3+  C  4+  N  Na  +  Mg 2+  Al  3+  Si  855  K 14.0  Lime  1.4  Rutile  5+  Mo 6+
                                         m=178.49
                                                                                                                           190 192
                                                                                                                                                     =
                                               as tungstate
                                                umably
                                               presumably
                                                                                                        r
                                                                            7+
                                      r=1.35
                                           m=180.948
                                                                96
                                             m=183.84
                                    r=1.69
                       m=87.62
                                               as rheniate
                                          r=0.81
                                                eniate
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            1996
                                             r=0.68
                                                                                                                                                        z / r
                                        See below
                                      130 132
                                                .56
                                               r=0.56
                                      134 135136
                                         174 176 177
                                                          96)
                                                          (96)
                                             180 182 183
                                                                          Re
                                           180 181
                                    133
                                                       93
                                                          96
                                             90 91
                                      137 138
                                                                                                                                                    z / r
                             DOI:10.1130/2015.MCH092RV2
                                               185 187187
                                             184 186
                       m
                                                                     74
                                                                                                      180 182 183
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2345
                                                                                                      180 182 183
                                                                     74
                                   r=0.93 3+
                                         89 Th 4+
                                           Pa 5+
                                     87 Ra 2+
                                    Fr +
              Rubidium ion
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                                                93
                                               Np
                                                 Plutonium 94
                                       88 Ac
                                        Actinium ion
                                                                  6+
                                         Thorium ion
                                               Neptunium
                                               Neptunium
                                                 Plutonium
                                           Protactinium ion
                                                                           Rhenium ion
                                    Francium ion
                                                                           Rhenium ion
                                      Radium ion
                                             Uranium
                                        m=227.03 ? m=232.038
                                                                                                                 18
 36
                                              as uranyl (UO 2 2+ )
                                    (223)
                                                mited
                                      (226)
                                             m=238.029
                                                                                                                                                 Coordinate I>Br>S>Cl=N>O>F
                                               natural al
                                         r=0.95
                                               Very limited Ve natural
                                                 natural
                                    r=1.76
                                               occurrence
                                      r=1.40
                                           (+4 r=0.98)
                                         (+3 r=1.14)
                                                occurrence
                                                                                                                           101: Mendelevium
                                               on Earth
                                             r=0.7
                                                 on Earth
                                         227 228 230
                                    very rare
                                      223 224
                                                                W
                                        227 228
                                             234 235 238
                                    (<30 g in crust)
                                                                                                        184 186
                                                 239
                                                                            presumably
                                               237 ?
                                         231        234
                                      226 228
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Inset 9:
                                                                     (Wolfram)
                                       *For the sake of simplicity,
                                               /
                                       the  235 U- 207 Pb and
 Kr  Krypton  m=85.468  r  84 86    223 89 232 Th- 208 Pb series are omitted. 232 *  z / r = 4 231 234 92 94 96 ?  5+  73  Tungsten (Wolfram)  presumably   184 186  Elements 95 and beyond do not occur naturally:  (Many electrons remain in outer shell)  Inset 9:   Li  +  Be  9  Chrysoberyl  H=6  5+  S  6+  1193  3125       V  5+  Cr  6+                           3+   Zr  4+  Nb  Molybdite
                                               z r = 8
               r=1.48
                                                                            as rheniate
                                                                                                                            102: Nobelium
                                                                            as rheniate
                                      z / r = 1
                                                                                                                Elem
                                                  72 Ta
                                                                                                                    95: Americium
                                                                     gstate
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         The many
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         The many
                                                                           m=186.207
                                                                   as tungstate
                                               4+
                                                                                                             92
                                                                   =183.84
                                                       Tantalum ion
                                        z / r = 2
                                                                                                        4+
                                                                                                                     98 Californium 104: Rutherfordium
 m=83.80                  87 88   La   & 57- Hf            as tantalate  m=183.84  m=186.207           U U 4+  92   96: Curium  103: Lawrencium  z  r /  = 4  Commonly coordinate with C of                                           valence states      Bromellite  8.5  3+  Si  4+  P                                 3+   Ti  4+  943                       +   Sr  2+  Y   Baddeleyite
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      valence states
                                      = ionic charge ÷
                                      ionic radius
                                                                             r=0.56
                                   © 2015 The Geological Society of America, Inc. Printed in the USA.
