Basic Information

Name: Neodymium 
Symbol: Nd 
Atomic Number: 60 
Atomic Mass: 144.24 amu 
Melting Point: 1010.0 °C (1283.15 K, 1850.0 °F) 
Boiling Point: 3127.0 °C (3400.15 K, 5660.6 °F) 
Number of Protons/Electrons: 60 
Number of Neutrons: 84 
Classification: Rare Earth 
Crystal Structure: Hexagonal 
Density @ 293 K: 7.007 g/cm3 
Color: silvery
Date of Discovery: 1925 
Discoverer: C.F. Aver von Welsbach 
Name Origin: From the Greek words neos (new) and didymos (twin) 
Uses: coloring glass and ceramics, infrared radiation filtering 
Obtained From: electrolysis of salts