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Facts About Zinc and Niobium


Facts About Niobium 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.
  
  • Niobium metal was used to get called Columbium in past.
  • Niobium metal found freely in nature (abundance).
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
By-product of Tin Extraction, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists   
Charles Hatchett   

Discovery
Before 1000 BCE   
In 1801   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.0002 %   
10
~0.0000004 %   
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.02 %   
12
0.00 %   
35

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.01 %   
16
0.00 %   
25

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
10
0.00 %   
34

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
6
Not Available   

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