lanthanum

chemical element with symbol La and atomic number 57
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lanthanum

Summary

lanthanum is a chemical element[1]. lanthanum draws 345 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #91 of 144).[2]

Key Facts

  • lanthanum is credited with the discovery of Carl Gustaf Mosander[3].
  • lanthanum's instance of is recorded as chemical element[4].
  • lanthanum's instance of is recorded as chemical substance[5].
  • hiding is named after lanthanum[6].
  • lanthanum was followed by cerium[7].
  • lanthanum is made of monazite-(La)[8].
  • lanthanum is made of arisite-(La)[9].
  • lanthanum is made of ancylite-(La)[10].
  • lanthanum is made of alexkuznetsovite-(La)[11].
  • lanthanum is made of arsenoflorencite-(La)[12].
  • lanthanum is made of allanite-(La)[13].
  • lanthanum is made of belovite-(La)[14].
  • lanthanum is made of bastnäsite-(La)[15].
  • lanthanum is made of biraite-(La)[16].
  • lanthanum is made of cordylite-(La)[17].
  • lanthanum is made of dissakisite-(La)[18].
  • lanthanum is made of dyrnaesite-(La)[19].
  • lanthanum is made of davidite-(La)[20].
  • lanthanum is made of fluocerite-(La)[21].
  • lanthanum is made of ferronordite-(La)[22].
  • lanthanum is made of ferriakasakaite-(La)[23].
  • lanthanum is made of ferriallanite-(La)[24].
  • lanthanum is made of ferriandrosite-(La)[25].
  • lanthanum is made of ferricerite-(LaCa)[26].
  • lanthanum is made of ferriperbøeite-(La)[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include chemical element[4] and chemical substance[5].

Origins

hiding is named after lanthanum[6].

Use and Application

Part of include period 6[28], a period[29] and group 3[30], a group[31].

Influence

Things named for lanthanum include lanthanide[32]; belovite-(La)[33], a mineral species[34]; håleniusite-(La)[35], a mineral species[36]; monazite-(La)[37], a mineral species[38]; parisite-(La)[39], a mineral species[40]; allanite-(Y)[41], a mineral species[42]; rhabdophane-(La)[43], a mineral species[44]; and agardite-(La)[45], a mineral species[46].

Why It Matters

lanthanum draws 345 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #91 of 144).[2] lanthanum has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] lanthanum is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

Entities named for lanthanum include lanthanide[32]; belovite-(La)[33], a mineral species[34]; håleniusite-(La)[35], a mineral species[36]; monazite-(La)[37], a mineral species[38]; parisite-(La)[39], a mineral species[40]; and allanite-(Y)[41], a mineral species[42].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] . Nature's Building Blocks An A-Z Guide of the Elements New Edition. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [30] . wikidata.org.

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  1. [32] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  6. [41] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [45] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Ponor · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location of discovery Karolinska Institutet
    Discoverer or inventor Carl Gustaf Mosander
    Followed by
    Topic's main category Category:Lanthanum
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