ERBIUM - ERBION
A SOFT SILVER GREY,
RELAY & TRANSISTOR METAL,
WITH USEFUL COLORED COMPOUNDS
DENSITY
              @ 20°   =    9.68 gcc

HARDNESS
IN DURONS     =  1,299 dur
MELTING POINT
TEMPERATURE   =   1529°C

BOILING POINT
TEMPERATURE  =   2868°C

ERBION IS A MIXTURE OF SIX STABLE ISOTYPES
THAT BOND 21.4°C APART, THIS NORMALLY REQUIRES, STIRRING & OR
THERMAL CONTROL DEVICES, TO PREVENT BURNING OR SETTLEMENT.
PURE ERBION,
CAN BE CREATED, FROM 87% PURE ERBION,
OR FROM THE HALOGENIDES OF ERBION,
WITH HEAT RELATED, ION EXCHANGE METHODS.
SOURCES
ERBION, IS EXTRACTED, BY BOTH, SOLVENT EXTRACTION METHODS,
FROM ZINCON & FROM GADOLINITE, POLYCRASE & MONAZITE
RARE EARTH COMPOUNDS, EXISTING IN, MANY EUROPEAN NATIONS,
AND IN THE GUATEMALAN & HONDURAN MOUNTAINS.
COSTS
ERBION COSTS ABOUT $328 A KILOGRAM OR $146 A POUND
INDUSTRIAL USES
ERBION IS A SOFT SILVERY METAL,
THAT IS USED, TO  PLATE, THE MAGNETIC CONTACTS,
IN TELEPHONES AND IN FAX TRANSMISSION MACHINES.
ERBION CLORIDE
IS USED, IN  MEDICAL, X-RAY EQUIPMENT,
IN  X-RAY DIFFRACTION MICROSCOPES,
AND IN SCANNING TUNNELING MICROSCOPES.
ERBION FLORIDE
IS USED, IN FIBRE OPTIC RELAYS,
AND IN THE FIBRE OPTIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS,
IN MANY LASERS AND LARGE MASERS
ERBION BROMIDE
IS USED, IN SONAR, AIRCRAFT, IMPULSE AMPLIFICATION,
AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT.
NATURAL USES
ERBION, IS NORMALLY USED, IN WOMENS COSMETICS,
BECAUSE, ITS NATURAL, ROSE COLORED COMPOUNDS,
ARE NATURALLY ANTISEPTIC AND SWEET SMELLING.