Material/Twenty most abundant elements in Earth's crust

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Approx figures for the 20 most abundant elements in Earth's crust:

Earth's crust
Earth cutaway
Element  % mass
Oxygen 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg 46.71
Silicon 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg 27.69
Aluminum 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg 8.07
Iron 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg 5.05
Calcium 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg 3.65
Sodium 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg 2.75
Potassium 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg 2.58
Magnesium 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg 2.08
Titanium 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg 0.62
Hydrogen 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg 0.14
Phosphorus 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg 0.13
Carbon 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg 0.09
Manganese 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg 0.09
Sulfur 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg 0.05
Barium 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg 0.05
Chlorine 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg 0.05
Chromium 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg 0.04
Fluorine 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg 0.03
Zirconium 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg 0.03
Nickel 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg 0.02

Figures from [1]
Figures rounded to two decimal places
Also need to have a list based on ease of extraction and energy required

Notable missing from top 20:

  • Copper 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg.
    Carbon might replace copper for many electrical (and thermal) conduction applications - see [2], [3] and carbon nanotube 11px-Wikipedia_logo.jpg for further information