Heavy rock lost its most iconic figure over Christmas with the sudden and unexpected death of Ian ‘Lemmy’ Kilmister. Lemmy was a force of nature and the very essence of heavy metal. We believe it is fitting that the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry recommend that one of the four new discovered Heavy Metals in the Periodic table is named Lemmium. An astronomical object (a star) has been named Lemmy to meet the IUPAC naming recommendations
Source: Petition · Support Lemmy tribute, name newly discovered heavy metal ‘Lemmium’ · Change.org