Facts About Holmium and Ruthenium
Facts
Interesting Facts
- Holmium metal is very soft and malleable.
- Holmium metal is well known for its corrosion resistivity.
- Ruthenium element has been extracted from used nuclear fuel.
- Ruthenium metal also produces as a by-product of the Nickel mining.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
By-product of Nickel Refining, Found in Minerals, Mining
History
Who Discovered
Marc Delafontaine
Karl Ernst Claus
Discovery
In 1878
In 1844
Abundance
Abundance In Universe
5 * 10-8 %
27
4 * 10-7 %
20
Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %
~0.0000005 %
22
Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %
99+
0.00 %
26
Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %
38
0.00 %
99+
Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %
99+
0.00 %
38
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