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Facts About Gallium and Scandium


Facts About Scandium 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.
  
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   
Lars Fredrik Nilson   

Discovery
In 1875   
In 1879   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
3 * 10-6 %   
15

Abundance In Sun
~0.000004 %   
16
~0.000004 %   
16

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
16
0.00 %   
18

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
24
0.00 %   
23

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
22
0.00 %   
32

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