Ho
Holmium
Z 67 164.93 g/molLanthanide
Group
3
Period
6
Block
f
Occurrence
Merging neutron stars 92%Dying low-mass stars 8%Geochemical class: Lithophile
Biological Role
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History
1879 (discovery)
Per Theodor Cleve
1939 (isolation)
Heinrich Bommer
Named By
Per Theodor Cleve
Latin Name
Holmium
Abundance
Solar System< 0.0001%0.00039 ppm
x
Sun< 0.0001%0.000368 ppm
x
Meteorites< 0.0001%0.0568 ppm
x
Earth's crust< 0.0001%0.77 ppm
x
Oceans< 0.0001%< 0.0001 ppm
x
Humans---
x