1 Facts
1.1 Interesting Facts
- Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
- Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
- A gram of Gallium metal can be bought for only three dollars.
- Gallium metal found in ores of following things Coal, Bauxite, Diaspore, Sphalerite, Germanite and Zinc.
1.2 Sources
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Antonio de Ulloa
Lecoq de Boisbaudran
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-7 %1 * 10-6 %
5E-09
0.11
1.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %~0.000004 %
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