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Facts About Platinum and Holmium


Facts About Holmium 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.
  
  • Holmium metal is very soft and malleable.
  • Holmium metal is well known for its corrosion resistivity.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Antonio de Ulloa   
Marc Delafontaine   

Discovery
In 1735   
In 1878   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-7 %   
19
5 * 10-8 %   
27

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %   
19
~-9999 %   

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
25
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
38

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

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