Erbium
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A rare metallic element associated with several other rareelements in the mineral gadolinite from Ytterby in Sweden. Symbol Er.Atomic weight 165.9. Its salts are rose-colored and givecharacteristic spectra. Its sesquioxide is called erbia.
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