Facts About Holmium and Thulium
Interesting Facts
- Holmium metal is very soft and malleable.
- Holmium metal is well known for its corrosion resistivity.
- Thulium metal can resist corrosion due to dry air .
- Only Tm-169 isotope of Thulium metal occur naturally.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Who Discovered
Marc Delafontaine
Per Teodor Cleve
Discovery
In 1878
In 1879
Abundance In Sun
~-9999 %
Abundance In Earth's Crust