Earth
, Goldschmidt’s Classification
• The 118 named elements are arranged into the pattern shown in the
Periodic Table based on the number of electrons in the outer shell of
atoms.
• Within this Table, Victor Goldschmidt (1924) grouped the elements
according to how the occur in the Earth.
• Goldschmidt’s Classification includes:
Lithophile (rock-loving) (oxides)
Siderophile (iron-loving)
Chalcophile (ore-loving) (chalco = copper) (sulphides)
Atmophile (gas-loving) (including volatiles)
, Goldschmidt’s Classification