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10- 10 5,6, 11 6, 7, 12,13 8,9,6 10,6 6,10 6,10 6,10 3H el H 4Hel H 'rLiI H 6Lil H 9Bel H 10 BIH llBI H 1. Buries and Tytler (1998); 2. Webb et al. (1997); 3. Lins kyet aI. (1993;1995) ; Scully et aI. (1996); 5. Gloecklcr and Geiss (1996); 6. Grevesse and Noels (1993); 7. Isotov et aI. (1999) ; 8. Bonifacio and Molaro (1997); 9. Duncan and Rebull (1996); 10. Thomas et aI. (1993); II. Olive and Fields (1999); 12. Olive et aI. (1997) ; 13. Chiappini et aI . (1997). The light elements D, 3 H e, 4 H eand 1 Li are thought to be produced during the Big Bang and also during the galactic evolution , wit h the exception of D which is only destroyed inside stars.
