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Facts About Scandium and Zinc


Facts About Zinc and Scandium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Scandium is known as one of the rare earth elements.
  • Scandium metal found in rare minerals called Wolframite .
  
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals   
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lars Fredrik Nilson   
Indian metallurgists   

Discovery
In 1879   
Before 1000 BCE   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-6 %   
15
3 * 10-5 %   
11

Abundance In Sun
~0.000004 %   
16
~0.0002 %   
10

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
18
0.02 %   
12

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
23
0.01 %   
16

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
32
0.00 %   
10

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
6

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