                                                                             r=0.56
                                                                                                                     97:Berkelium
                                    3+
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      4.3
                                                                             r=0
                                              Hafnium ion
                                                                   r=0.68
                                                                    =0.68
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         of nitrogen
                                                                                                         Uranium ion
                                                                             r
 r=1.9          85 87       2+  56  La       m=178.49  m=180.948  180 182 183  185 187                   Uranium ion   99: Einsteinium 105: Hahnium  organic ligands, as in methylmercury                                                of nitrogen         +  Mg 2+ Spinel Al 9  Quartz                   +   Ca 2+  Sc     2103       1000                Rb                            5+   W 6+
                                                       m=1
                                             m m=178.4
                                   REEs 71
                                   REEs 71
                                                                             185 187
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               7
                                                                                                         r=0.97
                                                                                                         r=0.97
                               56
                            2+
                                                                     182 183
                                                          r=0.73
                                                                                                         r=0
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         and carbon
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         and carbon
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              28.9
                                                                                                         r
                     55 Ba
                                                                                          94
                                               r=0.81
 78 80 82        +   55 Ba                     r=0.81              184 186       93 Pu    94                        100: Fermium                                                                          3+                            calculated assuming   Na Periclase 5.5-6  7.5-8 Corundum  6+       K     3200                   5+  Mo  6+                                   4+  Ta
                                                                   184 186
                                               r=0
                                               r
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        calculated assuming
                                                                                     Pu
                          Barium ion
                          Barium ion
                m=132.905 m=137.327
                                                                                 93
                                                                                                                                                                                                3+
 83 84 86      Cs Cesium ion  r=1.35  See below  174 176 177  180 181  6+  92  Np Neptunium  Very limited                                                                                     Yb 70     Lu 71                           H is 1+ and O is 2-.                 H=8  4+  V  5+  Cr                                  4+  Nb      1074                      2+   La  3+  Hf   Tantite
                                                                                      Plutonium
                                                                                      Plutonium
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        H is 1+ and O is 2-.
                                                                        92 Np
                                                                                         limited
                                                                    6+
                                                                                                                                                                                                         Lutetium ion
                                                                              Neptunium
                                                                                                                                                                                               Ytterbium ion
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Ti
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        3-3.5
                                                                                       natural
                                                                                                                                                                                       3+
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  >9 *
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                3123
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Example
 Xe  Xenon 54     r=1.69    130 132      170 Yb  178 179 180  Pa 5+  91  U  Uranium  2+ )  Very limited  occurrence                               Rare earth elements (REEs)  Er 68  Tm 69    m=173.04  m=174.967                  Valence  Example                 2+  Perovskite  (Ru=6-6.5)  Shcherbinaite  +  Sr  2+  Y  3+  Zr   1785                           Ba  6.7          4+
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                                                                                                                                                                             3+
                                                     90
                                                                               natural
                                                                                                                                                                                                          r=0.93
                                                                                                                                                                                                r=0.94
                          134 135 136
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          – (nitrate)
                                                 4+
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Ca
                                      m=227.03 m=232.038/store/
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         5.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      4+  NO  (nitrogen dioxide)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    state
 m=131.29        BUY ONLINE } rock.geosociety.org        Protactinium ion   as uranyl (UO 2  occurrence  on Earth                      (effectively "Hard" or "Type A" cations in their 3+ state)  m=168.934  168 170 171  175 176  176 Hf  4+  CO (carbon dioxide)  K  +  Lime  3.5  H=4  6.5  H=4  6+     Rb     2938                       W  6+            Mineral              Th  Thorianite
                                                                                                                                                                                      Thulium ion
                                               Th
                                                                                                                                                                                               (2+ r= 1.13)
                                                                   m=238.029 toll-free 1.888.443.4472  |  +1.303.357.1000, option 3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     5+  NO
                            137 138
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         3
                                                            (231)
                                                                               on Earth
                                           89
                                                                                                                                                                            Erbium ion
                                                                                                                                                                   3+
                                                                                                                                                                  Ho 67
                                                                                         239
 r=2.1
                                                Thorium ion
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             673
                                        3+
                                                                                                                                                        Dy 66
