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Rhenium

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Rhenium is a silver-white transition metal, and is one of the rarest elements in the Earth's crust.

It is primarily obtained as a by-product when processing other ores, primarily molybdenum and copper ores.

It is used to create high-temperature superalloys - 70% of the worldwide production goes towards making jet-engine parts - and as a catalyst in refining petroleum products.


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Unique IdentifiersHide

Mindat ID:
52494
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:1:52494:0

Properties of RheniumHide

Symbol:
Re - Click to view more details on this element and its geochemistry.
Atomic Number:
75
Atomic Weight:
186.207(1)
Melting Point:
3459 K (3185°C, 5766°F)
Boiling Point:
5869 K (5595°C, 10104°F)
Density:
21.02 g/cm3

Other Commodities associated with Rhenium *Hide

CommodityAssociated LocalitiesTotal Localities% Association (commodity)% Association (Rhenium)
Molybdenum182,5490.71% of all Molybdenum deposits have Rhenium.56.25% of all Rhenium deposits have Molybdenum.
Copper1018,0840.06% of all Copper deposits have Rhenium.31.25% of all Rhenium deposits have Copper.
Gold934,7200.03% of all Gold deposits have Rhenium.28.13% of all Rhenium deposits have Gold.
Silver819,1620.04% of all Silver deposits have Rhenium.25.00% of all Rhenium deposits have Silver.
Uranium79,2180.08% of all Uranium deposits have Rhenium.21.88% of all Rhenium deposits have Uranium.
Rare Earths47530.53% of all Rare Earths deposits have Rhenium.12.50% of all Rhenium deposits have Rare Earths.
Lead414,0950.03% of all Lead deposits have Rhenium.12.50% of all Rhenium deposits have Lead.
Zinc49,3420.04% of all Zinc deposits have Rhenium.12.50% of all Rhenium deposits have Zinc.
* in exploitable quantities, based on associations listed on mindat.org

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Deposits of RheniumHide

Showing 32 deposits.

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Australia
 
  • Queensland
    • Cloncurry Shire
      • Kuridala
      • Selwyn District
        • Mount Dore Mine
China
 
  • Heilongjiang
    • Heihe
      • Nenjiang County
  • Inner Mongolia
    • Tongliao City (Tongliao Prefecture)
      • Horqin Left Middle Banner
        • Qianjiadian ore field
  • Jiangxi
    • Shangrao
      • Dexing Co.
  • Shaanxi
    • Shangluo
      • Luonan County
  • Sichuan
    • Leshan
      • Mabian Co.
      • Muchuan Co.
        • Muchuan Re-Mo-(Os) deposits
  • Xinjiang
    • Hami Prefecture (Kumul Prefecture; Qumul Prefecture)
      • Yizhou District
Greece
 
  • Eastern Macedonia and Thrace
    • Evros
      • Alexandroupoli
    • Rhodope
      • Maroneia-Sapes
Kazakhstan
 
  • Ulytau Region
    • Zhanaarka District
Peru
 
  • Tacna
    • Jorge Basadre Province
      • Ilabaya
Russia
 
  • Ryazan Oblast
  • Smolensk Oblast
USA
 
  • Arizona
    • Coconino County
      • Vermillion Cliffs Mining District
        • Marble Canyon
    • Gila County
      • Miami-Inspiration Mining District
        • Inspiration
          • Miami-Inspiration deposit
            • Inspiration Mine
    • Greenlee County
      • Morenci
  • Colorado
    • Ouray County
      • Ouray Mining District
    • Routt County
      • Slavonia Mining District
  • Idaho
    • Bear Lake County
    • Lemhi County
      • Blue Wing Mining District
      • Mackinaw Mining District
  • Nevada
    • White Pine County
        • Ruth pit
  • North Carolina
    • Burke County
      • Brindletown
  • Texas
    • Live Oak County
      • Ray Point Mining District
  • Utah
    • East Tintic Mountains
      • Tintic Mining District
        • North Tintic Mining District
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