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Chemistry for Everyone
Rediscovery of the Elements: Ytterby Gruva (Ytterby Mine)
James L. Marshall and Virginia R. Marshall
Department of Chemistry, University of North Texas, Denton, TX 76203-5070

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October 2001
Vol. 78 No. 10
p. 1343

Abstract

This paper gives a detailed description, including GPS coordinates, of the location of the Ytterby Mine, Resarö Island, Sweden. This mine is famous for its mineralogical treasures and was the derivation of the names yttrium, ytterbium, terbium, and erbium. A number of streets on the island are named after elements and minerals. A nearby museum contains a small exhibit on the mine. A sample of Ytterby gadolinite from this mine (the mineral from which yttrium was discovered) was analyzed and found to contain high concentrations of certain rare earths.

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*  Citation
Marshall, James L.; Marshall, Virginia R. J. Chem. Educ. 2001 78 1343.
*  Keywords
History / Philosophy; Periodicity / Periodic Table; Rare-earth elements; Ytterby
*  History
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September 13, 2001
August 31, 2005
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