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Discovery of dysprosium

Discovery of 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 free element, though, like other lanthanides, it is found in various minerals, such as xenotime.

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Timeline

  1. Discovery of samarium1879
  2. Discovery of gadolinium1880
  3. Discovery of neodymium1885
  4. Discovery of dysprosium (this page)1886
  5. Discovery of germanium1886
  6. Discovery of boron1892

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