List of places used in the names of chemical elements

The names of some terrestrial locations or astronomical objects are used to name the chemical elements. The first table below lists the terrestrial locations and the second table lists astronomical objects which the chemical elements are named after.[1]

Terrestrial locations

Location Element Symbol Z Coordinates
 
Europe Europium Eu 63
Magnesia, a district in Greece Magnesium Mg 12 39°25′N 22°50′E / 39.417°N 22.833°E / 39.417; 22.833 (Magnesia)
Manganese Mn 25
CyprusCopper Cu 29
France (ancient name Gaul) Francium Fr 87
Gallium Ga 31
Lutecia, Latin name for Paris Lutetium Lu 71 48°51′N 2°21′E / 48.85°N 2.35°E / 48.85; 2.35 (Lutecia (Paris))
Germany Germanium Ge 32
Hesse, a state in Germany Hassium Hs 108
Darmstadt, a city in Germany Darmstadtium Ds 110 49°50′N 8°34′E / 49.833°N 8.567°E / 49.833; 8.567 (Darmstadt)
River Rhine Rhenium Re 75
Strontian, a village in ScotlandStrontium Sr 38 56°41′N 5°34′W / 56.683°N 5.567°W / 56.683; -5.567 (Strontium)
Scandinavia Scandium Sc 21
Hafnia, Latin name for Copenhagen Hafnium Hf 72 55°41′N 12°34′E / 55.683°N 12.567°E / 55.683; 12.567 (Hafnia)
Thule (probably Norway) Thulium Tm 69
Holmia, Latin name for Stockholm Holmium Ho 6759°20′N 18°47′E / 59.333°N 18.783°E / 59.333; 18.783 (Holmia (Stockholm))
Ytterby, a village in Sweden Yttrium Y 39 59°25′35″N 18°21′13″E / 59.42639°N 18.35361°E / 59.42639; 18.35361 (Ytterby)
Terbium Tb 65
Erbium Er 68
Ytterbium Yb 70
Poland Polonium Po 84
Ruthenia, Latin name for Russia Ruthenium Ru 44
Moscow Oblast, Russia Moscovium Mc 115 55°42′N 36°58′E / 55.700°N 36.967°E / 55.700; 36.967
Dubna, a town in Russia Dubnium Db 105 56°44′N 37°10′E / 56.733°N 37.167°E / 56.733; 37.167 (Dubna)
Americas Americium Am 95
California, a state in the United States Californium Cf 98
Berkeley, California, a city in the United States Berkelium Bk 97 37°52′N 122°16′W / 37.867°N 122.267°W / 37.867; -122.267 (Berkeley, California)
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, in the United States Livermorium Lv 116 37°41′N 121°43′W / 37.683°N 121.717°W / 37.683; -121.717 (Livermore)
Tennessee, a state in the United States Tennessine Ts 117
Japan (Nihon 日本) Nihonium Nh 113

Terrestrial locations (Indirect connotation)

Location Element Symbol Z Coordinates
Belur, India[2] BerylliumBe 4 13°9′46.44″N 75°51′25.56″E / 13.1629000°N 75.8571000°E / 13.1629000; 75.8571000 (Belur)

Astronomical objects

Astronomical object Element Symbol Z
Sun Helium He 2
Mercury Mercury Hg 80
Moon Selenium Se 34
Pallas (asteroid)Palladium Pd 46
EarthTelluriumTe52
Ceres (Dwarf planet) Cerium Ce 58
Uranus Uranium U 92
NeptuneNeptunium Np 93
Pluto (Dwarf planet) Plutonium Pu 94

See also

References

  1. ↑ Page of Kevin A. Boudreaux and Angelo State university
  2. ↑ Olivelle, Patrick (2006), Between the Empires, Society in India 300 BCE to 400 CE, page 463, Oxford University Press.
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