Gadolinium

This image is part of the feature Race for Rare Earth Metals

Credit: SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Caption: Gadolinium. Vial containing samples of the rare earth metal Gadolinium (Gd). The rare earth metals, or rare earth elements, are a set of seventeen chemical elements in the periodic table, specifically the fifteen lanthanides plus scandium and yttrium. Gadolinium is a soft silvery-white metallic element. It is only found in salt form in nature. It is used to shield nuclear reactors and as a contrast medium for MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans.

Release details: Model release not required. Property release not available.

Keywords: chemical, chemistry, chrome background, container, element, elemental, elements, gadolinium, gd, lanthanide, metal, metallic, mineralogy, paramagnetic, phial, rare earth metal, rare-earth metal, sample, samples, specimen, specimens, still life, still-life, studio shot, vial

Licence fees: A licence fee will be charged for any media (low or high resolution) used in your project.