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Facts About Uranium and Vanadium


Facts About Vanadium 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.
  
  • Vanadium is a highly reactive metal, hence it is not found free in nature.
  • Vanadium can be found in almost 65 different types of minerals.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found As a By-product, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Not Available   
Andrés Manuel del Río   

Discovery
In 1789   
In 1801   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-8 %   
29
1 * 10-4 %   
10

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~0.00004 %   
13

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.01 %   
14

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
36
0.02 %   
12

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
11
0.00 %   
14

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
16

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