Dysprosium
type: Entity
type: Concept
created: 2022-02-07T17:00:00
modified: 2023-05-12T13:59:39
broader: Chemical entity
definition: def 887afe02
in scheme: ozcar-theia

Chemical entity
type: Concept
narrower: Dysprosium

def 887afe02
source: Dysprosium
value: Dysprosium is the chemical element with the symbol Dy and atomic number 66. It is a rare-earth element in the lanthanide series with a metallic silver luster. Dysprosium is never found in nature as a free element, though, like other lanthanides, it is found in various minerals, such as xenotime. Naturally occurring dysprosium is composed of seven isotopes, the most abundant of which is 164Dy.