                                                                      r=0.7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2
                                                                                                                                                         3+
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           – (nitrite)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  –9.7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    2+  CO (carbon monoxide)
 124 126 128        133       2+  88  Ac Actinium ion  ?  r=0.95  (+4 r=0.98)  234 235 238  237 ?                          3+                  3+       Dysprosium ion  m=164.930  m=167.26  r=0.95  172 173  ?                    3+  HOOCCOOH (oxalic acid)               Srilankite  4+  Nb 5+  Mo 3-4                    3+  Hf  4+  Ta  5+  1745           Log of activity of cation species   v. 4.8e 02   22 October 2012
                                                                                                                                                                             r=0.96
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      3+  NO
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2+  NO (nitric oxide)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  in distilled water at 25 °C
                                                                                                                                                                  Holmium ion
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      acetic acid, carbohydrates,
                                                                          *
                                                                                                                                                                                                 174 176
 129 130 131
                                                                                                                         Eu 63
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       1+  N O (nitrous oxide)
                        87 Ra
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Zr
                    +
                             Radium ion
 132 134 136  18  GSA Today  |  June 2020 (226)  r=1.18  (+3 r=1.14)  231 234  z  r /  = 8                               m=151.964 Gd 3+  64  Tb  65    m=162.50    r=0.97  162 164 166  169                                        0 graphite, diamond Other alkanes   Mineral of   Sr  2+  Y  3+  Baddeleyite  Molybdite  Cs  +  Ba 2+  La  3173  2058 2000  1500
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   6.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       0    N (nitrogen)
                  Fr
                                                 227 228 230
                                                                                                                                                                            167 168 170
                                                                                                                          Europium ion
                                                                                                                                                          r=0.99
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     2–  CH OH (methanol)
                                                                                                                                              Terbium ion
                    Francium ion
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           2580
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       3–  NH (ammonia)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2
    86
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     2286
                                                    232 *
                                                                                                                                                          156 158
                                                                                                                                    m=157.25
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         2500
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           3
                                                                                                                   3+
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      4–  CH (methane) integer values
 Rn  Radon           (223)    r=1.40     227 228  231        234                                            61 Sm 62        r=1.03  Gadolinium ion  m=158.925  160 161 162  165                           of hard and soft cations   3–  C H (ethane)  yield non-  one cation:  Hardness   5+   W 6+             1500  2000  2500  3000 Th  4+  3000
                                                                                                                                                r=1.00
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          4  (carbon dioxide)
                     r=1.76
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        2 6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 from 4– to 2–.
                                                                                                                                      r=1.02
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 7
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     3+  HOOCCOOH (oxalic acid)
                                                                                                                 Samarium ion
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Quartz
  (222)             (<30 g in crust)  223 224 *For the sake of simplicity,   Ce 4+  58         3+  60  Pm No natural   m=150.36  151 153 63  152 154 155  159  163 164                Inset 8: Solubility of halides  Villiaumite  AgF  4+  CO  2  3 – (nitrate)  Mineral of   (Mohs   La  3+  Hf  4+  Ta  7           See also Inset 6.  3493
                      very rare
                               226 228
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     2+  CO (carbon monoxide)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      scale)
                                                                                                                              2+
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      4+  NO  (nitrogen dioxide)
                                                                                                        Promethium
                                                                                                                                      156 157
                                       the  235 U- 207 Pb and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       acetic acid, carbohydrates,
                                                                                                                  r=1.04
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      5+  NO
                       223
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Tantite
                                                                                                                           Eu
                                                                                        59
                                                                                                                                                                                                                (NaF)
                                                                                     3+
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           – (nitrite)
                                                                                             Neodymium ion
                                                                                   Pr
                                                                                             m=144.24
                                                                                                                                                                                                           (MgF 2 )
                                                             r
                                                                          r=1.01
 219 220 222                   z / r =  232 Th- 208 Pb series are omitted.  z / = 4  Cerium   ion 58  Praseodymium ion  Nd r=1.08  occurrence  144 147 148  Europium ion  158 160        Anion:  Nonmineral  Sellaite  Halite         0 graphit 2 2e, diamond  Other alkanes   two cations  H=6  4+
                                                                                                                                                                                                 Mineral
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  5.5
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       2+  NO (nitric oxide)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       3+  NO
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      2–  CH OH (methanol)
                                                                                                                   149 150
                                                                                                                              r=1.12
                                                                                                         on Earth
                                                                                   m=140.908
                                                                                                                                                                                            –
