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Re:The periodic table, colour coded by the likely origin of ... by changoplatanero on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @10:18AM (#24120481)
Yes you're right. Geologic and biologic processes unevenly distribute the elements
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Re:The periodic table, colour coded by the likely origin of ... by HarryHirsch on Tuesday August 11, 2020 @11:03AM (#24121023)
The keyword is "Goldschmidt classification": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldschmidt_classification

Those who would like to know more could do worse than pick up Greenwood's & Earnshaw's book (this one: https://www.amazon.com/-/dp/0750633654) from the nearest university library, it has a chapter on nucleogenesis and cosmic and geologic abundances.

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