Facts About Uranium and Hafnium
Interesting Facts
- Major mining countries of Uranium include Russia, Australia, Namibia, Canada and Niger and total 33% Uranium are mine in Kazakhstan.
- Hafnium metal is highly reactive, hence not found free in nature.
- Hafnium metal as predicated after Mendeleev finished his periodic table.
Sources
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of Minerals
By-product Zirconium Refining
Who Discovered
Not Available
Dirk Coster and George de Hevesy
Discovery
In 1789
In 1922
Abundance In Earth's Crust