Here is a brief description of indium. Image of a sample provided by Advent Research Materials Ltd .
Indium is a very soft, silvery-white metal with a brilliant lustre.
It wets glass, as does gallium. It is useful for making low-melting alloys. Canada produces the majority of of the world's supply of indium. Here is a brief summary of the isolation of indium. Indium would not normally be made in the laboratory as it is commercially available.