Facts About Iridium and Platinum
Interesting Facts
- Iridium element occurs as natural alloys of Platinum and Osmium.
- Iridium element is known as the most corrosion resistance metal .
  
- Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
- Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
  
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
  
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Smithson Tennant
  
Antonio de Ulloa
  
Discovery
In 1803
  
In 1735
  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %
  
25
~0.0000009 %
  
19
Abundance In Earth's Crust