Lanthanides are a group of chemical elements, also referred to as the lanthanide series.

Characteristics and historyEdit

These elements are so named because they begin with lanthanum, and comprise a block of elemental entries in the periodic table. This group of elements includes a number of notable heavier materials. The Crystalline Entity left a specific footprint of residue materials when feeding, including lanthanides mixed with bitrium deposits, hydrocarbons, and nitrates. (TNG episode: "Silicon Avatar")

LanthanidesEdit

• lanthanum
• cerium
• praseodymium
• neodymium
• promethium
• samarium
• europium
• gadolinium
• terbium
• dysprosium
• holmium
• erbium
• thulium
• ytterbium
• lutetium

External linksEdit

• Lanthanide article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Lanthanide article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.