1 Facts
1.1 Interesting Facts
- Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
- Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
- Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
- Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
1.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach
Charles Hatchett
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-8 %2 * 10-7 %
5E-09
0.11
1.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %~0.0000004 %
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