Facts About Gadolinium and Lead
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.
- Galena mineral contains almost 87% of Lead metal in it, Galena is sulfide mineral.
- The best available source of Lead metal today is by recycling automobile batteries.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of metals, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
Unknown
Discovery
In 1880
In Middle Easterns (7000 BCE)
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Humans
Not Available