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Facts About Lutetium and Neodymium


Facts About Neodymium and Lutetium


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Metal dust of Lutetium element is highly explosive.
  • Lutetium metal is corrosion resistance and acts stable in air.
  
  • Neodymium is not found free in nature, hence it is not a native metal.
  • Neodymium metal found in minerals like Monazite and Bastnaesite.
  

Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining, Ores of Minerals   
Found in Minerals, Mining   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Georges Urbain and Carl Auer von Welsbach   
Carl Auer von Welsbach   

Discovery
In 1906   
In 1885   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
1 * 10-8 %   
30
1 * 10-6 %   
16

Abundance In Sun
~0.0000001 %   
26
~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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