Provides a photograph of the rare-earth element. View a picture of monazite sand, in which cerium occurs naturally.
Used to fuel nuclear reactor control rods. Find articles, news, and links to the periodic table.
Discovered in 1886, dysptosium is now used in nuclear reactors. View a photograph.
Provides a photograph and a brief description of the rare-earth element. Erbium is almost identical to holium and dysprosium.
Find out how this element is used by the fiber optic industry. Includes related links.
Read about this rare-earth element discovered in 1896 and used primarily as control rods for nuclear reactors.
Find out about the rare earth metal that produces the color red on television screens.
Metal element was named after the mineral gadolinite in 1880. Read about its applications in medicine.
Explore minerals that contain this rare earth element including Norwegian yttespar, monazite, and gadolinite.
"CRC Handbook of Chemistry" provides a synopsis of the history and properties of the element isolated from the mineral gadolinite.
Discovered in 1879, this rare-earth element is obtained from monazite sand. Read about the use of this element in nuclear reactors.
Defines the series or family of metallic elements named after lanthanum.
Read about the history of lanthanium's discovery in 1893 and learn about its use in searchlights.
Provides some facts about the heaviest and hardest of the rare-earth metals. Many of the element's physical properties are currently unknown.
Learn about the chemical properties and uses of this element and its compounds.
Read about the 1885 discovery of this rare-earth metal. It is used as a catalyst and in laser applications.
Learn about the physical and chemical properties of this component in television tubes and lasers.
Learn about this rare earth element with an atomic number of 59 and weight of 140.98.
Provides a chemical factsheet about the rare-earth element taken from the "CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics."
Rare-earth metal is not found in nature, but manufactured in nuclear reactors by neutron bombardment. Serves as a source of X-rays.
Read about the characteristics and uses of this rare earth element with an atomic number of 61.
Introduces this class of chemical elements with atomic number ranging from 57 to 71.
Chronicles the discovery of this rare-earth metal. Its compounds can be used in glass, lasers, and phosphors.
Examines the use of the rare-earth element in powerful magnets of SmCo. Request a catalog.
Discover this rare earth element's atomic number and weight, and learn about where it is found and how it is used.
Found in low levels in monazite sand, this rare-earth metal was discovered in 1843. Read about terbium's commercial applications.
Discover this rare earth element's atomic number and weight, and learn about the ores in which it is found.
Least abundant rare-earth element is used in X-ray technology. View a photograph.
Introduces a substance that puts the "rare" in "rare earth element." Provides details on its atomic number and weight, and its properties.
Rare-earth metal was discovered in 1878. It is used as a doping agent for garnet crystals in lasers and in radiology.
Summarizes this rare earth element's atomic characteristics and physical properties, identifies its ores, and notes its industrial uses.