Neodymium (Nd)
Atomic Number: 60
Atomic Weight: 144.24
Melting Point: 1021
Boiling Point: 3068
Specific Gravity: 6.80 and 7.007 (depending on form)
Valence(s): 3
Neodymium was isolated by von Welsbach in 1885. Along with other lanthanides, it can be
found in the minerals monazite and bastnasite. Neodymium colours glass in a variety of shades;
glass coloured by neodymium is used in astronomy and in the production of lasers as a substitute
for ruby.
[LM]
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