Neodymium

Neodymium is a chemical element. Its symbol is Nd and its atomic number is 60. It is a soft silvery metal that tarnishes in air. It is used, alloyed with Iron and Boron, in the making of high-strength permanent magnets.

Neodymium
Properties
Atomic symbol	Nd
Atomic number	60
Classification	Metallic
Atomic mass	144.24 amu
Other Information
Date of discovery	1885
Name of discoverer	Baron Carl Auer von Welsbach
Name origin	From the Greek neos, meaning new, and didymos, meaning twin.
Uses	Used in ceramics to color glazes, in alloys for permanent magnets, for special lens with praseodymium. Also to produce bright purple glass and special glass that filters infrared radiation.
Obtained from	Chief ores of Neodymium are monazite and bastnasite.