Facts About Neodymium and Einsteinium
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.
Sources
Found in Minerals, Mining
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons
Who Discovered
Carl Auer von Welsbach
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Discovery
In 1885
In 1952
Abundance In Earth's Crust