Mineral Species containing Fermium (Fm)

**Fermium (Fm) Element Properties**
Atomic Mass	257
Atomic Number	100
Name Origins	Named after Enrico Fermi.
Year Discovered	1942
Discovery Credits	Discovered in the debris of the 1952 thermonuclear explosion in the Pacific by G. R. Choppin, S. G. Thompson, A. Ghlorso, and B. G. Harvey.
Remarks	Radioactive metal which does not occur naturally, and is of research interest only.
References	Emsley, J., 1991; THE ELEMENTS : Sec. Ed., Clarendon Press, Oxford, 251 p.
See Also	WebElements, ChemiCool

Atomic Mass

257

Atomic Number

100

Name Origins

Named after Enrico Fermi.

Year Discovered

1942

Discovery Credits

Discovered in the debris of the 1952 thermonuclear explosion in the Pacific by G. R. Choppin, S. G. Thompson, A. Ghlorso, and B. G. Harvey.

Remarks

Radioactive metal which does not occur naturally, and is of research interest only.

References

Emsley, J., 1991; THE ELEMENTS : Sec. Ed., Clarendon Press, Oxford, 251 p.

There are no minerals containing Fermium (Fm)