Mineral Species containing Americium (Am)

**Americium (Am) Element Properties**
Atomic Mass	243
Atomic Number	95
Name Origins	Named after the American Continent
Year Discovered	1944
Discovery Credits	Discovered by G. T. Seaborg, R. A. James, I. O. Morgan, and A. Ghiorso at Chicago, IL., USA.
Remarks	Radioactive, silvery metal which does not occur naturally. Attacked by air, steam, and acids, but not alkalis. Commonly used in ionization smoke detectors because of the alpha decay.
References	Emsley, J., 1991; THE ELEMENTS : Sec. Ed., Clarendon Press, Oxford, 251 p.
See Also	WebElements, ChemiCool

Atomic Mass

243

Atomic Number

95

Name Origins

Named after the American Continent

Year Discovered

1944

Discovery Credits

Discovered by G. T. Seaborg, R. A. James, I. O. Morgan, and A. Ghiorso at Chicago, IL., USA.

Remarks

Radioactive, silvery metal which does not occur naturally. Attacked by air, steam, and acids, but not alkalis. Commonly used in ionization smoke detectors because of the alpha decay.

References

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

There are no minerals containing Americium (Am)