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Facts About Uranium and Calcium


Facts About Calcium and Uranium


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Interesting Facts
  • Major mining countries of Uranium include Russia, Australia, Namibia, Canada and Niger and total 33% Uranium are mine in Kazakhstan.
  
  • Calcium ranks 5th rank in the list of earth’s abundance Percentage.
  • It is found in the compound state.
  • Gypsum or calcium sulfate is used as plaster and plaster of paris.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Not Available   
Humphry Davy   

Discovery
In 1789   
In 1808   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-8 %   
29
7 * 10-3 %   
3

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.007 %   
4

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
1.10 %   
4

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
36
5.00 %   
3

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
11
0.00 %   
5

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
1.40 %   
1

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