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Facts About Gallium and Platinum


Facts About Platinum and Gallium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • A gram of Gallium metal can be bought for only three dollars.
  • Gallium metal found in ores of following things Coal, Bauxite, Diaspore, Sphalerite, Germanite and Zinc.
  
  • Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
  • Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   
Antonio de Ulloa   

Discovery
In 1875   
In 1735   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
5 * 10-7 %   
19

Abundance In Sun
~0.000004 %   
16
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
16
0.00 %   
25

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
24
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
22
Not Available   

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