I wondered that too. It turns out Francium gets created from the decay of more stable elements.
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"Outside the laboratory, francium is extremely rare, with trace amounts found in uranium and thorium ores, where the isotope francium-223 continually forms and decays" - Wikipedia
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About as long as the Maginot line held.
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Is Indium named after India?
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Not directly. It's named after the colour indigo ... ... but indigo is named after India. I learned all this from Google, btw. You should try it!

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Its Astatine
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At any given time, ~ 20-30 g of francium are present in the Earth's crust.
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Amazing!
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