Carl Axel Arrhenius

1757-1824

 

  He was a Swedish chemist and mineralogist who collected gadolinite (originally called ytterbite) at the Ytterby Mine in Sweden. This rich sample of rare earths started the search for the rare earths.  
 
  1. Photographs of the Ytterby Mine

  2. Map of how to get to Ytterby, Sweden, from Stockholm, Sweden

  3. Map of how to get to "Resaro Island"

  4. Map of how to get to the Ytterby Mine
 

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