neodymium

A bright, silvery, reactive rare-earth element, found in monazite and bastnaesite and used for coloring glass, for doping laser glass and crystals, and in materials with strong, permanent magnetic properties that make them useful for computer and audio equipment. Atomic number 60; atomic weight 144.24; melting point 1,016°C; boiling point 3,074°C; specific gravity 7.008; valence 3. cross-reference: Periodic Table.

An element which occurs in cerite, albanite, and other comparatively rare minerals.

The chemical element of atomic number 60, one of the rare earth elements. Symbol Nd. Atomic weight 144.27.

A metallic chemical element (symbol Nd) with an atomic number of 60.

a yellow trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs in monazite and bastnasite in association with cerium and lanthanum and praseodymium