Home
Compare Metals


Facts About Holmium and Terbium


Facts About Terbium and Holmium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Holmium metal is very soft and malleable.
  • Holmium metal is well known for its corrosion resistivity.
  
  • At times Terbium metal acts same as Calcium.
  • Terbium metal closely similar to Lanthanum metal.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Found with Other Rare Earth Metals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Marc Delafontaine   
Carl Gustaf Mosander   

Discovery
In 1878   
In 1842   

Abundance
  
  

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

Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %   
~0.00000001 %   
29

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
99+

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
38
0.00 %   
40

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
99+

Uses >>
<< Periodic Table

Compare Lanthanide Series

Lanthanide Metals

Lanthanide Metals

» More Lanthanide Metals

Compare Lanthanide Series

» More Compare Lanthanide Series