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Facts About Gadolinium and Rubidium


Facts About Rubidium and Gadolinium


Facts

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.
  
  • Rubidium metal is 16th most common element found in the earth crust.
  • Rubidium metal also found in minerals as well as seawater.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Obtained from Lithium Production.   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac   
Robert Bunsen and Gustav Kirchhoff   

Discovery
In 1880   
In 1861   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
1 * 10-6 %   
16

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %   
25
~0.000003 %   
17

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
34
0.00 %   
19

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
30
0.01 %   
18

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
38
0.00 %   
7

Abundance In Humans
Not Available   
0.00 %   
7

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