Facts About Lead and Niobium
Facts
Interesting Facts
- Galena mineral contains almost 87% of Lead metal in it, Galena is sulfide mineral.
- The best available source of Lead metal today is by recycling automobile batteries.
- Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
- Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
History
Who Discovered
Unknown
Charles Hatchett
Discovery
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)
In 1801
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %
16
2 * 10-7 %
22
Abundance In Sun
~0.000001 %
18
~0.0000004 %
23
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %
23
0.00 %
35
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %
26
0.00 %
25
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
22
0.00 %
34
Abundance In Humans
0.00 %
8
Not Available
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