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  • However, the lithophilic, or "non-core", element neodymium discovered in the Earth's surface differs somewhat from the meteorites in its isotopic make-up.

    New Notions of Earth's Origins Needed, Says Geochemist 2008

  • Uranium, the ultimate parent of the radon is lithophilic-it likes rock-forming elements like Si, K, Ca, etc., so a granite will be relatively high in U decay products.

    RealClimate 2009

  • Uranium, the ultimate parent of the radon is lithophilic-it likes rock-forming elements like Si, K, Ca, etc., so a granite will be relatively high in U decay products.

    RealClimate 2009

  • Uranium, the ultimate parent of the radon is lithophilic-it likes rock-forming elements like Si, K, Ca, etc., so a granite will be relatively high in U decay products.

    RealClimate 2009

  • Uranium, the ultimate parent of the radon is lithophilic-it likes rock-forming elements like Si, K, Ca, etc., so a granite will be relatively high in U decay products.

    RealClimate 2009

  • Uranium, the ultimate parent of the radon is lithophilic-it likes rock-forming elements like Si, K, Ca, etc., so a granite will be relatively high in U decay products.

    RealClimate 2009

  • Uranium, the ultimate parent of the radon is lithophilic-it likes rock-forming elements like Si, K, Ca, etc., so a granite will be relatively high in U decay products.

    RealClimate 2009

  • Uranium, the ultimate parent of the radon is lithophilic-it likes rock-forming elements like Si, K, Ca, etc., so a granite will be relatively high in U decay products.

    RealClimate 2009

  • Uranium, the ultimate parent of the radon is lithophilic-it likes rock-forming elements like Si, K, Ca, etc., so a granite will be relatively high in U decay products.

    RealClimate 2009

  • Uranium, the ultimate parent of the radon is lithophilic-it likes rock-forming elements like Si, K, Ca, etc., so a granite will be relatively high in U decay products.

    RealClimate 2009

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