Gd
Gadolinium
Z 64 157.249 g/molLanthanide
Group
3
Period
6
Block
f
Occurrence
Merging neutron stars 85%Dying low-mass stars 15%Geochemical class: Lithophile
Biological Role
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History
1880 (discovery)
Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
1935 (isolation)
Félix Trombe
Named By
Lecoq de Boisbaudran
Latin Name
Gadolinium
Abundance
Solar System< 0.0001%0.00145 ppm
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Sun< 0.0001%0.0014 ppm
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Meteorites< 0.0001%0.211 ppm
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Earth's crust0.00037%3.7 ppm
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Oceans< 0.0001%< 0.0001 ppm
x
Humans---
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