Name       : Lutetium
Symbol     : Lu
Atomic #   : 71
Atom weight: 174.97
Melting P. : 1663
Boiling P. : 3402
Oxidation  : +3
Pronounced : loo-TEE-shi-em
From       : The ancient name of Paris, France, Lutecia
Identified : Carl Auer von Welsback and Georges Urbain in 1907-08
Appearance : Silvery-white, hard, dense, rare-earth metal
Note       : Also called neoytterbium, lutecium, and cassiopium.
             
[Properties]

  Lutetium is a rare-earth, Group-IIB transition metal. It is the final 
rare-earth metal on the periodic chart and it marks the end of the 
lantanide series of elements.
  Lutetium is also the hardest and heaviest of the rare earths. It has a
silvery-white color and is fairly stable under normal atmospheric 
conditions.