Gadolinium

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Gadolinium
Name	Gadolinium
Symbol	Gd
Atomic number	64
Atomic mass	157.25 amu
Normal state	Solid
Classification	Metallic
Crystal structure	Hexagonal
Color	silvery white
Date of discovery	1880
Name of discoverer	Jean Charles Galissard de Marignac
Name origin	Named after Finnish minerologist J. Gadolin.
Uses	Used in magnets, neutron radiography and is alloyed with iron for magneto-optic recording devices.
Obtained from	Chief ores are monazite and bastnasite.