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       1+  N O (nitrous oxide)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Th
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      (NaCl)
                                                                                                                                                  oxides of hard (and intermediate) cations
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Perovskite
                                                                                                                                                                                           F
                                                                                                                   152 154
                                                                           3+
                                                                     57
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          3
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2 H (ethane)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  yield non-
                                                                 3+
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           2 (methane) integer values
                                                                                     r=1.09
                                1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        0    N (nitrogen)
                                                                La Lanthanum ion  Ce Cerium ion  (4+ r=0.92)  142 143 144  (150)  ?  z/r = 2  Substitutes for Ca 2+  Inset 7: Conceptual model of the behavior of   Cl –  Chlorargyrite  HgCl 2 MgCl 2  NaBr  3–  C Shown above in the main table.  *A non-rutile synthetic TiO 2  Thorianite  6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        3–  NH (ammonia) from 4– to 2–.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          2 6
                                                                                               146 145
                                                                m=138.906 m=140.116
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 is the hardest known oxide
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       4–  CH
                                                                                                                                                                                                     (AgCl)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           4
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Shown above in the main table.
                                                                                               148 150 ?
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            3
                                                                            r=1.11
                                                                                                                                                                     N
                                                                                                                                                                                                                   MgBr 2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       N 2  is the most abundant constituent
                                           z / r =
 Inset 1: Bulk modulus (K in GPa)   ionic radius  2     Lantha-   r=1.15  136 138 140  141                                1600  Cassiterite 1903 4+  As 588 5+  Li  H  +  Cations  1Å       Br –  Bromargyrite  HgI 2 HgBr 2  MgI 2 1  NaI  N 2  is the most abundant constituent
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        of the atmosphere; NO 2 , NO, N 2 O,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        of the atmosphere; NO 2 , NO, N 2 O,
                                                         nides:
                                                                                        Inset 6: Melting and decomposition (d) temperatures
                                                                                                                                                                                                    (AgBr)
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         and NH 3  are minor constituents.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         and NH 3  are minor constituents.
 of oxide minerals of hard cations
                                                                              142
               s
                                                                  138 139
                                 = ionic charge ÷
                                                                                                                                   Sn
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          100
                                                                                                                                                                                                 Iodargyrite
               Nonmineral:
                                                             Ba
                                                                                                                                                                                                       Solubility of Ag + (     )-, Hg 2+ (    )-,
       Mineral of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                 10 -2
                                                                                                                                                                                                    (AgI)
                                                                                                                                                                                                             10 -4
                                                                                                                                          3+
                                                                                                                     Tenorite
 Mineral of
                                                                                                                                                                                                         10 -6
                                                                                                                                         As
                                                                                                                                                                         Strong
            210
                                                                                                                                      4+
                                                                                                                                                                                                     10 -8
 one cation:  two cations:  71  4+                        138                           (K) of oxides of intermediate and soft cations 2+  Zincite 2000  3+  Argutite  Arsenolite  2–  High z/r  I –  Na + (   )-, and Mg 2+ (   )-bearing halides (mol/L)
                                                                                                                 1200
                                                                                                                                    Ge
                                                                                                                                                                         bonds, but
                                                                                                                      Cu
                                                                                                                                         547
                                                                                                                                Ga
       Perovskite
  38
                                                                                                               3+
                                                                                                                                    1388
                                                                                                                      1719
                                                                                                                                                                    O
                                                                                                             Co
 Quartz   2+  B  3+  C  3                                                                           Mn 3+  Hematite  1168 (d) Bunsenite  Cuprite +  Zn 2+  2079  Romarchite  Valentinite  Intermediate   cation-cation
                                                                                                          3+
                                                                                                                                                                          repulsion
                                                                                                        Fe
                                                  (__MO  minerals without OH or H O)
                                                                                                                            2242
