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Facts About Holmium and Indium


Facts About Indium and Holmium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Holmium metal is very soft and malleable.
  • Holmium metal is well known for its corrosion resistivity.
  
  • Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
  • Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
  

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

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Marc Delafontaine   
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter   

Discovery
In 1878   
In 1863   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-8 %   
27
3 * 10-8 %   
28

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.0000004 %   
23

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
38
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
99+

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