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  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Charles Hatchett
In 1801
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  • Thorium metal is used as an alternate option over Uranium for nuclear fuel.
  • Thorium metals appearance (silvery white, soft) is somewhat similar to Lead metal.
Found in Minerals, Mining
Jöns Jakob Berzelius
In 1829
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