History: It got its name from Latin Scandia (Scandinavia), where the first rare earth ore was discovered.
History: It has been named after the village of Ytterby, Sweden, where the first rare earth ore was discovered.
History: It got its name from the Greek - lanthanein, meaning to be hidden.
History: It has been named after the dwarf planet Ceres, named after the Roman goddess of agriculture.
History: It got its name from the Greek - prasios, meaning leek-green, and didymos, meaning twin.
History: It got its name from the Greek - neos, meaning new, and didymos, meaning twin.
History: It has been named after the Titan Prometheus, who brought fire to mortals.
History: It has been named after Vasili Samarsky-Bykhovets, who discovered the rare earth ore samarskite.
History: It has been named after the continent of Europe.
History: It has been named after Johan Gadolin (1760-1852), to honour his investigation of rare earth.
History: It has been named after the village of Ytterby, Sweden.
History: It got its name from the Greek dysprositos, meaning hard to get.
History: It has been named after Stockholm (in Latin, Holmia), native city of one of its discoverers.
History: It has been named after the village of Ytterby, Sweden.
History: It has been named after the mythological northern land of Thule.
History: It has been named after the village of Ytterby, Sweden.
History: It has been named after Lutetia, the city which later became Paris.