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Facts About Manganese and Gold


Facts About Gold and Manganese


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Manganese is an essential trace element in all forms of life.
  • Manganese metal oxidizes very easily, but it does not fuse that easily.
  
  • It is found in copper ores and from the crust of the earth.
  • It is the most malleable and ductile metal.
  • Gold alloys are used in Dentistry as fillings, crowning, clips, etc. It is also used as an artificial limb joints.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johann Gottlieb Gahn   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1774   
Before 6000 BCE   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
8 * 10-4 %   
8
6 * 10-8 %   
26

Abundance In Sun
~0.001 %   
8
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.27 %   
8
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.11 %   
8
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
13
0.00 %   
21

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
13
0.00 %   
18

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