1 Facts
1.1 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.
- Rhodium is the rarest element out of all non-radioactive metals on the earth .
- Rhodium is one of the most durable and hard metal, which also have high reflectance.
1.2 Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Earth's crust, Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Unknown
William Hyde Wollaston
1.3.2 Discovery
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)
In 1804
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %6 * 10-8 %
5E-09
0.11
1.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.000001 %~0.0000002 %
1E-08
0.1
1.4.3 Abundance In Meteorites
1.4.4 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.4.5 Abundance In Oceans
1.4.6 Abundance In Humans