Er
Erbium
Z 68 167.259 g/molLanthanide
Group
3
Period
6
Block
f
Occurrence
Merging neutron stars 83%Dying low-mass stars 17%Geochemical class: Lithophile
Biological Role
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History
1843 (discovery)
Carl Gustaf Mosander
1934 (isolation)
Wilhelm Klemm, Heinrich Bommer
Named By
Carl Gustaf Mosander
Latin Name
Erbium
Abundance
Solar System< 0.0001%0.00115 ppm
x
Sun< 0.0001%0.00105 ppm
x
Meteorites< 0.0001%0.167 ppm
x
Earth's crust0.00021%2.1 ppm
x
Oceans< 0.0001%< 0.0001 ppm
x
Humans---
x