Top 10 most abundant elements in Earth's crust
Daily Tens #14 · Monday, July 27, 2026 · Ranked by share of the crust by mass
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The answers
- 1 Oxygen
- 2 Silicon
- 3 Aluminium
- 4 Iron
- 5 Calcium
- 6 Sodium
- 7 Potassium
- 8 Magnesium
- 9 Titanium
- 10 Hydrogen
Ranking method
- Metric
- Share of the crust by mass
- Data through
- Standard reference values
- Source
- CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics
- Notes
- Continental crust only. The mantle and core have a very different composition.
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