Table 2.1. Chemical formulae, density and stability range of inerals commonly found in peridotite 2 THE INTERNAL STRUCTURE OF THE TERRESTRIAL PLANETS Mineral Chemical formula Density (10? kgm-*) Stability range (GPa) olivine (Mg.Fe),SiO, 3.244 to>12 pyroxene ~ (Ca,Mg,Fe),Sin0,, 30-40 a) plagioclase feldspar _(NaSi,CaAI)AISi:0s 2.77 ye as 09 spinel FFe) (AL,Cr,Fe)s0y 09-24 ‘garnet (Ca,Mg,Fe)sALSisO}2 32.25 a Table 2.2 Chemical compositions of average oceanic and continental crust, mantle (peridotite) and meteoritic (CI carbonaceous chondrite) materials, wees Xenolith Occanic crust Continental crust Meteorite oxide (antl peridotite) (basalt) (average) (Cl carbonaceous chondrite) SiOz 45.35 48.18 59.67 3468 Tis 016 14 078 0.07 Als 426 154 15.94 3.28 Fer; 824 07s 748 3042 MnO 0.14 017 on 0.19 Mgo 3817 958 442 2507 CaO 339 11.06 643 267 NazO 029 336 321 0s K,0* 0.03 0.07 191 00s Nio* 031 0.02 oor 21 Cr0;* 043 0.05 0.02 06 Totals: 100.77 100.04 9998 99.63 Element (ppm) Ba e 7 2 707 241 or 2070 370 120 3075 Kt 180 600 15773 345 Nb ons 25 B 025 Nit 2460 8 SI 16500 Rb 064 3 6 232 Sr a4 136 503 126 Th 0.084 02 37 0.03 Tit 960 8400 4676 4s u 0.021 o1 13 oon Y 455 38 4 157 Zn 295 70 m4 462 ze M2 88 124 387 * Elements that behave as a major element in one group of rocks, and as trace elements in others. ‘Note: due to analytical variation, the oxide totals do not always add up to precisely 100%,