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Facts About Niobium and Zinc


Facts About Zinc and Niobium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
  
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Charles Hatchett   
Indian metallurgists   

Discovery
In 1801   
Before 1000 BCE   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
3 * 10-5 %   
11

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %   
23
~0.0002 %   
10

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
35
0.02 %   
12

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
25
0.01 %   
16

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
34
0.00 %   
10

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
6

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