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		CapitalistCartr on Sept 26, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Earth’s Water Is Older Than the Sun Yes,except it's the other way round. Fusion in normal stars makes elements up to iron. Only supernovae create the rest of the elements. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernova_nucleosynthesis

timdiggerm on Sept 26, 2014 | [–]

It says that Lithium, Beryllium and Boron are made by cosmic rays.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_ray_spallation

This is crazy.

kijin on Sept 26, 2014 | | [–]

I think he meant "only elements down to iron" :p

IgorPartola on Sept 26, 2014 | [–]

Hah, you are totally right. Don't know How I forgot/confused the two.

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