Mineral Species sorted by the element Nd Neodymium (original) (raw)

Neodymium (Nd) Element Properties

Atomic Mass 144.24
Atomic Number 60
Name Origins Greek, neos didymos = "new twin"
Year Discovered 1885
Discovery Credits Separated by Baron Auer von Welshach at Vienna, Austria
Remarks Silvery-white metal of the lanthanide (rare earth) group. Tarnishes in air, reacts slowly with cold water, rapidly with hot. Used in alloys for permanent-magnets, flints, glazes, and glass.Diagnostic tests: There are no simple diagnostic tests to identify neodymium. X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy is commonly employed to identify and analyze members of the Rare-Earth group elements.
References Emsley, J., 1991; THE ELEMENTS : Sec. Ed., Clarendon Press, Oxford, 251 p.
See Also WebElements,ChemiCool

Naturally Occurring Isotopes

Symbol Isotope Mass Isotope Nuclide Number Isotope Number Natural Abundance Half-life Half-life Units Decay Mode Decay Mode MeV Decay Mode %
Nd 141.907719 142 60 27.1300% Stable
Nd 142.90981 143 60 12.1800% Stable
Nd 143.91057 144 60 23.8000% Stable
Nd 144.91257 145 60 8.3000% 1.1 x 1015 Years alpha 1.83 100.0%
Nd 145.913113 146 60 17.1900% Stable
Nd 147.916889 148 60 5.7600% Stable
Nd 149.920889 150 60 5.6400% Stable

Mineral Species sorted by the element Nd (Neodymium )

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%Nd Mineral Name Chemical Formula MW
65.19%Nd Hydroxylbastnasite-(Nd) Nd(CO3)(OH) 221.26
55.65%Nd Wakefieldite-(Nd) ! NdVO4 259.18
52.40%Nd Churchite-(Nd) ! Nd(PO4)•2(H2O) 275.24
44.61%Nd Synchysite-(Nd) CaNd(CO3)2F 323.33
42.50%Nd Calcioancylite-(Nd) CaNd(CO3)2(OH)•(H2O) 339.36
35.47%Nd Lanthanite-(Nd) (Nd,La)2(CO3)3•8(H2O) 609.96
34.89%Nd Tundrite-(Nd) Na3(Nd,La)4(Ti,Nb)2(SiO4)2(CO3)3O4(OH)•2(H2O) 1,240.10
33.91%Nd Rhabdophane-(Nd) (Nd,Ce,La)PO4•(H2O) 255.21
31.63%Nd Kozoite-(Nd) ! (Nd,La,Sm,Pr)(CO3)(OH) 205.20
29.96%Nd Monazite-(Nd) (Nd,Ce,La)(P,Si)O4 240.72
24.97%Nd Aeschynite-(Nd) (Nd,Ce)(Ti,Nb)2(O,OH)6 346.61