       Be
                                                                                                                                           3+
    +
                                                                                                                                                        Rb
                                                                                                                                       2+
                                                                          2
                                                                                                                                                                   z/r
  Li Bromellite  251  Chrysoberyl  Si  4+  P 5+  Inset 5: Typical simple oxysalt minerals   Paramont- Eskolaite  1353(d) 2+  1838 2+  Co 2+  Ni  2+  2+  Cu Ag + Monteponite  2185 3+  1353(d)  Sb  Weak cation-  Strong cation-
                                                                                                                                      Sn
                                                                                                                                                          Low z/r
                                                                                                                       1509
                                                                                                                                          928
                                                                                                                              2+
                                                                                                                                 In
                                                                                                  3+
                                                                                                                                                       oxygen bonds oxygen bonds
                                                                                                                   2228
                                                                                                         Fe
                                                                                                                            Cd
                                                                                                Cr
               240
                                                                                                               2078
                                                                                          roseite
                                                                                             4+
                                                                      Minerals with
                                                                                                     Mn
                                                                                                          1652
                                                                                                2603
                                                                                                                            >1773
                  3+
                                                                                            V
                                                       n
                                                                 5+
                                                                                                                    Pd
                                                                                                                 2+
                Al
                                                                N
                        38
                                                                                                               Rh
                                                                       ionic potential
                                                                                                                                             3+
                                                                                                     Manga-
                                                                                                     nosite 1600
                                                                                                                                           Bi
                                                                                                                                        2+
                 254
                                                                     (e.g., K + , Na + , Ba 2+ )
                                                                                                                              Hg
                                                               NaNO
                                                                   3
   Na  +  Mg 2+ Spinel Corundum  Quartz  50       B  3+  C  4+  3 (Natratine) cations of very low   2240  2400 4+  2054  Wüstite  1373(d)  1023(d)  ~473(d) 3+  373(d) +  Tl 852 +  Massicot  Bismite
              198
                                                                                                                                       Pb
                                                                                                                         Au
                                                                                                                                           1098
     Periclase 160             V  5+                    Me (e.g.,   KNO  3                    2000 Mo             1200  800  2+  423(d) +  Hg 2+  Tl 3+  1170
                                                         2+
                                                           CO
                                                                                                 1373(d)
                                                                                                Tugarinovite
                                                                (Niter)
                          4+
                                                                                                                     Pt
                                                                                                                  4+
                                                                                                                          Au
                                                                                                                              773(d)
                                                  (Sinhalite)
                Perovskite  Ti  216              MgAlBO 4  Calcite)  5+  S 6+                       4+  Re 4+   1273 (d)  598(d)  400  no stable  Montroydite 1107 Avicennite
                                                                                                                 Ir
                                                                                                                          oxide
             2+
                                                                 P
                                                                       CaSO
                                                            4+
                                                                           4
                  210
                                                                                                   W
                                                          Si
     K  +  Ca  115  Tausonite  Rutile                 KAl Si O  (Kspar) Na PO  4  (Anhydrite) 4   ~1773(d) 1173(d)
                                                                       (Thenardite) Minerals
                                                                  3
                                                                (Olympite)
                                                                       Na SO
           Lime
                                                                         2
                                                        2 3 8
                                                                              of low ionic
                    175  200 4+  Nb 5+                 Al SiO  (K-S-A)  AlPO  4  with cations   See also Inset 3.
                                                           5
                                                        2
                     3+  Zr                     "K-S-A"   ZrSiO  (Zircon) (Berlinite)  potential
                                                           4
               2+  Y  150   152*  *Baddeleyite has   indicates   Minerals with cations of
                                                           (e.g., Al 3+ ) ionic potential
                                                 andalusite,
      Rb +   Sr  87              K s  = 95 GPa but   kyanite,  low (e.g., K + ) to moderate
                                 is not the most
                                 stable ZrO 2  phase
                                                 & sillimanite.
                 100
                                  tions; value shown
                              4+  at ambient condi-
                       3+  Hf  145  is for the latter.
                     La
                 2+
        Cs  +  Ba 71
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