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Facts About Zinc and Platinum


Facts About Platinum 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.
  
  • Platinum is the rarest metal from the Precious metal categories..
  • Commercially Platinum is produced as a byproduct in ores of nickel.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists   
Antonio de Ulloa   

Discovery
Before 1000 BCE   
In 1735   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-5 %   
11
5 * 10-7 %   
19

Abundance In Sun
~0.0002 %   
10
~0.0000009 %   
19

Abundance In Meteorites
0.02 %   
12
0.00 %   
25

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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