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.
Meitnerium is named after Lise Meitner, an Austrian physicist.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining
Bombarding Bi209 with Accelerated Nuclei of Fe58, Synthetically Produced
History
Who Discovered
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung
Discovery
In 1880
In 1982
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
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0
0.11
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Abundance In Sun
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0
0.1
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Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %0.00 %
0
22
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Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %-
1E-37
8.1
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Abundance In Oceans
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0
1.1
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Abundance In Humans
0.00 %-
0
1.4
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