GFDL:Goldschmidt classification

The Goldschmidt classification, developed by Victor Goldschmidt, is a geochemical classification which groups the chemical elements according to their preferred host phases into siderophile (iron loving), lithophile (silicate loving), chalcophile (sulfur loving), and atmophile (gas loving).

Atmophile elements

H, N, noble gases

Chalcophile elements

Ag, As, Bi, Cd, Cu, Ga, Hg, In, Pb, Po, S, Sb, Se, Te, Tl, Zn

Lithophile elements

Al, At, B, Ba, Be, Br, Ca, Cl, Cr, Cs, F, I, Hf, K, Li, Mg, Mn, Na, Nb, O, Rb, Sc, Si,Sr, Ta, Th, Ti, U, V, Y, Zr, W, Lanthanides

Siderophile elements

Au, C, Co, Fe, Ge, Ir, Mo, Ni, Os, P, Pd, Pt, Re, Rh, Ru, Sn

Some elements have affinities to more than one phase. The main affinity is given.

Goldschmidt classification in the Periodic Table

1

18

1

1 H

2

13

14

15

16

17

2 He

2

3 Li

4 Be

5 B

6 C

7 N

8 O

9 F

10 Ne

3

11 Na

12 Mg

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13 Al

14 Si

15 P

16 S

17 Cl

18 Ar

4

19 K

20 Ca

21 Sc

22 Ti

23 V

24 Cr

25 Mn

26 Fe

27 Co

28 Ni

29 Cu

30 Zn

31 Ga

32 Ge

33 As

34 Se

35 Br

36 Kr

5

37 Rb

38 Sr

39 Y

40 Zr

41 Nb

42 Mo

(43) Tc

44 Ru

45 Rh

46 Pd

47 Ag

48 Cd

49 In

50 Sn

51 Sb

52 Te

53 I

54 Xe

6

55 Cs

56 Ba

57-71 Lan

72 Hf

73 Ta

74 W

75 Re

76 Os

77 Ir

78 Pt

79 Au

80 Hg

81 Tl

82 Pb

83 Bi

84 Po

85 At

86 Rn

7

87 Fr

88 Ra

89-103 Act

(104) Rf

(105) Db

(106) Sg

(107) Bh

(108) Hs

(109) Mt

(110) Ds

(111) Rg

(112) Uub

(113) Uut

(114) Uuq

(115) Uup

(116) Uuh

(117) Uus

(118) Uuo

Lanthanides

57 La

58 Ce

59 Pr

60 Nd

(61) Pm

62 Sm

63 Eu

64 Gd

65 Tb

66 Dy

67 Ho

68 Er

69 Tm

70 Yb

71 Lu

Actinides

89 Ac

90 Th

91 Pa

92 U

(93) Np

(94) Pu

(95) Am

(96) Cm

(97) Bk

(98) Cf

(99) Es

(100) Fm

(101) Md

(102) No

(103) Lr

Legend:

Atmophile

Chalcophile

Lithophile

Siderophile

very rare