Goldschmidt classification

The Goldschmidt classification,developed by Victor Goldschmidt (1888–1947), is a geochemical classification which groups the chemical elements within the Earth according to their preferred host phases into lithophile (rock-loving), siderophile (iron-loving), chalcophile (sulfide ore-loving or chalcogen-loving), and atmophile (gas-loving) or volatile (the element, or a compound in which it occurs, is liquid or gaseous at ambient surface conditions). * v * * e in the periodic table Goldschmidt classification: Lithophile Siderophile Chalcophile Atmophile Synthetic

Goldschmidt classification

The Goldschmidt classification,developed by Victor Goldschmidt (1888–1947), is a geochemical classification which groups the chemical elements within the Earth according to their preferred host phases into lithophile (rock-loving), siderophile (iron-loving), chalcophile (sulfide ore-loving or chalcogen-loving), and atmophile (gas-loving) or volatile (the element, or a compound in which it occurs, is liquid or gaseous at ambient surface conditions). * v * * e in the periodic table Goldschmidt classification: Lithophile Siderophile Chalcophile Atmophile Synthetic