neodymium

chemical element with symbol Nd and atomic number 60
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neodymium

Summary

neodymium is a chemical element[1]. neodymium draws 2,291 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].

Body

Definition and Type

neodymium's instance of is recorded as chemical element[4].

Origins

Things named after include novelty[5], a property[28] and twin[6], a quality[29].

Use and Application

Part of include lanthanide[30] and period 6[31], a period[32].

Influence

Things named for neodymium include monazite-(Nd)[33], a mineral species[34]; aeschynite-(Nd)[35], a mineral species[36]; and agardite-(Nd)[37], a mineral species[38].

Why It Matters

neodymium draws 2,291 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.[39] neodymium is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

Entities named for neodymium include monazite-(Nd)[33], a mineral species[34]; aeschynite-(Nd)[35], a mineral species[36]; and agardite-(Nd)[37], a mineral species[38].

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. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [31] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . 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. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d 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
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