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Facts About Platinum and Gold


Facts About Gold and Platinum


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
  • Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
  
  • It is found in copper ores and from the crust of the earth.
  • It is the most malleable and ductile metal.
  • Gold alloys are used in Dentistry as fillings, crowning, clips, etc. It is also used as an artificial limb joints.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of metals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Antonio de Ulloa   
Unknown   

Discovery
In 1735   
Before 6000 BCE   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-7 %   
19
6 * 10-8 %   
26

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %   
19
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
25
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
21

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
18

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