Facts About Lutetium and Gadolinium
Interesting Facts
- Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
- Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
- Gadolinium is not found free in nature, hence it is not a native metal.
- Gadolinium metal found in minerals like Monazite and Bastnaesite.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals
Found in Minerals, Mining
Who Discovered
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
Discovery
In 1906
In 1880
Abundance In Earth's Crust