Dysprosium
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Dysprosium is a chemical element; it has symbol Dy and atomic number 66. It is a rare-earth element in the lanthanide series with a metallic silver luster. Dysprosium is never found in nature as a fre
Dy chips
Dysprosium sample
Dysprosium sulfate, Dy2(SO4)3
Xenotime
Xenotime
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Xenotime is a rare-earth phosphate mineral, the major component of which is yttrium orthophosphate. The phosphate ions are described by a tetrahedral shape and coordinate to the center Y3+ metal ion i
Dysprosium
…metallic silver luster. Dysprosium is never found in nature as a free element, though, like other lanthanides, it is found in various minerals, such as xenotime. Naturally occurring dysprosium is composed of seven isotopes, the most abundant of which is 164Dy. Dysprosium was first identified in 1886 by Paul…
Xenotime with rutile