Periodic Table · element
Dysprosium
Dy · Z 66
- atomic number
- 66
- atomic mass
- 162.5
- notation
- Dy
- group
- f-block: Lanthanide
- period
- 6
- state0c
- Solid
- state20c
- Solid
- density
- 8.54
- melting pt
- 1410
- boiling pt
- 2567
- discovered
- 1886
- abundance
- 5.2
- ore grade
- 300
- ore minerals
- ion-adsorption clays, xenotime
- mined as
- By-product
extraction
A heavy rare earth, so almost entirely from the ion-adsorption clays of southern China, leached in situ with ammonium sulfate. Added to neodymium magnets so they keep working hot.
categories
#Lanthanide#Metal
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