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Facts About Zinc and Uranium


Facts About Uranium 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.
  
  • Major mining countries of Uranium include Russia, Australia, Namibia, Canada and Niger and total 33% Uranium are mine in Kazakhstan.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Indian metallurgists   
Not Available   

Discovery
Before 1000 BCE   
In 1789   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-5 %   
11
2 * 10-8 %   
29

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 %   
36

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
10
0.00 %   
11

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
6
Not Available   

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