Facts About Holmium and Neodymium
Interesting Facts
- Holmium metal is very soft and malleable.
- Holmium metal is well known for its corrosion resistivity.
- Neodymium is not found free in nature, hence it is not a native metal.
- Neodymium metal found in minerals like Monazite and Bastnaesite.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining
Who Discovered
Marc Delafontaine
Carl Auer von Welsbach
Discovery
In 1878
In 1885
Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %
Abundance In Earth's Crust