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Facts About Zinc and Gold


Facts About Gold 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.
  
  • It is found in copper ores and from the crust of the earth.
  • It is the most malleable and ductile metal.
  • Gold alloys are used in Dentistry as fillings, crowning, clips, etc. It is also used as an artificial limb joints.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists   
Unknown   

Discovery
Before 1000 BCE   
Before 6000 BCE   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-5 %   
11
6 * 10-8 %   
26

Abundance In Sun
~0.0002 %   
10
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.02 %   
12
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
16
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
10
0.00 %   
21

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
6
0.00 %   
18

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