Sentences with phrase «volatile elements like»

Lunar rocks closely resemble Earth rocks in many respects, but Moon rocks are more depleted in volatile elements like potassium, sodium, and zinc, which tend to have lower boiling points and vaporize readily.

But in the last few years, NASA's Messenger probe has found volatile elements like potassium in the planet's crust.

Not exact matches

Along with these elements, it contains volatile oils like atlantone, turmerone, and zingiberene.

Of course they could use coal ash as an ore for about 25 elements, assuming the volatile ones like mercury would have boiled off.