List of Elements

There is a more complete Periodic table of the elements available.

Elements on the Moon

Periodic table of the elements on the Moon

H																	He
Li	Be											B	C	N	O	F	Ne
Na	Mg											Al	Si	P	S	Cl	Ar
K	Ca	Sc	Ti	V	Cr	Mn	Fe	Co	Ni	Cu	Zn	Ga	Ge	As	Se	Br	Kr
Rb	Sr	Y	Zr	Nb	Mo	Tc	Ru	Rh	Pd	Ag	Cd	In	Sn	Sb	Te	I	Xe
Cs	Ba	57-71	Hf	Ta	W	Re	Os	Ir	Pt	Au	Hg	Ti	Pb	Bi	Po	At	Rn
Fr	Ra	89-103	Rf	Db	Sg	Bh	Hs	Mt	Ds	Rg	Cn	Nh	Fl	Mc	Lv	Ts	Og
			La	Ce	Pr	Nd	Pm	Sm	Eu	Gd	Tb	Dy	Ho	Er	Tm	Yb	Lu
			Ac	Th	Pa	U	NP	Pu	Am	Cm	Bk	Cf	Es	Fm	Md	No	Lr

Important chemical compounds on The Moon

Lithosphere

• Water (ice) (H2O)
• Iron oxide (Fe2O3),(Fe3O4)
• Alumina (Al2O3)
• Silica (SiO2)
• Calcium sulfate (CaSO4+2*H2O), gypsum
• Calcium carbonate (CaCO3)
• Magnesium carbonates (MgCO3), magnesite
• Calcium Chloride (NaCl), salt

Abundance and usage

Abundance

The most abundant element found on the Moon is oxygen. It composes 60% of the Moon's crust by weight, followed by 16-17% silicon, 6-10% aluminum, 4-6% calcium, 3-6% magnesium, 2-5% iron, and 1-2% titanium.

The metals are all present as oxides.

Production and Usage

Mineral and metal extraction and production will require large amounts of energy. Depending on the Martian population and the Settlement construction methods, production rates may be higher than those on Earth.

A graph of all Earth's minerals and metals production per year:

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/all-the-worlds-metals-and-minerals-in-one-visualization/