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Facts About Scandium and Iridium


Facts About Iridium and Scandium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  
  • Iridium element occurs as natural alloys of Platinum and Osmium.
  • Iridium element is known as the most corrosion resistance metal .
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lars Fredrik Nilson   
Smithson Tennant   

Discovery
In 1879   
In 1803   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-6 %   
15
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~0.000004 %   
16
~0.0000002 %   
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
18
0.00 %   
29

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
23
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
32
Not Available   

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