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Facts About Thulium and Iridium


Facts About Iridium and Thulium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Thulium metal can resist corrosion due to dry air .
  • Only Tm-169 isotope of Thulium metal occur naturally.
  
  • 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 Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Per Teodor Cleve   
Smithson Tennant   

Discovery
In 1879   
In 1803   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-8 %   
30
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~0.00000002 %   
28
~0.0000002 %   
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
29

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
Not Available   

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