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rare earths
Oxides of a series of 15 metallic elements, from lanthanum (atomic number 57) to lutetium (71), and of two other elements; yttrium (39), and scandium (21). These elements are not esp. rare in the Earth's crust, but concentrations are. The rare earth metals resemble one another very closely in chemical and physical properties, thus making it most difficult to separate them. The rare earths are constituents of certain minerals, esp. monazite, bastnaesite, and xenotime. Abbrev: REE.
- 词性: noun
- 行业/领域: 采矿
- 类别 一般矿业; Mineral mining
- Government Agency: USBM
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