Facts About Platinum and Scandium
Interesting Facts
- Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
- Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
  
- Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
- Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  
Sources
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
  
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
  
History
  
  
Who Discovered
Antonio de Ulloa
  
Lars Fredrik Nilson
  
Discovery
In 1735
  
In 1879
  
Abundance
  
  
Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %
  
19
~0.000004 %
  
16
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Oceans
Not Available