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Lithophiles are micro-organisms that can live
within the pore
interstices of
sedimentary and even
fractured igneous rocks to
depths of
several kilometers...
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elements within the
Earth according to
their preferred host
phases into
lithophile (rock-loving),
siderophile (iron-loving),
chalcophile (sulfide ore-loving...
- processes.
Metals are
primarily found as
lithophiles (rock-loving) or
chalcophiles (ore-loving).
Lithophile metals are
mainly the s-block elements, the...
- rubidium, caesium, strontium, and
barium (called LILE, or large-ion
lithophile elements), and the
other group includes elements of
large ionic valences...
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manganese Mn
Lithophile 950 (0.095%) 16,000,000 9
fluorine F
Lithophile 585 (0.0585%) 56
barium Ba
Lithophile 425 (0.0425%) 38
strontium Sr
Lithophile 370 (0...
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chondrites are
distinguished chemically by
their depletions in
refractory lithophile elements, such as Ca, Al, Ti, and rare earths,
relative to Si, and isotopically...
- evolution. This
enrichment in REEs,
along with a
moderate to high large-ion
lithophile element (LILE)
enrichment (ΣLILE > 1,000 ppm),
including elements like...
- processes.
Heavy metals are
found primarily as
lithophiles (rock-loving) or
chalcophiles (ore-loving).
Lithophile heavy metals are
mainly f-block
elements and...
- endolith, endolithic, epilithic, lithagogue, lithic, lithography, lithology,
lithophile, lithophone, lithophyte, lithosphere, lithotomy, megalith, Mesolithic...
- caesium, and rubidium,
which are
large and
weakly charged (the large-ion
lithophile elements, or LILEs), as well as
elements whose ions
carry a high charge...
