{"id":1469,"date":"2016-05-06T15:52:32","date_gmt":"2016-05-06T15:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/geologyxwaymakerxmaster\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=1469"},"modified":"2025-10-13T17:10:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T17:10:13","slug":"reading-abundance-of-elements-in-earths-crust-2","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/geo\/chapter\/reading-abundance-of-elements-in-earths-crust-2\/","title":{"raw":"Reading: Abundance of Elements in Earth's Crust","rendered":"Reading: Abundance of Elements in Earth&#8217;s Crust"},"content":{"raw":"Figure 1 shows the <b>abundance of elements in Earth's crust<\/b>.\r\n\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_3204\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"600\"]<img class=\"wp-image-3204 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2016\/05\/13213654\/Elite-Eight_v2.png\" alt=\"A bar chart showing the most commonly found elements in the Earth. The elements are listed along the x-axis and percentage is on the y-axis. All numbers are approximate. Oxygen is just below 50 percent, silicon is just about 25 percent. Calcium is 5 percent. Iron is 6 percent. Magnesium is 4 percent. Potassium is just above 4 percent. Aluminum is 10 percent. Sodium is 4 percent.\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" \/> Figure 1. The Elite Eight Elements. The elements are listed along the x-axis and the percentage is on the y-axis. All numbers are approximate. Oxygen is just below 50 percent; silicon is just about 25 percent. Calcium is 5 percent. Iron is 6 percent. Magnesium is 4 percent. Potassium is just above 4 percent. Aluminum is 10 percent. Sodium is 4 percent.[\/caption]","rendered":"<p>Figure 1 shows the <b>abundance of elements in Earth&#8217;s crust<\/b>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3204\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3204\" class=\"wp-image-3204 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/384\/2016\/05\/13213654\/Elite-Eight_v2.png\" alt=\"A bar chart showing the most commonly found elements in the Earth. The elements are listed along the x-axis and percentage is on the y-axis. All numbers are approximate. Oxygen is just below 50 percent, silicon is just about 25 percent. Calcium is 5 percent. Iron is 6 percent. Magnesium is 4 percent. Potassium is just above 4 percent. Aluminum is 10 percent. Sodium is 4 percent.\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-3204\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 1. The Elite Eight Elements. The elements are listed along the x-axis and the percentage is on the y-axis. All numbers are approximate. Oxygen is just below 50 percent; silicon is just about 25 percent. Calcium is 5 percent. Iron is 6 percent. Magnesium is 4 percent. Potassium is just above 4 percent. Aluminum is 10 percent. 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