Ytterby mine

Sweden / Stockholm / Akersberga /
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Ytterby mine, where many rare earth minerals and basic elements were first found:
Yttrium(Y), Ytterbium(Yb), Terbium(Tb), Erbium(Er), Gadolinium(Gd), Holmium(Ho) and Thulium(Tm).

Truely a "galapagos of the elements"

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