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Facts About Gallium and Lutetium


Facts About Lutetium 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.
  
  • Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
  • Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Lecoq de Boisbaudran   
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach   

Discovery
In 1875   
In 1906   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-6 %   
16
1 * 10-8 %   
30

Abundance In Sun
~0.000004 %   
16
~0.0000001 %   
26

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
16
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
24
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
22
0.00 %   
99+

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