Holmium is a metallic lanthanoid with the highest magnetic moment of any naturally occurring element. It is extracted from the mineral monazite and occurs in the Earth's crust at 1.3 mg/kg.
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Metall Rare Earth Limited - http://www.metall.com.cn/ho.htm Avalon Rare Metals (TSE: AVL)
ESPI Metals - http://www.espimetals.com/metals/catholmium.htm - Holmium foil, holmium pellets, holmium powder, holmium shot, holmium targets, holmium sheet, holmium rod, holmium ingots, and holmium compounds
Nuclear Research & consultancy Group (NRG) - http://www.nrg.eu/product/fuel/isotopes/index.html - The high flux reactor in Petten, the Netherlands produces holmium-166, strontium-89, molybdenum-99, yttrium-90, xenon-133, iridium-192, rhenium-186, erbium-169, iodine-125, iodine-131, lutetium-177, samarium-153, and technetium-99m
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