User:RandomP/Elements named for places on Earth
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I'm not sure whether this should go in any article, but I think it's interesting, so I'll write it up:
12 | Mg | Magnesium | Magnesia | Magnesia, Thessaly, Greece | ancient |
21 | Sc | Scandium | Scandia | Scandinavia | 1879 |
31 | Ga | Gallium | Gallia | Gaul | 1875 |
32 | Ge | Germanium | Germania | Germany (then larger) | 1871 |
38 | Sr | Strontium | Strontian | Strontian, Scotland, United Kingdom | 1798 |
39 | Y | Yttrium | Ytterby | Ytterby, Sweden | 1794 |
44 | Ru | Ruthenium | Ruthenia | possibly Rus: Ukraine, Belarus, western Russia | 1844 |
63 | Eu | Europium | Europa | Europe | 1890 |
67 | Ho | Holmium | Holmia | Stockholm, Sweden | 1878 |
68 | Er | Erbium | Ytterby | Ytterby, Sweden | 1843 |
69 | Tm | Thulium | Thule | perhaps Scandinavia | 1879 |
70 | Yb | Ytterbium | Ytterby | Ytterby, Sweden | 1878 |
71 | Lu | Lutetium | Lutetia | Paris, France | 1907 |
72 | Hf | Hafnium | Hafnia | Copenhagen, Denmark | 1923 |
75 | Re | Rhenium | Rhenus | Rhine | 1925 |
84 | Po | Polonium | Polonia | Poland (then nonexistent) | 1898 |
87 | Fr | Francium | France | France | 1939 |
97 | Bk | Berkelium | Berkeley, California, USA | 1949 | |
95 | Am | Americium | America | The Americas | 1944 |
98 | Cf | Californium | California | California, USA | 1950 |
105 | Db | Dubnium | Dubna | Dubna, Russia | 1967 |
108 | Hs | Hassium | Hesse, Germany | 1984 | |
110 | Ds | Darmstadtium | Darmstadt | Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany | 1994 |
Coextensive:
- Yttrium, Erbium
- possibly Thulium, Scandium
Inclusions:
- Europium includes Francium, Gallium, Ruthentium, Thulium, Scandium, Holmium,
I've excluded Tellurium, which I think was not named for the the earth.