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Facts About Uranium and Thulium


Facts About Thulium and Uranium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Major mining countries of Uranium include Russia, Australia, Namibia, Canada and Niger and total 33% Uranium are mine in Kazakhstan.
  
  • Thulium metal can resist corrosion due to dry air .
  • Only Tm-169 isotope of Thulium metal occur naturally.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Not Available   
Per Teodor Cleve   

Discovery
In 1789   
In 1879   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-8 %   
29
1 * 10-8 %   
30

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.00000002 %   
28

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
36
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
11
0.00 %   
99+

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