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.
- Major mining countries of Uranium include Russia, Australia, Namibia, Canada and Niger and total 33% Uranium are mine in Kazakhstan.
1.2 Sources
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of Minerals
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Antonio de Ulloa
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1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-7 %2 * 10-8 %
5E-09
0.11
1.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000009 %~0.0000001 %
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