Hafnium (symbol Hf) is a chemical element, a transition metal with atomic number 72 on the periodic table.
Characteristics and history[]
Hafnium has an atomic mass of 178.49. This element was discovered by Humans for the first time on Earth's European continent in Denmark, in the year 1923. (ST reference: Star Fleet Medical Reference Manual)
Hafnium is often found with zirconium. Found on many worlds, hafnium is commonly mined by the Acolytes of the Stars on Pollux V among others planets. (TOS video game: 25th Anniversary)