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planetary element comparison table

Subject	has ocean residence time	has occurrence	has ocean oxidation state	has definition	has ocean concentration
atmophile element		atmosphere of a planet or asteroid		volatile element that tends to be found in the atmosphere of a planet or asteroid
chalcophile element		in sulfide minerals		element that tends to concentrate in sulfides
lithophile element		in silicate materials such as igneous rocks		element that tends to concentrate in silicate materials such as igneous rocks
oceanic element		ocean		an element contained in the ocean
siderophile element		in planet metallic core and associated with iron		element that tend to concentrate in metallic iron

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