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Facts About Niobium and Uranium


Facts About Uranium and Niobium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
  
  • Major mining countries of Uranium include Russia, Australia, Namibia, Canada and Niger and total 33% Uranium are mine in Kazakhstan.
  

Sources
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Charles Hatchett   
Not Available   

Discovery
In 1801   
In 1789   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
2 * 10-8 %   
29

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %   
23
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
35
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
25
0.00 %   
36

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
34
0.00 %   
11

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