Lutetia is the ancient name for Paris
French chemist Georges Urbain successfully separated lutetium from ytterbia in 1907 in Paris.
Austrian scientist Carl Auer von Welsbach and American chemist Charles James also succeeded in isolating lutetium independently in the same year.
Pure lutetium metal was first produced in 1953.
Lutetium was the last natural rare earth element to be discovered
Abundance in Earth's crust
0.000056%
Abundance in Universe
1×10-8%
Lutetium oxide is used to make catalysts for cracking hydrocarbons in the petrochemical industry.
Lutetium aluminum garnet has been proposed for use as a lens material in high refractive index immersion lithography.
Lutetium is used as a phosphor in LED light bulbs.
Lutetium is considered to be non toxic
