Neodymium My element’s name is Neodymium. Neodymium was discovered in 1925 by C.F. Aver von Welsbach in Austria. This element got it’s name from the Greek words neos, which means new, and didymos, which means twin. Nd is the atomic symbol and it is in group IIIA, which is the rare earth elements or the Lanthanide Series. The price for Neodymium is about $1/g. Neodymium has a popularity of 16 out of 100. The atomic …showed first 75 words of 472 total…

…showed last 75 words of 472 total…or solvent extraction techniques, and by reducing anhydrous halides such as NdF3 with calcium metal. Other separation techniques are possible. Neodymium chiefly is obtained from monazite and bastnasite, where it occurs as a contamination. It is mined in the USA, China, Russia, Australia, and India. Works Cited http://www.webelements.com/webelements/elements/text/Nd/key.html Chemestry : Periodic Table : neodymium : key information http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/n1/neodymiu.asp Neodymium on encyclopedia.com 2002