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Facts About Manganese and Gadolinium


Facts About Gadolinium and Manganese


Facts

Interesting Facts
  • Manganese is an essential trace element in all forms of life.
  • Manganese metal oxidizes very easily, but it does not fuse that easily.
  
  • 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   

History
  
  

Who Discovered
Johann Gottlieb Gahn   
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac   

Discovery
In 1774   
In 1880   

Abundance
  
  

Abundance In Universe
8 * 10-4 %   
8
2 * 10-7 %   
22

Abundance In Sun
~0.001 %   
8
~0.0000002 %   
25

Abundance In Meteorites
0.27 %   
8
0.00 %   
34

Abundance In Earth's Crust
0.11 %   
8
0.00 %   
30

Abundance In Oceans
0.00 %   
13
0.00 %   
38

Abundance In Humans
0.00 %   
13
Not Available   

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