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Facts About Gadolinium and Samarium


Facts About Samarium 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.
  
  • Samarium metals helps stimulating body metabolism.
  • Samarium metals was 1st observed by Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac in Dydimia in 1853.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining   
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac   
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   

Discovery
In 1880   
In 1879   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
2 * 10-7 %   
22
5 * 10-7 %   
19

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000002 %   
25
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
34
0.00 %   
37

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
30
0.00 %   
29

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
38
0.00 %   
40

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