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Facts About Platinum and Terbium


Facts About Terbium 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.
  
  • At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
  • Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Found with Other Rare Earth Metals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Antonio de Ulloa   
Carl Gustaf Mosander   

Discovery
In 1735   
In 1842   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %   
19
~0.00000001 %   
29

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
25
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
40

Abundance In Oceans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
99+

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