Facts About Gold and Holmium
Interesting Facts
- It is found in copper ores and from the crust of the earth.
- It is the most malleable and ductile metal.
- Gold alloys are used in Dentistry as fillings, crowning, clips, etc. It is also used as an artificial limb joints.
- Holmium metal is very soft and malleable.
- Holmium metal is well known for its corrosion resistivity.
Sources
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of metals
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Unknown
Marc Delafontaine
Discovery
Before 6000 BCE
In 1878
Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Humans
Not Available