23.39%Nd Parisite-(Nd) Ca(Nd,Ce,La)2(CO3)3F2 555.09
21.42%Nd Gysinite-(Nd) Pb(Nd,La)(CO3)2(OH)•(H2O) 505.15
20.96%Nd Florencite-(Nd) (Nd,Ce)Al3(PO4)2(OH)6 516.14
20.90%Nd Nioboaeschynite-(Nd) ! (Nd,Ce)(Nb,Ti)2(O,OH)6 414.15
20.88%Nd Cebaite-(Nd) ! Ba3(Nd,Ce)2(CO3)5F2 1,036.44
20.32%Nd Churchite-(Dy) * (Dy,Sm,Gd,Nd)(PO4)•2(H2O) 283.93
20.22%Nd Fergusonite-beta-(Nd) (Nd,Ce)NbO4 285.36
18.84%Nd Retzian-(Nd) Mn2(Nd,Ce,La)(AsO4)(OH)4 459.29
18.59%Nd Shabaite-(Nd) Ca(Nd,Sm,Y)2(UO2)(CO3)4(OH)2•6(H2O) 969.96
16.20%Nd Fergusonite-(Nd) * (Nd,Ce)(Nb,Ti)O4 267.16
15.10%Nd Kozoite-(La) ! La(CO3)(OH) 190.98
13.54%Nd Aluminocerite-(Ce) ! (Ce,REE,Ca)9(Al,Fe+++)(SiO4)3[SiO3(OH)]4(OH)3 1,725.28
12.25%Nd Coskrenite-(Ce) ! (Ce,Nd,La)2(SO4)2(C2O4)•8(H2O) 706.61
12.02%Nd Monazite-(La) (La,Ce,Nd)PO4 239.90
12.01%Nd Monazite-(Ce) (Ce,La,Nd,Th)PO4 240.21
11.80%Nd Arsenoflorencite-(Nd) * (Nd,La,Ce,Ba)(Al,Fe+++)3(AsO4,PO4)2(OH)6 610.95
11.40%Nd Percleveite-(Ce) ! (Ce,La,Nd)2Si2O7 442.72
10.81%Nd Gatelite-(Ce) ! (Ca,Ce,La,Nd)4(Al,Mg,Fe)4[Si2O7][SiO4]3(O,F,OH)3 1,067.70
10.23%Nd Galgenbergite-(Ce) ! Ca(REE)2(CO3)4•(H2O) 577.84
9.99%Nd Fergusonite-beta-(Ce) (Ce,La,Nd)NbO4 288.78
9.10%Nd Astrocyanite-(Ce) Cu2(Ce,Nd,La)2(UO2)(CO3)5(OH)2•1.5(H2O) 951.38
8.53%Nd Wakefieldite-(La) ! LaVO4 253.60
8.50%Nd Tornebohmite-(Ce) (Ce,La,Nd)2Al(SiO4)2(OH) 509.02
7.30%Nd Proshchenkoite-(Y) ! (Y,REE,Ca,Na,Mn)15Fe++Ca(P,Si)Si6B3(O,F)48 2,711.51
7.26%Nd Paratooite-(La) ! REE3(Ca,Sr)2NaCu(CO3)8 2,146.77
6.67%Nd Zajacite-(Ce) Na(REExCa1-x)(REEyCa1-y)F6where(xney) 295.08
6.60%Nd Haleniusite-(La) ! (La,Ce)OF 174.90
6.54%Nd Biraite-(Ce) ! Ce2Fe++(CO3)(Si2O7) 551.07
6.52%Nd Monazite-(Sm) ! SmPO4 221.25
6.48%Nd Zugshunstite-(Ce) ! (Ce,Nd,La)Al(SO4)2(C2O4)•8(H2O) 667.51
6.41%Nd Maoniupingite-(Ce) ! (REE,Ca)4(Fe+++,Ti,Fe++,[])(Ti,Fe+++,Fe++,Nb)4Si4O22 1,228.90
6.31%Nd Mckelveyite-(Nd) * (Ba,Sr)(Ca,Na,Nd,REE)(CO3)2•3-10(H2O) 456.93
6.22%Nd Schuilingite-(Nd) PbCu(Nd,Gd,Sm,Y)(CO3)3(OH)•1.5(H2O) 696.16
6.01%Nd Cheralite-(Ce) ? (Ce,Ca,Th)(P,Si)O4 239.85
