ASTATINE -ASTATON
RADIOACTIVE HALOGEN
ASTATON IS FOUND IN THE SEEDS OF RED BANANAS
THAT GROW IN SRI LANKA and IN THE BENGAL IN INDIA.
ASTATON EXISTS. IN VERY MINUTE AMOUNTS.
IN NATURAL URANION ORES,
HOWEVER,
IT IS NORMALLY LOST, DURING,
THE FIRST PHASES OF PROCESSING.
SYNTHETIC ASTATON IN USEFUL QUANTITYS,
IS USUALLY MADE, BY BOMBARDINGBBBISMUTON IONS,
WITH HELION IONS,FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
ITS CHEMICALS, ARE VERY USEFUL
TO METALS ANALYSTS.