Europium

Europium doped phosphate glass, under normal light and black light. Under black light, the glass disc fluoresces a bright red

Europium doped phosphate glass, under normal light and black light. Under black light, the glass disc fluoresces a bright red

Heavily oxidized pieces of Europium metal under oil in a bottle. The oxidation is a bright yellow color.

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Small shiny piece of Europium metal, in an ampoule which itself is in a small bottle. Samples of this metal are usually found very dark and oxidized because Europium is an extremely reactive metal. This sample is shiny.