6.00%Nd Calcybeborosilite-(Y) ! (REE,Ca)2[](B,Be)2(SiO4)2(OH,O)2 437.09
5.87%Nd Stillwellite-(Ce) (Ce,La,Ca)BSiO5 245.85
5.81%Nd Fluorbritholite-(Ce) (Ca,Ce,La,Na)5(SiO4,PO4)3(OH,F) 769.69
5.70%Nd Qaqarssukite-(Ce) ! Ba(Ce,REE)(CO3)2F 379.62
5.67%Nd Uedaite-(Ce) ! Mn++CeAl2Fe++(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) 584.87
5.61%Nd Yttrotungstite-(Ce) ! (Ce,Nd,Y)W2O6(OH)3 643.06
5.54%Nd Calciogadolinite ? CaREE(Fe+++)Be2Si2O10 474.11
5.53%Nd Vastmanlandite-(Ce) ! (Ce,La)3CaAl2Mg2[Si2O7][SiO4]3F(OH)2 1,094.51
5.38%Nd Chukhrovite-(Nd) ! Ca3(Nd,Y)Al2(SO4)F13•12(H2O) 857.24
5.38%Nd Kentbrooksite ! (Na,REE)15(Ca,REE)6Mn++Zr3NbSi25O74F2•2(H2O) 3,900.86
5.38%Nd Abenakiite-(Ce) Na26REE6(SiO3)6(PO4)6(CO3)6(S++++O2)O 2,928.18
5.37%Nd Tundrite-(Ce) Na2Ce2TiO2(SiO4)(CO3)2 614.89
5.28%Nd Fluorcalciobritholite ! (Ca,REE)5[(Si,P)O4]3F 710.23
5.21%Nd Hundholmenite-(Y) ! (Y,REE,Ca,Na)15(Al,Fe+++)CaxAs+++1-x(Si,As+++++)Si6B3(O,F)48 2,521.06
4.89%Nd Thomasclarkite-(Y) ! (Na,Ce)(Y,REE)(HCO3)(OH)3•4(H2O) 375.77
4.63%Nd Levinsonite-(Y) ! (Y,Nd,La)Al(SO4)2(C2O4)•12(H2O) 623.48
4.60%Nd Polyakovite-(Ce) ! (Ce,La,Nd,Pr,Ca)4(Mg,Fe++)(Cr,Fe+++)2(Ti,Nb)2Si4O22 1,255.42
4.55%Nd Cervandonite-(Ce) (Ce,Nd,La)(Fe+++,Fe++,Ti++++,Al)3(SiO7)1-x+y(AsO3)1+x-y(OH)3x-3y 634.48
4.29%Nd Petersenite-(Ce) (Na,Ca)4(Ce,La,Nd)2(CO3)5 672.29
4.07%Nd Hingganite-(Ce) (Ce,Ca)2([ ],Fe)Be2Si2O8[(OH),O]2 460.63
4.05%Nd Bussyite-(Ce) ! (Ce,REE)3(Na,H2O)6MnSi9Be5(O,OH)30F4 1,329.21
3.96%Nd Calcioburbankite Na3(Ca,REE,Sr)3(CO3)5 597.04
3.78%Nd Britholite-(Ce) (Ce,Ca,Th,La,Nd)5(SiO4,PO4)3(OH,F) 762.67
3.64%Nd Kuannersuite-(Ce) ! Ba6Na2REE2(PO4)6FCl 1,704.53
3.61%Nd Vitusite-(Ce) Na3(Ce,La,Nd)(PO4)2 399.08
3.40%Nd Francoisite-(Ce) ! (Ce,Nd,Ca)[(UO2)3O(OH)(PO4)2]•6(H2O) 1,272.47
3.27%Nd Retzian-(La) (Mn,Mg)2(La,Ce,Nd)(AsO4)(OH)4 441.31
3.22%Nd Kamotoite-(Y) (Y,Nd,Gd)2U++++++4(CO3)3O12•14.5(H2O) 1,790.08
3.12%Nd IMA2008-024 ! (Ca,Na,REE,[])7(Nb,Ti)[Si2O7]2OF3 841.27
