As nouns the difference between lanthanum and calciobetafite
is that lanthanum is a metallic chemical element (symbol la) with an atomic number of 57 while calciobetafite is (mineral) an isometric-hexoctahedral reddish brown mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, niobium, oxygen, thorium, titanium, and uranium.
lanthanum
Alternative forms
* lantanium (obsolete)
* lanthanium (obsolete)
Noun
(-)
A metallic chemical element (symbol La) with an atomic number of 57.
Related terms
(terms related to lanthanum)
* lanthana
* lanthanate
* lanthanide
* lanthanite
* lanthanoid
* lanthanon
Derived terms
(terms derived from lanthanum)
* lanthanum carbonate
* lanthanum chloride
* lanthanum glass
* lanthanum nitrate
* lanthanum oxide
* lanthanum oxybromide
* lanthanum sesquioxide
See also
* Fosrenol
* rare earth
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calciobetafite
English
Noun
(mineral) An isometric-hexoctahedral reddish brown mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, samarium, niobium, oxygen, thorium, titanium, and uranium.
References
* Calciobetafite in the Mineralogy Database: [http://webmineral.com/data/Calciobetafite.shtml]