1 Facts
1.1 Interesting Facts
- Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
- Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
- Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
- Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
1.2 Sources
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Charles Hatchett
Antonio de Ulloa
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %5 * 10-7 %
5E-09
0.11
1.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %~0.0000009 %
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