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Chemical elementsLanthanidesMetals chemical elementatomic numberLanthanidesrare earth elementgadolinitemonazitexenotimenaturestableisotopessteelslasers Ytterbium From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search "Yb" redirects here. For the band, see YB. A piece of Ytterbium. Ytterbium is a chemical element. It has the chemical symbol Yb . It has the atomic number 70. It is part of a group of chemical elements in the periodic table named the Lanthanides. Ytterbium is a rare earth element. It is soft and silver in colour. Ytterbium is found in minerals named gadolinite, monazite, and xenotime. In nature it is found as a mix of seven stable isotopes. Ytterbium is used in some steels and is also used to make lasers. Related pages | Periodic table List of common elements v t e Periodic table 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 H He 2 Li Be B C N O F Ne 3 Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar 4 K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni C...