Facts About Lead and Platinum
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.
- 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 metals, Ores of Minerals
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Unknown
Antonio de Ulloa
Discovery
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)
In 1735
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available
Abundance In Humans
Not Available