3.01%Nd Khristovite-(Ce) (Ca,REE)(Ce,REE)(Mg,Fe,Cr,Ti,V,Al)Mn++Al(SiO4)(Si2O7)(OH)(F,O) 610.88
3.00%Nd Allanite-(La) ! Ca(REE,Ca)Al2(Fe++,Fe+++)(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) 557.74
3.00%Nd Stavelotite-(La) ! La3Mn++3Cu++(Mn+++,Fe+++,Mn++++)26(Si2O7)6O30 3,438.35
2.89%Nd Manganiandrosite-(Ce) ! (Mn++,Ca)(Ce,REE)AlMn+++Mn++(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) 599.53
2.86%Nd IMA2009-001 Ba5(Ca,REE,Y)22(Ti,Nb)18(SiO4)4[(PO4),(SiO4)]4(BO3)9O22[(OH),F]43(H2O)1.5 4,586.47
2.85%Nd Dissakisite-(Ce) Ca(Ce,REE)(Mg,Fe++)(Al,Fe+++)2Si3O12(OH) 599.36
2.76%Nd Trimounsite-(Y) (Y,REE)2Ti2SiO9 475.18
2.71%Nd Agardite-(Nd) ! (Pb,Nd,Y,La,Ca)Cu6(AsO4)3(OH)6•3(H2O) 1,063.17
2.55%Nd Hellandite-(Y) (Ca,REE)4(Y,Ce)2(Al,[])2[Si4B4O22](OH)2 1,029.47
2.48%Nd Vanadoandrosite-(Ce) ! (Mn++,Ca)(REE)V+++AlMn++(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH) 580.77
2.42%Nd Manganiandrosite-(La) ! (Mn,Ca)(La,Ce,Ca,Nd)AlMn+++Mn++(SiO4)(Si2O7)O(OH) 595.24
2.42%Nd Kamphaugite-(Y) (Ca1.84REEx)(Y1.46REE0.54-x)(CO3)4(OH)1.65•2(H2O) 585.44
2.42%Nd Nioboaeschynite-(Y) ! [(Y,**RE**E),Ca,Th,Fe](Nb,Ti,Ta)2(O,OH)6 368.70
2.36%Nd Hellandite-(Ce) ! (Ca3REE)4Ce2Al[]2[Si4B4O22](OH)2 1,114.02
2.35%Nd Zhonghuacerite-(Ce) Ba2Ce(CO3)3F 613.84
2.32%Nd Francoisite-(Nd) (Nd,Y,Sm,Ce)(UO2)3(PO4)2O(OH)•6(H2O) 1,243.40
2.30%Nd Strontiochevkinite (Sr,REE)4Fe(Ti,Zr)2Ti2Si4O22 1,140.23
2.26%Nd Gerenite-(Y) ! (Ca,Na)2(Y,REE)3Si6O18•2(H2O) 872.18
2.02%Nd Agardite-(Ce) ! (Ce,Ca)Cu6(AsO4)3(OH)6•3(H2O) 1,070.95
2.02%Nd Orthojoaquinite-(La) ! Ba2Na(La,Ce)2Fe++Ti2Si8O26(OH,O,F)•H2O 1,429.39
2.00%Nd Hingganite-(Y) Y2([ ])Be2Si2O8(OH)2 433.65
1.91%Nd Graulichite-(Ce) ! CeFe+++3(AsO4)2(OH)6 680.93
1.88%Nd IMA2009-005 (Y,Ca,REE)5[(Si,P)O4]3F 696.25
1.86%Nd Ciprianiite ! Ca4[(Th,U)(REE)]2(Al,[])2[Si4B4O22](OH,F)2 1,032.51
1.56%Nd Petersite-(Y) (Y,Ce,Nd,Ca)Cu6(PO4)3(OH)6•3(H2O) 927.20
1.35%Nd Piergorite-(Ce) ! Ca8Ce2(Al0.5 Fe+++0.5)([ ],Li,Be)2Si6B8O36(OH,F)2 1,498.89
1.27%Nd Calciopetersite ! CaCu6[(PO4)2(PO3OH)(OH)6]•3(H2O) 907.06
