1 Facts
1.1 Interesting Facts
- Neodymium is not found free in nature, hence it is not a native metal.
- Neodymium metal found in minerals like Monazite and Bastnaesite.
- Einsteinium is the transuranic element found in US.
- Only 0.01 mg of Einsteinium was synthesized in 1961.
1.2 Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons
1.3 History
1.3.1 Who Discovered
Carl Auer von Welsbach
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
1.3.2 Discovery
1.4 Abundance
1.4.1 Abundance In Universe
1.4.2 Abundance In Sun
~0.0000003 %~-9999 %
1E-08
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1.5.2 Abundance In Meteorites
1.6.2 Abundance In Earth's Crust
1.7.1 Abundance In Oceans
1.8.1 Abundance In Humans