Wat het is
The main zinc ore, and the world's main source of indium, germanium and gallium as trace substitutions in its lattice.
Materialen die er uit voortkomen
| Materiaal | Rol | Opmerking over het gehalte |
|---|---|---|
| Cadmium | Trace host in zinc ore | — |
| Gallium | Trace host in zinc ore | — |
| Germanium | Trace host in zinc ore | — |
| Indium | Trace host in zinc ore | — |
| Zinc | Principal ore | — |
Cadmium
A toxic soft metal recovered from zinc refining, now used mainly in thin-film solar panels rather than in the…
Gallium
A silvery metal that melts in your hand, and the basis of the compound semiconductors in fast chargers, radar and…
Germanium
The element the very first transistors were made from, now used mainly for infrared lenses and fibre-optic glass.
Indium
A soft metal whose oxide is both transparent and electrically conductive — the invisible wiring on top of every…
Zinc
The metal that steel is dipped in so it does not rust — a sacrificial coating that corrodes instead of the iron…