Mineral Species containing Neon (Ne)

**Neon (Ne) Element Properties**
Atomic Mass	20.1797
Atomic Number	10
Name Origins	Greek, neos = "new."
Year Discovered	1898
Discovery Credits	Discovered by Sir William Ramsay and M. W. Travers at London, UK
Remarks	Colorless, odorless gas, obtained from liquid air. Chemically inert towards everything including fluorine gas. Used in ornamental lighting ('neon' signs) and He-Ne gas lasers.
References	Emsley, J., 1991; THE ELEMENTS : Sec. Ed., Clarendon Press, Oxford, 251 p.
See Also	WebElements, ChemiCool

Atomic Mass

20.1797

Atomic Number

10

Name Origins

Greek, neos = "new."

Year Discovered

1898

Discovery Credits

Discovered by Sir William Ramsay and M. W. Travers at London, UK

Remarks

Colorless, odorless gas, obtained from liquid air. Chemically inert towards everything including fluorine gas. Used in ornamental lighting ('neon' signs) and He-Ne gas lasers.

References

Emsley, J., 1991; THE ELEMENTS : Sec. Ed., Clarendon Press, Oxford, 251 p.

Symbol	Isotope Mass	Isotope Nuclide Number	Isotope Number	Natural Abundance	Half-life Units
Ne	19.992435	20	10	90.4800%	Stable
Ne	20.993843	21	10	0.2700%	Stable
Ne	21.991383	22	10	9.2150%	Stable

There are no minerals containing Neon (Ne)