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.
- Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
- Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
1.2 Sources
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Antonio de Ulloa
Charles Hatchett
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-7 %2 * 10-7 %
5E-09
0.11
1.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %~0.0000004 %
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