Description: Although lutetium is (marginally) the rarest of the rare earth metals, thulium not only comes a second close but is also considerably more expensive. The reason why isn’t entirely clear. The Chinese refineries are remarkably tight-lipped about when it comes to divulging anything having to do with operations or sales data not just to their western customers but even to their Chinese colleagues as they’re all afraid information can be used to the market advantage of their competitors. In any case, both lutetium and thulium are metals with very low demand atop of their being so rare. Or perhaps due to it. Thulium has the added burden of being a finicky metal that is hard to work with as it very much tends to fall apart during tooling. The white glove treatment, of course, adds to the cost of manufacture.Measures 5x8x0.94mmListing is for one bar. Comes in protective plastic capsule. Luciteria Science is a scientific collectibles company operating in Olympia, Washington. For our full product line please visit our website.
Price: 55 USD
Location: Olympia, Washington
End Time: 2023-09-02T10:01:01.000Z
Shipping Cost: 12.82 USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Metal Type: Thulium
Type: Bar
Shape: Bar
Fineness: 0.9999
Precious Metal Content per Unit: 1 g
Brand/Mint: Luciteria Science
Certification: Uncertified
