atomic number 59
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Noun | 1. | atomic number 59 - a soft yellowish-white trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; can be recovered from bastnasite or monazite by an ion-exchange process metal, metallic element - any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc. bastnaesite, bastnasite - a yellow-to-brown mineral that is a source of rare earth elements monazite - a reddish-brown mineral containing rare earth metals; an important source of thorium and cerium |
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