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Facts About Gallium and Gadolinium


Facts About Gadolinium and Gallium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • A gram of Gallium metal can be bought for only three dollars.
  • Gallium metal found in ores of following things Coal, Bauxite, Diaspore, Sphalerite, Germanite and Zinc.
  
  • Gadolinium is not found free in nature, hence it is not a native metal.
  • Gadolinium metal found in minerals like Monazite and Bastnaesite.
  

Sources
Earth's crust, Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac   

Discovery
In 1875   
In 1880   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~0.000004 %   
16
~0.0000002 %   
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
16
0.00 %   
34

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
24
0.00 %   
30

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
22
0.00 %   
38

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