1 Facts
1.1 Interesting Facts
- Gadolinium is not found free in nature, hence it is not a native metal.
- Gadolinium metal found in minerals like Monazite and Bastnaesite.
- Curium metal does not occur free in nature.
- Curium metal is a synthetically produced metal.
1.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining
Bombarding Plutonium with Helium Ions
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
Glenn T. Seaborg, Ralph A. James, Albert Ghiorso
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1.4.5 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %~-9999 %
1E-08
0.1
1.4.8 Abundance In Meteorites
1.4.10 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.4.12 Abundance In Oceans
1.4.14 Abundance In Humans