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Facts About Zinc and Iridium


Facts About Iridium 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.
  
  • Iridium element occurs as natural alloys of Platinum and Osmium.
  • Iridium element is known as the most corrosion resistance metal .
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists   
Smithson Tennant   

Discovery
Before 1000 BCE   
In 1803   

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 %   
29

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

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
10
Not Available   

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
6
Not Available   

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