Facts About Niobium and Platinum
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.
  
Sources
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
  
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Charles Hatchett
  
Antonio de Ulloa
  
Discovery
In 1801
  
In 1735
  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %
  
23
~0.0000009 %
  
19
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available