1 Facts
1.1 Interesting Facts
- At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
- Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
- Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
- Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
1.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Found with Other Rare Earth Metals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Carl Gustaf Mosander
Antonio de Ulloa
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-8 %5 * 10-7 %
5E-09
0.11
1.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.00000001 %~0.0000009 %
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