Facts About Holmium and Thorium
Interesting Facts
- Holmium metal is very soft and malleable.
- Holmium metal is well known for its corrosion resistivity.
- Thorium metal is used as an alternate option over Uranium for nuclear fuel.
- Thorium metals appearance (silvery white, soft) is somewhat similar to Lead metal.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining
Who Discovered
Marc Delafontaine
Jöns Jakob Berzelius
Discovery
In 1878
In 1829
Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %
Abundance In Earth's Crust