-
according to
their preferred host
phases into
lithophile (rock-loving),
siderophile (iron-loving),
chalcophile (sulfide ore-loving or chalcogen-loving),...
-
rarest elements in the
crust are not the heaviest, but are
rather the
siderophile elements (iron-loving) in the
Goldschmidt classification of elements...
- the
crust (shown in yellow) are not the heaviest, but are
rather the
siderophile (iron-loving)
elements in the
Goldschmidt classification of elements...
-
fluid mechanics Higher Speed Ethernet, in
computer networking Highly Siderophile element, in
planetary geology Hybrid search engine, a type of computer...
- be less
abundant than the lithophiles. On the
other hand, gold is a
siderophile, or iron-loving element. It does not
readily form
compounds with either...
-
common source ore for
refining elemental mercury The
noble metals are
siderophiles (iron-lovers). They tend to sink into the Earth's core
because they dissolve...
- Microanalysis),
indicated agreement with EPMA
studies and also
revealed siderophile elements (Chromium, Iron,
Cobalt and Nickel). Moldavites'
highly textured...
- phase,
tends to
congregate towards planetary interiors. With it, many
siderophile elements (i.e.
materials that
readily alloy with iron) also
travel downward...
- tend to be less
abundant than the lithophiles. In contrast, gold is a
siderophile, or iron-loving element. It does not
readily form
compounds with either...
- grew by
accretion until its
interior was hot
enough to melt the heavy,
siderophile metals.
Having higher densities than the silicates,
these metals sank...
