neodymium

chemical element with symbol Nd and atomic number 60
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neodymium

Summary

neodymium is a chemical element[1]. neodymium draws 2,698 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #70 of 144).[2]

Key Facts

  • neodymium is credited with the discovery of Carl Auer von Welsbach[3].
  • neodymium's instance of is recorded as chemical element[4].
  • novelty is named after neodymium[5].
  • twin is named after neodymium[6].
  • neodymium is made of monazite-(Nd)[7].
  • neodymium is made of fergusonite-(Nd)[8].
  • neodymium is made of gadolinite-(Nd)[9].
  • neodymium is made of åskagenite-(Nd)[10].
  • neodymium is made of aeschynite-(Nd)[11].
  • neodymium is made of allanite-(Nd)[12].
  • neodymium is made of bastnäsite-(Nd)[13].
  • neodymium is made of calcioancylite-(Nd)[14].
  • neodymium is made of chukhrovite-(Nd)[15].
  • neodymium is made of carlgieseckeite-(Nd)[16].
  • neodymium is made of clinofergusonite-(Nd)[17].
  • neodymium is made of françoisite-(Nd)[18].
  • neodymium is made of florencite-(Nd)[19].
  • neodymium is made of gysinite-(Nd)[20].
  • neodymium is made of hydroxylbastnäsite-(Nd)[21].
  • neodymium is made of hingganite-(Nd)[22].
  • neodymium is made of kozoite-(Nd)[23].
  • neodymium is made of lanthanite-(Nd)[24].
  • neodymium is made of mendeleevite-(Nd)[25].
  • neodymium is made of retzian-(Nd)[26].
  • neodymium is made of rhabdophane-(Nd)[27].

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Definition and Type

neodymium's instance of is recorded as chemical element[4]. Recorded subclass of include lanthanide[28] and f-block[29].

Origins

Things named after include novelty[5], a property[30] and twin[6], a quality[31].

Use and Application

Part of include lanthanide[32] and period 6[33], a period[34].

Influence

Things named for neodymium include monazite-(Nd)[35], a mineral species[36]; aeschynite-(Nd)[37], a mineral species[38]; and agardite-(Nd)[39], a mineral species[40].

Why It Matters

neodymium draws 2,698 Wikipedia views per month (chemical_element category, ranking #70 of 144).[2] neodymium has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] neodymium is known by 60 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Entities named for neodymium include monazite-(Nd)[35], a mineral species[36]; aeschynite-(Nd)[37], a mineral species[38]; and agardite-(Nd)[39], a mineral species[40].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . Nature's Building Blocks An A-Z Guide of the Elements New Edition. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . 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.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] ↑ . 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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · R1F4T · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14936 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+185'}
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'am', 'anp', 'ar', 'ary', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'ba', 'ban', 'be', 'be_x_ol
    P14937 → {'unit': 'Q192274', 'amount': '+201'}
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 11d ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Zvg number → 7600
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  3. 14d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxidation state → {'amount': '+0'}, {'amount': '+2'}, {'amount': '+3'} +1
    Zvg number → 7600
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  4. 18d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Oxidation state → {'amount': '+0'}, {'amount': '+2'}, {'amount': '+3'} +1
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  5. 18d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ipa transcription → ˌniːoʊˈdɪmiəm
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  6. 18d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-neo
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  7. 18d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Electron configuration → [Xe] 6s² 4f⁴
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P8000]]: [Xe] 6s² 4f⁴, add electron configuration from NIST ASD ground levels"
  8. 19d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → lanthanide, f-block
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q214680]], add periodic table block (IUPAC 2021 convention)"
  9. 19d ago · R1F4T · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Ionization energy → {'unit': 'Q83327', 'amount': '+5.52475'}
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  10. 4w ago · Baum64 · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has characteristic → paramagnetism
    Point group → dihexagonal-dipyramidal
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  11. 5w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → lanthanide, f-block
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q19569]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269656|batch #269656]]"
  12. 6w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Babelnet id → 00006891n
    Arabic ontology lexical concept id → 151078497
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  13. 7w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Speed of sound → {'unit': 'Q182429', 'amount': '+2330.0'}
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  14. 7w ago · Baum64 · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Electrical conductivity → {'unit': 'Q80842107', 'amount': '+1560000.0'}
    Poisson's ratio → {'amount': '+0.238'}
    Melting point → {'unit': 'Q11579', 'amount': '+1298.0'}
    Specific heat capacity → {'unit': 'Q3085309', 'amount': '+190.0'}
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  15. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → tLSXS
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  16. 20w ago · Ponor · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Location of discovery → Vienna
    Discoverer or inventor → Carl Auer von Welsbach
    Topic's main category → Category:Neodymium
    Aliases → —
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31836|batch #31836]]: Hrvatska enciklopedija"
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