Facts About Gold and Gadolinium
Interesting Facts
- It is found in copper ores and from the crust of the earth.
- It is the most malleable and ductile metal.
- Gold alloys are used in Dentistry as fillings, crowning, clips, etc. It is also used as an artificial limb joints.
- 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, Mining, Ores of metals
Found in Minerals, Mining
Who Discovered
Unknown
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
Discovery
Before 6000 BCE
In 1880
Abundance In Earth's Crust
Abundance In Humans
Not Available