1.26%Nd Cerite-(La) ! (La,Ce,Ca)9(Mg,Fe+++)(SiO4)6[SiO3(OH)](OH)3 1,825.93
1.11%Nd Kuliokite-(Y) (Y,REE)4Al(SiO4)2(OH)2F5 706.82
1.05%Nd Plumboagardite ! (Pb,REE,Ca)Cu6(AsO4)3(OH)6•3(H2O) 1,097.39
1.05%Nd Ilimaussite-(Ce) (Ba,Na)10K3Na4.5Ce5(Nb,Ti)6[Si12O36][Si9O18(O,OH)24]O6 4,253.30
1.02%Nd Diversilite-(Ce) ! Na2(Ba,K)6Ce2Fe++Ti3Si12O36(OH)3(OH,H2O)9 2,272.68
1.00%Nd Cerotungstite-(Ce) (Ce,REE)W2O6(OH)3 655.80
1.00%Nd Decrespignyite-(Y) ! (Y,REE)4Cu(CO3)4Cl(OH)5•2(H2O) 867.49
0.99%Nd Dissakisite-(La) ! (Ca,Fe++,Th,La)(La,REE,Ca)(Al,Cr,Ti)2(Mg,Fe,Al)Si3O12(OH,F)withLa>Ce 551.33
0.88%Nd Sazhinite-(La) ! Na3La[Si6O15]•2(H2O) 652.93
0.77%Nd Johnsenite-(Ce) ! Na12(Ce,REE,Sr)3Ca6Mn3Zr3W(Si25O73)(CO3)(OH,Cl)2 3,374.09
0.74%Nd Bijvoetite-(Y) (Y,REE)8(H2O)25(UO2)16O8(OH)8(CO3)16•14(H2O) 7,068.68
0.72%Nd Ferronordite-(La) ! Na3Sr(La,Ce)FeSi6O17 800.84
0.71%Nd Kukharenkoite-(La) ! Ba2(La,Ce)(CO3)3F 605.99
0.69%Nd Carbokentbrooksite ! (Na,[ ])12(Na,Ce)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(OH)3(CO3)•H2O 3,121.55
0.60%Nd Voronkovite ! Na15(Na,Ca,Ce)3(Mn,Ca)3Fe3Zr3Si26O72(OH,O)4Cl•H2O 3,126.11
0.55%Nd Samarskite-(Yb) ! (Yb,Y,REE,U,Th,Ca,Fe++)(Nb,Ta,Ti)O4 312.29
0.52%Nd Menezesite ! Ba2MgZr4(BaNb12O42)•12H2O 2,778.48
0.51%Nd Miserite K1.5-x(Ca,Y,REE)5[Si6O15][Si2O7](OH,F)2•yH2O 933.24
0.50%Nd Georgbarsanovite ! Na12(Mn,Sr,REE)3Ca6Fe++3Zr3NbSi25O76Cl2•H2O 3,297.19
0.48%Nd Arapovite ! (U,Th)(Ca,Na)2(K1-x[ ]x)Si8O20•H2O, x=0.5 897.66
0.37%Nd Kapitsaite-(Y) ! (Ba,K,Pb,Na)4(Y,Ca,REE)2[Si8B2(B,Si)2O28F] 1,419.80
0.35%Nd Mckelveyite-(Y) NaCa(Ba,Sr)3(Y,REE)(CO3)6•3(H2O) 971.59
0.24%Nd Moskvinite-(Y) ! Na2K(Y,REE)[Si6O15] 598.41
0.21%Nd Kapustinite ! Na5.5Mn0.25ZrSi6O16(OH)2 689.44
0.16%Nd Gramaccioliite-(Y) ! (Pb,Sr)(Y,Mn)Fe2(Ti,Fe)18O38 1,822.46
0.16%Nd Ikranite ! (Na,H3O)15(Ca,Mn,REE)6Fe+++2Zr3([],Zr)([],Si)Si24O66(O,OH)6Cl•2-3H2O 2,760.39
0.08%Nd Lakargiite ! CaZrO3 177.87

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There are 128 minerals with Nd in the Mineralogy Database.