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Gadolinium Sphere Source: Ancient Magnetism Lab Cleanout Purity: 99.99% This sphere, I'm told, was attached to a wooden dowel and inserted into a Vibrating Sample Magnetometer (VSM) in order to decude Gadolinium's magnetic properties. For the first time. It was found in a small cleanout of the lab owned by the inventor of the VSM. A tiny sample on a non-magnetic stick like this is very typical of a VSM sample. |
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Gadolinium Ingot, Mounted in Epoxy Source: Found, Lab Cleanout Purity: 99.99% I imagine this Gadolinium was mounted and polished as such to see its grain structure. This type of sample is very typical of metallography studies. |
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Gadolinium "Dog-Bone" Ingot Source: Found, Lab Cleanout Purity: 99.99% This appears to be a section of the same ingot mounted in epoxy above. |
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Gadolinium Sheet Source: Found, Spectroscopy Lab Cleanout Purity: 99.9% This sheet was found sealed and will stay that way as an example of unoxidized Gadolinium. The box reads "Warning: May Damage Blood Clotting System." Spiffy. |