Nd
Neodymium
Z 60 144.242 g/molLanthanide
Group
3
Period
6
Block
f
Occurrence
Dying low-mass stars 60%Merging neutron stars 40%Geochemical class: Lithophile
Biological Role
Microbes: Essential
History
1885 (discovery, isolation)
Carl Auer von Welsbach
Named By
Carl Auer von Welsbach
Latin Name
Neodymium
Abundance
Solar System< 0.0001%0.00331 ppm
x
Sun< 0.0001%0.00281 ppm
x
Meteorites< 0.0001%0.482 ppm
x
Earth's crust0.002%20 ppm
x
Oceans< 0.0001%< 0.0001 ppm
x
Humans---
x