Facts About Holmium and Dysprosium
Interesting Facts
- Holmium metal is very soft and malleable.
- Holmium metal is well known for its corrosion resistivity.
- Dysprosium acts stable in air at room temperature.
- Dysprosium behaves very much like paramagnetic metal.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Marc Delafontaine
Lecoq de Boisbaudran
Discovery
In 1878
In 1886
Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %
Abundance In Earth's Crust