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Facts About Uranium and Neodymium


Facts About Neodymium 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.
  
  • Neodymium is not found free in nature, hence it is not a native metal.
  • Neodymium metal found in minerals like Monazite and Bastnaesite.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Not Available   
Carl Auer von Welsbach   

Discovery
In 1789   
In 1885   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-8 %   
29
1 * 10-6 %   
16

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.0000003 %   
24

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
30

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
36
0.00 %   
20

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
11
0.00 %   
30

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