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Facts About Indium and Neodymium


Facts About Neodymium and Indium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Luster of Indium is bright in nature.
  • Reich and richer were looking for thallium in zinc metal and they discovered Indium metal.
  
  • Neodymium is not found free in nature, hence it is not a native metal.
  • Neodymium metal found in minerals like Monazite and Bastnaesite.
  

Sources
Mining, Ores of metals   
Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Ferdinand Reich and Hieronymous Theodor Richter   
Carl Auer von Welsbach   

Discovery
In 1863   
In 1885   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
3 * 10-8 %   
28
1 * 10-6 %   
16

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000004 %   
23
~0.0000003 %   
24

Abundance In Meteorites
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
30

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
20

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
99+
0.00 %   
30

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