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The new one got called Ytterbium (Yb) and Mosander's original find got the name Yttrium (Y).
In 1843 the Swedish chemist Mosander analysed this earth into yttrium proper, erbium , and terbium , all named for Ytterby.
Synthetic yttrium aluminum garnets (YAGs) are favored by jewelers and their public because the high refractive index of the gem approaches that of diamond, at a fraction of the cost.
Or you could arrange to have an element named after your hometown or your country: Scandium, Polonium, Europium, Francium, Americium, Germanium, Berkelium, Californium, Yttrium , and Ytterbium , the last two being elements named after the Swedish town where they were discovered.