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Facts About Zinc and Gadolinium


Facts About Gadolinium and Zinc


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Zinc metal found (obtain) in many forms like granules, foil, dust and in a powder form.
  • The leading producers of Zinc metal are Australia, Canada, China, U.S.A and Peru.
  
  • Gadolinium is not found free in nature, hence it is not a native metal.
  • Gadolinium metal found in minerals like Monazite and Bastnaesite.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists   
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac   

Discovery
Before 1000 BCE   
In 1880   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-5 %   
11
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~0.0002 %   
10
~0.0000002 %   
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.02 %   
12
0.00 %   
34

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
16
0.00 %   
30

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
10
0.00 %   
38

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
6
Not Available   

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