Future of the Environment

Visualizing the abundance of elements in the Earth’s crust

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The Earth has many layers. Image:  Guillaume de Germain/Unsplash

Nicholas LePan
Mining Editor, Visual Capitlaist
Bruno Venditti
Writer, Visual Capitalist
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Oxygen, silicon, iron and aluminum are the most abundant elements in the Earth's crust, accounting for 88.1% of its mass. Image: Visual Capitalist
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Percentage of the top 10 elements in the Earth's crust.
Oxygen has the highest share of mass in the Earth's crust. Image: Visual Capitalist

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